Chlamydia pneumoniae reactive T lymphocytes in the walls of abdominal aortic aneurysms

European Journal of Clinical Investigation

Volumn 29, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 546-552

  Halme, S ^a,b   Juvonen, T ^c   Laurila, A ^a   Juvonen, J ^d   Mosorin, M ^c,d   Saikku, P ^a   Surcel, H M ^a  

^a NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OULU   (Finland)

^c OULU UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^d KAINUU CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

Abdominal aortic aneurysm; Chlamydia pneumoniae inflammation; T lymphocytes

Indexed keywords

BIOTIN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A ANTIBODY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G ANTIBODY; PEROXIDASE; STREPTAVIDIN;

ABDOMINAL AORTA ANEURYSM; ADULT; AGED; ANTIGEN PRESENTING CELL; ANTIGEN SPECIFICITY; ARTICLE; CELL PROLIFERATION; CHLAMYDOPHILA PNEUMONIAE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA SYNTHESIS; ELECTIVE SURGERY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INFLAMMATION; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; T LYMPHOCYTE; T LYMPHOCYTE ACTIVATION;

AGED; ANTIBODIES, BACTERIAL; AORTA, ABDOMINAL; AORTIC ANEURYSM, ABDOMINAL; CHLAMYDOPHILA PNEUMONIAE; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LYMPHOCYTE ACTIVATION; MALE; MUSCLE, SMOOTH, VASCULAR; T-LYMPHOCYTES;

EID: 0033016916     PISSN: 00142972     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2362.1999.00463.x     Document Type: Article

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