Effect of omp10 or omp19 deletion on Brucella abortus outer membrane properties and virulence in mice.

abstract：:Cells infected by Rickettsia rickettsii, the causative agent of Rocky Mountain spotted fever, display unusual intracellular morphological changes characterized by dilatation of the membranes of the endoplasmic reticulum and outer nuclear envelope. These changes are consistent with those that might be expected to occur...

journal_title：Infection and immunity

authors： Silverman DJ,Santucci LA

更新日期：1988-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A total of 224 strains were serogrouped by coagglutination (COA) and serotyped by protein I enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). Of these strains, 61 were from patients with disseminated gonococcal infection, 21 were from patients with pelvic inflammatory disease, and 115 were from patients with uncomplicated go...

journal_title：Infection and immunity

authors： Sandstrom EG,Knapp JS,Buchanan TB

更新日期：1982-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Strain differences have been postulated to explain the observation that group B Streptococcus type III (GBS III) late-onset disease occurs in only a fraction of colonized infants. To determine the distribution of type-specific polysaccharide antigen (Ag) in GBS III, Ag was measured by rocket immunoelectrophoresis in b...

journal_title：Infection and immunity

authors： Klegerman ME,Boyer KM,Papierniak CK,Levine L,Gotoff SP

更新日期：1984-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Toxoplasma gondii is a ubiquitous parasite that persists for the life of a healthy mammalian host. A latent, chronic infection can reactivate upon immunosuppression and cause life-threatening diseases, such as encephalitis. A key to the pathogenesis is the parasite's interconversion between the tachyzoite (in acute in...

journal_title：Infection and immunity

authors： Kim SK,Karasov A,Boothroyd JC

更新日期：2007-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The objective of these studies was to determine the role of macrophage inflammatory protein 1alpha/CCL3 in pulmonary host defense during Klebsiella pneumoniae infection. Following intratracheal inoculation, 7-day survival of CCL3(-/-) mice was less than 10%, compared to 60% for CCL3(+/+) mice. Survival of CCR5(-/-) mi...

journal_title：Infection and immunity

authors： Lindell DM,Standiford TJ,Mancuso P,Leshen ZJ,Huffnagle GB

更新日期：2001-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Vaccination with recombinant outer surface protein A (OspA) has been shown to protect mice from infection with Borrelia burgdorferi, the Lyme disease agent. To determine whether antibodies to B. burgdorferi proteins other than OspA are involved in protective immunity, antibodies to OspA were removed from protective an...

journal_title：Infection and immunity

authors： Fikrig E,Barthold SW,Marcantonio N,Deponte K,Kantor FS,Flavell RA

更新日期：1992-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Since secondary Streptococcus pneumoniae infections greatly increase the mortality of influenza infections, we determined the relative roles of neutrophil-dependent and -independent mechanisms in increased susceptibility to S. pneumoniae during influenza infection. Mice infected with influenza for 6 days, but not 3 da...

journal_title：Infection and immunity

authors： McNamee LA,Harmsen AG

更新日期：2006-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Feline leukemia-sarcoma group-specific antigens were located in human embryo cells infected with feline leukemia and feline sarcoma viruses. This was done by using the fluorescent-antibody and enzyme-labeled antibody techniques at both light and electron microscopic levels. The antigens were found to be exclusively in...

journal_title：Infection and immunity

authors： Ubertini TR

更新日期：1972-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Escherichia coli F-18, isolated from the feces of a healthy human in 1977, is an excellent colonizer of the streptomycin-treated mouse large intestine and displays normal motility and chemotaxis ability. A chemotaxis-defective derivative of E. coli F-18, E, coli F-18 CheA-, and a nonflagellated derivative, E. coli F-1...

journal_title：Infection and immunity

authors： McCormick BA,Laux DC,Cohen PS

更新日期：1990-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Gram-negative bacterial cells exposed to a complement source may carry membrane attack complexes containing variable numbers of C9 molecules per C5b-8 site. In order to investigate the assembly of this complex, the ability of C9 molecules to bind to C5b-8 complexes was compared with the binding characteristics of C9 f...

journal_title：Infection and immunity

authors： MacKay SL,Dankert JR

更新日期：1994-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The intestinal mucosa forms the first line of defense against infections mediated by enteric pathogens such as salmonellae. Here we exploited intestinal "organoids" (iHOs) generated from human induced pluripotent stem cells (hIPSCs) to explore the interaction of Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium with iHOs. Imagi...

