Cell elongation and cell death of helicobacter pylori is modulated by the disruption of cdrA (cell division-related gene A).

abstract：:Intestinal intraepithelial T cells (IELs) expressing either gammadelta TCR or alphabeta TCR have been proposed to play an important role in the regulation of intestinal epithelia by producing cytokines that directly influence the adjoining intestinal epithelial cell (IEC) functions. To illuminate this issue, we utiliz...

journal_title：Microbiology and immunology

authors： Kohyama M,Hachimura S,Nanno M,Ishikawa H,Kaminogawa S

更新日期：1997-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Irradiation treatment enhanced resistance of C57BL/6, but not BALB/c against Toxoplasma gondii infection. Six Gy-irradiated (IR) C57BL/6 recipients of B-2 cells from T. gondii-infected C57BL/6 died after infection. B-2 suppressor cells from infected C57BL/6 enhanced production of IL-4 and IL-10 in peritoneal exudate c...

journal_title：Microbiology and immunology

authors： Mun HS,Aosai F,Fang H,Piao LX,Winn T,Norose K,Yano A

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Inhibition of hemagglutinin (HA) activity in a membrane fraction of Bacteroides gingivalis was examined using various compounds. Leupeptin and anti-pain inhibited the HA activity at nM order. This potency was lost when the aldehyde group of leupeptin was converted to an alcohol moiety. Irreversible protease inhibitors...

journal_title：Microbiology and immunology

authors： Nishikata M,Yoshimura F,Nodasaka Y

更新日期：1989-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:ELISA was used to measure the amount and avidity of IgG antibodies to exotoxin A (ExA) and 7 Fisher's immunotypes of lipopolysaccharide (LPS) in the sera of 13 patients with mild or moderate Pseudomonas aeruginosa infections. Changes in the specificity of tested sera during the course of infection were demonstrated. A...

journal_title：Microbiology and immunology

authors： Trafny EA,Grzybowski J,Patzer J,Popiel D,Wrembel-Wargocka J,Dzierzanowska D,Zawistowska-Marciniak I,Kobus K

更新日期：1991-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Clostridium perfringens KZ1340 isolated from Antarctic soil was first classified as Clostridium plagarum and later as a lecithinase-negative variant of C. perfringens. Although the strain produced no detectable lecithinase (phospholipase C, PLC) activity in the culture supernatant, it was shown by Southern blot hybrid...

journal_title：Microbiology and immunology

authors： Kameyama K,Matsushita O,Katayama S,Minami J,Maeda M,Nakamura S,Okabe A

更新日期：1996-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:M protein is an important virulence determinant in Streptococcus pyogenes, but the amounts of M protein in various strains of the species remain to be elucidated. To assess the amount of M protein in strains of each emm genotype, dot blot analysis was performed on 141 clinically isolated strains. Among the cell membra...

journal_title：Microbiology and immunology

authors： Matsumoto M,Suzuki M,Hirose K,Hiramatsu R,Minagawa H,Minami M,Tatsuno I,Okamoto A,Ohta M,Hasegawa T

更新日期：2011-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Four T antigen-positive phenotypic revertants were isolated by negative selection with BUdR from SV40-transformed rat and mouse cells which contain six and two viral genome equivalents per cell, respectively. Karyological analysis indicated that one rat and one mouse revertant had a hyperploid number of chromosomes, w...

journal_title：Microbiology and immunology

authors： Maruyama K,Furuta T,Ueda K,Oda K

更新日期：1982-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We found that a sub-lethal concentration of hydrogen peroxide (HPOx) enhanced the growth of Helicobacter pylori in Brucella broth supplemented with 10% fetal bovine serum (BB/FBS). The enhancement was evident at 0.1 mM HPOx and reached a maximun at 3.5 mM. The growth stimulation was dependent on the basal media used; ...

journal_title：Microbiology and immunology

authors： Murano A,Miyake M,Kato J,Tanzawa H,Takeo K,Noda M

更新日期：1999-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We investigated sex- and age-specific prevalences of hepatitis B e antigen (HBeAg) and antibody to HBeAg (anti-HBe) in 1,163 carriers of hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) in Okinawa, Japan, and followed them up for longer than one year in correlation with liver function abnormalities. Elevated serum transaminase lev...

journal_title：Microbiology and immunology

authors： Hayashi J,Kashiwagi S,Ikematsu H,Nomura H,Kajiyama W,Noguchi A,Ikeda K

更新日期：1988-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A CpG-enriched recombinant plasmid (pUC18-CpG) as an adjuvant of FMD killed vaccine was tested for immunization and vaccination challenge in a porcine model. Our preliminary results had indicated that the recombinant plasmid could enhance the humoral immune response triggered by the traditional oil-adjuvant vaccine af...

journal_title：Microbiology and immunology

authors： Guo X,Jia H,Zhang Q,Yuan W,Zhu G,Xin T,Zhu H,Sánchez-Vizcaíno JM

更新日期：2012-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Phage TP1, induced from Vibrio parahaemolyticus K-20 pilot strain by mitomycin C, exhibited a unique hexagonal head with knob-like projections which covered the whole capsid and a noncontractile tail. The appearance of this phage was very similar to those of phages VP3 and VP6, isolated from seawater. The host range o...

journal_title：Microbiology and immunology

authors： Koga T,Kawata T

更新日期：1991-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Amino acid requirements for the growth of Aedes albopictus, clone C6/36, cells and for the production of dengue (DEN) and Chikungunya (CHIK) viruses were examined by growing the cells or the viruses in media which were deprived of one of the 20 amino acids. Cell growth was markedly inhibited when cystine was omitted f...

journal_title：Microbiology and immunology

authors： Sasao F,Igarashi A,Fukai K

更新日期：1980-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A mouse monoclonal antibody, LP4D3, was raised against purified Epstein-Barr virus nuclear antigen leader protein (EBNA-LP) fused to glutathione-S-transferase. The antibody detected endogenous and exogenous EBNA-LP in immunoblotting, immunofluorescence and immunoprecipitation assays, and the epitope of the antibody wa...

journal_title：Microbiology and immunology

authors： Shaku F,Matsuda G,Furuya R,Kamagata C,Igarashi M,Tanaka M,Kanamori M,Nishiyama Y,Yamamoto N,Kawaguchi Y

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Twelve hybridoma cell lines producing monoclonal antibodies to the human interleukin 2 (IL-2) receptor (IL-2R) molecule were prepared. These antibodies were characterized by competitive antibody-binding assay and sequential immunoprecipitation assay with four known monoclonal antibodies to the human IL-2R molecule. Th...

journal_title：Microbiology and immunology

authors： Tanaka Y,Inoi T,Tozawa H,Sugamura K,Hinuma Y

更新日期：1986-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have developed a convenient method for assaying the receptor-destroying enzyme (RDE) activity of influenza C virus. This method measures the ability of the RDE to destroy the hemagglutination-inhibition activity of a potent inhibitor present in rat serum. Some physico-chemical properties of the RDE of influenza C v...

journal_title：Microbiology and immunology

authors： Sugawara K,Kitame F,Homma M,Nakamura K

更新日期：1985-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Clostridium perfringens strain 13 genome contains two genes (fbpA, fbpB) that encode putative Fbp. Both rFbpA and rFbpB were purified and their reactivity with human serum Fn was analyzed. To determine the region of the Fn molecule recognized by rFbp, a plate binding assay using N-terminal 70-kDa peptide, III1-C p...

journal_title：Microbiology and immunology

authors： Yamasaki T,Hitsumoto Y,Katayama S,Nogami Y

更新日期：2010-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:L forms of Salmonella typhimurium LT2 conferred strong protection to a lethal challenge with its parental bacterium on innately hypersusceptible C3H/HeJ mice, and its minimal protective dose was approximately 150 L-forming units. Although L-form S. typhimurium was avirulent for C3H/HeJ mice, it multiplied slowly in bo...

journal_title：Microbiology and immunology

authors： Nishikawa F,Kita E,Yamada H,Nakano A,Kashiba S

更新日期：1994-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Escherichia coli isolates from calves with diarrhea (1 day to 8 weeks old, 140 individuals) were surveyed for the three immunologically distinct fimbrial adhesins FY, 31A, and K99. Of a total of 1,370 strains isolated, 96 (7.0%), 34 (2.5%), 75 (5.5%), and 13 (0.9%) were identified as FY+, 31A+, FY+.31A+, and K99+, res...

journal_title：Microbiology and immunology

authors： Shimizu M,Sakano T,Yamamoto J,Kitajima K

更新日期：1987-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Many studies have proved the relevance of local immune responses, rather than systemic immunity, to the pathogenesis of allergic rhinitis. Indeed, allergen-specific B lymphocyte undergoes class switching to IgE in situ. However, the relative contribution of in situ production to the amount in serum is still ambiguous....

journal_title：Microbiology and immunology

authors： Yoshida T,Usui A,Kusumi T,Inafuku S,Sugiyama T,Koide N,Yokochi T

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An environmental isolate of V. mimicus, strain E-33, has been reported to produce and secrete a hemolysin of 63 kDa. The hemolysin is enterotoxic in test animals. The nucleotide sequence of the structural gene of the hemolysin was determined. We found a 2,232 bp open reading frame, which codes a peptide of 744 amino a...

