Complement C3 as a Prompt for Human Macrophage Death during Infection with Francisella tularensis Strain SCHU S4.

abstract：:Brucella abortus is a class III zoonotic bacterial pathogen able to survive and replicate inside host cells, including macrophages. Here we report a multidimensional transposon sequencing analysis to identify genes essential for Brucella abortus growth in rich medium and replication in RAW 264.7 macrophages. The const...

journal_title：Infection and immunity

authors： Sternon JF,Godessart P,Gonçalves de Freitas R,Van der Henst M,Poncin K,Francis N,Willemart K,Christen M,Christen B,Letesson JJ,De Bolle X

更新日期：2018-07-23 00:00:00

abstract：:The purified recombinant V antigen from Yersinia pestis, expressed in Escherichia coli and adsorbed to aluminum hydroxide, an adjuvant approved for human use, was used to immunize outbred Hsd:ND4 mice subcutaneously. Immunization protected mice from lethal bubonic and pneumonic plague caused by CO92, a wild-type F1+ s...

journal_title：Infection and immunity

authors： Anderson GW Jr,Leary SE,Williamson ED,Titball RW,Welkos SL,Worsham PL,Friedlander AM

更新日期：1996-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Iron is limiting in the human host, and bacterial pathogens respond to this environment by regulating gene expression through the ferric uptake regulator protein (Fur). In vitro studies have demonstrated that Neisseria gonorrhoeae controls the expression of several critical genes through an iron- and Fur-mediated mech...

journal_title：Infection and immunity

authors： Agarwal S,King CA,Klein EK,Soper DE,Rice PA,Wetzler LM,Genco CA

更新日期：2005-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Encapsulated Streptococcus pneumoniae of serotypes 2, 9N, 14, 21, and 23F and an unencapsulated variant of type 2 pneumococci were efficiently phagocytosed by both aerobically and anaerobically incubated human leukocytes. In the presence of O2, the pneumococci rapidly lost their viability, whereas during anaerobiosis,...

journal_title：Infection and immunity

authors： Thore M,Löfgren S,Tärnvik A,Monsen T,Selstam E,Burman LG

更新日期：1985-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Differences in acid tolerance among representative oral streptococci were found to be related more closely to the dynamic permeabilities of the bacteria to protons than to differences in the sensitivities of cell membranes to gross damage caused by environmental acidification. For Streptococcus mutans GS-5, Streptococ...

journal_title：Infection and immunity

authors： Bender GR,Sutton SV,Marquis RE

更新日期：1986-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Quorum-sensing systems are critical regulators of the expression of virulence factors of various organisms, including Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Las and Rhl are two major quorum-sensing components, and they are regulated by their corresponding autoinducers, N-3-oxododecanoyl homoserine lactone (3-oxo-C(12)-HSL) and N-but...

journal_title：Infection and immunity

authors： Tateda K,Ishii Y,Horikawa M,Matsumoto T,Miyairi S,Pechere JC,Standiford TJ,Ishiguro M,Yamaguchi K

更新日期：2003-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Immunization with Plasmodium sporozoites can elicit high levels of sterile immunity, and neutralizing antibodies from protected hosts are known to target the repeat region of the circumsporozoite (CS) protein on the parasite surface. CS-based subunit vaccines have been hampered by suboptimal immunogenicity and the req...

journal_title：Infection and immunity

authors： Carapau D,Mitchell R,Nacer A,Shaw A,Othoro C,Frevert U,Nardin E

更新日期：2013-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Modification of three or four of the five histidine residues in the toxic shock syndrome toxin 1 (TSST-1) with diethylpyrocarbonate did not inhibit the precipitin reaction of the modified TSST-1 with polyvalent antisera to the toxin. Monoclonal antibody 7T did not react with the modified TSST-1, but monoclonal antibod...

journal_title：Infection and immunity

authors： Kokan-Moore NP,Bergdoll MS

更新日期：1989-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Immune responses of mice to Streptococcus mutans serotype c were analyzed by means of the enzyme-linked immunospot assay to determine the predominant specificities of the antibodies developed. In general, the numbers of splenic antibody-secreting cells correlated with serum antibody levels. A low dose (10(8) CFU) of k...

