Bovine gammadelta T-cell responses to the intracellular protozoan parasite Theileria parva.

abstract：:The fucose-mannose ligand (FML) complex of Leishmania donovani is a promising vaccine candidate against murine and canine visceral leishmaniasis, and its main component is a 36-kDa nucleoside hydrolase (NH36). In this study, we tested the immune response and protection induced by the purified FML, the recombinant NH36...

journal_title：Infection and immunity

authors： Aguilar-Be I,da Silva Zardo R,Paraguai de Souza E,Borja-Cabrera GP,Rosado-Vallado M,Mut-Martin M,García-Miss Mdel R,Palatnik de Sousa CB,Dumonteil E

更新日期：2005-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Toxoplasma gondii infects both hematopoietic and nonhematopoietic cells and can cause cerebral and ocular toxoplasmosis, as a result of either congenital or postnatally acquired infections. Host protection likely acts at both cellular levels to control the parasite. CD40 is a key factor for protection against cerebral...

journal_title：Infection and immunity

authors： Van Grol J,Muniz-Feliciano L,Portillo JA,Bonilha VL,Subauste CS

更新日期：2013-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Exoenzyme Y (ExoY) is a type III secretion system effector found in 90% of the Pseudomonas aeruginosa isolates. Although it is known that ExoY is a soluble nucleotidyl cyclase that increases the cytoplasmic levels of nucleoside 3',5'-cyclic monophosphates (cNMPs) to mediate endothelial Tau phosphorylation and permeabi...

journal_title：Infection and immunity

authors： He C,Zhou Y,Liu F,Liu H,Tan H,Jin S,Wu W,Ge B

更新日期：2017-08-18 00:00:00

abstract：:Gender is a significant factor in determining the susceptibility to and severity of pulmonary diseases in both humans and animals. Murine respiratory mycoplasmosis (MRM), due to Mycoplasma pulmonis infection, is an excellent animal model for evaluation of the role of various host factors on the development of acute or...

journal_title：Infection and immunity

authors： Yancey AL,Watson HL,Cartner SC,Simecka JW

更新日期：2001-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Polyinosinate-polycytidylate [poly(I).poly(C)]-induced interferon production in cultures of human foreskin fibroblast strains was increased by ultraviolet irradiation of cells at the time of exposure to inducer or at 2 h after induction. Incubation of cells with interferon prior to induction (priming) and ultraviolet ...

journal_title：Infection and immunity

authors： Mozes LW,Havell EA,Gradoville ML,Vilcek J

更新日期：1974-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The hydrolysis of urea by ureases of oral bacteria in dental plaque can cause a considerable increase in plaque pH, which can inhibit the development of dental caries. There is also indirect evidence that urea metabolism may promote the formation of calculus and that ammonia release from urea could exacerbate periodon...

journal_title：Infection and immunity

authors： Morou-Bermudez E,Burne RA

更新日期：2000-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Quorum-sensing systems are critical regulators of the expression of virulence factors of various organisms, including Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Las and Rhl are two major quorum-sensing components, and they are regulated by their corresponding autoinducers, N-3-oxododecanoyl homoserine lactone (3-oxo-C(12)-HSL) and N-but...

journal_title：Infection and immunity

authors： Tateda K,Ishii Y,Horikawa M,Matsumoto T,Miyairi S,Pechere JC,Standiford TJ,Ishiguro M,Yamaguchi K

更新日期：2003-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Toll-like receptors (TLRs) are a group of highly conserved molecules that initiate the innate immune response to pathogens by recognizing structural motifs expressed by microbes. We have identified a novel TLR, TLR15, by bioinformatic analysis of the chicken genome, which is distinct from any known vertebrate TLR and ...

journal_title：Infection and immunity

authors： Higgs R,Cormican P,Cahalane S,Allan B,Lloyd AT,Meade K,James T,Lynn DJ,Babiuk LA,O'farrelly C

更新日期：2006-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Type 14 is one of the common types isolated from patients of all ages with infections caused by Streptococcus pneumoniae. Its capsular polysaccharide (Pn14) is composed of a neutrally charged tetrasaccharide repeat unit. Pn14 does not elicit protective levels of antibodies in infants and children and is a less than op...

journal_title：Infection and immunity

authors： Schneerson R,Levi L,Robbins JB,Bryla DM,Schiffman G,Lagergard T

更新日期：1992-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The symptoms of Lyme disease are caused by inflammation induced by species of the Borrelia burgdorferisensu lato complex. The various presentations of Lyme disease in the population suggest that differences exist in the intensity and regulation of the host response to the spirochete. Previous work has described correl...

