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

• Main Authors: Steven S. Witkin (Author), Jan Jeremias (Author), Andreas Neuer (Author), Sami David (Author), Isaac Kligman (Author), Miklos Toth (Author), Emily Willner (Author), Keren Witkin (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Hindawi Limited, 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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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...