Roles of the interactions between Env and Gag proteins in the HIV-1 replication cycle.

abstract：:Four N-acetylchito-oligosaccharides, from tetra-N-acetylchitotetraose (NACOS-4) to hepta-N-acetylchitoheptaose (NACOS-7), were found to increase the number of peritoneal exudate cells (PEC) in male BALB/c mice after 3 hr intraperitoneal administration of 50 mg/kg of each oligosaccharide. The number of attracted cells,...

journal_title：Microbiology and immunology

authors： Suzuki K,Tokoro A,Okawa Y,Suzuki S,Suzuki M

更新日期：1986-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Burkholderia cepacia complex (Bcc) are opportunistic pathogens implicated with nosocomial infections, and high rates of morbidity and mortality, especially in individuals with cystic fibrosis (CF). B. cepacia are naturally resistant to different classes of antibiotics, and can subvert the host innate immune responses ...

journal_title：Microbiology and immunology

authors： Ganesh PS,Vishnupriya S,Vadivelu J,Mariappan V,Vellasamy KM,Shankar EM

更新日期：2020-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Dendritic cells (DCs) have a major role in regulating immune responses, including tumor immunity and peripheral tolerance. In the present study, we identified novel functions of herbal medicines in DCs by screening 99 herbal medicines, most of which are among the 210 Chinese medicines approved by the Ministry of Healt...

journal_title：Microbiology and immunology

authors： Fukui H,Mitsui S,Harima N,Nose M,Tsujimura K,Mizukami H,Morita A

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The inhibitory effects of an extract of the blackcurrant (Ribes nigrum L.) against pathogens associated with oral, nasopharyngeal and upper respiratory infectious diseases; namely respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), influenza virus A and B (IFV-A and IFV-B), adenovirus (AdV), herpes simplex virus type 1, Haemophilus in...

journal_title：Microbiology and immunology

authors： Ikuta K,Hashimoto K,Kaneko H,Mori S,Ohashi K,Suzutani T

更新日期：2012-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Nontypeable Haemophilus influenzae (NTHi), an important human respiratory pathogen, frequently causes biofilm infections. Currently, resistance of bacteria within the biofilm to conventional antimicrobials poses a major obstacle to effective medical treatment on a global scale. Novel agents that are effective against ...

journal_title：Microbiology and immunology

authors： Kunthalert D,Baothong S,Khetkam P,Chokchaisiri S,Suksamrarn A

更新日期：2014-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We determined the effect of heat-stable enterotoxin produced by Yersinia enterocolitica (Y. enterocolitica ST) on cyclic nucleotide levels in the intestines of 6-day-old mice and in cultured cell line cells. The concentration of cyclic guanosine 3',5'-monophosphate (cyclic GMP) in homogenates of the intestines increas...

journal_title：Microbiology and immunology

authors： Inoue T,Okamoto K,Moriyama T,Takahashi T,Shimizu K,Miyama A

更新日期：1983-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hemadsorption (HAD) induced in HEp-2 cells infected with vaccinia virus was observed. In ultrathin sections, binding of 36 red blood cells (RBCs) was examined in detail and 3 types of HAD were observed: (1) direct and close binding of RBCs to infected HEp-2 cells (cyto-HAD) was observed in cross sections of 27 RBCs (2...

journal_title：Microbiology and immunology

authors： Saburi Y,Okuda K,Takahashi T,Tadokoro I

更新日期：1977-10-20 00:00:00

abstract：:The biological effect of purified beta toxin of Clostridium perfringens type C in vivo was investigated. After intravenous injection of the purified beta toxin into rats, a rise in blood pressure and a simultaneous fall in heart rate were observed. After the blood pressure reached a maximum, the heart rate recovered g...

journal_title：Microbiology and immunology

authors： Sakurai J,Fujii Y,Matsuura M,Endo K

更新日期：1981-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Previous studies have demonstrated that the murine monoclonal antibody (MoAb) NM-01 activates the human complement classical pathway resulting in lysis of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). The present study was performed to determine the availability of the V3-loop of gp120 relative to the complement regulatory prot...

journal_title：Microbiology and immunology

authors： Nakamura M,Okada H,Sasaki H,Yoshida K,Kamada M,Okada N,Terada M,Ohno T

更新日期：1996-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A VeraCode-allele-specific primer extension (ASPE) method was applied to the detection and genotyping of human papillomavirus (HPV)-DNA. Oligonucleotide primers containing HPV-type-specific L1 sequences were annealed to HPV-DNA amplified by PGMY-PCR, followed by ASPE to label the DNA with biotinylated nucleotides. The...

journal_title：Microbiology and immunology

authors： Kitamura-Muramatsu Y,Kusumoto-Matsuo R,Kondo K,Mori S,Saito S,Tsukahara Y,Kukimoto I

