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. 2022 Mar 24;23(7):3550. doi: 10.3390/ijms23073550

Figure 3.

Figure 3

Chronicization mechanisms. Syphilis (a), Neisseria gonorrhoeae and Chlamydia (b), and Herpes Simplex (c) display complex immune escape mechanisms within hair follicles, nerves, pelvic organs, and intestines. TPF1 = treponemal protein belonging to the bacteriominiferritin family; HSP60 = heat shock protein 60; ICP0 = infected cell protein 0.