Biological Activities of Uric Acid in Infection Due to Enteropathogenic and Shiga-Toxigenic Escherichia coli.

abstract：:While the pathological events evoked by infection are commonly described, effective host responses to bacteria and their products should primarily be protective. Heat shock protein (Hsp) expression is upregulated by many stimuli and serves to maintain intracellular protein integrity. The ability of the prototypic supe...

journal_title：Infection and immunity

authors： Musch MW,Petrof EO,Kojima K,Ren H,McKay DM,Chang EB

更新日期：2004-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Our knowledge of pathogenesis has benefited from a better understanding of the roles of specific virulence factors in disease. To determine the role of the virulence factor ZapA, a 54-kDa metalloproteinase of Proteus mirabilis, in prostatitis, rats were infected with either wild-type (WT) P. mirabilis or its isogenic ...

journal_title：Infection and immunity

authors： Phan V,Belas R,Gilmore BF,Ceri H

更新日期：2008-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Neutralizing antibodies were raised in mice that had been inoculated repeatedly with moderate quantities of human leukocyte interferon highly purified by affinity chromatography on immobilized anti-interferon globulins. Interferon preparations of lesser purity sensitized the mice to subsequent inoculations of interfer...

journal_title：Infection and immunity

authors： Dalton BJ,Ogburn CA,Paucker K

更新日期：1978-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 10-amino-acid repeating sequence of the hemagglutinating portion of Clostridium difficile toxin A has been synthesized and used to produce antisera in rabbits. Antipeptide antibody inhibited toxin A-mediated hemagglutination and neutralized cytotoxic activity. Immunoblot analysis with the antipeptide antibody reveal...

journal_title：Infection and immunity

authors： Wren BW,Russell RR,Tabaqchali S

更新日期：1991-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Bactericidal activity and binding of a 57,000-dalton cationic antimicrobial neutrophil granule protein (CAP57) are determined by the presence on bacteria of O-antigen polysaccharide chains and the availability of negatively charged groups in the lipid A region, the inner core region, or both regions of lipopolysacchar...

journal_title：Infection and immunity

authors： Farley MM,Shafer WM,Spitznagel JK

更新日期：1988-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Alveolar macrophages are the effector cells largely responsible for clearance of Pneumocystis carinii from the lungs. Binding of organisms to beta-glucan and mannose receptors has been shown to stimulate phagocytosis of the organisms. To further define the mechanisms used by alveolar macrophages for clearance of P. ca...

journal_title：Infection and immunity

authors： Hollifield M,Bou Ghanem E,de Villiers WJ,Garvy BA

更新日期：2007-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Neutrophil extracellular traps (NETs) are produced by neutrophils as an innate immune defense mechanism to trap and kill microbial pathogens. NETs are comprised of ejected chromatin that forms a lattice structure enmeshed with numerous antimicrobial proteins. In addition to forming the structural backbone of NETs, ext...

journal_title：Infection and immunity

authors： Wilton M,Halverson TWR,Charron-Mazenod L,Parkins MD,Lewenza S

更新日期：2018-08-22 00:00:00

abstract：:Phagocytosis, H2O2 production, Mac-1 expression, and in vivo elimination of Listeria monocytogenes were enhanced in granulocyte colony-stimulating factor (G-CSF)-treated mice. Transfer of polymorphonuclear leukocytes prolonged survival of mice infected with a lethal dose of L. monocytogenes. G-CSF augments the functio...

journal_title：Infection and immunity

authors： Shinomiya N,Tsuru S,Katsura Y,Kayashima S,Nomoto K

更新日期：1991-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Plasma cells are common in chronically inflamed sites, including periodontal lesions. The aim of this study was to determine which factors contribute to this local accumulation of plasma cells. Specifically, we sought to evaluate the effects of specific antigen and nonspecific activators from an infectious agent assoc...

journal_title：Infection and immunity

authors： Mallison SM 3rd,Smith JP,Schenkein HA,Tew JG

更新日期：1991-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The urease gene cluster from the virulent Actinobacillus pleuropneumoniae serotype 1 strain CM5 was cloned and sequenced. The urease activity was associated with a 6.3-kbp region which contains eight long open reading frames (ORFs). The structural genes, ureABC, are separated from the accessory genes, ureEFGD, by a 61...

journal_title：Infection and immunity

authors： Bossé JT,MacInnes JI

更新日期：1997-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:EspC is an autotransporter protein secreted by enteropathogenic Escherichia coli (EPEC). The pathogenic role of EspC in EPEC infection is unknown. We have shown that the purified EspC produces enterotoxicity and cytotoxicity; for the latter effect, EspC must be internalized. However, the internalization mechanism is u...

