Pate M S, Hedges S R, Sibley D A, Russell M W, Hook E W, Mestecky J
Department of Microbiology, The University of Alabama at Birmingham, and Jefferson County Department of Health, Birmingham, Alabama 35294, USA.
Infect Immun. 2001 Nov;69(11):7178-81. doi: 10.1128/IAI.69.11.7178-7181.2001.
Penile urethral swabs collected from PCR-confirmed Chlamydia trachomatis-infected, C. trachomatis-uninfected, and non-C. trachomatis-infected, nongonococcal urethritis-infected males were analyzed for cytokine, total immunoglobulin (Ig), and specific antibody levels by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. Differential cellular components of the swab transport medium were also enumerated for the same groups. Although low, the levels of C. trachomatis-specific IgA and IgG antibodies and interleukin 8 cytokine were significantly higher in C. trachomatis-infected individuals. There were no significant differences in the levels of seven additional cytokines evaluated.
从经聚合酶链反应(PCR)确诊感染沙眼衣原体、未感染沙眼衣原体以及未感染沙眼衣原体但感染非淋菌性尿道炎的男性中采集阴茎尿道拭子,通过酶联免疫吸附测定法分析细胞因子、总免疫球蛋白(Ig)和特异性抗体水平。还对相同组别的拭子转运培养基中的不同细胞成分进行了计数。虽然水平较低,但沙眼衣原体感染个体中沙眼衣原体特异性IgA和IgG抗体以及白细胞介素8细胞因子的水平显著更高。所评估的另外七种细胞因子水平没有显著差异。