2019
Elevated Activation of Neutrophil Toll-Like Receptors in Patients with Acute Severe Leptospirosis: An Observational Study.
Lindow JC, Tsay AJ, Montgomery RR, Reis EAG, Wunder EA, Araújo G, Nery NRR, Mohanty S, Shaw AC, Lee PJ, Reis MG, Ko AI. Elevated Activation of Neutrophil Toll-Like Receptors in Patients with Acute Severe Leptospirosis: An Observational Study. American Journal Of Tropical Medicine And Hygiene 2019, 101: 585-589. PMID: 31333152, PMCID: PMC6726964, DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.19-0160.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSevere leptospirosisActivation markersDisease severityNeutrophil Toll-like receptorToll-like receptor 2Acute severe leptospirosisHospitalized leptospirosis patientsNeutrophil activation markersEarly immune responseToll-like receptorsSevere disease outcomesHigh initial bacterial loadFebrile infectionsOrgan dysfunctionLeptospirosis patientsPeripheral neutrophilsNeutrophil responseHealthy controlsImmune mechanismsDisease outcomeObservational studyImmune responseSevere diseaseReceptor 2Tissue damage
1996
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