journal_title：Infection and immunity

authors： Siebers EM,Liedhegner ES,Lawlor MW,Schell RF,Nardelli DT

更新日期：2020-10-19 00:00:00

abstract：:P.69 pertactin (P.69 Prn), an adhesion molecule from the causative agent of pertussis, Bordetella pertussis, is present in cellular and most acellular vaccines that are currently used worldwide. Although both humoral immunity and cellular immunity directed against P.69 Prn have been implicated in protective immune mec...

journal_title：Infection and immunity

authors： Stenger RM,Poelen MC,Moret EE,Kuipers B,Bruijns SC,Hoogerhout P,Hijnen M,King AJ,Mooi FR,Boog CJ,van Els CA

更新日期：2009-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Streptococcus pneumoniae, a Gram-positive bacterial pathogen, causes pneumonia, meningitis, and septicemia. Innate immune responses are critical for the control and pathology of pneumococcal infections. It has been demonstrated that S. pneumoniae induces the production of type I interferons (IFNs) by host cells and th...

journal_title：Infection and immunity

authors： Fang R,Hara H,Sakai S,Hernandez-Cuellar E,Mitsuyama M,Kawamura I,Tsuchiya K

更新日期：2014-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Differences in susceptibility to persistent cryptosporidial infection between two strains of adult athymic nude mice prompted us to investigate the immune mechanism(s) that may control resistance to infection in these T-cell-deficient mice. We studied fecal oocyst shedding, serum and fecal parasite-specific antibody r...

journal_title：Infection and immunity

authors： Adjei AA,Jones JT,Riggs MW,Enriquez FJ

更新日期：1999-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Intrauterine infections lead to serious complications for mother and fetus, including preterm birth, maternal and fetal death, and neurological sequelae in the surviving offspring. Improving maternal and child heath is a global priority. Yet, the development of strategies to prevent and treat pregnancy-related disease...

journal_title：Infection and immunity

authors： Lowe DE,Robbins JR,Bakardjiev AI

更新日期：2018-05-22 00:00:00

abstract：:D-Amino acid oxidase (DAO) is a hydrogen peroxide-generating enzyme that uses a D-amino acid as a substrate. We hypothesized that DAO may protect against bacterial infection, because hydrogen peroxide is one of the most important molecules in the antibacterial defense systems in mammals. We show here that DAO suppress...

journal_title：Infection and immunity

authors： Nakamura H,Fang J,Maeda H

更新日期：2012-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Clostridium difficile is a spore-forming bacterium that can reside in animals and humans. C. difficile infection causes a variety of clinical symptoms, ranging from diarrhea to fulminant colitis. Disease is mediated by TcdA and TcdB, two large enterotoxins released by C. difficile during colonization of the gut. In th...

journal_title：Infection and immunity

authors： Leuzzi R,Spencer J,Buckley A,Brettoni C,Martinelli M,Tulli L,Marchi S,Luzzi E,Irvine J,Candlish D,Veggi D,Pansegrau W,Fiaschi L,Savino S,Swennen E,Cakici O,Oviedo-Orta E,Giraldi M,Baudner B,D'Urzo N,Maione D,Sor

更新日期：2013-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Identification of antigenically conserved surface components of Haemophilus ducreyi may facilitate the development of reagents to diagnose and prevent chancroid. A hybridoma derived from a mouse immunized with nontypeable Haemophilus influenzae produced a monoclonal antibody (MAb), designated 3B9, that bound to 35 of ...

journal_title：Infection and immunity

authors： Spinola SM,Griffiths GE,Bogdan J,Menegus MA

更新日期：1992-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Genetically based natural resistance to brucellosis in cattle provides for novel strategies to control zoonotic diseases. Bovine NRAMP1, the homologue of a murine gene (Bcg), has been identified as a major candidate for controlling the in vivo resistant phenotype. We developed an in vitro model for expression of resis...

journal_title：Infection and immunity

authors： Barthel R,Feng J,Piedrahita JA,McMurray DN,Templeton JW,Adams LG

更新日期：2001-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The bacterial pathogen Clostridium difficle synthesizes two high-molecular-weight toxins (A and B), which exhibit toxic effects in vivo and in vitro. Here, we present evidence that the major intracellular targets of these two toxins are the Rho GTPases. Overexpression of RhoA, RhoB, or RhoC GTPases in transfected HeLa...

journal_title：Infection and immunity

authors： Giry M,Popoff MR,von Eichel-Streiber C,Boquet P

更新日期：1995-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The triggering receptor expressed on myeloid cell type 1 (TREM-1) is a cell surface molecule that has been identified on both human and murine polymorphonuclear neutrophils and mature monocytes. The activation of TREM-1 in the presence of microbial components amplifies the inflammatory response and may be responsible ...

