Possible role of glial cells in the onset and progression of Lyme neuroborreliosis

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Lyme neuroborreliosis (LNB) may present as meningitis, cranial neuropathy, acute radiculoneuropathy or, rarely, as encephalomyelitis. We hypothesized that glia, upon exposure to <it>Borrelia burgdorferi</it>, the Lyme dis...

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Main Authors: Jacobs Mary B, Martin Dale S, Mottram Peter, Morici Lisa A, Ribka Erin P, Gill Amy, Borda Juan T, Ramesh Geeta, Didier Peter J, Philipp Mario T
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2009-08-01
Series:Journal of Neuroinflammation
Online Access:http://www.jneuroinflammation.com/content/6/1/23