journal_title：Infection and immunity

authors： Forbester JL,Goulding D,Vallier L,Hannan N,Hale C,Pickard D,Mukhopadhyay S,Dougan G

更新日期：2015-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Uropathogenic Escherichia coli strain J96 carries multiple determinants for fimbrial adhesins. The regulatory protein PapB of P fimbriae has previously been implicated in potential coregulatory events. The focB gene of the F1C fimbria determinant is highly homologous to papB; the translated sequences share 81% identit...

journal_title：Infection and immunity

authors： Lindberg S,Xia Y,Sondén B,Göransson M,Hacker J,Uhlin BE

更新日期：2008-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Vascular response is an essential aspect of an effective immune response to periodontal disease pathogens, as new blood vessel formation contributes to wound healing and inflammation. Gaining a greater understanding of the factors that affect vascular response may then contribute to future breakthroughs in dental medi...

journal_title：Infection and immunity

authors： Mendes RT,Nguyen D,Stephens D,Pamuk F,Fernandes D,Van Dyke TE,Kantarci A

更新日期：2016-06-23 00:00:00

abstract：:Archival gastric tissues from 10 of 39 gnotobiotic piglets colonized with Helicobacter pylori 26695 contained stromal leukocytic inflammation along with ulcers and erosions. In contrast, gastric tissues from 54 archival control piglets were devoid of both inflammation and ulcers. These data confirm the hypothesis that...

journal_title：Infection and immunity

authors： Krakowka S,Eaton KA,Rings DM

更新日期：1995-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Previous work in our laboratory has shown that corticosterone increases the susceptibility of macrophages from Bcgs mice to the growth of Mycobacterium avium. The innate antimycobacterial activity of macrophages from Bcgr mice was not affected by corticosterone. In contrast to the differential effect of corticosterone...

journal_title：Infection and immunity

authors： Brown DH,LaFuse W,Zwilling BS

更新日期：1995-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:CD8+ T cells are essential for protection against mycobacteria, as is clearly demonstrated by the fatal outcome of experimental infection of beta-2 microglobulin knockout mice. However, the mechanisms and antigens (Ags) leading to CD8+ T-cell activation and regulation have been poorly characterized. Here we show that,...

journal_title：Infection and immunity

authors： Denis O,Lozes E,Huygen K

更新日期：1997-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A monoclonal antibody (MAb) was raised against Shiga toxin 2 (Stx2) of Escherichia coli O157:H7. MAb VTm1.1 belonged to the immunoglobulin G1 subclass and had a kappa light chain, and it could neutralize the cytotoxic activity of Stx2 and variants derived from patient strains but not that of variants derived from anim...

journal_title：Infection and immunity

authors： Nakao H,Kiyokawa N,Fujimoto J,Yamasaki S,Takeda T

更新日期：1999-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have shown that a member of the 70-kDa heat shock protein (Hsp70) family is a major target of the humoral immune response during Leishmania donovani infection. A recombinant fusion protein was recognized by sera from 92% (35 of 38) of patients with visceral leishmaniasis, including representatives from each of the ...

journal_title：Infection and immunity

authors： Wallace GR,Ball AE,MacFarlane J,el Safi SH,Miles MA,Kelly JM

更新日期：1992-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Vitamin E protects nonimmunized and immunized mice against fatal Diplococcus pneumoniae type I (DpI) infection. A dietary supplementation of 180 mg of dl-alpha-tocopheryl acetate per kg of diet increased survival of nonimmunized mice from 20 to 80% when challenged with 20 organisms, and of mice immunized with 0.5 ng o...

journal_title：Infection and immunity

authors： Heinzerling RH,Tengerdy RP,Wick LL,Lueker DC

更新日期：1974-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Bordetella bronchiseptica is closely related to Bordetella pertussis, which produces respiratory disease primarily in mammals other than humans. However, its importance as a human pathogen is being increasingly recognized. Although a large amount of research on Bordetella has been generated regarding protein virulence...

journal_title：Infection and immunity

authors： Sisti F,Fernández J,Rodríguez ME,Lagares A,Guiso N,Hozbor DF

更新日期：2002-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Brucella abortus is a class III zoonotic bacterial pathogen able to survive and replicate inside host cells, including macrophages. Here we report a multidimensional transposon sequencing analysis to identify genes essential for Brucella abortus growth in rich medium and replication in RAW 264.7 macrophages. The const...