更新日期：2012-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study was to explore the presence of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus pseudintermedius (MRSP) in a collection of S. pseudintermedius strains isolated from dogs and cats with dermatitis in Japan and to compare their genotypic and phenotypic characteristics. Clonal relationships were determined by pu...

journal_title：Microbiology and immunology

authors： Bardiau M,Yamazaki K,Ote I,Misawa N,Mainil JG

更新日期：2013-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pathogens of the Aspergillus species are frequently seen in deep-seated mycoses. We previously demonstrated that the culture filtrate of Aspergillus fumigatus (CF) has immunosuppressive effects on polymorphonuclear leukocytes (PMNs), which act as the main phagocytes to hyphae of Aspergillus fumigatus (A. fumigatus). B...

journal_title：Microbiology and immunology

authors： Higurashi H,Arai M,Watanabe A,Igari H,Seki N,Kamei K,Kuriyama T

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Magnaporthe oryzae chrysovirus 1 strain A (MoCV1-A) is the causal agent of growth repression and attenuated virulence (hypovirulence) of the rice blast fungus, M. oryzae. We have previously reported that heterologous expression of MoCV1-A ORF4 in Saccharomyces cerevisiae results in growth defects, a large central vacu...

journal_title：Microbiology and immunology

authors： Urayama S,Fukuhara T,Moriyama H,Toh-E A,Kawamoto S

更新日期：2014-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Based on the results of a phylogenetic analysis of 16S rRNA and the presence of sphingoglycolipid in cellular lipids of the type strains, transfer of "Rhizomonas" suberifaciens, Blastomonas natatoria and Erythromonas ursincola to the genus Sphingomonas as Sphingomonas suberifaciens (van Bruggen et al 1990) comb. nov.,...

journal_title：Microbiology and immunology

authors： Yabuuchi E,Kosako Y,Naka T,Suzuki S,Yano I

更新日期：1999-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A mutant MT of Micrococcus lysodeikticus (luteus) IFO 3333, whose minimum growing unit is not a single cell, but a tetrad unlike the wild-type divides by binary fission of each monococcus, and then separates first into two daughter tetrads, second into four tetrads and third into eight tetrads. The three planes of eit...

journal_title：Microbiology and immunology

authors： Monodane T,Matsushima Y,Kotani S

更新日期：1978-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:CD4(+) T cells play critical roles in protection against the blood stage of malarial infection; however, their uncontrolled activation can be harmful to the host. In this study, in which rodent models of Plasmodium parasites were used, the expression of inhibitory receptors on activated CD4(+) T cells and their cytoki...

journal_title：Microbiology and immunology

authors： Doe HT,Kimura D,Miyakoda M,Kimura K,Akbari M,Yui K

更新日期：2016-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Quantitative PCR is becoming widespread for diagnosing and monitoring post-transplantation diseases associated with EBV and CMV. These assays need to be standardized to manage patients in different facilities. Five independent laboratories in Japan compared home-brew assays and a prototype assay system to establish a ...

journal_title：Microbiology and immunology

authors： Ito Y,Takakura S,Ichiyama S,Ueda M,Ando Y,Matsuda K,Hidaka E,Nakatani K,Nishioka J,Nobori T,Kajiyama N,Kimura H

更新日期：2010-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The immunostimulatory effect of intragastrically or parenterally administered beta-(1-->3; 1-->4) glucan, extracted from oats (ObetaG), on disease resistance to Eimeria vermiformis was studied in C57BL/6 mice. Multiple administrations of ObetaG by intragastric or subcutaneous routes reduced fecal oocyst shedding compa...

journal_title：Microbiology and immunology

authors： Yun CH,Estrada A,Van Kessel A,Gajadhar A,Redmond M,Laarveld B

更新日期：1998-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A polymerase chain reaction (PCR) method was performed for rapid and sensitive detection of pathogenic Vibrio trachuri isolated from cultured Japanese horse mackerel. A set of primers was selected from the base sequence of the Pst I fragment of T9210 chromosomal DNA and used for PCR detection of T9210. This PCR specif...

journal_title：Microbiology and immunology

authors： Iwamoto Y,Suzuki Y,Kurita A,Watanabe Y,Shimizu T,Ohgami H,Yanagihara Y

更新日期：1995-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Wilms' tumor gene WT1 is overexpressed in various types of solid tumors, including lung and breast cancer and WT1 protein is a tumor antigen for these malignancies. In phase I clinical trials of WT1 peptide-based cancer immunotherapy, two patients with advanced lung cancer were intradermally injected with 0.3 mg o...

