Molecular mimicry and horror autotoxicus: do chlamydial infections elicit autoimmunity?

All species of the order Chlamydiales are obligate intracellular eubacterial pathogens of their various hosts. Two chlamydial species, Chlamydia trachomatis and Chlamydia pneumoniae, are primarily human pathogens, and each is known to cause important diseases. Some strains of C. trachomatis are sexu...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Expert reviews in molecular medicine 2006-11, Vol.8 (29), p.1-23
Hauptverfasser:	Swanborg, Robert H., Boros, Dov L., Whittum-Hudson, Judith A., Hudson, Alan P.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Animals Autoimmune Diseases - complications Autoimmune Diseases - immunology Autoimmune Diseases - microbiology Autoimmunity - immunology Cardiovascular Diseases - immunology Cardiovascular Diseases - microbiology Chlamydia - pathogenicity Chlamydia - physiology Chlamydia Infections - complications Chlamydia Infections - immunology Chlamydia trachomatis Chlamydiales Chlamydophila pneumoniae Humans Infertility - immunology Infertility - microbiology Molecular Mimicry - immunology
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