Seminar:
CHLAMYDIA PNEUMONIAE RESEARCH IN FINLAND:
UPDATE AND FUTURE PLANS
3 June, 2004, at 8.00 - 19.00
Auditorium, Kastelli Research Center, Aapistie 1, Oulu
(University of Oulu and National Public Health Institute, Oulu)
Welcome to a scientific seminar on Chlamydia pneumoniae research. All interested in the topic are invited to participate the event. The programme consists of general presentations of research projects in this field in Finland, presentations of doctoral students and of a key note presentation kept by an international expert.
Programme
8.00 - 8.15 Opening remarks: Maija Leinonen and Soile Juuti
Chair: Pekka Saikku
8.15 - 8.30 Chlamydia-host cell interactions and vaccine development (Helsinki)
Mirja Puolakkainen: Introduction
8.30 - 8.45 Laura Mannonen: cDNA array of host cell transcriptional responses in acute and persistent Chlamydia pneumoniae infection
8.45 - 9.00 Minna Mäki: RNAi and Chlamydia pneumoniae infection
9.00 - 9.15 Anne Tammiruusu: Heat-aggregated CopN (LcrE) antigen increases in vivo immunity against Chlamydia pneumoniae infection in mice
9.15 - 9.30 Discussion
9.30 - 10.00 Coffee break
Chair: Mirja Puolakkainen
10.00 - 10.15 Chlamydia host cell interactions (Oulu)
Pekka Saikku: Introduction
10.15 - 10.30 Kari Poikonen: Suspectibility of human macrophages to Chlamydia pneumoniae infection in vitro
10.30 - 10.45 Ying Yan: The inhibitory effect of cardiovascular drugs on the infectivity of Chlamydia pneumoniae
10.45 - 11.00 Taina Korhonen: Chlamydial LPS, circulating LPS binding proteins and c-reactive protein in healthy blood donors.
11.00 - 11.15 Animal models
Maija Leinonen: Introduction
11.15 - 11.30 Leena Erkkilä: The antichlamydial effect of simvastatin, a 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl -CoA reductase inhibitor, in a mouse model
11.30 - 11.45 Liisa Törmäkangas: Effects of flavonoids quercetin and luteolin on acute Chlamydia pneumoniae infection in C57BL mice
11.45 - 12.00 Terttu Tiirola: The effect of Chlamydia pneumoniae infection and pravastatin treatment on lipid metabolism in mice
12.00 - 13.00 Lunch
Chair: Maija Leinonen
13.00 - 14.00 Keynote lecture:
Prof. Matthias Maass, Institute of Medical Microbiology and Hygiene, University of Lubeck:
Molecular Pathogenesis of Vascular Chlamydia pneumoniae Infection
Ongoing and future collaborative projects:
14.00 - 14.20 Pirkka Vikatmaa HUS: Infections and atherosclerosis
14.20 - 14.40 Raija Juvonen KaKS/ Sylvi Silvennoinen-Kassinen OY: Respiratory infections in cold environment: Intoduction of the study plan
14.40 - 14.50 Stretching break
14.50 - 15.10 Anneli Pouta: Chlamydia pneumoniae research in the Northern Finland 1966 Birth Cohort
15.10 - 15.30 Joni Alvesalo: GEPARDI
15.30- 15.40 Closing remarks: Pekka Saikku
15.40 - 16.00 General discussion
16.00- Buffet and wine
The event is free of charge.
Registrations by 27 May, 2004 to soile.juuti@ktl.fi.
For further information, please contact:
programme manager Soile Juuti, soile.juuti@ktl.fi, tel. +358-17-201163 or
professor Maija Leinonen, maija.leinonen@ktl.fi, tel. +358-8-5376235.
The seminar is organised by the project leaders of MICMAN
-professor Maija Leinonen, National Public Health Institute (KTL), Oulu;
-professor Pekka Saikku, University of Oulu and
-professor Mirja Puolakkainen, University of Helsinki and
the Microbes and Man Research Programme (MICMAN).
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