Compartmentalization of antigen specific cytokine responses to the central nervous system in CNS borreliosis: Secretion of IFN-γ predominates over IL-4 secretion in response to outer surface proteins of lyme disease Borrelia spirochetes

Journal of Neuroimmunology

Volumn 79, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 155-162

  Ekerfelt, C ^a   Ernerudh, J ^a   Bunikis, J ^b   Vrethem, M ^a   Aagesen, J ^c   Roberg, M ^a   Bergstrom S ^b   Forsberg, P ^a  

^a LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c RYHOV COUNTY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Borrelia; CNS; ELISPOT; IFN ; IL 4

Indexed keywords

CYTOKINE; GAMMA INTERFERON; OUTER MEMBRANE PROTEIN;

ANTIBODY PRODUCTION; ANTIGEN SPECIFICITY; ARTICLE; BORRELIA INFECTION; CELL COMPARTMENTALIZATION; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM INFECTION; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMMUNE RESPONSE; LYME DISEASE; MACROPHAGE ACTIVATION; OUTER MEMBRANE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPIROCHETE;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BORRELIA; BORRELIA INFECTIONS; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; CHILD; CYTOKINES; EPITOPES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERFERON TYPE II; INTERLEUKIN-4; LYME DISEASE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SPIROCHAETALES;

EID: 0030810233     PISSN: 01655728     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0165-5728(97)00118-5     Document Type: Article

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