2017
Two Photon Intravital Microscopy of Lyme Borrelia in Mice
Belperron AA, Mao J, Bockenstedt LK. Two Photon Intravital Microscopy of Lyme Borrelia in Mice. Methods In Molecular Biology 2017, 1690: 279-290. PMID: 29032551, DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4939-7383-5_20.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2012
Spirochete antigens persist near cartilage after murine Lyme borreliosis therapy
Bockenstedt LK, Gonzalez DG, Haberman AM, Belperron AA. Spirochete antigens persist near cartilage after murine Lyme borreliosis therapy. Journal Of Clinical Investigation 2012, 122: 2652-2660. PMID: 22728937, PMCID: PMC3386809, DOI: 10.1172/jci58813.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAnti-Bacterial AgentsAntigens, BacterialArthritis, InfectiousBacterial LoadBorrelia burgdorferiCartilageCeftriaxoneDoxycyclineEar, ExternalFemaleFluorescence Recovery After PhotobleachingGreen Fluorescent ProteinsJoint CapsuleLyme DiseaseMiceMice, Inbred C3HMice, Inbred C57BLMice, KnockoutMicroscopy, Fluorescence, MultiphotonMyeloid Differentiation Factor 88PatellaRecombinant ProteinsConceptsNaive miceAntibiotic treatmentIntravital microscopyAntibiotic-refractory Lyme arthritisLyme diseaseTNF-α productionBorrelia burgdorferi antigensB. burgdorferi antigensSpirochete antigenTLR responsivenessInflammatory arthritisAntibiotic therapyLyme arthritisWT miceMusculoskeletal symptomsAntigens persistSlow resolutionImmunodeficient miceMouse modelTissue transplantsPathogen burdenSpirochete DNAInfectious spirochetesLyme borreliosisMice