Direct demonstration of antigenic substitution of Borrelia burgdorferi ex vivo: exploration of the paradox of the early immune response to outer surface proteins A and C in Lyme disease.
Montgomery RR, Malawista SE, Feen KJ, Bockenstedt LK. Direct demonstration of antigenic substitution of Borrelia burgdorferi ex vivo: exploration of the paradox of the early immune response to outer surface proteins A and C in Lyme disease. Journal Of Experimental Medicine 1996, 183: 261-269. PMID: 8551229, PMCID: PMC2192432, DOI: 10.1084/jem.183.1.261.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdaptation, BiologicalAnimalsAntibodies, BacterialAntibody FormationAntigens, BacterialAntigens, SurfaceBacterial Outer Membrane ProteinsBacterial VaccinesBase SequenceFemaleFluorescent Antibody TechniqueGene ExpressionLipoproteinsLyme DiseaseMiceMice, Inbred C3HMolecular Sequence DataPeritoneal CavityPolymerase Chain ReactionRNA, MessengerSpecific Pathogen-Free OrganismsConceptsOsp AA antibodiesImmune responseOuter surface proteinsLyme diseaseWk of infectionProtective immune responseEarly immune responseReverse transcription-polymerase chain reactionStrong humoral responseB. burgdorferi strain N40Transcription-polymerase chain reactionDirect fluorescent stainingHumoral responsePolymerase chain reactionSurface proteinsEarly courseDay 14Etiologic agentDay 30Vaccine designEx vivoIndirect immunofluorescenceInfectionImmune repertoire