2009
The Caspase 1 Inflammasome Is Not Required for Control of Murine Lyme Borreliosis
Liu N, Belperron AA, Booth CJ, Bockenstedt LK. The Caspase 1 Inflammasome Is Not Required for Control of Murine Lyme Borreliosis. Infection And Immunity 2009, 77: 3320-3327. PMID: 19487481, PMCID: PMC2715671, DOI: 10.1128/iai.00100-09.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCaspase-1 inflammasomeCaspase-1Immune responseHost defenseLyme borreliosisToll-like receptor-mediated responsesDay 14 postinfectionPrevalence of arthritisT cell responsesApoptosis-associated speck-like proteinMild transient elevationBorrelia burgdorferiMurine Lyme borreliosisReceptor-mediated responsesCaspase-1 deficiencyC-terminal caspase recruitment domainSpeck-like proteinAbility of macrophagesEnzyme caspase-1IL-18Humoral immunityInterleukin-1betaTransient elevationPathogen burdenInflammasome
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
2000
Cutting Edge: CD1d Deficiency Impairs Murine Host Defense Against the Spirochete, Borrelia burgdorferi
Kumar H, Belperron A, Barthold S, Bockenstedt L. Cutting Edge: CD1d Deficiency Impairs Murine Host Defense Against the Spirochete, Borrelia burgdorferi. The Journal Of Immunology 2000, 165: 4797-4801. PMID: 11046002, DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.165.9.4797.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAntibodies, BacterialAntigens, BacterialAntigens, CD1Antigens, CD1dAntigens, SurfaceBacterial Outer Membrane ProteinsBacterial VaccinesBorrelia burgdorferi GroupDNA, BacterialGenetic Predisposition to DiseaseImmunity, InnateImmunoglobulin GLipoproteinsLyme DiseaseLyme Disease VaccinesMiceMice, Inbred C3HMice, Inbred C57BLMice, KnockoutUrinary BladderConceptsLipid AgsHost defenseCD1d-deficient miceDisease-susceptible miceMurine host defenseRole of CD1dImpair host resistanceBorrelia burgdorferiSusceptible mouse strainsControl miceT cellsCD1 moleculesSpirochete DNADisease profileMouse strainsMiceLyme disease spirocheteInfectionSpirochetesBurgdorferiHost resistancePathogensArthritisCD1dEnhanced production