2003
Calprotectin, an Abundant Cytosolic Protein from Human Polymorphonuclear Leukocytes, Inhibits the Growth of Borrelia burgdorferi
Lusitani D, Malawista SE, Montgomery RR. Calprotectin, an Abundant Cytosolic Protein from Human Polymorphonuclear Leukocytes, Inhibits the Growth of Borrelia burgdorferi. Infection And Immunity 2003, 71: 4711-4716. PMID: 12874352, PMCID: PMC166021, DOI: 10.1128/iai.71.8.4711-4716.2003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPolymorphonuclear leukocytesB. burgdorferiGranule-poor cytoplastsBorrelia burgdorferiBlood polymorphonuclear leukocytesHuman blood polymorphonuclear leukocytesNumerous polymorphonuclear leukocytesPotent bacteriostatic agentHuman polymorphonuclear leukocytesU-CytAcute inflammationCalprotectinModulatory roleLyme spirocheteLyme diseaseSpecific antibodiesProtein calprotectinBurgdorferiLeukocytesAbundant cytosolic proteinOxidative mechanismsBacteriostatic agentRegrowth assaysQuantitative microscopicInflammation
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 uptakeCellsMonocytesBorrelia burgdorferi Are Susceptible to Killing by a Variety of Human Polymorphonuclear Leukocyte Components
Lusitani D, Malawista SE, Montgomery RR. Borrelia burgdorferi Are Susceptible to Killing by a Variety of Human Polymorphonuclear Leukocyte Components. The Journal Of Infectious Diseases 2002, 185: 797-804. PMID: 11920297, DOI: 10.1086/339341.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIntact polymorphonuclear leukocytesPolymorphonuclear leukocytesB. burgdorferiKilling of BorreliaHuman neutrophil peptides 1Neutrophil peptide-1Bactericidal/permeability-increasing proteinIntact human polymorphonuclear leukocytesHuman polymorphonuclear leukocytesPermeability-increasing proteinProteinase 3Peptide-1Leukocyte componentsNitric oxideLL-37Specific antibodiesBorrelia burgdorferiBurgdorferiGranule contentsEfficient killingSpirochetesCritical roleKillingLeukocytes