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Clonal accumulation of activated CD8+ T cells in the central nervous system during the early phase of neuroborreliosis.
The Journal of infectious diseases - 15 Mar 2003
Jacobsen Marc, Zhou Dun, Cepok Sabine, Nessler Stefan, Happel Michael, Stei Susanne, Wilske Bettina, Sommer Norbert, Hemmer Bernhard
Abstract excerpt
Borrelia burgdorferi may cause an acute infection of the central nervous system (CNS) that rarely leads to chronic disease. To characterize host immunity to B. burgdorferi in humans, we performed serial T cell receptor (TCR) variable beta (TCRBV) chain analyses in blood and cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) samples from 10 patients with acute neuroborreliosis. In most patients, we found significant differences in TCRBV...
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