Comparative analysis of infection and transformation of lymphocytes from African buffalo and Boran cattle with Theileria parva subsp. parva and T. parva subsp. lawrencei.

abstract：:The gene encoding Clostridium sordellii phospholipase C (Csp) was cloned and expressed as a histidine-tagged (His-tag) protein, and the protein was purified to compare its enzymatic and biological activities with those of Clostridium perfringens phospholipase C (Cpa) and Clostridium bifermentans phospholipase C (Cbp)....

journal_title：Infection and immunity

authors： Karasawa T,Wang X,Maegawa T,Michiwa Y,Kita H,Miwa K,Nakamura S

更新日期：2003-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Previous studies have demonstrated antigenic differences among the pili expressed by various strains of Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib). In order to understand the molecular basis for these differences, the structural gene for pilin was cloned from Hib strain Eagan (p+) and the nucleotide sequence was compared to ...

journal_title：Infection and immunity

authors： Forney LJ,Marrs CF,Bektesh SL,Gilsdorf JR

更新日期：1991-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have reported that P388D1 cell line murine macrophages stimulated with lipopolysaccharide (LPS) from Actinobacillus actinomycetemcomitans release interleukin-1 (IL-1) inhibitor. The IL-1 inhibitor was purified from conditioned media of P388D1 cells stimulated with A. actinomycetemcomitans LPS for 72 h to homogeneit...

journal_title：Infection and immunity

authors： Nishihara T,Ohsaki Y,Ueda N,Saito N,Mundy GR

更新日期：1994-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:C57BL/6 mice infected with Leishmania mexicana showed depression of the in vitro immunoglobulin M-plaque-forming cell response to sheep erythrocytes. Immunodepression was present 3 weeks after inoculation and was maximal at 11 weeks. Thereafter, there was a gradual return to normal immunoresponsiveness correlated with...

journal_title：Infection and immunity

authors： Pérez H,Pocino M,Malavé I

更新日期：1981-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Current efforts to develop plague vaccines focus on LcrV, a polypeptide that resides at the tip of type III secretion needles. LcrV-specific antibodies block Yersinia pestis type III injection of Yop effectors into host immune cells, thereby enabling phagocytes to kill the invading pathogen. Earlier work reported that...

journal_title：Infection and immunity

authors： Miller NC,Quenee LE,Elli D,Ciletti NA,Schneewind O

更新日期：2012-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Streptococcus suis has received increasing attention for its involvement in severe human infections worldwide as well as in multidrug resistance. Two-component signaling systems (TCSSs) play important roles in bacterial adaptation to various environmental stimuli. In this study, we identified a novel TCSS located in S...

journal_title：Infection and immunity

authors： Zhong X,Zhang Y,Zhu Y,Dong W,Ma J,Pan Z,Roy S,Lu C,Yao H

更新日期：2018-06-21 00:00:00

abstract：:An LT-B-ST (LT-B/ST) fusion peptide was constructed by genetically joining the 5' terminus of a synthetic gene coding for the heat-stable enterotoxin (ST) of Escherichia coli to the 3' terminus of the gene coding for the binding subunit of the heat-labile enterotoxin (LT-B) of E. coli. An eight-amino-acid, proline-con...

journal_title：Infection and immunity

authors： Cárdenas L,Clements JD

更新日期：1993-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To evaluate the roles of the infectious agent and the host in the pathogensis of Salmonella-associated arthritis (SAA), 1O(3) to 10(6) heat-killed Salmonella enteritidis were injected directly into involved carpal joints in normal and actively immunized rats and in hosts adoptively immunized by the intravenous transfe...

journal_title：Infection and immunity

authors： Volkman A,Collins FM

更新日期：1976-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Groups of female C57BL/6 and C3H/St mice were inoculated intraperitoneally (i.p.) with 10(9), 10(7), and 10(5) bacilli and into the right hind footpad with 10(7) and 10(5) bacilli of Mycobacterium lepraemurium. The incidence of death from leprosy and the mean survival time of leprous mice were recorded. In addition, t...

journal_title：Infection and immunity

authors： Turcotte R

更新日期：1980-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Campylobacter jejuni is the leading cause of infectious gastroenteritis in industrialized nations. Its ability to enter and survive within nonphagocytic cells is thought to be very important for pathogenesis. However, little is known about the C. jejuni determinants that mediate these processes. Through an extensive t...

journal_title：Infection and immunity

authors： Novik V,Hofreuter D,Galán JE

更新日期：2010-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Intrakingdom cell-to-cell communication and interkingdom cell-to-cell communication play essential roles in the virulence of enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli (EHEC). Four signals, autoinducer 2 (AI-2), AI-3, and the human hormones epinephrine and norepinephrine, are important in this communication. The effect of the...

