Mapping of a visceral leishmaniasis-specific immunodominant B-cell epitope of Leishmania donovani Hsp70.

abstract：:Antibiotics suppressed development of aster yellows (AY) disease symptoms in plants of china aster [Callistephus chinensis (L.) Nees.] and annual chrysanthemum (Chrysanthemum carinatum, Schousb.). When inoculated chrysanthemum plants were treated by any of several techniques with tetracycline antibiotics or chloramphe...

journal_title：Infection and immunity

authors： Davis RE,Whitcomb RF

更新日期：1970-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Burkholderia cepacia is an opportunistic pathogen that causes severe systemic infections in patients with chronic granulomatous disease (CGD) or with cystic fibrosis (CF), but its mechanisms of virulence are poorly understood. We developed a murine model of systemic infection in wild-type (WT) and gamma interferon kno...

journal_title：Infection and immunity

authors： Speert DP,Steen B,Halsey K,Kwan E

更新日期：1999-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Naegleria fowleri produces fatal meningoencephalitis in humans and in experimentally infected laboratory animals. The course of the disease in mice is dependent upon the infecting dose of amoebae, route of inoculation, and prior exposure to Naegleria antigens. DUB/ICR mice were immunized by various routes and antigen ...

journal_title：Infection and immunity

authors： John DT,Weik RR,Adams AC

更新日期：1977-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Vaccination has been proposed for the prevention of disease due to enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli (EHEC), but the immune response following human infection, including the choice of potential antigens, has not been well characterized. To study this, sera were obtained from five pediatric patients with acute diarrhe...

journal_title：Infection and immunity

authors： Li Y,Frey E,Mackenzie AM,Finlay BB

更新日期：2000-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Spiroplasmas were propagated in the Drosophila melanogaster cell line Dm-1. Spiroplasma citri and unidentified strains (corn shunt organism, 277F [tick isolate], powder puff, BNR-1, honey bee, and OBMG) grew to 10(8) to 10(9) colony-forming units per ml and could be passaged. Cytopathic effect (CPE) varied with the in...

journal_title：Infection and immunity

authors： Steiner T,McGarrity GJ,Phillips DM

更新日期：1982-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mannose-binding lectin (MBL) is an important component of the innate immune system. It binds to the arrays of sugars commonly presented by microorganisms and activates the complement system independently of antibody. Despite detailed knowledge of the stereochemical basis of MBL binding, relatively little is known abou...

journal_title：Infection and immunity

authors： Devyatyarova-Johnson M,Rees IH,Robertson BD,Turner MW,Klein NJ,Jack DL

更新日期：2000-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We previously demonstrated that plasmid-deficient Chlamydia muridarum retains the ability to infect the murine genital tract but does not elicit oviduct pathology because it fails to activate Toll-like receptor 2 (TLR2). We derived a plasmid-cured derivative of the human genital isolate Chlamydia trachomatis D/UW-3/Cx...

journal_title：Infection and immunity

authors： O'Connell CM,AbdelRahman YM,Green E,Darville HK,Saira K,Smith B,Darville T,Scurlock AM,Meyer CR,Belland RJ

更新日期：2011-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The adherence of Treponema denticola GM-1, TD-4, and MS25 to human gingival fibroblasts (HGFs) was studied to serve as an introduction to investigations into the interactions of these oral bacteria with human host cells. Under both aerobic (5% CO2) and anaerobic (85% N2 plus 10% H2 plus 5% CO2) environments, the inter...

journal_title：Infection and immunity

authors： Weinberg A,Holt SC

更新日期：1990-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Depletion of dendritic cells (DC) in secondary lymphoid organs is a hallmark of sepsis-induced immune dysfunction. In this setting, we investigated if Toll-like receptor (TLR)-dependent signaling might modulate the maturation process and the survival of DC. Using a model of sublethal polymicrobial sepsis induced by ce...

journal_title：Infection and immunity

authors： Pène F,Courtine E,Ouaaz F,Zuber B,Sauneuf B,Sirgo G,Rousseau C,Toubiana J,Balloy V,Chignard M,Mira JP,Chiche JD

