Virulent human strains of group G streptococci express a C5a peptidase enzyme similar to that produced by group A streptococci.

abstract：:Amebic erythrophagocytosis is characteristic of invasive amebiasis, and mutants deficient in erythrocyte ingestion are avirulent. We sought to understand the molecular mechanisms underlying erythrocyte phagocytosis by Entamoeba histolytica. Following adherence to amebae, erythrocytes became round and crenulated, and p...

journal_title：Infection and immunity

authors： Boettner DR,Huston CD,Sullivan JA,Petri WA Jr

更新日期：2005-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pseudomonas aeruginosa can invade corneal epithelial cells and translocates multilayered corneal epithelia in vitro, but it does not penetrate the intact corneal epithelium in vivo. In healthy corneas, the epithelium is separated from the underlying stroma by a basement membrane containing extracellular matrix protein...

journal_title：Infection and immunity

authors： Alarcon I,Kwan L,Yu C,Evans DJ,Fleiszig SM

更新日期：2009-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Peptic ulcer disease (PUD) occurs after a long-term Helicobacter pylori infection. However, the disease can develop earlier, and rare cases have been observed in children, suggesting that these H. pylori strains may be more virulent. We used suppressive subtractive hybridization for comparative genomics between H. pyl...

journal_title：Infection and immunity

authors： Oleastro M,Monteiro L,Lehours P,Mégraud F,Ménard A

更新日期：2006-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Clostridium difficile toxins A and B (TcdA and TcdB) are the causative agents of antibiotic-associated pseudomembranous colitis. Mucosal mast cells play a crucial role in the inflammatory processes underlying this disease. We studied the direct effects of TcdA and TcdB on the human mast cell line HMC-1 with respect to...

journal_title：Infection and immunity

authors： Meyer GK,Neetz A,Brandes G,Tsikas D,Butterfield JH,Just I,Gerhard R

更新日期：2007-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A purified A-antigen preparation of Blastomyces dermatitidis was determined to be composed of five major glycoprotein bands, visible with Coomassie blue and periodic acid-Schiff staining of polyacrylamide gels. At least 20 additional protein bands were detected by using a silver stain, which was 100 times more sensiti...

journal_title：Infection and immunity

authors： Young KD,Larsh HW

更新日期：1981-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The pac gene of the serotype c strain Streptococcus mutans MT8148 encodes a cell surface protein antigen (PAc) of approximate 190 kilodaltons. The serotype c strain S. mutans GS-5 does not produce the 190-kilodalton PAc but produces a lower-molecular-weight protein that reacts with anti-PAc serum. The SphI-BamHI fragm...

journal_title：Infection and immunity

authors： Koga T,Okahashi N,Takahashi I,Kanamoto T,Asakawa H,Iwaki M

更新日期：1990-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In C3H gnotobiotic mice, no significant difference was observed between the translocation of nine clinical isolates of enteropathogenic Campylobacter spp. and that of seven nonisogeneic Escherichia coli strains with or without various determinants of pathogenicity. In addition, there was no correlation found between t...

journal_title：Infection and immunity

authors： Youssef M,Corthier G,Goossens H,Tancrede C,Henry-Amar M,Andremont A

更新日期：1987-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The macrophage migration inhibition test was applied to the study of delayed hypersensitivity in mice vaccinated intravenously with oil-treated cell walls of Mycobacterium bovis BCG. Migration inhibition of peritoneal exudate cells from sensitized mice was demonstrated directly upon incubation of the cells with purifi...

journal_title：Infection and immunity

authors： Yamamoto K,Anacker RL

更新日期：1970-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Two murine monoclonal antibodies (immunoglobulin M) evoked against human kidney tissue were examined for cross-reactivity with group A streptococci. A glomerulus-specific antibody, PMII.40.H.2, cross-reacted in an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay with purified pepsin-extracted M proteins from type 6 and 12 streptococ...

journal_title：Infection and immunity

authors： Goroncy-Bermes P,Dale JB,Beachey EH,Opferkuch W

更新日期：1987-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Significant resistance against influenza virus and Mycobacterium tuberculosis infections was induced when trehalose dimycolate from M. tuberculosis or M. bovis but not M. avium was combined with muramyl dipeptide. Trehalose dimycolate from M. tuberculosis, in contrast to that from M. avium, could confer resistance aga...

