Chlamydia trachomatis Serovars Drive Differential Production of Proinflammatory Cytokines and Chemokines Depending on the Type of Cell Infected

Chlamydia trachomatis Serovars Drive Differential Production of Proinflammatory Cytokines and Chemokines Depending on the Type of Cell Infected

Chlamydia trachomatis serovars A-C infect conjunctival epithelial cells and untreated infection can lead to blindness. D-K infect genital tract epithelial cells resulting in pelvic inflammatory disease, ectopic pregnancy, and sterility while L1-L3 infect epithelial cells and macrophages, causing an...

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Main Authors: Robert Faris, Shelby E. Andersen, Alix McCullough, Françoise Gourronc, Aloysius J. Klingelhutz, Mary M. Weber
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2019-11-01
Series:Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology
Subjects:
Chlamydia trachomatis
innate immune response
trachoma
serovariant
macrophage
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fcimb.2019.00399/full

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