journal_title：Microbiology and immunology

authors： Tsuboi A,Oka Y,Osaki T,Kumagai T,Tachibana I,Hayashi S,Murakami M,Nakajima H,Elisseeva OA,Fei W,Masuda T,Yasukawa M,Oji Y,Kawakami M,Hosen N,Ikegame K,Yoshihara S,Udaka K,Nakatsuka S,Aozasa K,Kawase I,Sugiyama H

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Absorption of a pooled human gamma globulin preparation with acetone-treated measles virus-infected cells removed all antibodies to measles virus antigens except a portion of the antibody to the fusion (F) protein. The residual anti-F antibody had hemolysis-inhibiting and virus-neutralizing activities, inhibited sprea...

journal_title：Microbiology and immunology

authors： Sato TA,Kohama T,Sugiura A

更新日期：1989-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sixty-eight sera from the acute, recurrent, and provoked types of female genital herpes were compared for the seroprevalence of herpes simplex virus (HSV) types 1 and 2 by immunodot assay using HSV glycoprotein G. In the HSV-1-isolated patients, no HSV-2 antibodies were detected, whereas in the HSV-2-isolated patients...

journal_title：Microbiology and immunology

authors： Hashido M,Lee FK,Nahmias AJ,Kawana T

更新日期：1997-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A sensitive, quantitative, short-time, and reproducible focus assay for Japanese encephalitis (JE) virus is described. After 2 or 3 days of incubation, the infected cells were treated with anti-JE virus serum and complement, and subsequently stained with trypan blue; then clear foci were produced. This method made it ...

journal_title：Microbiology and immunology

authors： Kimura-Kuroda J,Yasui K

更新日期：1985-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Human adenoviruses (HAdVs) are an important cause of acute gastroenteritis in children. However, few studies on the epidemiology or types of HAdVs associated with acute gastroenteritis have been conducted in Korea. Therefore, in the present study, the incidence of HAdV in 2064 stool samples from Korean children hospit...

journal_title：Microbiology and immunology

authors： Lee JI,Lee GC,Chung JY,Han TH,Lee YK,Kim MS,Lee CH

更新日期：2012-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Salmonella enterica serovar Typhi and serovar Paratyphi A with reduced susceptibility to fluoroquinolones (MICs of ciprofloxacin, 0.25 to 2 microg/ml) have a mutation at codon either Ser-83 or Asp-87 of gyrA gene. A screening method by PCR-restriction fragment length polymorphism (PCR-RFLP) was designed to screen the ...

journal_title：Microbiology and immunology

authors： Hirose K,Tamura K,Watanabe H

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A simple method for the separation and identification of Bacteroides fragilis from other Bacteroides species through the use of oxgall-impregnated filter paper disks is described. As in the antibiotic sensitivity test, filter paper disks containing defined amounts of bile salt were placed on a lawn of bacterial cells ...

journal_title：Microbiology and immunology

authors： Yamazaki E,Sugimoto K,Niwano K,Okada J

更新日期：1982-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have previously identified a heterodimer molecule, Z-1, on guinea pig peritoneal macrophages (M phi s) by the newly prepared monoclonal antibody, anti-Z-1, and Z-1 has been assumed to be the complement receptor type three (CR3) in this species. To clarify this assumption, the cell type distribution of the antigen i...

journal_title：Microbiology and immunology

authors： Tamoto K,Nochi H,Tada M,Kakinuma T,Mori Y

更新日期：1993-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the present study, 12 patients with fever of undetermined origin, anemia and icterus were diagnosed with hemoplasma infection by light microscopy, transmission electron microscopy examination and PCR assay after being excluded from other usual febrile diseases. Complement receptor type I (CR1, CD35) expression on t...

journal_title：Microbiology and immunology

authors： Congbin Y,Aibin L,Congli Y,Juan X,Lanjun B,Weiping Z,Zhibiao Y,Xiuguo H

更新日期：2010-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The colH gene encoding 116-kDa collagenase of Clostridium histolyticum (cColH) was cloned into an Escherichia coli-Bacillus subtilis shuttle vector to develop a method for purification of recombinant collagenase (rColH). When plasmid pJCM310 containing the colH gene was introduced into B. subtilis DB104 and the transf...

journal_title：Microbiology and immunology

authors： Jung CM,Matsushita O,Katayama S,Minami J,Ohhira I,Okabe A

更新日期：1996-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We performed a cluster analysis of human and animal pathogenic Microsporum species and their teleomorphic states, Arthroderma species, including A. otae-related species (M. canis, M. audouinii, M. distortum, M. equinum, M. langeronii, and M. ferrugineum) and M. gypseum complex (A. fulvum, A. gypseum, and A. incurvatum...

journal_title：Microbiology and immunology

authors： Makimura K,Tamura Y,Murakami A,Kano R,Nakamura Y,Hasegawa A,Uchida K,Yamaguchi H

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00