A hemagglutinin of uropathogenic Escherichia coli recognizes the Dr blood group antigen.

abstract：:Several monoclonal antibodies directed against gonococcal pili have been used to investigate the potential contribution of anti-pilus antibodies to host defense against gonococcal infection. Included were two antibodies (SM1 and SM2) which reacted with conserved determinants present on pili from all strains tested and...

journal_title：Infection and immunity

authors： Virji M,Heckels JE

更新日期：1985-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Antioxidants are protective against septic shock in animal models. Recently, free radical scavengers have been found to inhibit the activation of the NF-kappa B protein in a number of cell lines. This transcriptional regulatory protein binds to the promoters of the proinflammatory cytokines tumor necrosis factor, inte...

journal_title：Infection and immunity

authors： Kelly KA,Hill MR,Youkhana K,Wanker F,Gimble JM

更新日期：1994-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The intestinal mucosa forms the first line of defense against infections mediated by enteric pathogens such as salmonellae. Here we exploited intestinal "organoids" (iHOs) generated from human induced pluripotent stem cells (hIPSCs) to explore the interaction of Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium with iHOs. Imagi...

journal_title：Infection and immunity

authors： Forbester JL,Goulding D,Vallier L,Hannan N,Hale C,Pickard D,Mukhopadhyay S,Dougan G

更新日期：2015-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Vibrio cholerae is the causative bacteria of the diarrheal disease cholera, but it also persists in aquatic environments, where it displays an expression profile that is distinct from that during infection. Upon entry into the host, a tightly regulated circuit coordinates the induction of two major virulence factors: ...

journal_title：Infection and immunity

authors： Hay AJ,Yang M,Xia X,Liu Z,Hammons J,Fenical W,Zhu J

更新日期：2016-12-29 00:00:00

abstract：:Fourteen strains of Escherichia coli were tested for ability to cause infective endocarditis in rabbits prepared by prior placement of an intracardiac catheter. Strains that were resistant to the bactericidal action of serum caused E. coli endocarditis in 91.4% of rabbits, whereas serum-sensitive strains usually faile...

journal_title：Infection and immunity

authors： Durack DT,Beeson PB

更新日期：1977-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In vivo expression of pili by Escherichia coli in the urine of 41 adults with lower urinary tract infections was analyzed by immunostaining with polyclonal antiserum to type 1 and P pili. Type 1 pili were detected in 31 of 41 urine specimens, while P pili were detected in 6 of 18 specimens. The piliation status of bac...

journal_title：Infection and immunity

authors： Kisielius PV,Schwan WR,Amundsen SK,Duncan JL,Schaeffer AJ

更新日期：1989-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Infection of CFW mice with Trichinella spiralis induced a state of relative unresponsiveness to passive cutaneous anaphylaxis (PCA) induced with hen egg albumin and its corresponding antibodies. The unresponsiveness was to PCA produced either with immunoglobulin G1 (IgG1) or IgE type of antibodies, but was more pronou...

journal_title：Infection and immunity

authors： Munoz JJ,Cole RL

更新日期：1977-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A monoclonal antibody (MAb) was raised against Shiga toxin 2 (Stx2) of Escherichia coli O157:H7. MAb VTm1.1 belonged to the immunoglobulin G1 subclass and had a kappa light chain, and it could neutralize the cytotoxic activity of Stx2 and variants derived from patient strains but not that of variants derived from anim...

journal_title：Infection and immunity

authors： Nakao H,Kiyokawa N,Fujimoto J,Yamasaki S,Takeda T

更新日期：1999-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:T-cell-mediated immunity is an important determinant in protection against primary infection with Coccidioides immitis, a dimorphic fungal pathogen that causes the disease coccidioidomycosis. To determine if interleukin-12 (IL-12) gene therapy could potentiate host response against C. immitis, we constructed a single-...

journal_title：Infection and immunity

authors： Jiang C,Magee DM,Cox RA

更新日期：1999-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We examined the intracellular growth of 20 strains within six species of Legionella in thioglycolate-elicited peritoneal macrophages from A/J and C57BL/6 mice and a congenic strain derived from them (A.B Lgn1). With the exception of Legionella pneumophila Togus-1 and Bloomington-2, the intracellular growth of the 15 L...

