2008
The Tick Salivary Protein Salp15 Inhibits the Killing of Serum-Sensitive Borrelia burgdorferi Sensu Lato Isolates
Schuijt TJ, Hovius JW, van Burgel ND, Ramamoorthi N, Fikrig E, van Dam AP. The Tick Salivary Protein Salp15 Inhibits the Killing of Serum-Sensitive Borrelia burgdorferi Sensu Lato Isolates. Infection And Immunity 2008, 76: 2888-2894. PMID: 18426890, PMCID: PMC2446733, DOI: 10.1128/iai.00232-08.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsComplement-mediated killingBurgdorferi-specific antibodiesBorrelia burgdorferiStrong protective effectSerum-sensitive isolatesNormal human serumBorrelia burgdorferi sensu latoBurgdorferi sensu latoProtective effectMembrane attack complexTick salivaLyme diseaseBorrelia burgdorferi sensu lato isolatesComplement complexI. scapularis Salp15B. burgdorferiSalp15Attack complexBurgdorferiHuman serumKillingSpirochetesIxodes scapularisIsolatesTicks
2002
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 ResearchConceptsJoint 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
1995
Lyme borreliosis in transgenic mice tolerant to Borrelia burgdorferi OspA or B.
Fikrig E, Tao H, Chen M, Barthold SW, Flavell RA. Lyme borreliosis in transgenic mice tolerant to Borrelia burgdorferi OspA or B. Journal Of Clinical Investigation 1995, 96: 1706-1714. PMID: 7560061, PMCID: PMC185806, DOI: 10.1172/jci118215.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsC3H/HeJTransgenic miceLyme borreliosisImmune responseB. burgdorferi-specific antibodyLyme diseaseMajor histocompatibility complex class IBurgdorferi-specific antibodiesRegression of arthritisCellular immune responsesDevelopment of arthritisHistocompatibility complex class IRole of immunityB. burgdorferi antigensComplex class ISurface protein ABorrelia burgdorferi outer surface protein AOuter surface protein ATolerant miceNontransgenic littermatesB6 miceSCID miceImmunodeficient miceB antibodiesC57BL/6 background