更新日期：2009-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A model of invasive Haemophilus influenzae type b disease in rats was used to compare the net in vivo and in vitro multiplication rates of this bacterium. In both the blood of rats and in vitro cultures (fresh rat blood or enriched broth) there was an exponential increase in the number of CFU per milliliter with calcu...

journal_title：Infection and immunity

authors： Rubin LG

更新日期：1986-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Type 1 fimbrial phase-locked mutants of uropathogenic Escherichia coli cystitis isolate F11 were used to assess the role of the invertible element during urinary tract infection. Compared to the wild type, the phase-locked off mutant was attenuated, and constitutive production of type 1 fimbriae by the phase-locked on...

journal_title：Infection and immunity

authors： Snyder JA,Lloyd AL,Lockatell CV,Johnson DE,Mobley HL

更新日期：2006-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Alveolar macrophages are the effector cells largely responsible for clearance of Pneumocystis carinii from the lungs. Binding of organisms to beta-glucan and mannose receptors has been shown to stimulate phagocytosis of the organisms. To further define the mechanisms used by alveolar macrophages for clearance of P. ca...

journal_title：Infection and immunity

authors： Hollifield M,Bou Ghanem E,de Villiers WJ,Garvy BA

更新日期：2007-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cell-mediated immune (CMI) responses and tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF-alpha) have been shown to be essential in acquired protection against Cryptococcus neoformans. Induction of a protective anticryptococcal CMI response includes increases in dendritic cells (DC) and activated CD4(+) T cells in draining lymph node...

journal_title：Infection and immunity

authors： Bauman SK,Huffnagle GB,Murphy JW

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Toxoplasma gondii is an obligate intracellular parasite that resides in the cytoplasm of its host in a unique membrane-bound vacuole known as the parasitophorous vacuole (PV). The membrane surrounding the parasite is remodeled by the dense granules, secretory organelles that release an array of proteins into the vacuo...

journal_title：Infection and immunity

authors： Rome ME,Beck JR,Turetzky JM,Webster P,Bradley PJ

更新日期：2008-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In a cross-sectional survey of 187 Gambian children and adults, we have analyzed prevalence, fine specificity, and 19-kilodalton merozoite surface protein 1 (MSP-1(19))-specific erythrocyte invasion inhibitory activity of antibodies to MSP-1(19) but find no significant association between any of these parameters and p...

journal_title：Infection and immunity

authors： Corran PH,O'Donnell RA,Todd J,Uthaipibull C,Holder AA,Crabb BS,Riley EM

更新日期：2004-10-01 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：:Autotransporters of gram-negative bacteria are single-peptide secretion systems that consist of a functional N-terminal alpha-domain ("passenger") fused to a C-terminal beta-domain ("translocator"). How passenger proteins are translocated through the outer membrane has not been resolved, and at present essentially thr...

journal_title：Infection and immunity

authors： Müller D,Benz I,Tapadar D,Buddenborg C,Greune L,Schmidt MA

更新日期：2005-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Nonspecific cross-reacting antigen (NCA) is a well-characterized membrane glycoprotein on granulocytes, macrophages, and lung epithelium. Structural studies at the protein and genomic levels have revealed that NCA is a member of the immunoglobulin supergene family, and hybridization studies showed that the transcript ...

journal_title：Infection and immunity

authors： Sauter SL,Rutherfurd SM,Wagener C,Shively JE,Hefta SA

更新日期：1991-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The role of glycosylinositol phospholipid 1 (GIPL-1) of Leishmania (Leishmania) major in the interaction of promastigotes and amastigotes with macrophages was analyzed. Monoclonal antibody MEST-1, which recognizes glycolipids containing terminal galactofuranose (Galf) residues (E. Suzuki, M. S. Toledo, H. K. Takahashi...

journal_title：Infection and immunity

authors： Suzuki E,Tanaka AK,Toledo MS,Takahashi HK,Straus AH

更新日期：2002-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have developed an improved scheme for the classification of environmental and clinical isolates of Histoplasma capsulatum that is based on analysis of mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) and ribosomal DNA (rDNA). Strains were initially divided into mtDNA groups according to restriction digests of whole-cell DNA and Southern ...