journal_title：Infection and immunity

authors： Miyamoto H,Maruta K,Ogawa M,Beckers MC,Gros P,Yoshida S

更新日期：1996-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Using a murine respiratory infection model, we have demonstrated previously that infection with Bordetella pertussis or immunization with a whole-cell pertussis vaccine induced antigen-specific Th1 cells, which conferred a high level of protection against aerosol challenge. In contrast, immunization with an acellular ...

journal_title：Infection and immunity

authors： Mahon BP,Ryan MS,Griffin F,Mills KH

更新日期：1996-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although the periodontal pathogen Porphyromonas gingivalis must withstand high levels of nitrosative stress while in the oral cavity, the mechanisms of nitrosative stress defense are not well understood in this organism. Previously we showed that the transcriptional regulator HcpR plays a significant role in defense, ...

journal_title：Infection and immunity

authors： Belvin BR,Gui Q,Hutcherson JA,Lewis JP

更新日期：2019-03-25 00:00:00

abstract：:When tested for their activity in suppressing the acquisition of immunity during acute Besnoitia infection of hamsters, antilymphocyte serum (ALS), aminopterin, cyclophosphamide, cortisol, and whole-body irradiation were the most active agents and effectively blocked the development of immunity during 4 to 12 days of ...

journal_title：Infection and immunity

authors： Wilson HR,Frenkel JK

更新日期：1971-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Haemophilus influenzae type b infection of immersed and air interface organ cultures for 24 h caused significant epithelial damage. Bacterial association with mucus, damaged epithelium, and unciliated cells was significantly higher in air interface than immersed organ cultures, and total bacterial association was 55.8...

journal_title：Infection and immunity

authors： Jackson AD,Cole PJ,Wilson R

更新日期：1996-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Onchocerca volvulus, a human parasitic nematode, is the third leading cause of preventable blindness worldwide. This study describes the molecular cloning of a novel superoxide dismutase (SOD) from the parasite. This putative O. volvulus extracellular SOD (OvEcSOD) is 628 nucleotides (nt) long, including a 22-nt 5' sp...

journal_title：Infection and immunity

authors： James ER,McLean DC Jr,Perler F

更新日期：1994-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Interleukin-18 (IL-18) is a proinflammatory cytokine that plays an important role in natural killer cell activation and the T helper 1 (Th1) cell response, particularly in collaboration with IL-12. Since Th1 cells play a pivotal role in the host defense against infection with intracellular microbes, such as Leishmania...

journal_title：Infection and immunity

authors： Ohkusu K,Yoshimoto T,Takeda K,Ogura T,Kashiwamura S,Iwakura Y,Akira S,Okamura H,Nakanishi K

更新日期：2000-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Trypanosoma cruzi is a protozoan parasite that causes human Chagas' disease, a leading source of congestive heart failure in Central and South America. CD8+ T cells are critical for control of T. cruzi infection, and CD8+ T cells recognizing the immunodominant trans-sialidase gene-encoded peptide TSKB20 (ANYKFTLV) acc...

journal_title：Infection and immunity

authors： Martin DL,Murali-Krishna K,Tarleton RL

更新日期：2010-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Lyme disease spirochete, Borrelia burgdorferi, controls protein expression patterns during its tick-mammal infection cycle. Earlier studies demonstrated that B. burgdorferi synthesizes 4,5-dihydroxy-2,3-pentanedione (autoinducer-2 [AI-2]) and responds to AI-2 by measurably changing production of several infection-...

journal_title：Infection and immunity

authors： Arnold WK,Savage CR,Antonicello AD,Stevenson B

更新日期：2015-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although the suckling mouse assay is widely used for the detection of heat-stable Escherichia coli enterotoxin (ST), few data have been published concerning the reproducibility, optimal growth, and test conditions of this assay. Four strains of toxigenic E. coli known to elaborate both heat-labile enterotoxin and ST o...

journal_title：Infection and immunity

authors： Giannella RA

更新日期：1976-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Reverse transcriptase PCR analyses have demonstrated that open reading frames (ORFs) PM0298, PM0299, and PM0300 of the animal pathogen Pasteurella multocida constitute a single transcriptional unit. By cloning and overexpression studies in Escherichia coli cells, the product of ORF PM0300 was shown to bind hemoglobin ...