journal_title：Infection and immunity

authors： Vidal JE,Navarro-García F

更新日期：2006-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Previous work (P. Castric, F. J. Cassels, and R. W. Carlson, J. Biol. Chem. 276:26479-26485, 2001) has shown the Pseudomonas aeruginosa 1244 pilin glycan to be covalently bound to a serine residue. N-terminal sequencing of pilin fragments produced from endopeptidase treatment and identified by reaction with a glycan-s...

journal_title：Infection and immunity

authors： Comer JE,Marshall MA,Blanch VJ,Deal CD,Castric P

更新日期：2002-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Strains of Bacteroides fragilis that produce a ca. 20-kDa heat-labile protein toxin (termed B. fragilis toxin [BFT]) have been associated with diarrheal disease of animals and humans. BFT alters the morphology of intestinal epithelial cells both in vitro and in vivo and stimulates secretion in ligated intestinal segme...

journal_title：Infection and immunity

authors： Franco AA,Mundy LM,Trucksis M,Wu S,Kaper JB,Sears CL

更新日期：1997-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We constructed the expression vector pSK-SCP containing the streptococcal exotoxin B gene (spe b) which expressed protease activity. We showed that the recombinant streptococcal pyogenic exotoxin B/streptococcal cysteine protease (rSPE B/SCP) was secreted into the culture supernatant of the transformant and retained i...

journal_title：Infection and immunity

authors： Watanabe Y,Todome Y,Ohkuni H,Sakurada S,Ishikawa T,Yutsudo T,Fischetti VA,Zabriskie JB

更新日期：2002-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Oligosaccharides (OSs) related to the pneumococcal type 14 capsular polysaccharide (Pn14PS) were studied for their ability to inhibit the binding between anti-PS14 antisera and native PS14. A synthetic tetrasaccharide corresponding to the repeating unit of the Pn14PS, a hexasaccharide mimic, and an octasaccharide frag...

journal_title：Infection and immunity

authors： Mawas F,Niggemann J,Jones C,Corbel MJ,Kamerling JP,Vliegenthart JF

更新日期：2002-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The goal of this study was to determine the roles of eosinophils and neutrophils in innate and adaptive protective immunity to larval Strongyloides stercoralis in mice. The experimental approach used was to treat mice with an anti-CCR3 monoclonal antibody to eliminate eosinophils or to use CXCR2-/- mice, which have a ...

journal_title：Infection and immunity

authors： Galioto AM,Hess JA,Nolan TJ,Schad GA,Lee JJ,Abraham D

更新日期：2006-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Since the pH of the gingival crevice increases from below neutrality in health to above pH 8 in disease, we decided to investigate the effect of environmental pH on the growth and enzyme activity of Bacteroides gingivalis W50. Cells were grown in a chemostat under hemin-excess conditions over a range of pH values; sta...

journal_title：Infection and immunity

authors： McDermid AS,McKee AS,Marsh PD

更新日期：1988-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Borrelia burgdorferi, an agent of Lyme disease, establishes persistent infection in immunocompetent animals and humans. Although the infection in humans can be cleared by antibiotic therapy, persistence in reservoir animals is necessary for the maintenance of the bacterium in the natural reservoir host⇔tick vector inf...

journal_title：Infection and immunity

authors： LaFrance ME,Pierce JV,Antonara S,Coburn J

更新日期：2011-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The bacterial pathogen Burkholderia pseudomallei invades host cells, escapes from endocytic vesicles, multiplies intracellularly, and induces the formation of actin tails and membrane protrusions, leading to direct cell-to-cell spreading. This study was aimed at the identification of B. pseudomallei genes responsible ...

journal_title：Infection and immunity

authors： Pilatz S,Breitbach K,Hein N,Fehlhaber B,Schulze J,Brenneke B,Eberl L,Steinmetz I

更新日期：2006-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Bacterial infection with group B Streptococcus (GBS) represents a prominent threat to neonates and fetuses in the Western world, causing severe organ damage and even death. To improve current therapeutic strategies and to investigate new approaches, an appropriate in vivo model to study the immune response of a human ...