journal_title：Infection and immunity

authors： Masihi KN,Brehmer W,Lange W,Werner H,Ribi E

更新日期：1985-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A hybridoma produced by the polyethylene glycol fusion of the NS-1 variant of the P3x63Ag8 BALB/c plasmacytoma to splenocytes harvested from a BALB/c mouse immunized with whole gonococci was found to be producing antibody to a common region on gonococcal lipopolysaccharide (LPS). Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay inhi...

journal_title：Infection and immunity

authors： Apicella MA,Bennett KM,Hermerath CA,Roberts DE

更新日期：1981-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Encapsulated cells of Cryptococcus neoformans are potent activators of the alternative complement pathway. Previous studies found that monoclonal antibodies (MAbs) specific for the major capsular polysaccharide, termed glucuronoxylomannan (GXM), can markedly suppress the ability of the capsule to accumulate C3 from no...

journal_title：Infection and immunity

authors： Kozel TR,MacGill RS,Wall KK

更新日期：1998-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:At pH 7.4 and in the presence of NaHCO3, human milk and bovine colostrum inhibited the growth of Escherichia coli O111. Adding sufficient iron to saturate the iron-binding capacity of the lactoferrin present in the milk or colostrum prevented bacteriostasis. At pH 6.8 neither molk nor colostrum inhibited E. coli 0111....

journal_title：Infection and immunity

authors： Griffiths E,Humphreys J

更新日期：1977-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Nitric oxide (NO) produced by inducible NO synthase (iNOS) mediates hypotension in endotoxemia. In this study, NO induction by a toxin-producing Streptococcus pyogenes isolate, H250, and by recombinant streptococcal pyrogenic exotoxin A (rSPEA) has been examined, both in vitro and in vivo. Streptococcal supernatants, ...

journal_title：Infection and immunity

authors： Sriskandan S,Moyes D,Buttery LK,Wilkinson J,Evans TJ,Polak J,Cohen J

更新日期：1997-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Inbred mouse strains differ in their susceptibility to infection with the facultative intracellular bacterium Listeria monocytogenes, largely due to delayed or deficient innate immune responses. Previous antibody depletion studies suggested that neutrophils (polymorphonuclear leukocytes [PMN]) were particularly import...

journal_title：Infection and immunity

authors： Pitts MG,Combs TA,D'Orazio SEF

更新日期：2018-03-22 00:00:00

abstract：:Exogenous ammonium ions (NH(4) (+)) and amine compounds had a profound influence on the antibacterial activity of the myeloperoxidase-hydrogen peroxide-chloride system against Escherichia coli. The rate of killing increased in the presence of NH(4) (+) and certain guanidino compounds and decreased in the presence of a...

journal_title：Infection and immunity

authors： Thomas EL

更新日期：1979-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We developed a porcine dermal explant model to determine the extent to which Staphylococcus aureus biofilm communities deplete oxygen, change pH, and produce damage in underlying tissue. Microelectrode measurements demonstrated that dissolved oxygen (DO) in biofilm-free dermal tissue was 4.45 ± 1.17 mg/liter, while DO...

journal_title：Infection and immunity

authors： Lone AG,Atci E,Renslow R,Beyenal H,Noh S,Fransson B,Abu-Lail N,Park JJ,Gang DR,Call DR

更新日期：2015-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Legionella pneumophila and Coxiella burnetii are phylogenetically related intracellular bacteria that cause aerosol-transmitted lung infections. In host cells both pathogens proliferate in vacuoles whose biogenesis displays some common features. To test the functional similarity of their respective intracellular niche...

journal_title：Infection and immunity

authors： Sauer JD,Shannon JG,Howe D,Hayes SF,Swanson MS,Heinzen RA

更新日期：2005-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Virulent strains of Yersinia enterocolitica and their plasmidless, avirulent derivatives were examined for their cell surface properties. Increased surface charge and hydrophobicity of Y. enterocolitica were found to be associated with the possession of a 40- to 48-megadalton plasmid. These surface properties were exp...

journal_title：Infection and immunity

authors： Lachica RV,Zink DL

更新日期：1984-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The symptoms of Lyme disease are caused by inflammation induced by species of the Borrelia burgdorferisensu lato complex. The various presentations of Lyme disease in the population suggest that differences exist in the intensity and regulation of the host response to the spirochete. Previous work has described correl...

