2010
Infectivity of Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato is unaltered in C3-deficient mice
van Burgel ND, Balmus NC, Fikrig E, van Dam AP. Infectivity of Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato is unaltered in C3-deficient mice. Ticks And Tick-borne Diseases 2010, 2: 20-26. PMID: 21771533, DOI: 10.1016/j.ttbdis.2010.10.003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsWT miceAbsence of C3B. burgdorferiB. afzeliiQuantitative PCRDifferent Borrelia speciesC3 knockout miceC3-deficient miceComplement-deficient miceWild-type miceB. afzelii infectionBorrelia burgdorferi sensu latoHuman complementInflammation scoreBurgdorferi sensu latoB. bavariensisAfzelii infectionBorrelia speciesKnockout miceMiceHeart tissueWeeksB. gariniiBurgdorferiSignificant differences
2008
Dysregulation of TLR3 Impairs the Innate Immune Response to West Nile Virus in the Elderly
Kong KF, Delroux K, Wang X, Qian F, Arjona A, Malawista SE, Fikrig E, Montgomery RR. Dysregulation of TLR3 Impairs the Innate Immune Response to West Nile Virus in the Elderly. Journal Of Virology 2008, 82: 7613-7623. PMID: 18508883, PMCID: PMC2493309, DOI: 10.1128/jvi.00618-08.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAge FactorsAgedAged, 80 and overCell Adhesion MoleculesCell LineCells, CulturedCytokinesFemaleHumansImmunity, InnateLectins, C-TypeMacrophagesMaleMiddle AgedNorth AmericaProtein BindingReceptors, Cell SurfaceSTAT1 Transcription FactorToll-Like Receptor 3Viral Envelope ProteinsWest Nile FeverWest Nile virusConceptsInnate immune responseToll-like receptor 3Intercellular adhesion molecule 3West Nile virusImmune responseYoung donorsC-type lectin dendritic cell-specific intercellular adhesion molecule 3Dendritic cell-specific intercellular adhesion molecule 3Nile virusBlood-brain barrierWNV envelope proteinSevere neurological diseaseResponsiveness of macrophagesPrimary human macrophagesCytokine levelsOlder donorsWNV infectionNeurological diseasesReceptor 3Human macrophagesOlder individualsElevated levelsMacrophagesMolecule 3Significant differences