Wolbachia- and Onchocerca volvulus-induced keratitis (River blindness) is dependent on myeloid differentiation factor 88

Illona Gillette-Ferguson; Amy G. Hise; Yan Sun; Eugenia Diaconu; Helen F. McGarry; Mark Taylor; Eric Pearlman

doi:10.1128/iai.74.4.2442-2445.2006

Wolbachia- and Onchocerca volvulus-induced keratitis (River blindness) is dependent on myeloid differentiation factor 88

Illona Gillette-Ferguson
, Amy G. Hise
, Yan Sun
, Eugenia Diaconu
, Helen F. McGarry
, Mark Taylor
, Eric Pearlman

Tropical Disease Biology

Case Western Reserve University
Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine

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Abstract

Endosymbiotic Wolbachia bacteria that infect the filarial nematode Onchocerca volvulus were previously found to have an essential role in the pathogenesis of river blindness. The current study demonstrates that corneal inflammation induced by Wolbachia or O. volvulus antigens containing Wolbachia is completely dependent on expression of myeloid differentiation factor 88.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	2442-2445
Number of pages	4
Journal	Infection and Immunity
Volume	74
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1128/iai.74.4.2442-2445.2006
Publication status	Published - 1 Apr 2006

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