---
_id: '12962'
abstract:
- lang: eng
  text: "Background\r\nBorrelia burgdorferi is a tick-borne spirochete that causes
    Lyme borreliosis (LB). After an initial tick bite, it spreads from the deposition
    site in the dermis to distant tissues of the host. It is generally believed that
    this spirochete disseminates via the hematogenous route. Borrelia persica causes
    relapsing fever and is able to replicate in the blood stream. Currently the exact
    dissemination pathway of LB pathogens in the host is not known and controversially
    discussed.\r\nMethods\r\nIn this study, we established a strict intravenous infection
    murine model using host-adapted spirochetes. Survival capacity and infectivity
    of host-adapted B. burgdorferi sensu stricto (Bbss) were compared to those of
    B. persica (Bp) after either intradermal (ID) injection into the dorsal skin of
    immunocompetent mice or strict intravenous (IV) inoculation via the jugular vein.
    By in vitro culture and PCR, viable spirochetes and their DNA load in peripheral
    blood were periodically monitored during a 49/50-day course post-injection, as
    well as in various tissue samples collected at day 49/50. Specific antibodies
    in individual plasma/serum samples were detected with serological methods.\r\nResults\r\nRegardless
    of ID or IV injection, DNA of Bp was present in blood samples up to day 24 post-challenge,
    while no Bbss was detectable in the blood circulation during the complete observation
    period. In contrast to the brain tropism of Bp, Bbss spirochetes were found in
    ear, skin, joint, bladder, and heart tissue samples of only ID-inoculated mice.
    All tested tissues collected from IV-challenged mice were negative for traces
    of Bbss. ELISA testing of serum samples showed that Bp induced gradually increasing
    antibody levels after ID or IV inoculation, while Bbss did so only after ID injection
    but not after IV inoculation.\r\nConclusions\r\nThis study allows us to draw the
    following conclusions: (i) Bp survives in the blood and disseminates to the host’s
    brain via the hematogenous route; and (ii) Bbss, in contrast, is cleared rapidly
    from the blood stream and is a tissue-bound spirochete."
article_number: '191'
author:
- first_name: Liucun
  full_name: Liang, Liucun
  last_name: Liang
- first_name: Jinyong
  full_name: Wang, Jinyong
  last_name: Wang
- first_name: Lucas
  full_name: Schorter, Lucas
  last_name: Schorter
- first_name: Thu Phong
  full_name: Nguyen Trong, Thu Phong
  last_name: Nguyen Trong
- first_name: Shari
  full_name: Fell, Shari
  last_name: Fell
- first_name: Sebastian
  full_name: Ulrich, Sebastian
  id: '85847'
  last_name: Ulrich
  orcid: 0000-0002-4511-9537
- first_name: Reinhard K.
  full_name: Straubinger, Reinhard K.
  last_name: Straubinger
citation:
  ama: Liang L, Wang J, Schorter L, et al. Rapid clearance of Borrelia burgdorferi
    from the blood circulation. <i>Parasites &#38; vectors</i>. 2020;13(1). doi:<a
    href="https://doi.org/10.1186/s13071-020-04060-y">10.1186/s13071-020-04060-y</a>
  apa: Liang, L., Wang, J., Schorter, L., Nguyen Trong, T. P., Fell, S., Ulrich, S.,
    &#38; Straubinger, R. K. (2020). Rapid clearance of Borrelia burgdorferi from
    the blood circulation. <i>Parasites &#38; Vectors</i>, <i>13</i>(1), Article 191.
    <a href="https://doi.org/10.1186/s13071-020-04060-y">https://doi.org/10.1186/s13071-020-04060-y</a>
  bjps: <b>Liang L <i>et al.</i></b> (2020) Rapid Clearance of Borrelia Burgdorferi
    from the Blood Circulation. <i>Parasites &#38; vectors</i> <b>13</b>.
  chicago: Liang, Liucun, Jinyong Wang, Lucas Schorter, Thu Phong Nguyen Trong, Shari
    Fell, Sebastian Ulrich, and Reinhard K. Straubinger. “Rapid Clearance of Borrelia
    Burgdorferi from the Blood Circulation.” <i>Parasites &#38; Vectors</i> 13, no.