journal_title：Infection and immunity

authors： Bosch M,Garrido ME,Llagostera M,Pérez De Rozas AM,Badiola I,Barbé J

更新日期：2002-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Tox-+ staphylococcal strains, as opposed to Tox-minus strains, produce epidermal exfoliation within 18 h after direct subcutaneous or intraperitoneal injection into newborn mice. The extracellular product responsible for exfoliation is termed exfoliative toxin (ET). When culture supernatant fluid from the plasmid-cure...

journal_title：Infection and immunity

authors： Keyhani M,Rogolsky M,Wiley BB,Glasgow LA

更新日期：1975-07-01 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：:To ascertain the effects of selective impairment of the fixed macrophage compartment on host defense, rabbit anti-rat Kupffer cell serum was raised and tested for its ability to depress phagocytosis and to serve as an immunosuppressant. The ability of the anti-Kupffer cell serum (AKS) to depress intravascular clearanc...

journal_title：Infection and immunity

authors： Pisano JC,di Luzio NR

更新日期：1970-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Escherichia coli O45 isolates associated with swine postweaning diarrhea in Québec were characterized with respect to virulence determinants genetically and investigated for their attaching and effacing (A/E) activities by experimental inoculation of gnotobiotic piglets and by the HEp-2 cell adherence assay. All of 32...

journal_title：Infection and immunity

authors： Zhu C,Harel J,Jacques M,Desautels C,Donnenberg MS,Beaudry M,Fairbrother JM

更新日期：1994-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Brucella spp. are intracellular bacteria that cause the most frequent zoonosis in the world. Although recent work has advanced the field of Brucella vaccine development, there remains no safe human vaccine. In order to produce a safe and effective human vaccine, the immune response to Brucella spp. requires greater un...

journal_title：Infection and immunity

authors： Durward MA,Harms J,Magnani DM,Eskra L,Splitter GA

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Oral spirochetes possess many potential virulence factors, including the capacity for tissue invasion and persistence despite a vigorous host immune response. In an attempt to identify treponemal immunoreactive components, sera derived from individuals with advanced periodontal disease were used as a reagent to isolat...

journal_title：Infection and immunity

authors： Heinzerling HF,Olivares M,Burne RA

更新日期：1997-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The adherence mechanism of Aeromonas caviae Sch3N to HEp-2 cells was initially investigated through four mini-Tn5 mutants that showed a 10-fold decrease in adherence. These mutants lost motility, flagella, and their lipopolysaccharide (LPS) O antigen (O-Ag). Three genes, flmB-neuA-flmD, were found to be interrupted by...

journal_title：Infection and immunity

authors： Gryllos I,Shaw JG,Gavín R,Merino S,Tomás JM

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The UspA1 and UspA2 proteins of Moraxella catarrhalis are potential vaccine candidates for preventing disease caused by this organism. We have characterized both proteins and evaluated their vaccine potential using both in vitro and in vivo assays. Both proteins were purified from the O35E isolate by Triton X-100 extr...

journal_title：Infection and immunity

authors： McMichael JC,Fiske MJ,Fredenburg RA,Chakravarti DN,VanDerMeid KR,Barniak V,Caplan J,Bortell E,Baker S,Arumugham R,Chen D

更新日期：1998-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:T cells are important in systemic anticryptococcal defenses, but a role in controlling an initial pulmonary infection has not been demonstrated. A murine model with intratracheal inoculation was developed to study the acquisition and expression of pulmonary T cell-mediated immunity against Cryptococcus neoformans. Inf...

journal_title：Infection and immunity

authors： Huffnagle GB,Yates JL,Lipscomb MF

更新日期：1991-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The gene encoding the 35-kDa immunogenic Treponema pallidium subsp. pallidum (T. pallidum) membrane protein C, TmpC, was cloned, sequenced, and expressed in Escherichia coli. The deduced amino acid sequence carries on N-terminal signal sequence with a four-amino-acid motif, which is characteristic for bacterial lipopr...

journal_title：Infection and immunity

authors： Schouls LM,van der Heide HG,van Embden JD

更新日期：1991-10-01 00:00:00