CpG-enriched plasmid enhances the efficacy of the traditional foot-and-mouth disease killed vaccine.

abstract：:Antibodies specific to Salmonella enteritidis (S.E.) were obtained from immunized egg yolk, and their protective effects against S.E. were studied by using monolayer-cultured human intestinal epithelial cells, Caco-2 and T84. The Salmonella adherence and entry to the cells were partially inhibited by the antibodies. T...

journal_title：Microbiology and immunology

authors： Sugita-Konishi Y,Ogawa M,Arai S,Kumagai S,Igimi S,Shimizu M

更新日期：2000-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We observed the effects of a chinese herb medicine Sho-saiko-to on the lethal and antitumor activities of recombinant human tumor necrosis factor (rhTNF) administered in mice. Sho-saiko-to was noted to protect the rhTNF-induced lethality in galactosamine-hypersensitized mice, and also Sho-saiko-to pretreated mice was ...

journal_title：Microbiology and immunology

authors： Sakaguchi S,Tutumi E,Yokota K,Furusawa S,Sasaki K,Takayanagi Y

更新日期：1991-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Immune responses to Helicobacter pylori infection play important roles in gastroduodenal diseases. The contributions of tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha) and interferon-gamma (IFN-gamma) to the induction of gastric inflammation and to the protection from H. pylori infection were investigated using TNF-alpha gene...

journal_title：Microbiology and immunology

authors： Yamamoto T,Kita M,Ohno T,Iwakura Y,Sekikawa K,Imanishi J

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There are many examples of probiotic effects of various lactic bacteria on enteropathogens. In this study, Lactobacillus strains (L. rhamnosus, L. gasseri, L. casei and L. plantarum) were tested in an in vitro model of enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli (EHEC) infection of a human colon epithelial cell line, C2BBe1. W...

journal_title：Microbiology and immunology

authors： Hirano J,Yoshida T,Sugiyama T,Koide N,Mori I,Yokochi T

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The coat protein of cardamom mosaic virus (CdMV), a member of the genus Macluravirus, assembles into virus-like particles when expressed in an Escherichia coli expression system. The N and C-termini of the coat protein were engineered with the Kennedy peptide and the 2F5 and 4E10 epitopes of gp41 of HIV. The chimeric ...

journal_title：Microbiology and immunology

authors： Damodharan S,Gujar R,Pattabiraman S,Nesakumar M,Hanna LE,Vadakkuppattu RD,Usha R

更新日期：2013-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:pTK159, a multiresistance 40-kilobase (kb) plasmid, was isolated from a clinical strain of Serratia marcescens. pTK159 was nonconjugative and carried determinants for resistance to amikacin, streptomycin/spectinomycin, sulfamethoxazole and ampicillin. A physical and functional map of pTK159 was constructed. By cloning...

journal_title：Microbiology and immunology

authors： Kanno R

更新日期：1988-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There is a deficiency in the data concerning the role of hMPV in lower respiratory tract infections in adults, and until now there has been no data available regarding the prevalence of hMPV in adults in our region. In the present study the association of hMPV with varieties of lower respiratory tract disorders in imm...

journal_title：Microbiology and immunology

authors： El Sayed Zaki M,Raafat D,El-Metaal AA,Ismail M

更新日期：2009-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We prepared polyclonal antibody specific to Mycoplasma pneumoniae. Using this antibody, we developed a latex agglutination test (LAT) for detecting the organism in respiratory exudates as rapid diagnosis of M. pneumoniae infection. Further, LAT was compared with DNA-probe test (DP) which was the only commercially avai...

journal_title：Microbiology and immunology

authors： Masayoshi T,Hirai Y,Kanemasa Y

更新日期：1992-01-01 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：:Treatment of macrophages with cytochalasin E in combination with a lectin was found to stimulate the generation of superoxide anions (O2-) very efficiently. The macrophages stimulated with concanavalin A, phytohemagglutinin or wheat germ agglutinin released superoxide, but cells pretreated with cytochalasin E release...

