| Literature DB >> 9317045 |
J Anguita1, S Samanta, S W Barthold, E Fikrig.
Abstract
The administration of interleukin-12 (IL-12) antibodies to Borrelia burgdorferi-infected C3H/HeN-scid mice increased the severity of acute Lyme arthritis. These results contrasted with the reduction of Lyme arthritis by IL-12 antibodies in immunocompetent animals. These data suggest that downregulation of innate immunity in SCID mice in the absence of B- and T-cell responses leads to an exacerbation of joint inflammation.Entities:
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Year: 1997 PMID: 9317045 PMCID: PMC175621 DOI: 10.1128/iai.65.10.4334-4336.1997
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Infect Immun ISSN: 0019-9567 Impact factor: 3.441