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024a https://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:liu:diva-412512 URI
024a https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2249.2007.03474.x2 DOI
040 a (SwePub)liu
041 a engb eng
042 9 SwePub
072 7a ref2 swepub-contenttype
072 7a art2 swepub-publicationtype
100a Ekerfelt, Christina,d 1957-u Linköpings universitet,Klinisk immunologi,Hälsouniversitetet4 aut0 (Swepub:liu)chrek55
2451 0a Mercury exposure as a model for deviation of cytokine responses in experimental Lyme arthritis :b HgCl2 treatment decreases T helper cell type 1-like responses and arthritis severity but delays eradication of Borrelia burgdorferi in C3H/HeN mice
264 c 2007-08-02
264 1b Oxford University Press (OUP),c 2007
338 a print2 rdacarrier
520 a Lyme borreliosis is a complex infection, where some individuals develop so-called ‘chronic borreliosis’. The pathogenetic mechanisms are unknown, but the type of immune response is probably important for healing. A strong T helper cell type 1 (Th1)-like response has been suggested as crucial for eradication of Borrelia and for avoiding development of chronic disease. Many studies aimed at altering the Th1/Th2 balance in Lyme arthritis employed mice deficient in cytokine genes, but the outcome has not been clear-cut, due possibly to the high redundancy of cytokines. This study aimed at studying the importance of the Th1/Th2 balance in murine Borrelia arthritis by using the Th2-deviating effect of subtoxic doses of inorganic mercury. Ninety-eight C3H/HeN mice were divided into four groups: Borrelia-infected (Bb), Borrelia-infected exposed to HgCl2 (BbHg), controls exposed to HgCl2 alone and normal controls. Mice were killed on days 3, 16, 44 and 65 post-Borrelia inoculation. Arthritis severity was evaluated by histology, spirochaetal load determined by Borrelia culture, IgG2a- and IgE-levels analysed by enzyme-linked immunosorbemt assay (ELISA) and cytokine-secreting cells detected by enzyme-linked immunospot (ELISPOT). BbHg mice showed less severe histological arthritis, but delayed eradication of spirochaetes compared to Bb mice, associated with increased levels of IgE (Th2-induced) and decreased levels of IgG2a (Th1-induced), consistent with a Th2-deviation. Both the numbers of Th1 and Th2 cytokine-secreting cells were reduced in BbHg mice, possibly explained by the fact that numbers of cytokine-secreting cells do not correlate with cytokine concentration. In conclusion, this study supports the hypothesis that a Th1-like response is required for optimal eradication of Borrelia.
653 a MEDICINE
653 a MEDICIN
700a Andersson, M.u Linköpings universitet,Klinisk immunologi,Hälsouniversitetet4 aut
700a Olausson, Anna,d 1981-u Linköpings universitet,Klinisk immunologi,Hälsouniversitetet4 aut0 (Swepub:liu)annol01
700a Bergström, S.u Department of Microbiology, University of Umeå, Umeå, Sweden4 aut
700a Hultman, Per,d 1957-u Linköpings universitet,Institutionen för molekylär och klinisk medicin,Hälsouniversitetet4 aut0 (Swepub:liu)perhu66
710a Linköpings universitetb Klinisk immunologi4 org
773t Clinical and Experimental Immunologyd : Oxford University Press (OUP)g 150:1, s. 189-197q 150:1<189-197x 0009-9104x 1365-2249
856u https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdfdirect/10.1111/j.1365-2249.2007.03474.x
8564 8u https://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:liu:diva-41251
8564 8u https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2249.2007.03474.x

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