Chlamydia pneumoniae infection of monocytes in vitro stimulates innate and adaptive immune responses relevant to those in Alzheimer's disease

Journal of Neuroinflammation

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2014, Pages

  Lim, Charles ^a   Hammond, Christine J ^a   Hingley, Susan T ^a   Balin, Brian J ^a  

^a PHILADELPHIA COLLEGE OF OSTEOPATHIC MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Alzheimer's disease; Chlamydia pneumoniae; Gene expression; Inflammation; Innate immunity

Indexed keywords

INTERLEUKIN 1BETA; INTERLEUKIN 6; INTERLEUKIN 8;

ADAPTIVE IMMUNITY; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL IMMUNITY; CHLAMYDOPHILA PNEUMONIAE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOKINE PRODUCTION; CYTOKINE RELEASE; DOWN REGULATION; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; HOST RESISTANCE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMMUNOSTIMULATION; IN VITRO STUDY; INFLAMMATION; INNATE IMMUNITY; MONOCYTE; NONHUMAN; SEPTIC SHOCK; CELL CULTURE; CHLAMYDIA PNEUMONIAE; CHLAMYDIASIS; IMMUNOLOGY; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MICROBIOLOGY;

ADAPTIVE IMMUNITY; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; CELLS, CULTURED; CHLAMYDIA INFECTIONS; CHLAMYDOPHILA PNEUMONIAE; HUMANS; IMMUNITY, INNATE; INFLAMMATION; MONOCYTES;

EID: 84924869273     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17422094     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s12974-014-0217-0     Document Type: Article

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