The Complement C3a Receptor Is Critical in Defense against Chlamydia psittaci in Mouse Lung Infection and Required for Antibody and Optimal T Cell Response
Author(s) -
Pavel Dutow,
Beate Fehlhaber,
Jenny Bode,
Robert Laudeley,
Claudia Rheinheimer,
Silke Glage,
Rick A. Wetsel,
Oliver Pabst,
Andreas Klos
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
the journal of infectious diseases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.69
H-Index - 252
eISSN - 1537-6613
pISSN - 0022-1899
DOI - 10.1093/infdis/jit640
Subject(s) - immunology , biology , chlamydia psittaci , antibody , immune system , anaphylatoxin , adoptive cell transfer , chlamydia , acquired immune system , complement system , cd8 , immunity , t cell
The complement system protects against extracellular pathogens and links innate and adaptive immunity. In this study, we investigated the anaphylatoxin C3a receptor (C3aR) in Chlamydia psittaci lung infection and elucidated C3a-dependent adaptive immune mechanisms.
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