journal_title：Infection and immunity

authors： Siebers EM,Liedhegner ES,Lawlor MW,Schell RF,Nardelli DT

更新日期：2020-10-19 00:00:00

abstract：:Stenotrophomonas maltophilia is a ubiquitous bacterium and an emerging nosocomial pathogen. This bacterium is resistant to many antibiotics, associated with a number of infections, and a significant health risk, especially for immunocompromised patients. Given that Caenorhabditis elegans shares many conserved genetic ...

journal_title：Infection and immunity

authors： White CV,Darby BJ,Breeden RJ,Herman MA

更新日期：2015-12-07 00:00:00

abstract：:The Chagas' disease parasite Trypanosoma cruzi commonly infects humans through skin abrasions or mucosa from reduviid bug excreta. Yet most studies on animal models start with subcutaneous or intraperitoneal injections, a distant approximation of the skin abrasion route. We show here that atraumatic placement of T. cr...

journal_title：Infection and immunity

authors： Caradonna K,Pereiraperrin M

更新日期：2009-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Actinobacillus pleuropneumoniae, the causative agent of swine pleuropneumonia, secretes a hemolytic activity which is thought to be a factor involved in the pathogenesis of the disease. The biosynthesis of hemolysin by serotype 1 strain 4074 was strongly dependent on the activity of free Ca2+ in the growth medium. At ...

journal_title：Infection and immunity

authors： Frey J,Nicolet J

更新日期：1988-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We characterized outer membrane proteins (OMPs) from selected Campylobacter jejuni, C. coli, and C. fetus strains by two-dimensional gel electrophoresis (2DGE), using isoelectric focusing and sodium dodecyl sulfate-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis (SDS-PAGE), and by immunoblotting with immune rabbit serum. The flage...

journal_title：Infection and immunity

authors： Dunn BE,Blaser MJ,Snyder EL

更新日期：1987-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Bactericidal/permeability-increasing protein (BPI), a human neutrophil granule protein, has been shown to bind lipopolysaccharide (LPS) and neutralize LPS-mediated cytokine production in adherent monocytes and the whole-blood system. In this study we investigated the ability of recombinant human BPI (rBPI) to inhibit ...

journal_title：Infection and immunity

authors： Arditi M,Zhou J,Huang SH,Luckett PM,Marra MN,Kim KS

更新日期：1994-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The complement-fixing (CF) activity of antigens from cultured Burkitt lymphoma cells was determined by using normal American sera as the source of antibody. Approximately 75% of the sera fixed complement with the positive cell lines. These lines contained the herpes-like virus detectable by electron microscopy. The co...

journal_title：Infection and immunity

authors： McCormick KJ,Stenback WA,Mumford DM,Trentin JJ

更新日期：1971-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Escherichia coli heat-labile enterotoxin (LT) is an extensively studied adjuvant of mucosal responses. Nevertheless, its mode of action as an adjuvant remains incompletely understood. In this study, we describe a simplified in vitro model with which to look at some aspects of immunoregulation by LT. The interaction of...

journal_title：Infection and immunity

authors： Lopes LM,Maroof A,Dougan G,Chain BM

更新日期：2000-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The chlamydial inclusion occupies a unique niche within the eukaryotic cell that does not interact with endocytic compartments but instead is fusogenic with a subset of sphingomyelin-containing exocytic vesicles. The Chlamydia trachomatis inclusion acquires these distinctive properties by as early as 2 h postinfection...

journal_title：Infection and immunity

authors： Scidmore MA,Fischer ER,Hackstadt T

更新日期：2003-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Host resistance to African trypanosomiasis is partially dependent on an early and strong T-independent B-cell response against the variant surface glycoprotein (VSG) coat expressed by trypanosomes. The repetitive array of surface epitopes displayed by a monotypic surface coat, in which identical VSG molecules are clos...

journal_title：Infection and immunity

authors： Dubois ME,Demick KP,Mansfield JM

更新日期：2005-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Corynebacteriophage 782, a phage highly related to the beta family of corynebacteriophages but lacking a tox allele, was isolated from a nontoxinogenic clinical isolate of Corynebacterium diphtheriae. Phage 782 exhibits beta immunity but has a wider host range than beta, forming plaques on strains of C. ulcerans and C...

journal_title：Infection and immunity

authors： Cianciotto N,Groman N

更新日期：1985-07-01 00:00:00