high sensitivity c–reactive protein and im-munoglobulin g against chlamydia pneumo-niae and chlamydial heat shock protein-60 in ischemic heart disease

High Sensitivity C–Reactive Protein and Im-munoglobulin G against Chlamydia Pneumo-niae and Chlamydial Heat Shock Protein-60 in Ischemic Heart Disease

Background: Inflammation and infectious agents such as Chlamydia pneumoniae have been associated with cardiovascular disease. Objective: To evaluate the serum high sensitivity C - reactive protein (hs-CRP) and antibodies against Chlamydia pneumoniae and Chlamydial heat shock protein-60 (Cp-HSP60) in patients with ischemic heart disease (IHD). Methods: 62 patients with IHD having either acute my...

High sensitivity C-reactive protein and immunoglobulin G against Chlamydia pneumoniae and chlamydial heat shock protein-60 in ischemic heart disease.

BACKGROUND Inflammation and infectious agents such as Chlamydia pneumoniae have been associated with cardiovascular disease. OBJECTIVE To evaluate the serum high sensitivity C-reactive protein (hs-CRP) and antibodies against Chlamydia pneumoniae and Chlamydial heat shock protein-60 (Cp-HSP-60) in patients with ischemic heart disease (IHD). METHODS 62 patients with IHD having either acute my...

Chlamydia Pneumoniae Infection, Inflammation and Heat Shock Protein 60 Immunity in Asthma and Coronary Heart Disease

Chlamydia pneumoniae is a common respiratory pathogen worldwide. It does not only cause acute respiratory infections, but is also associated with chronic inflammatory diseases, such as asthma and coronary heart disease (CHD). Chlamydial heat shock protein 60 (Hsp60) is associated with the development of immunopathological damage following C. trachomatis infections, but the role of Hsp60 in C. p...

Chlamydia trachomatis, Chlamydial Heat Shock Protein 60 and Anti-Chlamydial Antibodies in Women with Epithelial Ovarian Tumors12

OBJECTIVE Chlamydia trachomatis (C. trachomatis) infection has been suggested to promote epithelial ovarian cancer (EOC) development. This study sought to explore the presence of C. trachomatis DNA and chlamydial heat shock protein 60 (chsp60) in ovarian tissue, as well as anti-chlamydial IgG antibodies in plasma, in relation to subtypes of EOC. METHODS This cross-sectional cohort consisted o...

Trophoblast Apoptosis through TLR4 Heat Shock Protein 60 Induces Chlamydia

Heat shock protein expression and immunity in chlamydial infections.

KEY WORDS heat shock proteins, Chlamydia trachomatis, immunity eat shock proteins (hsps) are among the most abundant proteins in nature and are highly conserved amongst both eucaryotes and procary-otes. The heat shock response is an important survival mechanism that safeguards the cell or microbe from conditions of stress. The response is triggered transcriptionally and results in the productio...