Molecular mimicry to Borrelia burgdorferi: Pathway to autoimmunity?

Autoimmunity

Volumn 37, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 387-392

  Bolz, Devin D ^a   Weis, Janis J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Arthritis; Autoimmunity; B. burgdorferi; Lyme borreliosis

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; HLA DR ANTIGEN; LYMPHOCYTE FUNCTION ASSOCIATED ANTIGEN 1; MAJOR HISTOCOMPATIBILITY ANTIGEN CLASS 2; OUTER SURFACE PROTEIN A; TOLL LIKE RECEPTOR 2;

ANTIGEN PRESENTING CELL; AUTOIMMUNE DISEASE; AUTOIMMUNITY; BACTERIAL ARTHRITIS; BORRELIA BURGDORFERI; CHRONIC ARTHRITIS; CHRONIC DISEASE; CROSS REACTION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HUMAN; IMMUNE RESPONSE; IMMUNOPATHOGENESIS; LYME DISEASE; MOLECULAR MIMICRY; NONHUMAN; PERSISTENT INFECTION; REVIEW; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; T LYMPHOCYTE ACTIVATION;

ANTIGENS, SURFACE; AUTOIMMUNITY; BACTERIAL OUTER MEMBRANE PROTEINS; BACTERIAL VACCINES; BORRELIA BURGDORFERI; CHRONIC DISEASE; HUMANS; LIPOPROTEINS; LYME DISEASE; LYMPHOCYTE FUNCTION-ASSOCIATED ANTIGEN-1; MOLECULAR MIMICRY; T-LYMPHOCYTES;

EID: 11944252663     PISSN: 08916934     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08916930410001713098     Document Type: Review

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