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    Expression of interferon regulatory factors and indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase in Chlamydia trachomatis-infected synovial fibroblasts

    Synovial fibroblasts probably represent host cells for Chlamydia trachomatis during initial intra-articular infection in reactive arthritis. In vitro synovial cells produce interferon-β (IFN-β) in response to ch...

    J. Rödel, Annemarie Groh, Matthias Hartmann in Medical Microbiology and Immunology (1999)

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    Expression of both M protein and hyaluronic acid capsule by group A streptococcal strains results in a high virulence for chicken embryos

    The human pathogenic microorganismStreptococcus pyogenes can resist against phagocytic attack of human granulocytes. Streptococcal M protein and hyaluronic acid were identified as virulence factors involved in th...

    Karl-Hermann Schmidt, Elisabeth Günther in Medical Microbiology and Immunology (1996)

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    Superantigens and pseudosuperantigens of gram-positive cocci

    Superantigens use an elaborate and unique mechanism of T lymphocyte stimulation. Prototype superantigen are the pyrogenic exotoxins produced by Staphylococcus aureus and Streptococcus pyogenes. Many candidate pro...

    Bernhard Fleischer, Dieter Gerlach, Andreas Fuhrmann in Medical Microbiology and Immunology (1995)