journal_title：Microbiology and immunology

authors： Rahman MM,Miyoshi S,Tomochika K,Wakae H,Shinoda S

更新日期：1997-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An extract of Candida albicans isolated from a patient with typical mucocutaneous lymph node syndrome (MCLS) can produce coronary arteritis in a mouse when injected intraperitoneally. An unusual feature of this arteritis is that it is granulomatous, shows no fibrinoid change and is confined to the coronary arteries. T...

journal_title：Microbiology and immunology

authors： Murata H

更新日期：1979-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In malignant B lymphoma cells interleukin-10 (IL-10) expression is frequently upregulated. This effect is thought to support to the malignant transformation of these cells and to be a potential target for pharmacotherapy. To define better the mechanism for upregulation of the IL-10 gene, we tested the association betw...

journal_title：Microbiology and immunology

authors： Horie K,Ohashi M,Satoh Y,Sairenji T

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We attempted to detect Coxiella burnetii in dust samples collected from a barn housing dairy cattle by the polymerase chain reaction (PCR) method. Ten dust samples (five from ventilation fans and five from crossbeams) were collected from two areas in a barn on a farm near Sapporo, Hokkaido. C. burnetii was detected in...

journal_title：Microbiology and immunology

authors： Yanase T,Muramatsu Y,Inouye I,Okabayashi T,Ueno H,Morita C

更新日期：1998-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The mechanism of MHC-restricted T and B cell interactions in antibody response was studied with IgM-inducible B hybridomas and antigen-specific helper T cell clones. B hybridomas were prepared by fusion between splenic B cells from (CBA/N (H-2k) X BALB/c (H-2d)) F1 (NBF1) male mice and a B lymphoma cell line, M12.4.5....

journal_title：Microbiology and immunology

authors： Yoshikubo T,Kimoto M,Kishimoto T

更新日期：1985-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Staphylococcus aureus Cowan I was incubated with monolayers of cells derived from several portions of mouse kidney, and found to be ingested by all types of the renal cells. Intracellular localization of S. aureus was determined by resistance of intracellular cocci against lysostaphin digestion and confirmed by electr...

journal_title：Microbiology and immunology

authors： Murai M,Usui A,Seki K,Sakurada J,Masuda S

更新日期：1992-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:One- and two-dimensional polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis (PAGE) was performed on immunoprecipitates formed between anti-human T-cell xeno-antiserum (ATS) and cell-surface glycoproteins of human lymphocytes, that had been radioiodinated by lactoperoxidase and purified on a Lentil lectin-coupled Sepharose 4B column. ...

journal_title：Microbiology and immunology

authors： Fujimoto J,Ishii Y,Kon S,Matsuura A,Kikuchi K

更新日期：1981-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Five groups of 32 chemicals were examined regarding their immunological functions as modifier inactivants to make inactivated Sendai nasal vaccine using a contact exposure experiment, direct immunofluorescent method, and serum HI titer. (1) Five of the nine reactive groups of reactive dyes (2-chloropyridine, 2, 4, 6-t...

journal_title：Microbiology and immunology

authors： Miyamae T

更新日期：1996-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:H5N1 and H9N2 are the most important causes of avian influenza in China. Chemokines and cytokines play important roles in inflammatory response that clearly differ between H5N1 and H9N2 infection. To investigate whether chemokines and cytokines are differentially regulated following H5N1 and H9N2 AIVs infection, dynam...

journal_title：Microbiology and immunology

authors： Luo C,Liu J,Qi W,Ren X,Lu R,Liao M,Ning Z

更新日期：2018-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The distribution of the antibody to influenza C virus in the dogs and pigs in Yamagata prefecture, Japan was investigated by using three different serological methods: hemagglutination-inhibition (HI), radioimmunoprecipitation (RIP), and immunoblotting. The antibody against influenza C virus glycoprotein (gp88) was de...

journal_title：Microbiology and immunology

authors： Ohwada K,Kitame F,Sugawara K,Nishimura H,Homma M,Nakamura K

更新日期：1987-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Proteus mirabilis is commonly associated with complicated UTI and expresses several virulence factors, including MR/P fimbriae. In the present study mice were immunised nasally with MrpA, the structural subunit of MR/P, with or without CT as a mucosal adjuvant. The animals were then challenged with P. mirabilis and in...

journal_title：Microbiology and immunology

authors： Scavone P,Rial A,Umpierrez A,Chabalgoity A,Zunino P

更新日期：2009-04-01 00:00:00