journal_title：Infection and immunity

authors： Ernst W,Zimara N,Hanses F,Männel DN,Seelbach-Göbel B,Wege AK

更新日期：2013-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Brucella abortus 2308 derivatives with mini-Tn5 insertions in purE, purL, and purD display significant attenuation in the BALB/c mouse model, while isogenic mutants with mini-Tn5 insertions in pheA, trpB, and dagA display little or no attenuation in cultured murine macrophages or mice. These experimental findings conf...

journal_title：Infection and immunity

authors： Alcantara RB,Read RD,Valderas MW,Brown TD,Roop RM 2nd

更新日期：2004-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cell-mediated immunity plays an important role in immunity to the pathogenic fungus Cryptococcus neoformans. However, the antigen specificity of the T-cell response to C. neoformans remains largely unknown. In this study, we used two approaches to determine the antigen specificity of the T-cell response to C. neoforma...

journal_title：Infection and immunity

authors： Lindell DM,Ballinger MN,McDonald RA,Toews GB,Huffnagle GB

更新日期：2006-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The role of gamma-delta T cells in host resistance to Chlamydia trachomatis was characterized by using a murine model of pneumonia caused by the mouse pneumonitis agent (MoPn), murine C. trachomatis. At days 3 and 7 after infection, gamma-delta T-cell-deficient knockout mice had significantly higher levels of MoPn in ...

journal_title：Infection and immunity

authors： Williams DM,Grubbs BG,Kelly K,Pack E,Rank RG

更新日期：1996-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Gamma interferon (IFN-gamma) is produced in response to circulating lipopolysaccharide (LPS) and contributes to the lethality of endotoxic shock. To address the cellular source of IFN-gamma production in vivo, T cells and B cells were magnetically purified from C57BL/6 mouse spleens 5 h following endotoxin injection. ...

journal_title：Infection and immunity

authors： Heinzel FP,Rerko RM,Ling P,Hakimi J,Schoenhaut DS

更新日期：1994-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cells infected by Rickettsia rickettsii, the causative agent of Rocky Mountain spotted fever, display unusual intracellular morphological changes characterized by dilatation of the membranes of the endoplasmic reticulum and outer nuclear envelope. These changes are consistent with those that might be expected to occur...

journal_title：Infection and immunity

authors： Silverman DJ,Santucci LA

更新日期：1988-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The antigenically variant Chlamydia trachomatis major outer membrane protein (MOMP) is a target of antibody-mediated neutralization in vitro, and it is an important protein for designing a subunit vaccine. Knowledge of MOMP T-cell determinants will be essential to elicit rapid and strong immune responses following an ...

journal_title：Infection and immunity

authors： Ishizaki M,Allen JE,Beatty PR,Stephens RS

更新日期：1992-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ring-necked pheasant virus, an avian leukosis virus, when injected into 10-day old chick embryos, caused angiosarcomas in the lungs of infected chickens within a short time. Angiosarcomas appeared as localized foci of proliferating cells in the lungs as early as 2 weeks posthatch, and by 6 weeks, the lungs of the infe...

journal_title：Infection and immunity

authors： Carter JK,Proctor SJ,Smith RE

更新日期：1983-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Serologic parameters of kala-azar were evaluated by Western blot analysis. Sera from kala-azar patients with confirmed diagnoses were screened for immunoglobulin G (IgG) and IgG subclass-specific reactivity against Leishmania donovani membrane antigen (LAg). Heterogeneous LAg-specific IgG reactivity with numerous prot...

journal_title：Infection and immunity

authors： Ravindran R,Anam K,Bairagi BC,Saha B,Pramanik N,Guha SK,Goswami RP,Banerjee D,Ali N

更新日期：2004-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Studies on the innate immune response against microbial infections in Drosophila melanogaster involve mutant strains and their reference strains that act as experimental controls. We used five standard D. melanogaster laboratory reference strains (Oregon R, w1118, Canton-S, Cinnabar Brown, and Yellow White [YW]) and i...

journal_title：Infection and immunity

authors： Eleftherianos I,More K,Spivack S,Paulin E,Khojandi A,Shukla S

更新日期：2014-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Galectin-3 (Gal-3) is a multifunctional beta-galactoside-binding lectin that senses self-derived and microbial glycoconjugates. Although Gal-3 is important in immune reactions and host defense in some experimental models, the function of Gal-3 during helminthic diseases (e.g., schistosomiasis) is still elusive. We sho...

journal_title：Infection and immunity

authors： Breuilh L,Vanhoutte F,Fontaine J,van Stijn CM,Tillie-Leblond I,Capron M,Faveeuw C,Jouault T,van Die I,Gosset P,Trottein F

更新日期：2007-11-01 00:00:00