Host immune response to Chlamydia pneumoniae heat shock protein 60 is associated with asthma

European Respiratory Journal

Volumn 17, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 1078-1082

  Huittinen, T ^a   Hahn, D ^a   Anttila, T ^a   Wahlstrom E ^a   Saikku, P ^a   Leinonen, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OULU   (Finland)

Author keywords

Asthma; Chlamydia pneumoniae; Heat shock protein; Serology

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; HEAT SHOCK PROTEIN 60; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; RECOMBINANT PROTEIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CHLAMYDIASIS; CHLAMYDOPHILA PNEUMONIAE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; ENZYME IMMUNOASSAY; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYPOTHESIS; IMMUNE RESPONSE; LUNG FUNCTION; MALE; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYMPTOM;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; AGED; ANTIBODIES, BACTERIAL; ASTHMA; BRONCHITIS; CHAPERONIN 60; CHLAMYDIA INFECTIONS; CHLAMYDOPHILA PNEUMONIAE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 0034904704     PISSN: 09031936     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1183/09031936.01.00089001     Document Type: Article

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