Anaplasma phagocytophilum-infected neutrophils enhance transmigration of Borrelia burgdorferi across the human blood brain barrier in vitro

International Journal for Parasitology

Volumn 36, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 601-605

  Nyarko, E ^a   Grab, D J ^a   Dumler, J S ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Anaplasma phagocytophilum; Borrelia burgdorferi; Co infection; Endothelial cells; Lyme disease; Neutrophils

Indexed keywords

BLOOD SYSTEM DISORDER; ENZYME; HEMOPARASITE; INFECTIOUS DISEASE; LYME DISEASE; NERVOUS SYSTEM; PATHOGEN; TRANSMIGRATION;

ANAPLASMA PHAGOCYTOPHILUM; ARTICLE; BLOOD BRAIN BARRIER; BORRELIA BURGDORFERI; CELL CULTURE; CELL MIGRATION; ELECTRIC RESISTANCE; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; ENZYME SYNTHESIS; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; NEUTROPHIL; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SPIROCHETE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

ANAPLASMA PHAGOCYTOPHILUM; BLOOD-BRAIN BARRIER; BORRELIA BURGDORFERI; CELLS, CULTURED; COCULTURE TECHNIQUES; EHRLICHIOSIS; ENDOTHELIAL CELLS; ENDOTHELIUM, VASCULAR; HUMANS; LYME DISEASE; NEUTROPHILS;

ACARI; ANAPLASMA PHAGOCYTOPHILUM; BORRELIA BURGDORFERI; IXODES; RICKETTSIA; SPIROCHAETALES;

EID: 33646367875     PISSN: 00207519     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpara.2006.01.014     Document Type: Article

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