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T1 Antibodies against Chlamydia pneumoniae and their relation to lymphocyte population levels
A1 González Castañeda, Candelas
A1 Pérez Castrillon, José Luis
A1 Romero Gómez, Mercedes
A1 Herreros Fernández, Vicente
K1 Cardiovascular, Aparato, Efectos de los medicamentos sobre el
K1 Atherosclerosis
K1 Neumonia
AB Chlamydia pneumoniae infection has long been suspected as a possible cause of atherosclerosis and has been frequently detected inatheromatous plaques of the coronary arteries. Nevertheless, its distribution is not correlated to the severity or extent of the disease, but itwould support the hypothesis that the organism may be an active factor in the pathogenesis of atherosclerosis. A group of patients withstable angina were examined as to whether or not the positivity of antibodies against Chlamydia pneumoniae modified cellularpopulations as mechanisms responsible for the alterations of inflammatory response. We concluded that the presence of IgG anti-C.pneumoniae antibodies do not participate in the activation of inflammatory mechanisms that may intervene in the genesis ofatherosclerosis in patients with stable angina.
PB Elsevier Science Ireland Ltd.
SN 0167-5273
YR 2002
FD 2002
LK http://uvadoc.uva.es/handle/10324/5836
UL http://uvadoc.uva.es/handle/10324/5836
LA eng
NO International Journal of Cardiology, 2002, vol. 82, p. 293-295
NO Producción Científica
DS UVaDOC
RD 23-nov-2024