CD8+ T cells specific for a potential HLA-A*0201 epitope from Chlamydophila pneumoniae are present in the PBMCs from infected patients

International Immunology

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 591-597

  Carralot, Jean Philippe ^a   Dumrese, Claudia ^b   Wessel, Ralf ^a   Riessen, Reimer ^a   Autenrieth, Ingo ^a   Walter, Steffen ^a   Schoor, Oliver ^a   Stevanovic, Stefan ^a   Rammensee, Hans Georg ^a   Pascolo, Steve ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Chlamydophila (Chlamydia) pneumoniae; CTL; Epitope; HHD; HSP 70

Indexed keywords

EPITOPE; HEAT SHOCK PROTEIN 60; HEAT SHOCK PROTEIN 70; HLA A2 ANTIGEN; MAJOR HISTOCOMPATIBILITY ANTIGEN;

ANIMAL CELL; ANTIGEN RECOGNITION; ANTIGEN SPECIFICITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL IMMUNITY; CELLULAR IMMUNITY; CHLAMYDIASIS; CHLAMYDOPHILA PNEUMONIAE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOTOXIC T LYMPHOCYTE; FLUORESCENCE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PERIPHERAL BLOOD MONONUCLEAR CELL; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRANSGENIC MOUSE;

ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES, BACTERIAL; CELLS, CULTURED; CHAPERONIN 60; CHLAMYDOPHILA INFECTIONS; CHLAMYDOPHILA PNEUMONIAE; EPITOPES, T-LYMPHOCYTE; HELA CELLS; HLA-A ANTIGENS; HSP70 HEAT-SHOCK PROTEINS; HUMANS; LEUKOCYTES, MONONUCLEAR; MICE; T-LYMPHOCYTES, CYTOTOXIC;

EID: 26444546487     PISSN: 09538178     EISSN: 14602377     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/intimm/dxh240     Document Type: Article

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