Volume 7, Number 5—October 2001
Synopsis
Potential Infectious Etiologies of Atherosclerosis: A Multifactorial Perspective
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![Possible direct effects of Chlamydia pneumoniae (Cpn) on atheromata. Cpn infection augments endothelial cell production of inflammatory cytokines and expression of adhesion molecules, e.g., vascular cell adhesion molecule (VCAM)-1, enhancing leukocyte recruitment to the arterial wall. Chlamydial endotoxin (LPS) may promote macrophage foam cell formation at the site. Chlamydial heat shock protein (HSP-60) may elicit proinflammatory functions from arterial wall macrophages, endothelium, and smooth](/eid/images/01-0503-F2.gif)
Figure 2. . Possible direct effects of Chlamydia pneumoniae (Cpn) on atheromata. Cpn infection augments endothelial cell production of inflammatory cytokines and expression of adhesion molecules, e.g., vascular cell adhesion molecule (VCAM)-1, enhancing leukocyte recruitment to the arterial wall. Chlamydial endotoxin (LPS) may promote macrophage foam cell formation at the site. Chlamydial heat shock protein (HSP-60) may elicit proinflammatory functions from arterial wall macrophages, endothelium, and smooth muscle cells (SMC), or promote macrophage oxidation of lipoproteins.
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