journal_title：Microbiology and immunology

authors： Kayashima K,Onoue K,Nakagawara A,Minakami S

更新日期：1980-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The botulinum neurotoxin light chain (BoNT-LC) is a zinc-dependent metalloprotease that cleaves neuronal SNARE proteins such as SNAP-25, VAMP2, and Syntaxin1. This cleavage interferes with the neurotransmitter release of peripheral neurons and results in flaccid paralysis. SNAP, VAMP, and Syntaxin are representative o...

journal_title：Microbiology and immunology

authors： Yamamoto H,Ida T,Tsutsuki H,Mori M,Matsumoto T,Kohda T,Mukamoto M,Goshima N,Kozaki S,Ihara H

更新日期：2012-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cross-linking of surface receptors in hematopoietic cells results in the enrichment of these receptors in the rafts along with other downstream signaling molecules. A possible explanation how signal is transduced through the plasma membrane has arisen from the concept of raft. From the study of cellular responses in t...

journal_title：Microbiology and immunology

authors： Katagiri YU,Kiyokawa N,Fujimoto J

更新日期：2001-01-01 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：:We analyzed the mechanism of spontaneous B cell activation in lupus mice by using anticlass-II antibody in vitro. The in vitro culture of B cells from old NZB mice markedly produced Ig without any stimulation, while B cells from NZW mice did not. The addition of anticlass-II antibody (anti-Iad antibody) to the culture...

journal_title：Microbiology and immunology

authors： Saito K,Tanaka Y,Ota T,Eto S,Yamashita U

更新日期：1991-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Acinetobacter baumannii is a major cause of both community-associated and nosocomial infections worldwide. These infections are difficult to treat because the bacterium rapidly develops resistance to multiple antibiotics. However, little is known about the nature of the innate cellular response to A. baumannii infecti...

journal_title：Microbiology and immunology

authors： Tsuchiya T,Nakao N,Yamamoto S,Hirai Y,Miyamoto K,Tsujibo H

更新日期：2012-02-01 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：:Mg2+-availability in Staphylococcus aureus cells decreased significantly with increasing NaCl concentration in growth media. Cells grew in a NaCl-free, Chelex resin-treated complex medium only if the medium was supplemented with 50 microM MgCl2, while, growth was limited when the medium was further supplemented with 1...

journal_title：Microbiology and immunology

authors： Ochiai T

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effect of host cell factors on infectivity of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) was studied by infecting a monoblastoid cell line (U937) or a T-cell line (MOLT-4) with a highly infective single clone of HIV-1 and comparing the infectivity of the produced viruses to different cell lines. Chronically infec...

journal_title：Microbiology and immunology

authors： el-Farrash MA,Masuda T,Kuroda MJ,Harada S

更新日期：1993-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The mitogen effect on migration of eosinophils and monocytes was studied in embryonic chickens. On the 13th embryonic day, chickens were injected with mitogens, such as concanavalin A (Con A), phytohemagglutinin-P (PHA-P), and lipopolysaccharide (LPS), into the allantoic cavity, and the mitogenic effect was estimated ...

journal_title：Microbiology and immunology

authors： Moriya O,Ichikawa Y

更新日期：1979-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Intradermal injection of MY-1, a nucleic acid fraction extracted from Mycobacterium bovis strain BCG, induced in situ infiltration of mononuclear cells, most of which were asialo GM1 (GA1)-positive as determined by immunofluorescence microscopy. The infiltration occurred with as little as 1 microgram of MY-1 and laste...

journal_title：Microbiology and immunology

authors： Kuramoto E,Toizumi S,Shimada S,Tokunaga T

更新日期：1989-01-01 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：:Butanol-extracted water-soluble adjuvant (Bu-WSA) obtained from Bacterionema matruchotii was cultured with peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBM) in the presence of sub- and/or supra-optimal mitogenic concentrations of concanavalin A (Con A). The addition of Bu-WSA resulted in increased tritiated thymidine incorpora...