    1 (2020). <a href="https://doi.org/10.1186/s13071-020-04060-y">https://doi.org/10.1186/s13071-020-04060-y</a>.
  chicago-de: Liang, Liucun, Jinyong Wang, Lucas Schorter, Thu Phong Nguyen Trong,
    Shari Fell, Sebastian Ulrich und Reinhard K. Straubinger. 2020. Rapid clearance
    of Borrelia burgdorferi from the blood circulation. <i>Parasites &#38; vectors</i>
    13, Nr. 1. doi:<a href="https://doi.org/10.1186/s13071-020-04060-y">10.1186/s13071-020-04060-y</a>,
    .
  din1505-2-1: '<span style="font-variant:small-caps;">Liang, Liucun</span> ; <span
    style="font-variant:small-caps;">Wang, Jinyong</span> ; <span style="font-variant:small-caps;">Schorter,
    Lucas</span> ; <span style="font-variant:small-caps;">Nguyen Trong, Thu Phong</span>
    ; <span style="font-variant:small-caps;">Fell, Shari</span> ; <span style="font-variant:small-caps;">Ulrich,
    Sebastian</span> ; <span style="font-variant:small-caps;">Straubinger, Reinhard
    K.</span>: Rapid clearance of Borrelia burgdorferi from the blood circulation.
    In: <i>Parasites &#38; vectors</i> Bd. 13. London, BioMed Central  (2020), Nr. 1'
  havard: L. Liang, J. Wang, L. Schorter, T.P. Nguyen Trong, S. Fell, S. Ulrich, R.K.
    Straubinger, Rapid clearance of Borrelia burgdorferi from the blood circulation,
    Parasites &#38; Vectors. 13 (2020).
  ieee: 'L. Liang <i>et al.</i>, “Rapid clearance of Borrelia burgdorferi from the
    blood circulation,” <i>Parasites &#38; vectors</i>, vol. 13, no. 1, Art. no. 191,
    2020, doi: <a href="https://doi.org/10.1186/s13071-020-04060-y">10.1186/s13071-020-04060-y</a>.'
  mla: Liang, Liucun, et al. “Rapid Clearance of Borrelia Burgdorferi from the Blood
    Circulation.” <i>Parasites &#38; Vectors</i>, vol. 13, no. 1, 191, 2020, <a href="https://doi.org/10.1186/s13071-020-04060-y">https://doi.org/10.1186/s13071-020-04060-y</a>.
  short: L. Liang, J. Wang, L. Schorter, T.P. Nguyen Trong, S. Fell, S. Ulrich, R.K.
    Straubinger, Parasites &#38; Vectors 13 (2020).
  ufg: '<b>Liang, Liucun u. a.</b>: Rapid clearance of Borrelia burgdorferi from the
    blood circulation, in: <i>Parasites &#38; vectors</i> 13 (2020), H. 1.'
  van: Liang L, Wang J, Schorter L, Nguyen Trong TP, Fell S, Ulrich S, et al. Rapid
    clearance of Borrelia burgdorferi from the blood circulation. Parasites &#38;
    vectors. 2020;13(1).
date_created: 2025-06-15T10:13:30Z
date_updated: 2025-06-17T14:17:27Z
department:
- _id: DEP4010
doi: 10.1186/s13071-020-04060-y
extern: '1'
intvolume: '        13'
issue: '1'
keyword:
- Lyme borreliosis
- Borrelia burgdorferi
- Tick-borne relapsing fever
- Borrelia persica
- Blood clearance
language:
- iso: eng
place: London
publication: Parasites & vectors
publication_identifier:
  issn:
  - 1756-3305
publication_status: published
publisher: 'BioMed Central '
quality_controlled: '1'
status: public
title: Rapid clearance of Borrelia burgdorferi from the blood circulation
type: scientific_journal_article
user_id: '83781'
volume: 13
year: '2020'
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