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ArticleInfection and immunity2001

Modulation of cytokine release in ex vivo-stimulated blood from borreliosis patients.

I Diterich, L Härter, D Hassler, A Wendel, T Hartung

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Article in Infection and immunity, 2001. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 15 papers.

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15citing papers in PubMed
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15 citing papers in PubMed, 51 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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5 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

I DiterichBiochemical Pharmacology, Department of Biology, University of Konstanz, D-78457 Konstanz, Germany.
L Härter
D Hassler
A Wendel
T Hartung
University of Konstanz · DE

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

In lipopolysaccharide-stimulated blood from 71 late-stage borreliosis patients, the ex vivo cytokine release capacity of tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF-alpha) and gamma interferon (IFN-gamma) was reduced to 28% +/- 5% and to 31% +/- 5% (P < or = 0.001), respectively, compared to that of 24 healthy controls. White blood cell counts were normal in both groups. To investigate direct interactions between the pathogen and the immune cells, blood from healthy controls was exposed in vitro to live or heat-killed Borrelia or to Borrelia lysate. Compared to the pattern induced by bacterial endotoxins, a reduced release of TNF-alpha and IFN-gamma and an enhanced secretion of interleukin-10 and granulocyte colony-stimulating factor was found. In blood from 10 borreliosis patients stimulated with Borrelia lysate, TNF-alpha formation was decreased to 31% +/- 14% and IFN-gamma formation was decreased to 8% +/- 3% (P < or = 0.001) compared to the cytokine response of blood from healthy controls (n = 24). We propose to consider anti-inflammatory changes in the blood cytokine response capacity elicited by Borrelia as a condition that might favor the persistence of the spirochete.

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AdolescentAdultAgedAged, 80 and overBorrelia burgdorferi GroupCytokinesFemaleGranulocyte Colony-Stimulating FactorHumansInterferon-gammaInterleukin-10LipopolysaccharidesLyme DiseaseMaleMiddle AgedTumor Necrosis Factor-alphaCytokinesGranulocyte Colony-Stimulating FactorInterferon-gammaInterleukin-10LipopolysaccharidesTumor Necrosis Factor-alpha

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PMID11159956
PMCPMC97940
OpenAlexW2152242803

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