2013
A case of meningoencephalitis by the relapsing fever spirochaete Borrelia miyamotoi in Europe
Hovius JW, de Wever B, Sohne M, Brouwer MC, Coumou J, Wagemakers A, Oei A, Knol H, Narasimhan S, Hodiamont CJ, Jahfari S, Pals ST, Horlings HM, Fikrig E, Sprong H, van Oers MH. A case of meningoencephalitis by the relapsing fever spirochaete Borrelia miyamotoi in Europe. The Lancet 2013, 382: 658. PMID: 23953389, PMCID: PMC3987849, DOI: 10.1016/s0140-6736(13)61644-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAgedAnimalsBorreliaHumansImmunocompromised HostIxodesMaleMeningoencephalitisNetherlandsRelapsing Fever
2010
Increased TLR4 Expression and Downstream Cytokine Production in Immunosuppressed Adults Compared to Non-Immunosuppressed Adults
Dunne DW, Shaw A, Bockenstedt LK, Allore HG, Chen S, Malawista SE, Leng L, Mizue Y, Piecychna M, Zhang L, Towle V, Bucala R, Montgomery RR, Fikrig E. Increased TLR4 Expression and Downstream Cytokine Production in Immunosuppressed Adults Compared to Non-Immunosuppressed Adults. PLOS ONE 2010, 5: e11343. PMID: 20596538, PMCID: PMC2893205, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0011343.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultCytokinesEnzyme-Linked Immunosorbent AssayFemaleHumansImmunocompetenceImmunocompromised HostMaleMiddle AgedToll-Like Receptor 4ConceptsNon-immunosuppressed adultsMIF levelsImmunosuppressive medicationsAutoimmune diseasesIL-8Cytokine productionMonocyte Toll-like receptor (TLR) expressionInnate immunityToll-like receptor expressionEnhanced innate immune responseAltered host immunityAutoimmune disease groupDownstream cytokine productionNon-immunosuppressed individualsUnderlying autoimmune diseaseFeatures of patientsHuman peripheral blood monocytesTLR4 surface expressionCytokine IL-8Number of patientsSurface expressionPeripheral blood monocytesInnate immune responseRisk of infectionImmunosuppressed adults