[Chlamydia, Chlamydophila, and specific cellular immunity].
In this paper studies are presented on specific cell-mediated immunity in humans and in laboratory and farm animals upon infection or immunization with bacteria of the genera Chlamydia and Chlamydophila. Such infection or immunization was demonstrated to affect the total number of T lymphocytes, their subpopulation profiles their cytotoxicity, and the activity of cytokines. The changes appeared already a few hours after infection or immunization and persisted for days or weeks.
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Katedra Mikrobiologii i Immunologii, Wydział Nauk Przyrodniczych, Uniwersytet Szczeciński.
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D000818:Animals; D002690:Chlamydia Infections / Q000276:immunology*; D023521:Chlamydophila Infections / Q000276:immunology*; D016207:Cytokines / Q000378:metabolism; D006801:Humans; D007111:Immunity, Cellular / Q000276:immunology*; D018655:Lymphocyte Count; D016176:T-Lymphocyte Subsets / Q000166:cytology
D016207:Cytokines