Natural killer cell counts are not different between patients with post-Lyme disease syndrome and controls.
It has been reported that patients with "chronic Lyme disease" have a decreased number of natural killer cells, as defined by the CD57 marker. We performed immunophenotyping in 9 individuals with post-Lyme disease syndrome, 12 who recovered from Lyme disease, and 9 healthy volunteers. The number of natural killer cells was not significantly different between the groups.
Marques
Adriana
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Laboratory of Clinical Infectious Diseases, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, NIH, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA. amarques@niaid.nih.gov
Brown
Margaret R
MR
Fleisher
Thomas A
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D018959:CD57 Antigens / Q000032:analysis; D002452:Cell Count; D005260:Female; D005434:Flow Cytometry; D006801:Humans; D007694:Killer Cells, Natural / Q000737:chemistry / Q000276:immunology*; D008193:Lyme Disease / Q000276:immunology*; D016131:Lymphocyte Subsets / Q000276:immunology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged
D018959:CD57 Antigens