Effects of dexamethasone and meloxicam on Borrelia burgdorferi-induced inflammation in glial and neuronal cells of the central nervous system

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• 作者：Geeta Ramesh ; Alejandra N. Martinez ; Dale S. Martin…
• 关键词：Lyme neuroborreliosis ; Borrelia burgdorferi ; Inflammation ; Apoptosis ; Dexamethasone ; Meloxicam
• 刊名：Journal of Neuroinflammation
• 出版年：2017
• 出版时间：December 2017
• 年：2017
• 卷：14
• 期：1
• 全文大小：4574KB
• 刊物主题：Neurosciences; Neurology; Neurobiology; Immunology;
• 出版者：BioMed Central
• ISSN：1742-2094
• 卷排序：14

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BackgroundLyme neuroborreliosis (LNB), caused by the spirochete Borrelia burgdorferi (Bb), affects both the central and peripheral nervous systems. Previously, we reported that in a model of acute LNB in rhesus monkeys, treatment with the anti-inflammatory drug dexamethasone significantly reduced both pleocytosis and levels of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) immune mediators that were induced by Bb. Dexamethasone also inhibited the formation of inflammatory, neurodegenerative, and demyelinating lesions in the brain and spinal cord of these animals. In contrast, these signs were evident in the infected animals that were left untreated or in those that were treated with meloxicam, a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug.