Variable major lipoprotein is a principal TNF-inducing factor of louse-borne relapsing fever.
Massive release of tumor necrosis factor is responsible for the potentially fatal larisch-Herxheimer reaction that follows antibiotic treatment of relapsing fever due to Borrelia recurrentis. We have undertaken the quantitative purification of the components of B. recurrentis that stimulate human mo...
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| Format: | Journal article |
| Language: | English |
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1998
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