Effects of Clostridium perfringens beta-toxin on the rabbit small intestine and colon.

abstract：:Rabbit endogenous pyrogens were of about the same molecular size, but showed considerable heterogeneity of their isoelectric points. We attempted to show that this heterogeneity was attributable to variable glycosylation of a single polypeptide chain. When peritoneal exudate cells were stimulated to make pyrogens in t...

journal_title：Infection and immunity

authors： Murphy PA,Cebula TA,Windle BE

更新日期：1981-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Host control of Coxiella burnetii infections is believed to be mediated primarily by activated monocytes/macrophages. The activation of macrophages by cytokines leads to the production of reactive oxygen intermediates (ROI) and reactive nitrogen intermediates (RNI) that have potent antimicrobial activities. The contri...

journal_title：Infection and immunity

authors： Brennan RE,Russell K,Zhang G,Samuel JE

更新日期：2004-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of the present study was to determine the extent of immunologic responses, particularly immunopathologic responses, within the upper and lower respiratory tracts after intranasal immunization using the mucosal adjuvant cholera toxin (CT). BALB/c mice were nasally immunized with influenza virus vaccine comb...

journal_title：Infection and immunity

authors： Hodge LM,Marinaro M,Jones HP,McGhee JR,Kiyono H,Simecka JW

更新日期：2001-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fractionation of the culture medium showed that Streptococcus salivarius ATCC 25975 secreted a glucosyltransferase (Gtf) that was primer independent. On the basis of this observation, a gene library of S. salivarius chromosomal DNA cloned into lambda L47.1 was screened for a gene(s) coding for such an activity. As a r...

journal_title：Infection and immunity

authors： Simpson CL,Giffard PM,Jacques NA

更新日期：1995-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pathogenicity islands (PAIs) are chromosomal clusters of pathogen-specific virulence genes often found at tRNA loci. In the Yersinia pseudotuberculosis 32777 chromosome, we characterized a 98-kb segment that has all of the characteristic features of a PAI, including insertion in a (phenylalanine) tRNA gene, the presen...

journal_title：Infection and immunity

authors： Collyn F,Billault A,Mullet C,Simonet M,Marceau M

更新日期：2004-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:High levels of Treponema denticola in subgingival dental plaque are associated with severe periodontal disease. T. denticola, along with Porphyromonas gingivalis and Bacteroides forsythus, are the only cultivatable oral microorganisms that produce significant amounts of "trypsin-like" peptidase activity. The ability o...

journal_title：Infection and immunity

authors： Fenno JC,Lee SY,Bayer CH,Ning Y

更新日期：2001-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The antigenic relationship of six different strains of Paracoccidioides brasiliensis was investigated by the agar-gel immunodiffusion test. Soluble antigens prepared from the two morphological phases of the fungus were diffused against human sera obtained from eight patients with paracoccidioidomycosis (South American...

journal_title：Infection and immunity

authors： Restrepo-Moreno A

更新日期：1970-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Splenic lymphocytes from cytomegalovirus-infected mice lost their in vitro proliferative responses to cytomegalovirus antigen within 3 h after in vivo treatment with antilymphocyte globulin and prednisolone. The response was inhibited when the agents were administered separately or together, and inhibition persisted t...

journal_title：Infection and immunity

authors： Mattsson DM,Howard RJ,Balfour HH Jr

更新日期：1980-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Lipopolysaccharide (LPS) is cleared from the blood mainly by the liver. The Kupffer cells are primarily responsible for this clearance; liver endothelial and parenchymal cells contribute to a lesser extent. Although several binding sites have been described, only CD14 is known to be involved in LPS signalling. Among t...

journal_title：Infection and immunity

authors： van Oosten M,van de Bilt E,van Berkel TJ,Kuiper J

更新日期：1998-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Antigen-specific T-cell responses and histopathological changes were studied in mice experimentally inoculated with Borrelia burgdorferi B31. Inbred mice with different H-2 haplotypes and/or different genetic backgrounds were inoculated with B. burgdorferi organisms and tested for antigen-specific T-cell responses in ...

