Functional Competence of Peritoneal Macrophages in Murine Lyme Borreliosis
Montgomery R, Palmarozza R, Beck D, Ngo E, Joiner K, Malawista S. Functional Competence of Peritoneal Macrophages in Murine Lyme Borreliosis. Inflammation 2000, 24: 277-288. DOI: 10.1023/a:1007017630980.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPeritoneal macrophagesB-cell activation markersCell activation markersMurine Lyme borreliosisProportion of lymphocytesSensitive functional measuresAcridine orange vital stainingState of activationActivation markersInfected miceLavage fluidConfocal microscopyChronic diseasesT cellsImmune clearanceSuch micePeritoneal cavityPhagocyte functionUninfected controlsMacrophage functionB cellsToxoplasma gondiiInfected animalsLyme borreliosisFunctional measures