Lyme neuroborreliosis: Cerebrospinal fluid contains myelin protein-reactive cells secreting interferon-γ

European Journal of Neurology

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 122-129

  Wang, W Z ^a,b   Fredrikson, S ^a   Xiao, B G ^a   Sun, J B ^a   Kostulas, V ^a   Link, H ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b HARBIN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Autoimmunity; Interferon ; Lyme neuroborreliosis; Myelin basic protein; T lymphocytes

Indexed keywords

AUTOANTIBODY; DOXYCYCLINE; GAMMA INTERFERON; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G ANTIBODY; MYELIN BASIC PROTEIN; PENICILLIN G; PROTEOLIPID PROTEIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUTOIMMUNITY; BORRELIA BURGDORFERI; BRAIN INFECTION; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID ANALYSIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HELPER CELL; HUMAN; LYME DISEASE; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SECRETORY CELL; T LYMPHOCYTE; TENSION HEADACHE; TIME;

EID: 0029936560     PISSN: 13515101     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-1331.1996.tb00203.x     Document Type: Article

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