Circulating antibodies to a conserved epitope of the Chlamydia trachomatis 60 kDa heat shock protein (hsp60) in infertile couples and its relationship to antibodies to …

SS Witkin, M Askienazy-Elbhar… - Human reproduction …, 1998 - academic.oup.com
To evaluate the relationship between immunity to specific regions of the Chlamydia
trachomatis 60 kDa heat shock protein (hsp60), autoimmunity to human HSP60 and …

Reduced levels of gamma-interferon secretion in response to chlamydial 60 kDa heat shock protein amongst women with pelvic inflammatory disease and a history of …

J Debattista, P Timms, J Allan - Immunology letters, 2002 - Elsevier
Peripheral lymphocytes in uninfected fertile controls, women with various histories of
Chlamydia trachomatis infection, pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) and infertility not due to …

Chlamydia trachomatis heat shock protein 60 (cHSP60) antibodies in women without and with tubal pathology using a new commercially available assay

CJ Bax, PJ Dörr, JB Trimbos, J Spaargaren… - Sexually Transmitted …, 2004 - sti.bmj.com
3 Scholes D, Stergalis A, Heidrich FE, et al. Prevention of pelvic inflammatory disease by
screening for cervical chlamydial infection. N Engl J Med 1996; 334: 1362–6. 4 Nugent RP …

[PDF][PDF] 60-kDa heat shock protein of Chlamydia pneumoniae is a target of T-cell immune response

CM Ausiello, R Palazzo, F Spensieri… - Journal of biological …, 2005 - researchgate.net
Inflammatory processes contribute to the pathogenesis and complications of atherosclerosis
and coronary heart disease (CHD). Several findings indicate that chlamydial heat shock …

Chlamydia trachomatis heat shock proteins 60 and 10 induce apoptosis in endocervical epithelial cells

R Jha, H Vardhan, S Bas, S Salhan, A Mittal - Inflammation research, 2011 - Springer
Aim and objective The potential role of chlamydial heat shock proteins (cHSP) 60 and
cHSP10 in apoptosis of primary cervical epithelial cells was investigated. Methods Primary …

Prevalence and correlates of antibody to chlamydial heat shock protein in women attending sexually transmitted disease clinics and women with confirmed pelvic …

LO Eckert, SE Hawes… - The Journal of …, 1997 - academic.oup.com
A cross-sectional study of 306 women was done to correlate antibody to the chlamydial
hsp60 (Chsp60) with epidemiologic, serologic, and laparoscopic findings of women with and …

Heat shock protein 60 from Chlamydia pneumoniae elicits an unusual set of inflammatory responses via Toll‐like receptor 2 and 4 in vivo

CUP Da Costa, N Wantia, CJ Kirschning… - European journal of …, 2004 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Heat shock protein 60 (HSP60) from Chlamydia pneumoniae was described to
trigger in vitro inflammatory and cytokine responses including TNF and IL‐12p40. Although it …

Identification of an iron-responsive protein that is antigenic in patients with Chlamydia trachomatis genital infections

JE Raulston, JD Miller, CH Davis… - FEMS Immunology & …, 2007 - academic.oup.com
Chlamydia trachomatis is an important cause of immune-mediated damage to the
reproductive tract of infected patients. Certain chlamydial antigens and host genetic factors …

[HTML][HTML] Persistently elevated level of IL-8 in Chlamydia trachomatis infected HeLa 229 cells is dependent on intracellular available iron

H Vardhan, R Dutta, V Vats, R Gupta, R Jha… - Mediators of …, 2009 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Chlamydia trachomatis is a leading cause of sexually transmitted infection worldwide and
responsible for myriad of immunopathological changes associated with reproductive health …

[HTML][HTML] Recurrent miscarriages, innate immunity, and autoimmune reaction to chlamydial 60-kDa heat shock protein—is there an association?

W Eggert-Kruse, S Scholz, M Kirschfink, T Strowitzki - Fertility and Sterility, 2014 - Elsevier
Objective To evaluate a potential association of immunity to the Chlamydia trachomatis
60kDa heat shock protein (ChlamHSP60) and recurrent miscarriages. Design Prospective …