journal_title：Infection and immunity

authors： Russell MW,Czerkinsky C,Moldoveanu Z

更新日期：1986-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Streptococcus pyogenes is one of the most frequent human pathogens. Recent studies have identified dendritic cells (DCs) as important contributors to host defense against S. pyogenes. The objective of this study was to identify the receptors involved in immune recognition of S. pyogenes by DCs. To determine whether To...

journal_title：Infection and immunity

authors： Loof TG,Goldmann O,Medina E

更新日期：2008-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Neisseria gonorrhoeae is an obligate human pathogen that causes the common sexually transmitted infection gonorrhea. Gonococcal infections cause significant morbidity, particularly among women, as the organism ascends to the upper reproductive tract, resulting in pelvic inflammatory disease, ectopic pregnancy, and inf...

journal_title：Infection and immunity

authors： Hollander A,Mercante AD,Shafer WM,Cornelissen CN

更新日期：2011-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This longitudinal prospective study shows that antibodies to the N-terminal block 2 region of the Plasmodium falciparum merozoite surface protein 1 (MSP-1) are associated with protection against clinical malaria in an area of stable but seasonal malaria transmission of Ghana. Antibodies to the block 2 region of MSP-1 ...

journal_title：Infection and immunity

authors： Cavanagh DR,Dodoo D,Hviid L,Kurtzhals JA,Theander TG,Akanmori BD,Polley S,Conway DJ,Koram K,McBride JS

更新日期：2004-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Streptococcus mutans, a major oral pathogen responsible for dental caries formation, possesses a variety of mechanisms for survival in the human oral cavity, where the conditions of the external environment are diverse and in a constant state of flux. The formation of biofilms, survival under conditions of acidic pH, ...

journal_title：Infection and immunity

authors： Chong P,Drake L,Biswas I

更新日期：2008-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Serum amyloid A protein (SAA) elevation accompanies induction of secondary amyloidosis in mice given Mycobacterium butyricum in Freund adjuvant. The synthesis of SAA by cultured hepatocytes is induced by a macrophage-derived mediator, which has been identified as interleukin 1. In these studies, SAA synthesis has been...

journal_title：Infection and immunity

authors： McAdam KP,Foss NT,Garcia C,DeLellis R,Chedid L,Rees RJ,Wolff SM

更新日期：1983-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Performing patch-clamp experiments on human macrophages, we show that the K(+) channel MaxiK is activated by lipopolysaccharide, peptidoglycan, and interleukin-1. Cytokine production initiated by several Toll-like receptor (TLR) ligands and by interleukin-1 is inhibited by MaxiK blockade. This provides evidence for fu...

journal_title：Infection and immunity

authors： Scheel O,Papavlassopoulos M,Blunck R,Gebert A,Hartung T,Zähringer U,Seydel U,Schromm AB

更新日期：2006-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cells of the marine fish pathogen Vibrio anguillarum 775 harboring a plasmid associated with virulence can grow unaffected in the presence of iron-binding compounds such as transferrin. In contrast, the growth of isogenic plasmidless derivatives is inhibited by the presence of iron chelators. Radioactive from (55Fe3+)...

journal_title：Infection and immunity

authors： Crosa JH,Hodges LL

更新日期：1981-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A major virulence factor of group A streptococci is M protein, a surface-exposed fibrillar molecule of which there exist more than 80 distinct serological types. Antigenic variability resides largely in the amino-terminal region of M protein, whereas the carboxy-terminal half of the molecule is highly conserved among ...

journal_title：Infection and immunity

authors： Bessen D,Fischetti VA

更新日期：1988-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Slime production is not a generally recognized feature of Staphylococcus epidermidis. In a recent outbreak of S. epidermidis intravascular catheter-associated sepsis, we noted that 63% of clinically implicated strains grew as a slimy film coating the culture tube walls when propagated in tryptic soy broth. Only 37% of...

journal_title：Infection and immunity

authors： Christensen GD,Simpson WA,Bisno AL,Beachey EH

更新日期：1982-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is responsible for large numbers of postsurgical nosocomial infections across the United States and worldwide. Propofol anesthesia is widely used in surgery and in intensive care units, and recent evidence indicates that even brief exposure to propofol can substantial...

journal_title：Infection and immunity

authors： Visvabharathy L,Freitag NE

更新日期：2017-06-20 00:00:00

abstract：:A monoclonal antibody was used to characterize a 135-kDa surface-located membrane protein (Lmp1) generally present in Mycoplasma hominis strains. The monoclonal antibody, 552, was applied to identify the corresponding gene in an expression library of M. hominis PG21 DNA. The M. hominis PG21 lmp1 gene was sequenced, an...

