2010
Epstein‐Barr virus promotes interferon‐α production by plasmacytoid dendritic cells
Quan TE, Roman RM, Rudenga BJ, Holers VM, Craft JE. Epstein‐Barr virus promotes interferon‐α production by plasmacytoid dendritic cells. Arthritis & Rheumatism 2010, 62: 1693-1701. PMID: 20178121, PMCID: PMC2885535, DOI: 10.1002/art.27408.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAntigens, NuclearDendritic CellsDose-Response Relationship, ImmunologicEnzyme-Linked Immunosorbent AssayFlow CytometryHerpesvirus 4, HumanHumansImmunity, HumoralInterferon-alphaLupus Erythematosus, SystemicMajor Histocompatibility ComplexStatistics, NonparametricToll-Like Receptor 7Toll-Like Receptor 9ConceptsPlasmacytoid dendritic cellsSystemic lupus erythematosusHuman plasmacytoid dendritic cellsIFNalpha productionDendritic cellsEpstein-Barr virus infectionToll-like receptor 9Interferon-alpha levelsPresence of EBVChronic viral infectionsElevated viral loadAbility of EBVInnate immune cellsEpstein-Barr virusMajor histocompatibility complex moleculesInnate immune responseEnzyme-linked immunosorbent assayHistocompatibility complex moleculesSLE patientsEBV DNATLR-7Lupus erythematosusViral loadReceptor 9Immune cells
1984
Antibody Response in Lyme Disease: Evaluation of Diagnostic Tests
Craft J, Grodzicki R, Steere A. Antibody Response in Lyme Disease: Evaluation of Diagnostic Tests. The Journal Of Infectious Diseases 1984, 149: 789-795. PMID: 6373966, DOI: 10.1093/infdis/149.5.789.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEnzyme-linked immunosorbent assayAntibody responseLyme diseaseIgM antibodiesAntibody titersSpecific IgM antibody titersDiagnostic testsSpecific IgG antibody titersIgG antibody titersIgM antibody titersSerial serum samplesSpecific IgM antibodiesMonths of remissionCross-reactive antibodiesIxodes dammini spirocheteBetter diagnostic testsTiters of seraEarly diseaseControl subjectsAdsorption of serumPatientsSuch titersHigh titersDiseaseSerum samplesThe antibody response in Lyme disease.
Craft JE, Grodzicki RL, Shrestha M, Fischer DK, García-Blanco M, Steere AC. The antibody response in Lyme disease. The Yale Journal Of Biology And Medicine 1984, 57: 561-5. PMID: 6393607, PMCID: PMC2590019.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEnzyme-linked immunosorbent assayHumoral immune responseAntibody responseImmune responseIndirect immunofluorescenceLyme diseaseI. dammini spirocheteLyme arthritis patientsSpecific IgG responseSpecific IgM responseMonths of remissionSpecific IgM levelsIxodes dammini spirocheteLyme disease seraCross-reactive antibodiesTotal serum IgM.Lyme disease patientsAbsorption of seraArthritis patientsLyme arthritisIgG responsesIgM responseIgM levelsSpirochetal antigensDisease patients