Chlamydial and human heat shock protein 60s activate human vascular endothelium, smooth muscle cells, and macrophages

Journal of Clinical Investigation

Volumn 103, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 571-577

  Kol, Amir ^a   Bourcier, Todd ^a   Lichtman, Andrew H ^b   Libby, Peter ^a,b  

^a BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIUM LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDE; CELL ADHESION MOLECULE; ENDOTHELIAL LEUKOCYTE ADHESION MOLECULE 1; HEAT SHOCK PROTEIN 60; IMMUNOGLOBULIN ENHANCER BINDING PROTEIN; INTERLEUKIN 6; SYNAPTOTAGMIN; VASCULAR CELL ADHESION MOLECULE 1;

ARTICLE; ATHEROMA; CELL ACTIVATION; CELL ADHESION; CHLAMYDIASIS; CYTOKINE PRODUCTION; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; HEAT TREATMENT; HUMAN; MACROPHAGE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIUM; VASCULAR SMOOTH MUSCLE;

EID: 0033557202     PISSN: 00219738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1172/JCI5310     Document Type: Article

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