Chapter 13. Proteome Approach to Infectious Diseases: Acute-Phase Proteins and Antibody Profiles as Diagnostic Indicators in Human Plasma

  1. Dr. Jean-Charles Sanchez,
  2. Dr. Garry L. Corthals,
  3. Prof. Dr. Denis F. Hochstrasser
  1. Dr. Luca Bini,
  2. Dr. Sabrina Liberatori,
  3. Prof. Dr. Vitaliano Pallini

Published Online: 20 SEP 2004

DOI: 10.1002/3527601562.ch13

Biomedical Applications of Proteomics

Biomedical Applications of Proteomics

How to Cite

Bini, L., Liberatori, S. and Pallini, V. (2004) Proteome Approach to Infectious Diseases: Acute-Phase Proteins and Antibody Profiles as Diagnostic Indicators in Human Plasma, in Biomedical Applications of Proteomics (eds J.-C. Sanchez, G. L. Corthals and D. F. Hochstrasser), Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim, FRG. doi: 10.1002/3527601562.ch13

Editor Information

  1. Biomedical Proteomics Research Group, Laboratoire Central de Chimie Clinique, Hopitaux Universitaires de Genève, 24, rue Micheli-du-Crest, 1211 Genève 14, Switzerland

Author Information

  1. Functional Proteomic Group, Department of Molecular Biology, University of Siena, Via Fiorentina 1, 53100 Siena, Italy

Publication History

  1. Published Online: 20 SEP 2004
  2. Published Print: 27 JAN 2004

ISBN Information

Print ISBN: 9783527308071

Online ISBN: 9783527601561

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Keywords:

  • infectious diseases;
  • acute-phase proteins;
  • antibody profiles;
  • diagnostic indicators;
  • Chlamydia trachomatis

Summary

  • Introduction

  • Electrophoretic Map of Acute-phase Response Proteins

  • Clinical Monitoring of APR Proteins by 2-DE

  • Chlamydia trachomatis Immunoproteome

  • Human Humoral Immune Response to Chlamydia trachomatis Infections

  • Genetic Susceptibility to Chlamydia trachomatis Determines the Outcome of the Disease: Data from a Mouse Model

  • Conclusions

  • References