Chlamydia pneumoniae infection of the central nervous system

Yucesan C., Sriram S.

CURRENT OPINION IN NEUROLOGY, cilt.14, sa.3, ss.355-359, 2001 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 14 Sayı: 3
  • Basım Tarihi: 2001
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1097/00019052-200106000-00015
  • Dergi Adı: CURRENT OPINION IN NEUROLOGY
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.355-359
  • Ankara Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Chlamydia pneumoniae is a common respiratory pathogen that is now being implicated in a number of chronic diseases. That the organism can infect vascular endothelium, macrophages and smooth muscle cells suggests that it may play a role in many systemic diseases. The present review focuses on the possibility that the central nervous system can also be a target of this agent. The tropism of C. pneumoniae to the neural tissue suggests it may play a role in diverse neurologic diseases, including Alzheimer's disease, multiple sclerosis and giant-cell arteritis. Curr Opin Neurol 14:355-359. (C) 2001 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.