journal_title：Infection and immunity

authors： Schaible UE,Kramer MD,Justus CW,Museteanu C,Simon MM

更新日期：1989-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The gene encoding the 56-kDa protein of Orientia tsutsugamushi Shanxi was amplified by a nested PCR and cloned into the expression vector pQE30. The 56-kDa protein of O. tsutsugamushi Shanxi (Sxh56) was expressed as a fusion protein with the His(6)-binding protein of Escherichia coli by deleting the signal peptide-enc...

journal_title：Infection and immunity

authors： Chen WJ,Niu DS,Zhang XY,Chen ML,Cui H,Wei WJ,Wen BH,Chen XR

更新日期：2003-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Toxic shock syndrome (TSS) toxin 1 (TSST1) is produced by strains of Staphylococcus aureus associated with TSS. Purified TSST1 induces in rabbits a shock-like illness with many features similar to TSS in humans. These symptoms were also induced by TSST1-producing bacteria in diffusion chambers implanted in the rabbit ...

journal_title：Infection and immunity

authors： de Azavedo JC,Foster TJ,Hartigan PJ,Arbuthnott JP,O'Reilly M,Kreiswirth BN,Novick RP

更新日期：1985-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Immunity to Mycobacterium tuberculosis is dependent upon the generation of a protective gamma interferon (IFN-gamma)-producing T-cell response. Recent studies have suggested that interleukin-6 (IL-6) is required for the induction of a protective T-cell response and that IL-4 may suppress the induction of IFN-gamma. To...

journal_title：Infection and immunity

authors： Saunders BM,Frank AA,Orme IM,Cooper AM

更新日期：2000-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To determine the protective efficacy of human hyperimmune globulin to Haemophilus influenzae type b disease in an infant rat model, we compared hyperimmune globulin containing 600 mug of anti-polyribophosphate (PRP) antibody per ml to conventional immune globulin containing 66 mug of anti-PRP antibody per ml. The hype...

journal_title：Infection and immunity

authors： Ambrosino D,Schreiber JR,Daum RS,Siber GR

更新日期：1983-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An array of pro- and anti-inflammatory mediators of the innate immune system was analyzed in stool, urine, and rectal mucosa samples from adults and children with shigellosis to better understand their role in recovery from and in the immunopathogenesis of the disease. Increased concentrations of lactoferrin (Lf), mye...

journal_title：Infection and immunity

authors： Raqib R,Mia SM,Qadri F,Alam TI,Alam NH,Chowdhury AK,Mathan MM,Andersson J

更新日期：2000-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The type-specific antigens of group B type Ic (old designation type Ii) streptococci were extracted, purified, and characterized by serological and chemical methods. The Ia antigen, shared by types Ia and Ic, is a polysaccharide composed of 69% galactose and 25% glucosamine (i.e., 31% N-acetyl-glucosamine). However, t...

journal_title：Infection and immunity

authors： Wilkinson HW,Eagon RG

更新日期：1971-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We performed ex vivo experiments with Plasmodium falciparum-infected human placentas from primi- and multigravida women from Cameroon. All women, independent of their gravida status, had anti-chondroitin sulfate A (CSA) adhesion antibodies which cross-reacted with heterologous strains, such as FCR3 and Palo-Alto(FUP)1...

journal_title：Infection and immunity

authors： Gysin J,Pouvelle B,Fievet N,Scherf A,Lépolard C

更新日期：1999-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mice (BALB/cJ, C3H/HeN, and C3H/HeJ) primed with actinomycin D became highly susceptible to lethal intoxication with staphylococcal enterotoxin B (SEB). The mice underwent toxicosis and toxic shock and died. Actinomycin D-primed C3H/HeN and C3H/HeJ mice showed equal sensitivity to SEB, suggesting that bacterial lipopo...

journal_title：Infection and immunity

authors： Chen JY,Qiao Y,Komisar JL,Baze WB,Hsu IC,Tseng J

更新日期：1994-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Members of our group reported recently that neisseria infection of human epithelial cells results in accelerated degradation of the major lysosomal integral membrane protein LAMP1 and that this is due to hydrolysis of this glycoprotein at its immunoglobulin A1 (IgA1)-like hinge by the neisseria type 2 IgA1 protease (L...

