2000
Functional Competence of Peritoneal Macrophages in Murine Lyme Borreliosis
Montgomery R, Palmarozza R, Beck D, Ngo E, Joiner K, Malawista S. Functional Competence of Peritoneal Macrophages in Murine Lyme Borreliosis. Inflammation 2000, 24: 277-288. DOI: 10.1023/a:1007017630980.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPeritoneal macrophagesB-cell activation markersCell activation markersMurine Lyme borreliosisProportion of lymphocytesSensitive functional measuresAcridine orange vital stainingState of activationActivation markersInfected miceLavage fluidConfocal microscopyChronic diseasesT cellsImmune clearanceSuch micePeritoneal cavityPhagocyte functionUninfected controlsMacrophage functionB cellsToxoplasma gondiiInfected animalsLyme borreliosisFunctional measures
1997
Temporal pattern of Borrelia burgdorferi p21 expression in ticks and the mammalian host.
Das S, Barthold SW, Giles SS, Montgomery RR, Telford SR, Fikrig E. Temporal pattern of Borrelia burgdorferi p21 expression in ticks and the mammalian host. Journal Of Clinical Investigation 1997, 99: 987-995. PMID: 9062357, PMCID: PMC507907, DOI: 10.1172/jci119264.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAntibodies, BacterialAntigens, BacterialAntigens, SurfaceArthritis, InfectiousBacterial Outer Membrane ProteinsBacterial ProteinsBacterial VaccinesBorrelia burgdorferi GroupElectrophoresis, Gel, Pulsed-FieldEnzyme-Linked Immunosorbent AssayFemaleFlagellinFluorescent Antibody Technique, IndirectGene Expression Regulation, BacterialHumansImmunizationImmunization, PassiveImmunoblottingIxodesLipoproteinsLyme DiseaseMiceMice, Inbred C3HPlasmidsPolymerase Chain ReactionRecombinant ProteinsRNA, MessengerTime FactorsConceptsInfected miceHumoral responseLate-stage Lyme diseaseMarkers of infectionCourse of diseaseMurine Lyme borreliosisB. burgdorferiB. burgdorferi infectionHuman humoral responseIxodes dammini ticksBurgdorferi-infected miceLyme arthritisActive immunizationMammalian hostsPassive transferBurgdorferi infectionC3H miceMurine infectionDay 14P21 antibodyP21 expressionLyme borreliosisLyme diseaseMiceInfection