| Literature DB >> 8641753 |
E Isogai1, K Kimura, N Fujii, T Nishikawa, N Ishii, D Postic, G Baranton, H Isogai.
Abstract
This study describes a role of platelet-activating factor (PAF) as a potential inducer of inflammation in infection with Borrelia burgdorferi. Two approaches were taken. The first involved the use of a PAF antagonist to show the lack of an inflammatory response in skin lesions. The second was to show that the PAF antagonist reduced platelet aggregation when the spirochetes were incubated with polymorphonuclear leukocytes.Entities:
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Year: 1996 PMID: 8641753 PMCID: PMC173874 DOI: 10.1128/iai.64.3.1026-1029.1996
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Infect Immun ISSN: 0019-9567 Impact factor: 3.441