Association of Chlamydia trachomatis, C. pneumoniae, and IL-6 and IL-8 Gene Alterations With Heart Diseases

Association of Chlamydia trachomatis, C. pneumoniae, and IL-6 and IL-8 Gene Alterations With Heart Diseases

Atherosclerosis is a progressive disease characterized by chronic inflammation of the arterial walls, associated with genetic and infectious factors. The present study investigated the involvement of Chlamydia trachomatis and Chlamydia pneumoniae infections and immunological markers (C-reactive prot...

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Main Authors: Nubia Caroline Costa Almeida, Maria Alice Freitas Queiroz, Sandra Souza Lima, Igor Brasil Costa, Marco Antonio Ayin Fossa, Antonio Carlos R. Vallinoto, Marluísa de Oliveira Guimarães Ishak, Ricardo Ishak
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2019-02-01
Series:Frontiers in Immunology
Subjects:
Chlamydia pneumoniae
C. trachomatis
polymorphisms
IL-6
IL-8
IL-10
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fimmu.2019.00087/full

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