Cyclooxygenase 2 activity modulates the severity of murine Lyme arthritis
Anguita J, Samanta S, Ananthanarayanan SK, Revilla B, Geba GP, Barthold SW, Fikrig E. Cyclooxygenase 2 activity modulates the severity of murine Lyme arthritis. Pathogens And Disease 2002, 34: 187-191. PMID: 12423770, PMCID: PMC4307933, DOI: 10.1111/j.1574-695x.2002.tb00623.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdjuvants, ImmunologicAnimalsB-LymphocytesBorrelia burgdorferiCyclooxygenase 2Immunoglobulin GImmunoglobulin MIsoenzymesLyme DiseaseMiceMice, Inbred C3HProstaglandin-Endoperoxide SynthasesT-LymphocytesUp-RegulationConceptsJoint inflammationCOX-2B. burgdorferi-specific antibodyBurgdorferi-specific antibodiesOnset of arthritisDegree of inflammationNoninfectious inflammatory diseasesCyclooxygenase-2 activityCOX-2 activityB. burgdorferiCOX-2 gene expressionMurine Lyme arthritisSpecific inhibitionLyme arthritisCytokine responsesInfectious arthritisRheumatoid arthritisInfected miceInflammatory diseasesInducible isoformMurine jointsArthritisInflammationMRNA expressionLyme disease