Protochlamydia Induces Apoptosis of Human HEp-2 Cells through Mitochondrial Dysfunction Mediated by Chlamydial Protease-Like Activity Factor

• Junji Matsuo,

  Affiliation Department of Medical Laboratory Science, Faculty of Health Sciences, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan

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• Shinji Nakamura,

  Affiliation Division of Biomedical Imaging Research, Juntendo University Graduate School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan

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• Atsushi Ito,

  Affiliation Department of Medical Laboratory Science, Faculty of Health Sciences, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan

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• Tomohiro Yamazaki,

  Affiliation Department of Medical Laboratory Science, Faculty of Health Sciences, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan

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• Kasumi Ishida,

  Affiliation Department of Medical Laboratory Science, Faculty of Health Sciences, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan

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• Yasuhiro Hayashi,

  Affiliation Department of Medical Laboratory Science, Faculty of Health Sciences, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan

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• Mitsutaka Yoshida,

  Affiliation Division of Ultrastructural Research, Juntendo University Graduate School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan

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• Kaori Takahashi,

  Affiliation Division of Ultrastructural Research, Juntendo University Graduate School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan

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• Tsuyoshi Sekizuka,

  Affiliation Pathogen Genomics Center, National Institute of Infectious Diseases, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, Japan

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• Fumihiko Takeuchi,

  Affiliation Pathogen Genomics Center, National Institute of Infectious Diseases, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, Japan

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• Makoto Kuroda,

  Affiliation Pathogen Genomics Center, National Institute of Infectious Diseases, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, Japan

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• Hiroki Nagai,

  Affiliation Research Institute for Microbial Diseases, Osaka University, Suita, Osaka, Japan

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• Kyoko Hayashida,

  Affiliation Research Center for Zoonosis Control, Hokkaido University, Kita-ku, Sapporo, Japan

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• Chihiro Sugimoto,

  Affiliation Research Center for Zoonosis Control, Hokkaido University, Kita-ku, Sapporo, Japan

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• Hiroyuki Yamaguchi

  * E-mail: hiroyuki@med.hokudai.ac.jp

  Affiliation Department of Medical Laboratory Science, Faculty of Health Sciences, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan

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