Infectious diseases caused by pathogens including viruses, bacteria, fungi, and parasites
are ranked as the second leading cause of death worldwide by the World Health …

Summary The interleukin (IL)‐1 family of cytokines is currently comprised of 11 members
that have pleiotropic functions in inflammation and cancer. IL‐1α and IL‐1β were the first …

Over the past decades the notion of 'inflammation'has been extended beyond the original
hallmarks of rubor (redness), calor (heat), tumor (swelling) and dolor (pain) described by …

Chlamydia trachomatis is the most common sexually transmitted bacterial pathogen and the
causative agent of blinding trachoma. Although Chlamydia is protected from humoral …

Chlamydia trachomatis is the most common bacterial sexually transmitted pathogen
worldwide. Infection can result in serious reproductive pathologies, including pelvic …

Most Chlamydia species carry a 7.5 kb plasmid encoding eight open reading frames
conventionally called plasmid glycoproteins 1–8 or pGP1–8. Although the plasmid is not …

A whole genome scale proteome array consisting of 908 open reading frames encoded in
Chlamydia trachomatis genome and plasmid was used to profile anti-chlamydial Ab …

The recent success in transformation of Chlamydia trachomatis represents a major
advancement in Chlamydia research. Plasmid-free C. trachomatis serovar L2 organisms can …

Background Stroke remains a leading cause of death and disability worldwide despite
recent treatment breakthroughs. A primary event in stroke pathogenesis is the development …

Chlamydia trachomatis continues to be the most commonly reported sexually transmitted
bacterial infection in many countries with more than 100 million new cases estimated …