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Cutting edge: CD1d deficiency impairs murine host defense against the spirochete, Borrelia burgdorferi.
Journal of immunology (Baltimore, Md. : 1950) - 1 Nov 2000
Kumar H, Belperron A, Barthold S W, Bockenstedt L K
Abstract excerpt
CD1 molecules can present microbial lipid Ag to T cells, suggesting that they participate in host defense against pathogens. In this study, we examined the role of CD1d in resistance to infection with the Lyme disease spirochete, Borrelia burgdorferi (Bb), an organism with proinflammatory lipid A...
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