T lymphocyte lines isolated from atheromatous plaque contain cells capable of responding toChlamydiaantigens

Regional accumulations of T cells, macrophages, and smooth muscle cells in the human atherosclerotic plaque.

1986 • 1,323 citations

T lymphocytes from human atherosclerotic plaques recognize oxidized low density lipoprotein.

1995 • 945 citations

Reduction of atherosclerosis in mice by inhibition of CD40 signalling

1998 • 917 citations

Demonstration of Chlamydia pneumoniae in Atherosclerotic Lesions of Coronary Arteries

1993 • 765 citations

Association of Helicobacter pylori and Chlamydia pneumoniae infections with coronary heart disease and cardiovascular risk factors

1995 • 609 citations

Chlamydial Heat Shock Protein 60 Localizes in Human Atheroma and Regulates Macrophage Tumor Necrosis Factor-α and Matrix Metalloproteinase Expression

1998 • 546 citations

Association of serum antibodies to heat-shock protein 65 with carotid atherosclerosis

1993 • 528 citations

Infection With Chlamydia pneumoniae Accelerates the Development of Atherosclerosis and Treatment With Azithromycin Prevents It in a Rabbit Model

1998 • 522 citations

Isolation of Chlamydia pneumoniae from the Coronary Artery of a Patient with Coronary Atherosclerosis

1996 • 480 citations

Replication of Chlamydia pneumoniae in vitro in human macrophages, endothelial cells, and aortic artery smooth muscle cells

1996 • 453 citations

Chlamydia Infections and Heart Disease Linked Through Antigenic Mimicry

1999 • 419 citations

Is atherosclerosis an immunologically mediated disease?

1995 • 411 citations

Association of prior infection with Chlamydia pneumoniae and angiographically demonstrated coronary artery disease

1992 • 399 citations

Induction of arteriosclerosis in normocholesterolemic rabbits by immunization with heat shock protein 65.

1992 • 397 citations

Chlamydia pneumoniae (TWAR) in coronary arteries of young adults (15-34 years old).

1995 • 370 citations

Isolation ofChlamydia pneumoniaefrom a Carotid Endarterectomy Specimen

1997 • 290 citations

Nongonococcal Urethritis and Related Infections.

1978 • 287 citations

Induction of Macrophage Foam Cell Formation byChlamydia pneumoniae

1998 • 276 citations

Detection of Chlamydia pneumoniae but not Helicobacter pylori in atherosclerotic plaques of aortic aneurysms

1996 • 254 citations

Past infection by Chlamydia pneumoniae strain TWAR and asymptomatic carotid atherosclerosis

1993 • 245 citations

Chlamydia pneumoniae infection induces inflammatory changes in the aortas of rabbits

1997 • 236 citations

Increased expression of heat shock protein 65 coincides with a population of infiltrating T lymphocytes in atherosclerotic lesions of rabbits specifically responding to heat shock protein 65.

1993 • 215 citations

Growth ofChlamydia pneumoniaein cultured human peripheral blood mononuclear cells and induction of a cytokine response

1996 • 201 citations

Chlamydia species infect human vascular endothelial cells and induce procoagulant activity.

1997 • 163 citations

Polyclonal origin of T lymphocytes in human atherosclerotic plaques.

1991 • 133 citations

Direct Ex Vivo Analysis of Activated, Fas-sensitive Autoreactive T Cells in Human Autoimmune Disease

1997 • 104 citations

Selective migration of the human helper‐inducer memory T cell subset: confirmation by in vivo cellular kinetic studies

1991 • 98 citations

Studies in Knockout Mice Reveal that Anti‐Chlamydial Protection Requires TH1 Cells Producing IFN‐γ: Is this True for Humans?

1997 • 77 citations

Regression of arteriosclerotic lesions induced by immunization with heat shock protein 65-containing material in normocholesterolemic, but not hypercholesterolemic, rabbits

1996 • 72 citations

Chlamydia pneumoniae reactive T lymphocytes in the walls of abdominal aortic aneurysms

1999 • 62 citations

Isolation of YERSINIA‐Specific T Cell Clones from the Synovial Membrane and Synovial Fluid of a Patient with Reactive Arthritis

1991 • 53 citations

Chlamydia in coronary plaques — hidden culprit or harmless hobo?

1996 • 51 citations

Identification and characterization of a DR4-restricted T cell epitope within chlamydia heat shock protein 60

1997 • 48 citations

In vitro infection of smooth muscle cells by Chlamydia pneumoniae

1997 • 41 citations

Phenotypic characterization of CD4-/alpha beta TCR+ and gamma delta TCR+ T cells with a transendothelial migratory capacity.

1994 • 37 citations

Identification of T-cell stimulatory antigens of Chlamydia trachomatis using synovial fluid-derived T-cell clones.

1993 • 34 citations

Chlamydia pneumoniae‐Specific Cell‐Mediated and Humoral Immunity in Healthy People

1998 • 29 citations

Heat Shock Proteins and Arthritis – New Readers Start Here

1997 • 25 citations

Analysis of the T-cell receptor repertoire in human atherosclerosis

1997 • 20 citations

Stress Proteins in Medicine

1996 • 14 citations

Heat-shock proteins as antigens in autoimmunity

1991 • 9 citations