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lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
2004-9-17
pubmed:abstractText
Natural killer (NK) cells are an important component of the immediate immune response to infections, including infection by intracellular bacteria. We have investigated recognition of Chlamydia trachomatis (CT) by NK cells and show that these cells are activated to produce interferon (IFN)-gamma when peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMC) are stimulated with CT organisms. Furthermore, infection of epithelial cell lines with CT renders them susceptible to lysis by human NK cells. Susceptibility was observed 18-24 h following infection and required protein synthesis by the infecting chlamydiae, but not by the host cell; heat or UV inactivated chlamydiae did not induce susceptibility to NK cell lysis. CT infection was also shown to decrease the expression of classical and non-classical major histocompatibility complex (MHC) molecules on infected cells, thus allowing recognition by NK cells when combined with an activating signal. A candidate activating signal is MICA/B, which was shown to be expressed constitutively on epithelial cells.
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pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Oct
pubmed:issn
0009-9104
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
138
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
54-60
pubmed:dateRevised
2009-11-18
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2004
pubmed:articleTitle
Effects of Chlamydia trachomatis infection on the expression of natural killer (NK) cell ligands and susceptibility to NK cell lysis.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Medicine, University of Cambridge, Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge UK.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't