Clinical Consequences of Immune Response to CT Upper Genital Tract Infection in Women

C. TRACHOMATIS (CT) infections of the upper genital tract in women are either acute, sub acute or chronic. CT infection has a tendency to be chronic, latent and persistent as a consequence of the host immune reaction to CT major outer membrane protein, 57 Kd heat shock protein and lipopolysaccharide...

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Main Authors: J. Henry-Suchet (Author), M. Askienazy-Elbhar (Author), J. Orfila (Author)
Format: Book
Published: Hindawi Limited, 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z.
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Summary:C. TRACHOMATIS (CT) infections of the upper genital tract in women are either acute, sub acute or chronic. CT infection has a tendency to be chronic, latent and persistent as a consequence of the host immune reaction to CT major outer membrane protein, 57 Kd heat shock protein and lipopolysaccharide. Chlamydial persistence can be induced as a result of inflammatory and/or immune regulated cytokines, Interferon γ depletion of tryptophan causes a stress response involving development of abnormal forms with increased levels of stress response proteins which maintain host immune responses with continuous fibrin exudate.
Item Description:1064-7449
1098-0997
10.1155/S1064744996000361