[INF-gamma and GM-CSF concentrations in serum of patients with Lyme disease].

Lyme borreliosis is a disease caused by Borrelia burgdorferi spirochete. The purpose of this study was to INF-gamma and GM-CSF concentrations in patients with Lyme borreliosis before and after treatment. The analyzed group consisted of 60 patients diagnosed with tick Spirochetosis. INF-gamma and GM-CSF concentration before treatment was increased when compared with controls. After treatment it was the same as the value of controls. The increase in IFN-gamma and GM-CSF concentration in serum of patients with Lyme disease may be due to T lymphocyte activation caused by Borrelia burgdorferi spirochete.