2004
Tick Saliva Reduces Adherence and Area of Human Neutrophils
Montgomery RR, Lusitani D, de Boisfleury Chevance A, Malawista SE. Tick Saliva Reduces Adherence and Area of Human Neutrophils. Infection And Immunity 2004, 72: 2989-2994. PMID: 15102811, PMCID: PMC387908, DOI: 10.1128/iai.72.5.2989-2994.2004.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2002
Human phagocytic cells in the early innate immune response to Borrelia burgdorferi
Montgomery RR, Lusitani D, de Boisfleury Chevance A, Malawista SE. Human phagocytic cells in the early innate immune response to Borrelia burgdorferi. The Journal Of Infectious Diseases 2002, 185: 1773-1779. PMID: 12085324, DOI: 10.1086/340826.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPolymorphonuclear leukocytesImmune responseEarly innate immune responseKilling of spirochetesSpecific antibodiesBorrelia burgdorferiSecondary immune responseInnate immune responseInnate immune systemHuman phagocytic cellsSpirochete clearanceMononuclear cellsImmune systemLyme diseasePhagocytic cellsNatural infectionMature macrophagesSpirochetesIntracellular colocalizationAntibodiesBurgdorferiFirst cellsLimited uptakeCellsMonocytes