journal_title：Infection and immunity

authors： Gibot S,Buonsanti C,Massin F,Romano M,Kolopp-Sarda MN,Benigni F,Faure GC,Béné MC,Panina-Bordignon P,Passini N,Lévy B

更新日期：2006-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The leading malaria vaccine candidate, RTS,S, based on the Plasmodium falciparum circumsporozoite protein (CSP), will likely be the first publicly adopted malaria vaccine. However, this and other subunit vaccines, such as virus-vectored thrombospondin-related adhesive protein (TRAP), provide only intermediate to low l...

journal_title：Infection and immunity

authors： Bauza K,Atcheson E,Malinauskas T,Blagborough AM,Reyes-Sandoval A

更新日期：2015-12-14 00:00:00

abstract：:Virus population dynamics in the lungs, trachea, and nasopharynx of Swiss-ICR mice were studied after respiratory challenge with mouse-adapted preparations of strain A2/Aichi/2/68 influenza virus. Markedly higher doses of virus were required to produce infection with nasopharyngeal challenge than with bronchoalveolar ...

journal_title：Infection and immunity

authors： Larson EW,Dominik JW,Rowberg AH,Higbee GA

更新日期：1976-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Four mouse monoclonal antibodies have been developed which react with Mycobacterium tuberculosis antigen 5. Each of these monoclonal antibodies has been used to prepare immunoabsorbents, and antigen has been isolated from unheated M. tuberculosis H37Ra culture filtrate by affinity chromatography with these absorbents....

journal_title：Infection and immunity

authors： Daniel TM,Gonchoroff NJ,Katzmann JA,Olds GR

更新日期：1984-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 10-amino-acid repeating sequence of the hemagglutinating portion of Clostridium difficile toxin A has been synthesized and used to produce antisera in rabbits. Antipeptide antibody inhibited toxin A-mediated hemagglutination and neutralized cytotoxic activity. Immunoblot analysis with the antipeptide antibody reveal...

journal_title：Infection and immunity

authors： Wren BW,Russell RR,Tabaqchali S

更新日期：1991-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Strains of indigenous Escherichia coli, Bacteroides, and Lactobacillus were isolated from the gastrointestinal tracts of specific pathogen-free (SPF) mice. Nonvaccinated SPF mice exhibited in their spleens low numbers of plaque-forming cells (PFC) and rosette-forming cells reacting with antigens of these andigenous ba...

journal_title：Infection and immunity

authors： Berg RD,Savage DC

更新日期：1975-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The antigenic relationship of glucosyltransferases (GTF) produced by different serotypes of Streptococcus mutans was studied by using a functional inhibition assay. Rat, rabbit, or hamster immune fluids, directed to cell-associated or supernatant-derived GTF, were tested against ammonium sulfate-precipitated culture s...

journal_title：Infection and immunity

authors： Smith DJ,Taubman MA

更新日期：1977-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The salmonid macrophage-like cell line RTS-11 and purified trout pronephros phagocytes were used to analyze in vitro entry and survival of two Streptococcus iniae serotypes. Efficient invasion by S. iniae occurred in both cells, but only the type II strain persisted in pronephros phagocytes for at least 48 h. Ex vivo ...

journal_title：Infection and immunity

authors： Zlotkin A,Chilmonczyk S,Eyngor M,Hurvitz A,Ghittino C,Eldar A

更新日期：2003-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We utilized magnetic resonance imaging to visualize lesions in the lungs of guinea pigs infected by low-dose aerosol exposure to Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Lesions were prominent in such images, and colorized three-dimensional reconstructions of images revealed a very uniform distribution in the lungs. Lesion numbers...

journal_title：Infection and immunity

authors： Kraft SL,Dailey D,Kovach M,Stasiak KL,Bennett J,McFarland CT,McMurray DN,Izzo AA,Orme IM,Basaraba RJ

更新日期：2004-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Haemophilus ducreyi, the causative agent of chancroid, produces a lipooligosaccharide (LOS) which terminates in N-acetyllactosamine. This glycoform can be further extended by the addition of a single sialic acid residue to the terminal galactose moiety. H. ducreyi does not synthesize sialic acid, which must be acquire...

journal_title：Infection and immunity

authors： Post DM,Mungur R,Gibson BW,Munson RS Jr

更新日期：2005-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The pneumocandins are potent antifungal agents of the echinocandin class which are under development for use as broad-spectrum antimycotic therapy. One important consideration for any new therapeutic class for treating serious fungal infections is the potential for drug resistance development. In this study we have is...

journal_title：Infection and immunity

authors： Kurtz MB,Abruzzo G,Flattery A,Bartizal K,Marrinan JA,Li W,Milligan J,Nollstadt K,Douglas CM

更新日期：1996-08-01 00:00:00