Lyme disease in transgenic mice expressing the Borrelia burgdorferi flagellin epitope implicated in human neuroborreliosis
Fikrig E, Barthold S. Lyme disease in transgenic mice expressing the Borrelia burgdorferi flagellin epitope implicated in human neuroborreliosis. FEMS Microbiology Letters 1997, 148: 137-143. PMID: 9084140, DOI: 10.1111/j.1574-6968.1997.tb10279.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsBrain DiseasesCross ReactionsEpitopesFemaleFlagellinHumansLyme DiseaseMiceMice, Inbred C3HMice, TransgenicMyelin Basic ProteinConceptsTransgenic miceAntibody responseNervous systemNon-transgenic miceFlagellin epitopeTypes of miceB. burgdorferi infectionCentral nervous systemMyelin basic proteinBurgdorferi infectionNeurologic diseaseMyelinated regionsNeuroborreliosisLyme diseaseMiceNeural tissueBorrelia burgdorferiEpitopesFlagellin antibodyInfectionDiseaseBasic proteinCarditisArthritisFusion protein