journal_title：Infection and immunity

authors： Ayala P,Lin L,Hopper S,Fukuda M,So M

更新日期：1998-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Regulation of the synthesis of Vi polysaccharide, a major virulence determinant in Salmonella enterica serotype Typhi, is under the control of two regulatory systems, ompR-envZ and rscB-rscC, which respond to changes in osmolarity. Some serotype Typhi strains exhibit overexpression of Vi polysaccharide, which masks cl...

journal_title：Infection and immunity

authors： Santander J,Wanda SY,Nickerson CA,Curtiss R 3rd

更新日期：2007-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An alkali-soluble water-soluble extract of Blastomyces dermatitidis yeast-phase cell walls was tested for its ability to elicit a response in lymphocytes isolated from the peripheral blood of Blastomyces-infected guinea pigs. Sequential preparations of the antigen were reproducible and specific in the in vitro lymphoc...

journal_title：Infection and immunity

authors： Hall NK,Deighton F,Larsh HW

更新日期：1978-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Repeated immunizations of CF1 mice with irradiated noninfectious Trypanosoma cruzi trypomastigotes resulted in partial protection against infection with live parasites. It also induced a limited number of antibody species that were reactive in Western blots with trypomastigote but not with epimastigote or amastigote p...

journal_title：Infection and immunity

authors： Zweerink HJ,Weston HD,Andersen OF,Garber SS,Hayes EC

更新日期：1984-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recognition of microbial patterns by host receptors is the first step in a multistep sequence leading to neutrophil-dependent host resistance. Although the role of membrane-bound sensors in bacterial recognition has been examined in detail, the importance of cytosolic sensors in the lungs is largely unexplored. In thi...

journal_title：Infection and immunity

authors： Balamayooran T,Batra S,Balamayooran G,Cai S,Kobayashi KS,Flavell RA,Jeyaseelan S

更新日期：2011-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Histoplasma capsulatum induces a cell-mediated immune response in the lungs and lymphoid organs of mammals. In this study, we analyzed the progression of the cytokine and inflammatory reactions in the lungs of mice infected intranasally with H. capsulatum. We measured cytokine mRNA levels and determined the inflammato...

journal_title：Infection and immunity

authors： Cain JA,Deepe GS Jr

更新日期：1998-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The outcome of infection is determined by both the quantity and the quality of an induced immune response. In particular, it has been demonstrated for selected pathogens that induction of TH1 or TH2 type helper T-cell subsets determines whether an immune response gives rise to protective immunity or disease-associated...

journal_title：Infection and immunity

authors： Westbay TD,Dascher CC,Hsia RC,Zauderer M,Bavoil PM

更新日期：1995-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The virulence of Neisseria gonorrhoeae for chicken embryos can be modified in a predictable manner by the addition of microbial siderophores to the inoculum. "Meningobactin" and "gonobactin," siderophores isolated from iron-limited cultures of meningococci and gonococci, respectively, enhance the virulence of the rela...

journal_title：Infection and immunity

authors： Finkelstein RA,Yancey RJ

更新日期：1981-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Conditions for the release of streptococcal type 12 M protein from whole cells by cyanogen bromide are described; they demonstrated that methionine is not essential to the structural arrangements which account for some of its immunological and biological properties. The released M protein was separated from other prot...

journal_title：Infection and immunity

authors： Vosti KL,Williams WK

更新日期：1978-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have mapped a group of virulence genes of Porphyromonas gingivalis to a single large fragment of the genome. These genes (rgpA, kgp, and hagA) all contain a consensus repeat sequence (HArep). rgpA and kgp encode cysteine proteases with Arg-X and Lys-X specificity, respectively, and hagA encodes a hemagglutinin. Gen...

journal_title：Infection and immunity

authors： Lewis JP,Macrina FL

更新日期：1999-05-01 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：:In swine, the most common and severe enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli (ETEC) infections are caused by strains that express K88 (F4)(+) fimbriae, heat-labile enterotoxin (LT), heat-stable enterotoxin b (STb), and enteroaggregative E. coli heat-stable toxin 1. Previous studies based on a design that involved enterotoxin...

journal_title：Infection and immunity

authors： Erume J,Berberov EM,Kachman SD,Scott MA,Zhou Y,Francis DH,Moxley RA

更新日期：2008-07-01 00:00:00