CD4 memory T cells: what are they and what can they do?

MKL MacLeod, ET Clambey, JW Kappler… - Seminars in …, 2009 - Elsevier
Immunological memory provides the basis for successful vaccines. It is important to
understand the properties of memory cells. There is much known about the phenotype and …

Chlamydia vaccine candidates and tools for chlamydial antigen discovery

DD Rockey, J Wang, L Lei, G Zhong - Expert review of vaccines, 2009 - Taylor & Francis
The failure of the inactivated Chlamydia-based vaccine trials in the 1960s has led
researchers studying Chlamydia to take cautious and rational approaches to develop safe …

T cell responses in the absence of IFN-γ exacerbate uterine infection with Chlamydia trachomatis

DC Gondek, NR Roan, MN Starnbach - The Journal of Immunology, 2009 - journals.aai.org
Infection with the obligate intracellular bacterium Chlamydia trachomatis is controlled
primarily by IFN-γ and Th1 immunity. In this study, we used cells from a Chlamydia-specific …

Role of T Lymphocytes in the Pathogenesis of Chlamydia Disease

JU Igietseme, Q He, K Joseph, FO Eko… - The Journal of …, 2009 - academic.oup.com
Vaccines are needed to prevent the oculogenital diseases of Chlamydia trachomatis.
Infected hosts develop immunity, although temporary, and experimental vaccines have …

Novel Chlamydia muridarum T cell antigens induce protective immunity against lung and genital tract infection in murine models

H Yu, X Jiang, C Shen, KP Karunakaran… - The Journal of …, 2009 - journals.aai.org
Using a combination of affinity chromatography and tandem mass spectrometry, we recently
identified 8 MHC class II (IA b)-bound Chlamydia peptides eluted from dendritic cells (DCs) …

Chlamydial protease-like activity factor—insights into immunity and vaccine development

AK Murthy, MN Guentzel, G Zhong… - Journal of reproductive …, 2009 - Elsevier
Chlamydia trachomatis is a Gram-negative obligate intracellular pathogen that remains the
leading cause of bacterial sexually transmitted disease worldwide, despite the availability of …

A limited role for antibody in protective immunity induced by rCPAF and CpG vaccination against primary genital Chlamydia muridarum challenge

AK Murthy, BKR Chaganty, W Li… - FEMS Immunology & …, 2009 - academic.oup.com
Mice deficient in B cells (µmT mice) were used to evaluate the role of antibody in enhanced
chlamydial clearance and reduction of pathology afforded by vaccination with recombinant …

Identifying catalytic residues in CPAF, a Chlamydia-secreted protease

D Chen, J Chai, PJ Hart, G Zhong - Archives of biochemistry and …, 2009 - Elsevier
A secreted chlamydial protease designated CPAF (Chlamydial Protease/proteasome-like
Activity Factor) degrades host proteins, enabling Chlamydia to evade host defenses and …

[PDF][PDF] γ 干扰素抗衣原体感染作用的研究进展

唐国芳, 李忠玉, 吴移谋 - 微生物与感染, 2009 - jmi.fudan.edu.cn
衣原体为专性胞内寄生菌, 具有广泛致病谱, 是重要的致病菌. γ 干扰素在抗衣原体感染中起重要
作用, 其介导的抗衣原体感染效应机制包括耗竭色氨酸, 诱导铁缺失途径以及激活一氧化氮合酶 …

[PDF][PDF] Novel Chlamydia muridarum T Cell Antigens

IPI against Lung - J Immunol, 2009 - researchgate.net
Using a combination of affinity chromatography and tandem mass spectrometry, we recently
identified 8 MHC class II (IA b)-bound Chlamydia peptides eluted from dendritic cells (DCs) …