2007
Marginal Zone B-Cell Depletion Impairs Murine Host Defense against Borrelia burgdorferi Infection
Belperron AA, Dailey CM, Booth CJ, Bockenstedt LK. Marginal Zone B-Cell Depletion Impairs Murine Host Defense against Borrelia burgdorferi Infection. Infection And Immunity 2007, 75: 3354-3360. PMID: 17470546, PMCID: PMC1932939, DOI: 10.1128/iai.00422-07.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsT-cell-independent antibodiesCell-depleted miceSplenic CD4Cell depletionPathogen burdenSplenic T cell responsesHost defenseT-cell activation markersC3H/HeJ miceImmunoglobulin M titersInfected control miceMurine host defensePathogen-specific IgMT cell responsesMarginal zone B cellsBlood-borne antigensBlood-borne pathogensWeeks of infectionB cell subsetsImmune mouse serumBorrelia burgdorferi infectionImportant host defenseSevere arthritisActivation markersControl mice
2001
CD4+ T Helper 1 Cells Facilitate Regression of Murine Lyme Carditis
Bockenstedt L, Kang I, Chang C, Persing D, Hayday A, Barthold S. CD4+ T Helper 1 Cells Facilitate Regression of Murine Lyme Carditis. Infection And Immunity 2001, 69: 5264-5269. PMID: 11500394, PMCID: PMC98634, DOI: 10.1128/iai.69.9.5264-5269.2001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAlphabeta T-cell-deficient miceT cell-deficient miceMurine Lyme carditisT cellsLyme carditisB cellsT helper 1 cellsAnti-inflammatory cytokines mRNA levelsTumor necrosis factor alphaBurgdorferi-specific antibodiesInfected control miceProminent macrophage infiltrateCell-mediated immunityT cell responsesT helper 1Murine Lyme borreliosisCytokine mRNA levelsNecrosis factor alphaAlphabeta T cellsPrincipal immune cellsMouse strain backgroundAdoptive transferAcute arthritisMacrophage infiltratesControl mice