Chlamydia pneumoniae infection of the central nervous system
CURRENT OPINION IN NEUROLOGY, cilt.14, sa.3, ss.355-359, 2001 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
- 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.