2004
Myeloid Differentiation Antigen 88 Deficiency Impairs Pathogen Clearance but Does Not Alter Inflammation in Borrelia burgdorferi-Infected Mice
Liu N, Montgomery RR, Barthold SW, Bockenstedt LK. Myeloid Differentiation Antigen 88 Deficiency Impairs Pathogen Clearance but Does Not Alter Inflammation in Borrelia burgdorferi-Infected Mice. Infection And Immunity 2004, 72: 3195-3203. PMID: 15155621, PMCID: PMC415708, DOI: 10.1128/iai.72.6.3195-3203.2004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdaptor Proteins, Signal TransducingAnimalsAntibodies, BacterialAntigens, DifferentiationArthritisBorrelia burgdorferiDNA, BacterialInflammationLyme DiseaseMacrophages, PeritonealMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, KnockoutMyeloid Differentiation Factor 88MyocarditisOpsonin ProteinsPhagocytosisReceptors, ImmunologicUrineConceptsToll-like receptor 2Days of infectionPathogen burdenWT miceAcute inflammationB. burgdorferi-specific antibodyPathogen-specific adaptive immunityMyD88-dependent signaling pathwaysTumor necrosis factor alphaBurgdorferi-specific antibodiesImmunoglobulin G1 responsesTLR2-deficient miceInnate immune cellsBorrelia burgdorferiNecrosis factor alphaWild-type miceIgM titersImmune cellsInflammatory responseFactor alphaAdaptive immunitySpirochete Borrelia burgdorferiWT macrophagesReceptor 2Pathogen clearance
1998
Modulation of Murine Lyme Borreliosis by Interruption of the B7/CD28 T-Cell Costimulatory Pathway
Shanafelt M, Kang I, Barthold S, Bockenstedt L. Modulation of Murine Lyme Borreliosis by Interruption of the B7/CD28 T-Cell Costimulatory Pathway. Infection And Immunity 1998, 66: 266-271. PMID: 9423867, PMCID: PMC107886, DOI: 10.1128/iai.66.1.266-271.1998.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAbataceptAnimalsAntibodies, BacterialAntibodies, BlockingAntigens, CDAntigens, DifferentiationArthritis, InfectiousB7-1 AntigenB7-2 AntigenCD28 AntigensCTLA-4 AntigenFemaleImmunoconjugatesImmunoglobulin GInterferon-gammaInterleukin-4Lyme DiseaseLymphocyte ActivationMembrane GlycoproteinsMiceMice, Inbred BALB CSpecific Pathogen-Free OrganismsTh1 CellsTh2 CellsUp-Regulation