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ABSTRACT:
ORGANISM(S): Homo sapiens
SUBMITTER: FrM-CM-)dM-CM-)ric Schramm
PROVIDER: E-GEOD-31740 | biostudies-arrayexpress |
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-arrayexpress
Schramm Frédéric F Kern Aurélie A Barthel Cathy C Nadaud Sophie S Meyer Nicolas N Jaulhac Benoît B Boulanger Nathalie N
PloS one 20120629 6
In Lyme borreliosis, the skin is the key site of bacterial inoculation by the infected tick, and of cutaneous manifestations, erythema migrans and acrodermatitis chronica atrophicans. We explored the role of fibroblasts, the resident cells of the dermis, in the development of the disease. Using microarray experiments, we compared the inflammation of fibroblasts induced by three strains of Borrelia burgdorferi sensu stricto isolated from different environments and stages of Lyme disease: N40 (tic ...[more]