T Cells Exacerbate Lyme Borreliosis in TLR2-Deficient Mice

Infection of humans with the spirochete, Borrelia burgdorferi, causes Lyme borreliosis and can lead to clinical manifestations such as arthritis, carditis, and neurological conditions. Experimental infection of mice recapitulates many of these symptoms and serves as a model system for the investigat...

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Main Authors: Lasky, Carrie E., Pratt, Carmela L., Hilliard, Kinsey A., Jones, John L., Brown, Charles R.
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2016
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5093308/