Chlamydia trachomatis growth stimulates interleukin 8 production by human monocytic U-937 cells.

AUTOR(ES)

Bianchi, A

RESUMO

Growth of Chlamydia trachomatis serotypes L2 and L3 in a human monocytic cell line, U-937, increased the rate of interleukin 8 (IL-8) release 100-fold. Heat-killed chlamydiae induced a 10-fold-lower level of production of IL-8. IL-8 may play an important role in the inflammatory reaction to chlamydial infection.

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