Immune Recognition of the 60kD Heat Shock Protein: Implications for Subsequent Fertility

• Главные авторы: Steven S. Witkin (Автор), Jan Jeremias (Автор), Andreas Neuer (Автор), Sami David (Автор), Isaac Kligman (Автор), Miklos Toth (Автор), Emily Willner (Автор), Keren Witkin (Автор)
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• Опубликовано: Hindawi Limited, 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z.
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The 60kD heat shock protein (hsp60) is a highly conserved protein and a dominant antigen of most pathogenic bacteria. In some women, chronic or repeated upper genital tract infections with Chlamydia trachomatis, and possibly with other microorganisms, induces immune sensitization to epitopes of hsp6...