Characterization of human humoral responses to the major outer membrane protein and OMP2 of Chlamydophila pneumoniae.

Abstract:

:Chlamydophila pneumoniae infection is associated with a range of diseases including pneumonia, asthma and heart disease. Although an obligate intracellular pathogen, high levels of antigen-specific antibody are induced and serology is frequently used to diagnose these infections. Proteins targeted by the humoral response include the major outer membrane protein (MOMP) and outer membrane protein 2 (OMP2). Using human anti-chlamydial sera we have defined the B cell epitopes recognized on MOMP and OMP2. Peptides from MOMP, unlike OMP2, were not strongly recognized. Two of these epitopes when linked to an inert carrier reacted strongly with high-titer anti-C. pneumoniae sera.

journal_name

FEMS Microbiol Lett

authors

Cunningham AF,Ward ME

doi

10.1016/S0378-1097(03)00650-5

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Has Abstract

pub_date

2003-10-10 00:00:00

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73-9

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1

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0378-1097

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1574-6968

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S0378109703006505

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227

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