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A positive association of peripheral arterial occlusive disease (PAD) and Chlamydophila (Clamydia) pneumoniae
Author(s) -
Fernández F.,
Gutiérrez J.,
Linares J.,
Rojas A.,
Sorlózano A.
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
journal of basic microbiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.58
H-Index - 54
eISSN - 1521-4028
pISSN - 0233-111X
DOI - 10.1002/jobm.200410501
Subject(s) - peripheral blood mononuclear cell , biopsy , chlamydophila pneumoniae , peripheral blood , antigen , lipopolysaccharide , peripheral , peripheral arterial occlusive disease , pathology , medicine , antibody , immunology , biology , chlamydiaceae , in vitro , biochemistry
The relationship between Chlamydophila pneumoniae ( Cp ) infection and peripheral arterial occlusive disease (PAD) was studied by analyzing clinical samples from 95 patients with PAD and 100 controls. The following investigations were conducted: IgG and IgA against lipopolysaccharide (LPS) and against purified Cp ‐specific antigens from elementary bodies (EB) with ELISA; anti‐EB IgG, with MIF; Cp DNA in arterial biopsy and peripheral blood mononuclear cells with heminested PCR; LPS with ELISA; and bacteria culture in HEp‐2 cells from arterial biopsy. A significantly higher ratio of anti‐EB IgG was detected in patients. There were no significant differences in anti‐LPS IgG, anti‐LPS IgA and anti‐EB IgA between cases and controls. Cp DNA findings in the vascular wall biopsy showed significant differences between cases and controls. We obtained results that significantly involve Cp infection with PAD through the detection of anti‐EB IgG from serum and bacterial DNA from arterial biopsy. (© 2005 WILEY‐VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim)