Augmentation of innate host defense by expression of a cathelicidin antimicrobial peptide.

abstract：:Cell surface proteins SspA and SspB in Streptococcus gordonii and SpaP in Streptococcus mutans are members of the antigen I/II family of polypeptides produced by oral streptococci. These proteins are adhesins and mediate species-specific binding of cells to a variety of host and bacterial receptors. Here we show that ...

journal_title：Infection and immunity

authors： Love RM,McMillan MD,Jenkinson HF

更新日期：1997-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Two glucosyltransferase genes from Streptococcus mutans GS-5, gtfB and gtfC, have been previously isolated and sequenced in this laboratory. In the present communication a third gtf gene, gtfD, was isolated and characterized. Isolation of the gene involved a novel procedure utilizing the integration plasmid pVA891. A ...

journal_title：Infection and immunity

authors： Hanada N,Kuramitsu HK

更新日期：1989-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Toll-like receptor (TLR)-based signaling pathways in the host may be modulated by pathogens during the course of infection. We describe a novel immunomodulatory mechanism in which Aspergillus fumigatus conidia induce attenuation of TLR2- and TLR4-mediated interleukin (IL)-6 and IL-1beta proinflammatory responses in hu...

journal_title：Infection and immunity

authors： Chai LY,Kullberg BJ,Vonk AG,Warris A,Cambi A,Latgé JP,Joosten LA,van der Meer JW,Netea MG

更新日期：2009-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Salmonella choleraesuis chi 3781, an attenuated [delta cya-12 delta(crp-cdt)19] mutant, was electroporated with the plasmid pBA31-R7, which codes for the expression of a 31-kDa protein from Brucella abortus (BCSP31). Recombinant S. choleraesuis chi 3781 stably maintained the pBA31-R7 plasmid and continued to express t...

journal_title：Infection and immunity

authors： Stabel TJ,Mayfield JE,Morfitt DC,Wannemuehler MJ

更新日期：1993-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pneumocystis pneumonia (PcP) is a life-threatening infection that affects immunocompromised individuals. Nearly half of all PcP cases occur in those prescribed effective chemoprophylaxis, suggesting that additional preventive methods are needed. To this end, we have identified a unique mouse Pneumocystis surface prote...

journal_title：Infection and immunity

authors： Tesini BL,Wright TW,Malone JE,Haidaris CG,Harber M,Sant AJ,Nayak JL,Gigliotti F

更新日期：2017-03-23 00:00:00

abstract：:The mechanism of complement-mediated killing of seven serum-sensitive Pseudomonas aeruginosa strains was examined. All seven strains were sensitive to the bactericidal activity of 20% pooled normal human serum (PNHS) containing magnesium EGTA, which blocks the classical complement pathway (CCP), or 20% PNHS preheated ...

journal_title：Infection and immunity

authors： Schiller NL

更新日期：1988-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Minor salivary glands of the oral mucosa in healthy monkeys (Macaca fascicularis and Macaca mulatta) contain organized structural units suitable for recognizing and processing antigens. A previous study of M. fascicularis monkeys provided experimental evidence of retrograde access of oral antigens deep into the minor ...

journal_title：Infection and immunity

authors： Nair PN,Schroeder HE

更新日期：1983-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The combining sites of type 1 fimbrial lectins of various species of enterobacteria were studied by measuring the inhibitory activity of linear and branched oligosaccharides and several glycosides of D-mannose on the agglutination of yeast cells by the organisms. The results showed that all five strains of Escherichia...

journal_title：Infection and immunity

authors： Firon N,Ofek I,Sharon N

更新日期：1984-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of the present study was to analyze Chlamydia pneumoniae-induced, antigen-specific, cell-mediated immunity. Peripheral blood mononuclear cells of four persons infected with C. pneumoniae Kajaani 6 and 17 healthy volunteers were stimulated with antigen composed of whole elementary bodies of C. pneumoniae Ka...

journal_title：Infection and immunity

authors： Surcel HM,Syrjälä H,Leinonen M,Saikku P,Herva E

更新日期：1993-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Establishment and maintenance of chronic lung infections with mucoid Pseudomonas aeruginosa in patients with cystic fibrosis (CF) require that the bacteria avoid host defenses. Elaboration of the extracellular, O-acetylated mucoid exopolysaccharide, or alginate, is a major microbial factor in resistance to immune effe...

journal_title：Infection and immunity

authors： Pier GB,Coleman F,Grout M,Franklin M,Ohman DE

更新日期：2001-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Q fever is a zoonotic disease of worldwide significance caused by the obligate intracellular bacterium Coxiella burnetii. Humans with Q fever may experience an acute flu-like illness and pneumonia and/or chronic hepatitis or endocarditis. Various markers demonstrate significant phylogenetic separation between and clus...

journal_title：Infection and immunity

authors： Russell-Lodrigue KE,Andoh M,Poels MW,Shive HR,Weeks BR,Zhang GQ,Tersteeg C,Masegi T,Hotta A,Yamaguchi T,Fukushi H,Hirai K,McMurray DN,Samuel JE

更新日期：2009-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Organ cultures of adult hamster trachea were used to evaluate the cytotoxic potential of cell fractions of Mycoplasma pneumoniae. Cytoplasm was essentially devoid of activity, whereas viable cells and membrane preparations, at a level of 25 mug of protein per ml, induced necrosis. Damage, as revealed by light and elec...

journal_title：Infection and immunity

authors： Gabridge MG,Johnson CK,Cameron AM

更新日期：1974-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cryptococcal meningoencephalitis develops as a result of hematogenous dissemination of inhaled Cryptococcus neoformans from the lung to the brain. The mechanism(s) by which C. neoformans crosses the blood-brain barrier (BBB) is a key unresolved issue in cryptococcosis. We used both an in vivo mouse model and an in vit...

journal_title：Infection and immunity

authors： Chang YC,Stins MF,McCaffery MJ,Miller GF,Pare DR,Dam T,Paul-Satyaseela M,Kim KS,Kwon-Chung KJ

更新日期：2004-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Optimal growth conditions have been established for production of heat-labile enterotoxin (LT) by both porcine and human strains of enterotoxigenic (ENT(+)) Escherichia coli. There were no unusual growth factor requirements, and some strains produced fairly high levels of LT in a basal salts medium containing 0.5% glu...

journal_title：Infection and immunity

authors： Gilligan PH,Robertson DC

更新日期：1979-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Harvard caries-resistant rats (CR) monoassociated with cariogenic Streptococcus faecalis (SF) for 150 days developed early high levels of specific SF serum agglutinins, moderate levels of salivary antibody, and little or no caries activity. Harvard caries-susceptible (CS) SF-monoassociated rats developed serum antibod...

journal_title：Infection and immunity

authors： Peri BA,Wagner M

更新日期：1977-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Infection with Histoplasma capsulatum results in a subclinical infection in immunocompetent hosts due to an effective cellular immune response. By contrast, immunodeficient individuals can have a severe disseminated and potentially fatal disease. In a previous study, it was demonstrated that normal mice infected intra...

journal_title：Infection and immunity

authors： Zhou P,Sieve MC,Tewari RP,Seder RA

更新日期：1997-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A murine model system was established to study immune responses to the Pnu-Imune vaccine, which is made up of 23 different pneumococcal capsular polysaccharides. In this animal model, antibody-forming cell responses to 21 of 23 individual polysaccharides in the vaccine were detected. The Pnu-Imune vaccine elicited goo...

journal_title：Infection and immunity

authors： Garg M,Subbarao B

更新日期：1992-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Tuberculosis remains the leading cause of death among infectious diseases, accounting for more than two million deaths annually. The incidence of the disease is increasing globally, partially because of the resurgence of drug-resistant strains of Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Calixarenes are macrocyclic oligomers, some ...

journal_title：Infection and immunity

authors： Colston MJ,Hailes HC,Stavropoulos E,Hervé AC,Hervé G,Goodworth KJ,Hill AM,Jenner P,Hart PD,Tascon RE

更新日期：2004-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Escherichia coli 83972 is a clinical asymptomatia bacteriuric isolate that is able to colonize the human urinary bladder without inducing an immune response. Here we demonstrate that one of the mechanisms by which this strain has become attenuated is through the mutation of its genes encoding type 1 and P fimbriae. ...

journal_title：Infection and immunity

authors： Klemm P,Roos V,Ulett GC,Svanborg C,Schembri MA

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Numerous bacterial pathogens use type III secretion systems (T3SSs) or T4SSs to inject or translocate virulence proteins into eukaryotic cells. Several different reporter systems have been developed to measure the translocation of these proteins. In this study, a peptide tag-based reporter system was developed and use...

journal_title：Infection and immunity

authors： Garcia JT,Ferracci F,Jackson MW,Joseph SS,Pattis I,Plano LR,Fischer W,Plano GV