journal_title：Microbiology and immunology

authors： Nitta T,Okumura S,Tsushi M,Nakano M

更新日期：1982-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Porins were prepared from smooth strain of Salmonella typhi 0-901 and chemotype rough mutant of S. typhimurium Ra-30. Porins could significantly stimulate the immune systems of mice. Immunization of mice with the porins provoked synthesis of anti-porin antibodies. Macrophages from the immunized mice showed increased c...

journal_title：Microbiology and immunology

authors： Tabaraie B,Sharma BK,Sharma PR,Sehgal R,Ganguly NK

更新日期：1994-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Induction of interferon for a kind of dairy lactic acid bacteria, Lactobacillus acidophilus (L. acidophilus), was investigated in murine peritoneal macrophage (M phi) cultures. Lactobacillus acidophilus JCM 1034, 1132T, 1229 and 2125 induced IFN (12-34 I.U./ml) in M phi cultures in vitro. Strain 1132T- and 2125-induce...

journal_title：Microbiology and immunology

authors： Kitazawa H,Matsumura K,Itoh T,Yamaguchi T

更新日期：1992-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Leptospire lipopolysaccharide (LPS) stimulated the adherence of polymorphonuclear neutrophils (PMNs) to human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVEC). Enhanced PMN adherence in response to leptospire LPS can be mediated by platelet-activator-factor (PAF), because a PAF antagonist reduced adherence. Leptospire LPS als...

journal_title：Microbiology and immunology

authors： Isogai E,Hirose K,Kimura K,Hayashi S,Kubota T,Fujii N,Isogai H

更新日期：1997-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Direct stimulations of murine B lymphocytes with synthetic lipid A analogs and synthetic muramyl dipeptide (MDP) derivatives were studied using a limiting dilution assay system. Synthetic lipid A analogs, GLA-27 and GLA-40, when conjugated with bovine serum albumin (BSA) had the ability to induce B cell clonal expansi...

journal_title：Microbiology and immunology

authors： Saito-Taki T,Nakano M,Kiso M,Hasegawa A

更新日期：1985-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Using a mouse monoclonal antibody (MAb) 2F raised against Vibrio cholerae non-O1 heat-stable enterotoxin (NAG-ST) which also recognizes a shared epitope of Yersinia enterocolitica heat-stable enterotoxin (Y-ST), a competitive enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) was developed for independent detection of NAG-ST a...

journal_title：Microbiology and immunology

authors： Nair GB,Bhattacharya SK,Takeda T

更新日期：1993-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The standard products of V(D)J recombination of immunoglobulin and T cell receptor genes are two kinds of DNA junction, a coding joint and a signal joint. TCR delta V-D and D-D signal joints in adult mouse thymocytes were sequenced following PCR amplification. We observed differential nucleotide insertions at the V de...

journal_title：Microbiology and immunology

authors： Kanari Y,Muto M,Yamagishi H

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The possible presence of Paul-Bunnell (PB) antigen on Epstein-Barr virus (EBV)-transformed lymphocytes were investigated. Of 23 EBV genome-positive lymphoblastoid cell lines tested all but one absorbed PB type antibody from the serum of an infectious mononucleosis patient. The one EBV-negative B cell line tested did n...

journal_title：Microbiology and immunology

authors： Maeda M,Sairenji T,Hinuma Y

更新日期：1979-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The present study was done to determine the molecular epidemiology of rabies virus (RV) in Vietnam. The nucleoprotein (N) and glycoprotein (G) genes of RVs were amplified from the brains of ten rabid dogs of Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. The nucleotide sequences of these genes were compared with those of other Asian stra...

journal_title：Microbiology and immunology

authors： Yamagata J,Ahmed K,Khawplod P,Mannen K,Xuyen DK,Loi HH,Dung NV,Nishizono A

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00