Resultaten av hennes studie visar att den molekyl som dominerar vid klamydiainfektion hos kvinnor är IL-10 vars uppgift är att skydda mot vävnadsskada. Detta gör att T-cellerna som skulle oskadliggöra bakterierna inte tar sig fram till infektionsstället. Följden blir att bakterierna kan vandra upp från slidans nedre delar till livmodern och äggledarna vilket i sin tur kan ge upphov till skador som leder till sterilitet.
Ellen marks och hennes kollegor har en idé om hur ett vaccin mot klamydiabakterien skulle kunna fungera och de har också testat det på möss. De kommer nu att fortsätta sina studier för att utveckla ett vaccin som kan ges till människor. Bland annat återstår att ta reda på hur vaccinet bäst ska ges eftersom tidigare studier har visat att injektioner inte fungerar.
– Sannolikt måste vaccinet ges antingen som spray via näsan eller i form av en kräm som smörjs in i underlivet, säger Ellen Marks.







































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