Development of a rectal sexually transmitted infection (STI) Model in Rhesus macaques using Chlamydia trachomatis serovars E and L

Autor: Tara R, Henning, Monica, Morris, Shanon, Ellis, Kristen, Kelley, Christi, Phillips, Jana, Ritter, Tara, Jones, Eli, Nachamkin, Cheng Y, Chen, Jaeyoung, Hong, Joseph, Kang, Dorothy, Patton, Janet, McNicholl, John, Papp, Ellen N, Kersh
Rok vydání: 2017
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Zdroj: Journal of medical primatology. 46(5)
ISSN: 1600-0684
Popis: Rectal STI coinfection models enhance the understanding of rectal HIV transmission risk factors.Rhesus macaques (n=9) were exposed to one of three rectal Chlamydia trachomatis (CT) challenges: C. trachomatis LChlamydial infections were successfully established in each animal, with varying degrees of persistence. Mucosal IL-1beta was upregulated in animals consecutively infected with CT-E then CT-LThis study demonstrates successful rectal infection of rhesus macaques with CT-E and CT-L
Databáze: OpenAIRE
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