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Published on: December 8, 2011
Chlamydia trachomatis infection does not enhance local cellular immunity against concurrent Candida vaginal infection
K A Kelly1, H L Gray, J C Walker
1Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, UCLA Medical Center, Los Angeles, California, USA.
Abstract:
Although Th1-type cell-mediated immunity (CMI) is the predominant host defense mechanism against mucosal Candida albicans infection, CMI against a vaginal C. albicans infection in mice is limited at the vaginal mucosa despite a strong Candida-specific Th1-type response in the draining lymph nodes. In contrast, Th1-type CMI is highly effective against an experimental Chlamydia trachomatis genital tract infection. This study demonstrated through two independent designs that a concurrent Candida and Chlamydia infection could not accelerate or modulate the anti-Candida CMI response. Together, these results suggest that host responses to these genital tract infections are independent and not influenced by the presence of the other.
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