Chlamydia pneumoniae-induced transactivation of the major immediate early promoter of cytomegalovirus: Potential synergy of infectious agents in the pathogenesis of atherosclerosis

Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 181, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 787-790

  Wanishsawad, Chad ^a,b   Zhou, Yi Fu ^a,c   Epstein, Stephen E ^a,c  

^a NATIONAL HEART LUNG AND BLOOD INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b ST ELIZABETH'S MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c WASHINGTON HOSPITAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHLORAMPHENICOL ACETYLTRANSFERASE;

ARTICLE; ATHEROGENESIS; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CHLAMYDOPHILA PNEUMONIAE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; GENE EXPRESSION; HELA CELL; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMMEDIATE EARLY GENE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPORTER GENE; TRANSACTIVATION; VIRUS REACTIVATION; VIRUS REPLICATION;

ANTIGENS, VIRAL; ARTERIOSCLEROSIS; CHLAMYDOPHILA PNEUMONIAE; CHLORAMPHENICOL O-ACETYLTRANSFERASE; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, VIRAL; HELA CELLS; HUMANS; IMMEDIATE-EARLY PROTEINS; PLASMIDS; PROMOTER REGIONS (GENETICS); TRANS-ACTIVATION (GENETICS); TRANSFECTION; VIRUS ACTIVATION; VIRUS REPLICATION;

EID: 0034101983     PISSN: 00221899     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/315235     Document Type: Article

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