journal_title：Infection and immunity

authors： Sternon JF,Godessart P,Gonçalves de Freitas R,Van der Henst M,Poncin K,Francis N,Willemart K,Christen M,Christen B,Letesson JJ,De Bolle X

更新日期：2018-07-23 00:00:00

abstract：:Pretreatment with multiple doses of polymyxin B and colistimethate was evaluated as to its ability to sequester sufficient antibiotic in tissues to neutralize the effects of endotoxin in three animal models. Animals were challenged with endotoxin 24, 48, or 72 h after the last dose of antibiotic when there was minimal...

journal_title：Infection and immunity

authors： Craig WA,Turner JH,Kunin CM

更新日期：1974-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In experimentally infected human volunteers, the cutaneous immune response to Haemophilus ducreyi is orchestrated by serum, polymorphonuclear leukocytes, macrophages, T cells, and myeloid dendritic cells (DC). This response either leads to spontaneous resolution of infection or progresses to pustule formation, which i...

journal_title：Infection and immunity

authors： Humphreys TL,Li L,Li X,Janowicz DM,Fortney KR,Zhao Q,Li W,McClintick J,Katz BP,Wilkes DS,Edenberg HJ,Spinola SM

更新日期：2007-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Yersinia pestis is a highly pathogenic Gram-negative organism and the causative agent of bubonic and pneumonic plague. Y. pestis is capable of causing major epidemics; thus, there is a need for vaccine targets and a greater understanding of the role of these targets in pathogenesis. Two prime Y. pestis vaccine candida...

journal_title：Infection and immunity

authors： Weening EH,Cathelyn JS,Kaufman G,Lawrenz MB,Price P,Goldman WE,Miller VL

更新日期：2011-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:gamma delta T cells have variously been implicated in the protection against, and the pathogenesis of, malaria, but few studies have examined the gamma delta T-cell response to malaria in African children, who suffer the large majority of malaria-associated morbidity and mortality. This is unfortunate, since available...

journal_title：Infection and immunity

authors： Hviid L,Kurtzhals JA,Adabayeri V,Loizon S,Kemp K,Goka BQ,Lim A,Mercereau-Puijalon O,Akanmori BD,Behr C

更新日期：2001-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sublethal infection of mice with recombinant Listeria monocytogenes expressing a model epitope in either secreted or nonsecreted form results in similar CD8(+) T-cell priming. Since nonsecreted bacterial proteins have no obvious access to the endogenous major histocompatibility complex (MHC) class I presentation pathw...

journal_title：Infection and immunity

authors： Tvinnereim AR,Harty JT

更新日期：2000-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The adherence of Enterococcus faecalis strains to human T24 cells was examined by scanning electron microscopy. Five highly adhesive strains were identified from 30 strains isolated from the urine of patients with urinary tract infections. No efficiently adhesive strains were found among the 30 strains isolated from t...

journal_title：Infection and immunity

authors： Shiono A,Ike Y

更新日期：1999-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Tick saliva has potent immunomodulatory properties. In arthropod-borne diseases, this effect is largely used by microorganisms to increase their pathogenicity and to evade host immune responses. We show that in Lyme borreliosis, tick salivary gland extract and a tick saliva protein, Salp15, inhibit in vitro keratinocy...

journal_title：Infection and immunity

authors： Marchal C,Schramm F,Kern A,Luft BJ,Yang X,Schuijt TJ,Hovius JW,Jaulhac B,Boulanger N

更新日期：2011-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Because of the association of the group A streptococcal pyrogenic exotoxins (SPEs) with erythrogenic toxin used in the classical Dick test, the involvement of the SPEs in production of erythematous skin reactions was assessed. Unless they had been presensitized, young adult rabbits failed to show skin reactions after ...

journal_title：Infection and immunity

authors： Schlievert PM,Bettin KM,Watson DW

更新日期：1979-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The orotidine-5'-monophosphate decarboxylase (OMPDC) gene, encoding the final enzyme of the de novo pyrimidine biosynthesis pathway, was deleted using Toxoplasma gondii KU80 knockouts to develop an avirulent nonreverting pyrimidine auxotroph strain. Additionally, to functionally address the role of the pyrimidine salv...

journal_title：Infection and immunity

authors： Fox BA,Bzik DJ

更新日期：2010-09-01 00:00:00