Chlamydia pneumoniae e aterosclerose: identificaçäo do DNA bacteriano na parede arterial / Chlamydia pneumoniae and atherosclerosis: identification of bacterial DNA in the arterial wall
Arq. bras. cardiol
;
74(2): 119-28, Jan. 2000. tab
Artigo
em Português, Inglês
| LILACS
| ID: lil-262345
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
The intracellular Gram-negative bacterium Chlamydia pneumoniae has been associated with atherosclerosis. The presence of Chlamydia pneumoniae has been investigated in fragments of the arterial.METHODS:
Arterial fragments obtained from vascular surgical procedures in 58 patients were analyzed. From these patients, 39 were males and the mean age was 65ñ6 years. The polymerase chain reaction was used to identify the bacterial DNA with a pair of primers that codify the major outer membrane protein (MOMP) of Chlamydia pneumoniae. The amplified product was visualized by electrophoresis in the 2 porcento agarose gel stained with ethidium bromide, and it was considered positive when migrating in the band of molecular weight of the positive controls.RESULTS:
Seven (12 per cent) out of the 58 patients showed positive results for Chlamydia pneumoniae.CONCLUSION:
DNA from Chlamydia pneumoniae was identified in the arterial wall of a substantial number of patients with atherosclerosis. This association, which has already been described in other countries, corroborates the evidence favoring a role played by Chlamydia pneumoniae in therogenesis.
Texto completo:
DisponíveL
Índice:
LILACS (Américas)
Assunto principal:
DNA Bacteriano
/
Infecções por Chlamydia
/
Técnicas de Tipagem Bacteriana
/
Chlamydophila pneumoniae
/
Aterosclerose
Tipo de estudo:
Estudo diagnóstico
/
Estudo de etiologia
/
Estudo prognóstico
/
Fatores de risco
Limite:
Feminino
/
Humanos
/
Masculino
Idioma:
Inglês
/
Português
Revista:
Arq. bras. cardiol
Assunto da revista:
Cardiologia
Ano de publicação:
2000
Tipo de documento:
Artigo
País de afiliação:
Brasil
Similares
MEDLINE
...
LILACS
LIS