journal_title：Infection and immunity

authors： Spitzer ED,Lasker BA,Travis SJ,Kobayashi GS,Medoff G

更新日期：1989-05-01 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：:The within-host dynamics of an infection with the malaria parasite Plasmodium falciparum are the result of a complex interplay between the host immune system and parasite. Continual variation of the P. falciparum erythrocyte membrane protein (PfEMP1) antigens displayed on the surface of infected red blood cells enable...

journal_title：Infection and immunity

authors： Klein EY,Graham AL,Llinás M,Levin S

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Actinobacillus actinomycetemcomitans SUNY 465, the invasion prototype strain, enters epithelial cells by an actin-dependent mechanism, escapes from the host cell vacuole, and spreads intracellularly and to adjacent epithelial cells via intercellular protrusions. Internalized organisms also egress from host cells into ...

journal_title：Infection and immunity

authors： Meyer DH,Rose JE,Lippmann JE,Fives-Taylor PM

更新日期：1999-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have previously described a new system for the delivery of recombinant antigens in live Salmonella vaccines as genetic fusions to the C terminus of fragment C of tetanus toxin (TetC) driven by the anaerobically inducible nirB promoter. It has been reported that preimmunization with tetanus toxoid (TT) can suppress ...

journal_title：Infection and immunity

authors： Chabalgoity JA,Villareal-Ramos B,Khan CM,Chatfield SN,de Hormaeche RD,Hormaeche CE

更新日期：1995-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Disruption of the healthy intestinal microbiome and homeostasis of the intestinal immune system, which are closely interactive, are two key factors for ulcerative colitis. Here, we show that MI-2, a selective inhibitor of mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue lymphoma translocation-1 (MALT1), alleviated excessive inflamma...

journal_title：Infection and immunity

authors： Lee KW,Kim M,Lee CH

更新日期：2018-11-20 00:00:00

abstract：:Neonatal piglets have been used as models to study human campylobacteriosis and helicobacteriosis. The purpose of this study was to determine the relative pathogenicities, on the basis of the duration of fecal shedding and colonization of tissues, of three Arcobacter species in 1-day-old cesarean-derived colostrum-dep...

journal_title：Infection and immunity

authors： Wesley IV,Baetz AL,Larson DJ

更新日期：1996-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The majority of strains of Actinobacillus actinomycetemcomitans isolated from patients with periodontal diseases secrete a leukotoxin that destroys human myeloid cells within minutes but has no effect on viability of peripheral blood lymphocytes in culture for 1.5 h. However, since this organism persists in the gingiv...

journal_title：Infection and immunity

authors： Mangan DF,Taichman NS,Lally ET,Wahl SM

更新日期：1991-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recombinant adenylate cyclase toxoids are shown to deliver inserted foreign CD4(+)-T-cell epitopes into the major histocompatibility complex class II presentation pathway, inducing a specific CD4(+)-T-cell response in vivo and yielding in vitro stimulation of specific CD4(+) T cells at a 100-times-higher molar efficie...

journal_title：Infection and immunity

authors： Loucká J,Schlecht G,Vodolánová J,Leclerc C,Sebo P

更新日期：2002-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Most oral bacteria tested formed colonies on a chemically defined medium with a chromogenic arylsulfatase substrate. Arylsulfatase activity was, however, restricted to Campylobacter-Wolinella group organisms, including Wolinella recta, a possible periodontopathogen. W. recta was the only arylsulfatase-active species a...

journal_title：Infection and immunity

authors： Wyss C

更新日期：1989-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The mechanism of in vitro synergistic lysis of sheep erythrocytes by Corynebacterium ovis and Corynebacterium equi was investigated. Hemolysis required (i) the action of phospholipase D from C. ovis, (ii) the action of an extracellular protein of C. equi, and (iii) Mg2+. Maximum lysis required imposition on the system...

journal_title：Infection and immunity

authors： Bernheimer AW,Linder R,Avigad LS

更新日期：1980-07-01 00:00:00