Chlamydia pneumoniae and chlamydial heat shock protein 60 stimulate proliferation of human vascular smooth muscle cells via toll-like receptor 4 and p44/p42 mitogen-activated protein kinase activation

Circulation Research

Volumn 89, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 244-250

  Sasu, Sebastian ^a   LaVerda, David ^a   Qureshi, Nilofer ^a   Golenbock, Douglas T ^a   Beasley, Debbie ^a  

^a TUFTS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Cell division; Chlamydia pneumoniae; Heat shock proteins; Mitogen activated protein kinases; Vascular smooth muscle

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENTARY DNA; HEAT SHOCK PROTEIN; HEAT SHOCK PROTEIN 60; MITOGEN ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE; TOLL LIKE RECEPTOR 4;

ARTICLE; ATHEROGENESIS; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CELL DIVISION; CELL PROLIFERATION; CHLAMYDOPHILA PNEUMONIAE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVATION; ENZYME PHOSPHORYLATION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; VASCULAR SMOOTH MUSCLE;

EID: 0035800883     PISSN: 00097330     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/hh1501.094184     Document Type: Article

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