Tubal factor infertility is associated with antibodies against Chlamydia trachomatis heat shock protein 60 (HSP60) but not human HSP60

Human Reproduction

Volumn 26, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 2069-2076

  Hjelholt, Astrid ^a   Christiansen, Gunna ^a,b   Johannesson, Thomas Gravesen ^c   Ingerslev, Hans Jakob ^a   Birkelund, Svend ^a,b  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^b Loke Diagnostics   (Denmark)

^c AARHUS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

autoimmunity; Chlamydia trachomatis; heat shock protein 60; immunoglobulin gG subclasses; infertility

Indexed keywords

HEAT SHOCK PROTEIN 60; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G1; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G3; MAJOR OUTER MEMBRANE PROTEIN; MEMBRANE PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIBODY BLOOD LEVEL; ANTIBODY DETECTION; ARTICLE; CAMPYLOBACTER JEJUNI; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; FEMALE INFERTILITY; HUMAN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN BLOOD LEVEL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NONHUMAN; SALMONELLA ENTERICA; SALMONELLA ENTERITIDIS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; UTERINE TUBE DISEASE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CAMPYLOBACTER JEJUNI; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; SALMONELLA ENTERICA;

EID: 79960493609     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: 14602350     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/der167     Document Type: Article

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