journal_title：Infection and immunity

authors： Ladefoged SA,Birkelund S,Hauge S,Brock B,Jensen LT,Christiansen G

更新日期：1995-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The unpredictable nature of bioterrorism and the absence of real-time detection systems have highlighted the need for an efficient postexposure therapy for Bacillus anthracis infection. One approach is passive immunization through the administration of antibodies that mitigate the biological action of anthrax toxin. W...

journal_title：Infection and immunity

authors： Albrecht MT,Li H,Williamson ED,LeButt CS,Flick-Smith HC,Quinn CP,Westra H,Galloway D,Mateczun A,Goldman S,Groen H,Baillie LW

更新日期：2007-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Intestinal epithelial activation of nuclear factor kappa B (NF-κB) exerts both detrimental and beneficial functions in response to various luminal insults, including ones associated with mucosa-associated pathogens. Gastrointestinal infection with enteropathogenic Escherichia coli (EPEC) causes severe injuries in epit...

journal_title：Infection and immunity

authors： Choi HJ,Kim J,Do KH,Park SH,Moon Y

更新日期：2013-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The bundle-forming pilus (BFP) of enteropathogenic Escherichia coli (EPEC) is an important virulence factor. We examined the role of divergent alleles of bfpA encoding bundlin, the BFP pilin protein, in pilus biogenesis, pilus interactions, and immune responses. We found that the BFP biogenesis machine from an EPEC st...

journal_title：Infection and immunity

authors： Fernandes PJ,Guo Q,Donnenberg MS

更新日期：2007-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We examined the reactivities of Clostridium butyricum neurotoxin to nine monoclonal antibodies against Clostridium botulinum type E neurotoxin which recognize the light chain or the amino-terminal half (H-1 fragment) or the carboxyl-terminal half (H-2 fragment) of the heavy chain of botulinum neurotoxin. Butyricum neu...

journal_title：Infection and immunity

authors： Kozaki S,Onimaru J,Kamata Y,Sakaguchi G

更新日期：1991-01-01 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 have investigated the possibility that nitric oxide (NO) synthesis may affect the course of a trypanosome infection via T-cell responses using mice deficient in inducible NO synthase (iNOS). Parasitemia levels increased at the same rate in both iNOS-deficient homozygous and control heterozygous mice, and peak paras...

journal_title：Infection and immunity

authors： Millar AE,Sternberg J,McSharry C,Wei XQ,Liew FY,Turner CM

更新日期：1999-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We assessed cell-mediated immunity to herpes simplex virus type 1 antigen in patients suffering from recurrent cold sores and in a series of healthy controls. Paradoxically, all those subject to recurrent herpetic infections had, without exception, evidence of cell-mediated immunity to herpes antigens. This was demons...

journal_title：Infection and immunity

authors： Russell AS,Percy JS,Kovithavongs T

更新日期：1975-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Local gingival immunization was attempted in an effort to confine the immune response to the oral cavity and bypass the systemic immune response. A low-molecular-weight (3.8K) streptococcal antigen (SA) I/II was applied 10 times over a period of 1 year to the gingival crevices of rhesus monkeys. The antigen was mainta...

journal_title：Infection and immunity

authors： Lehner T,Mehlert A,Caldwell J

更新日期：1986-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Buruli ulcer, caused by Mycobacterium ulcerans, is characterized by deep and necrotizing skin lesions, mostly on the arms and legs. Together with tuberculosis and leprosy, this mycobacterial disease has become a major health problem in tropical and subtropical regions, particularly in central and western Africa. No sp...

journal_title：Infection and immunity

authors： Tanghe A,Content J,Van Vooren JP,Portaels F,Huygen K

更新日期：2001-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Porphyromonas gingivalis forms communities with antecedent oral biofilm constituent streptococci. P. gingivalis major fimbriae bind to glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase (GAPDH) present on the streptococcal surface, and this interaction plays an important role in P. gingivalis colonization. This study identified...

journal_title：Infection and immunity

authors： Nagata H,Iwasaki M,Maeda K,Kuboniwa M,Hashino E,Toe M,Minamino N,Kuwahara H,Shizukuishi S

更新日期：2009-11-01 00:00:00