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Cytotoxic mechanisms may play a role in the local immune response in the central nervous system in neuroborreliosis.
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PMID:  21056912     Owner:  NLM     Status:  In-Data-Review    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Aiming to investigate the role of cytotoxic mechanisms in neuroborreliosis (NB), the cytokines IL-2, IL-7, IL-10, IL-12p70, IL-15, GM-CSF and the Th17-cytokine IL-17 were analyzed in cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) and plasma from NB-patients. NB-patients showed increased levels in CSF compared to controls of all analyzed cytokines except IL-15 but not in plasma. Blood lymphocytes from three NB-patients showed functional cytotoxicity in response to autologous Borrelia-infected macrophages. The findings support a role for cytotoxic mechanisms in the local immune response in NB and in addition suggest an increase of IL-17.
Authors:
Marika Nordberg; Pia Forsberg; Anna Johansson; Dag Nyman; Christian Jansson; Jan Ernerudh; Christina Ekerfelt
Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article     Date:  2010-11-05
Journal Detail:
Title:  Journal of neuroimmunology     Volume:  232     ISSN:  1872-8421     ISO Abbreviation:  J. Neuroimmunol.     Publication Date:  2011 Mar 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2011-03-09     Completed Date:  -     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  8109498     Medline TA:  J Neuroimmunol     Country:  Netherlands    
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Languages:  eng     Pagination:  186-93     Citation Subset:  IM    
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Copyright © 2010 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
Affiliation:
Linköping University, Dept. of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Division of Infectious Medicine, Linköping, Sweden; Åland Borrelia group, Åland Central Hospital, Mariehamn, Åland, Finland.
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