Possible effects of Treponema pallidum infection on human vascular endothelial cells

J Clin Lab Anal. 2022 Apr;36(4):e24318. doi: 10.1002/jcla.24318. Epub 2022 Mar 10.

Abstract

Pathogens can affect host cells in various ways, and the same effect can be found in the Treponema pallidum acting on the endothelium of host vessels, and the mechanism is often complex and multiple. Based on the existing T. pallidum of a cognitive framework, the first concerns involving T. pallidum or the bacteria protein directly acted on vascular endothelial cells of the host, the second concerns mainly involved in the process of T. pallidum infection in vivo blood lipid change, secretion of cytokines and the interactions between immune cells indirectly. Through both direct and indirect influence, this study explores the role of host by T. pallidum infect in the process of the vascular endothelium.

Keywords: Treponema pallidum; endothelial cells; membrane protein; serum lipoprotein; syphilis.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Endothelial Cells
  • Endothelium, Vascular
  • Globus Pallidus
  • Humans
  • Syphilis*
  • Treponema
  • Treponema pallidum*