更新日期：2006-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Once in the cytoplasm of mammalian cells, Shigella flexneri expresses a motile phenotype caused by polar directional assembly of actin. This process depends on accumulation of IcsA (VirG), a 120-kDa protein with ATPase activity, at the pole of the bacterium opposite to that at which ongoing septation occurs. IcsA is a...

journal_title：Infection and immunity

authors： d'Hauteville H,Dufourcq Lagelouse R,Nato F,Sansonetti PJ

更新日期：1996-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Nerve damage is a clinical hallmark of leprosy and a major source of patient morbidity. We investigated the possibility that human Schwann cells are susceptible to cell death through the activation of Toll-like receptor 2 (TLR2), a pattern recognition receptor of the innate immune system. TLR2 was detected on the surf...

journal_title：Infection and immunity

authors： Oliveira RB,Ochoa MT,Sieling PA,Rea TH,Rambukkana A,Sarno EN,Modlin RL

更新日期：2003-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Vaccines for P. falciparum will need to contain both T- and B-cell epitopes. Conserved epitopes are the most desirable, but they are often poorly immunogenic. The major merozoite surface protein 1 (MSP-1) is currently a leading vaccine candidate antigen. In this study, six peptides from conserved or partly conserved r...

journal_title：Infection and immunity

authors： Parra M,Hui G,Johnson AH,Berzofsky JA,Roberts T,Quakyi IA,Taylor DW

更新日期：2000-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We previously reported that infection by Mycobacterium tuberculosis, the causative agent of tuberculosis, leads to secretion of alpha/beta interferon (IFN-alpha/beta). While IFN-alpha/beta ordinarily stimulates formation of signal transducer and stimulator of transcription-1 (STAT-1) homodimers and IFN-stimulated gene...

journal_title：Infection and immunity

authors： Prabhakar S,Qiao Y,Hoshino Y,Weiden M,Canova A,Giacomini E,Coccia E,Pine R

更新日期：2003-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Lysogenic conversion of Shigella flexneri type antigens was studied with the aid of wild-type and thermosensitive mutant phages. With all wild-type phages, the appearance of glycosylated antigen was accompanied by the appearance of polyprenyl phosphate glucose synthetase activity. With some of the mutant phages, the a...

journal_title：Infection and immunity

authors： Financsek I,Ketyi I,Sasak W,Jankowski W,Janczura E,Chojnacki T

更新日期：1976-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Lipoteichoic acids (LTAs) belong to the immunostimulatory class of molecules of gram-positive bacteria (GPB). Previous investigations showed that the macrophage scavenger receptor (SR), a glycosylated trimeric transmembrane protein, binds directly to many GPB, possibly via LTA. SR binding to other ligands is dependent...

journal_title：Infection and immunity

authors： Greenberg JW,Fischer W,Joiner KA

更新日期：1996-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Brucella abortus is a facultative intracellular bacterial pathogen that causes abortion in domestic animals and undulant fever in humans. The mechanism of virulence of Brucella spp. is not fully understood yet. Furthermore, genes that allow Brucella to reach the intracellular niche and to interact with host cells need...

journal_title：Infection and immunity

authors： Rosinha GM,Freitas DA,Miyoshi A,Azevedo V,Campos E,Cravero SL,Rossetti O,Splitter G,Oliveira SC

更新日期：2002-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Using a PCR-based strategy and degenerate oligonucleotides, we isolated a Legionella pneumophila gene that showed high sequence similarity to members of the fliI gene family. An insertion mutation that disrupted the fliI open reading frame was recombined onto the L. pneumophila chromosome and analyzed for its effects ...

journal_title：Infection and immunity

authors： Merriam JJ,Mathur R,Maxfield-Boumil R,Isberg RR

更新日期：1997-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mycoplasma salivarium cells propagated in PPLO broth (Difco Laboratories, Detroit, Mich.) supplemented with rabbit serum (10% [vol/vol]) and harvested by centrifugation were shown to contain rabbit immunoglobulin G (IgG) (approximately 4 to 10% of total cell proteins) and to produce IgM autoantibodies to IgG when inoc...

journal_title：Infection and immunity

authors： Watanabe T,Shibata K,Hasegawa K

更新日期：1987-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have previously demonstrated the existence of Klebsiella pneumoniae clinical isolates deficient in the lipopolysaccharide O side chain, the major factor for resistance to complement-mediated killing in this bacterial species. These isolates are complement resistant, and their mechanisms to resist complement were in...

journal_title：Infection and immunity

authors： Alvarez D,Merino S,Tomás JM,Benedí VJ,Albertí S

更新日期：2000-02-01 00:00:00