journal_title：Infection and immunity

authors： Kendall MM,Rasko DA,Sperandio V

更新日期：2007-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Numerous investigations have shown that 70-kDa heat shock protein (Hsp70) homologs interact tightly with hydrophobic proteins and functionally assist proteins in membranous organelles and environments. One such protein is the Chlamydia trachomatis Hsp70 that is associated with isolated outer membrane complexes of infe...

journal_title：Infection and immunity

authors： Raulston JE,Davis CH,Paul TR,Hobbs JD,Wyrick PB

更新日期：2002-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The humoral and cell-mediated immune responses of murine lymphocytes exposed to lead in vivo and in vitro were investigated. In vivo Pb was administered via the drinking water (0 to 10 mM) for 1 to 10 weeks. In vivo exposure of the mice to Pb did not alter significantly their plaque-forming cell response to sheep eryt...

journal_title：Infection and immunity

authors： Lawrence DA

更新日期：1981-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-potentiating effect of serum is due to LPS-binding protein (LBP), which facilitates the binding of LPS to CD14 receptors. We observed a remarkable heat sensitivity of recombinant LBP and various sera with respect to both immunoreactivity (measured by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay) and ...

journal_title：Infection and immunity

authors： Mészáros K,Aberle S,White M,Parent JB

更新日期：1995-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The polysaccharide antigen preparations from serotype a and serotype d strains of Streptococcus mutans contained both a serotype-specific antigenic determinant and a common a-d antigenic determinant, as demonstrated by agar gel diffusion studies and a quantitative cross-precipitin assay. The chromatographically purifi...

journal_title：Infection and immunity

authors： Linzer R,Mukasa H,Slade HD

更新日期：1975-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Commercial fluid used for peritoneal lavage in peritonitis and in peritoneal dialysis suppressed the activity of peripheral blood leukocytes as measured by chemiluminescence, phagocytosis, and bacterial killing. Suppression was found to be due to the low pH and high osmolality of the fluid. The pH was adjusted to noni...

journal_title：Infection and immunity

authors： Duwe AK,Vas SI,Weatherhead JW

更新日期：1981-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Western blot (immunoblot) analysis of sera from cattle vaccinated with Brucella abortus S19 exhibit an elevated serologic response to Hsp62, the GroEL homolog (BaGroEL). Serologic screening of individual cows vaccinated with B. abortus S19 revealed no correlation between the immune response to BaGroEL and protection a...

journal_title：Infection and immunity

authors： Lin J,Adams LG,Ficht TA

更新日期：1996-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Francisella tularensis is a facultative intracellular bacterial pathogen and the causative agent of tularemia. After infection of macrophages, the organism escapes from its phagosome and replicates to high density in the cytosol, but the bacterial factors required for these aspects of virulence are incompletely define...

journal_title：Infection and immunity

authors： Long ME,Lindemann SR,Rasmussen JA,Jones BD,Allen LA

更新日期：2013-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Intact tissues are relatively resistant to Pseudomonas aeruginosa-induced disease, and injury predisposes tissue to infection. Intact epithelia contain polarized cells that have distinct apical and basolateral membranes with unique lipids and proteins. In this study, the role of cell polarity in epithelial cell suscep...

journal_title：Infection and immunity

authors： Fleiszig SM,Evans DJ,Do N,Vallas V,Shin S,Mostov KE

更新日期：1997-07-01 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 protozoan parasite Giardia duodenalis (Giardia lamblia) is one of the most commonly found intestinal pathogens in mammals, including humans. In the current study, a Giardia muris-mouse model was used to analyze cytokine transcription patterns and histological changes in intestinal tissue at different time points d...

journal_title：Infection and immunity

authors： Dreesen L,De Bosscher K,Grit G,Staels B,Lubberts E,Bauge E,Geldhof P

更新日期：2014-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The complement system plays an important role in the host defense against infection, and the formation of the terminal complement complex on the bacterial surface has been shown to be particularly important in killing of gram-negative bacteria. The gram-negative periodontal pathogen Porphyromonas gingivalis is resista...

journal_title：Infection and immunity

authors： Slaney JM,Gallagher A,Aduse-Opoku J,Pell K,Curtis MA

更新日期：2006-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In previous studies, we reported that fibronectin (FN) markedly enhances phagocytic uptake of antibody-coated group B streptococci (GBS) by human polymorphonuclear leukocytes. Furthermore, administration of FN along with a GBS type-specific monoclonal or polyclonal antibody to infected neonatal rats significantly enha...

journal_title：Infection and immunity

authors： Hill HR,Augustine NH,Williams PA,Brown EJ,Bohnsack JF

更新日期：1993-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recognition of microbial patterns by host receptors is the first step in a multistep sequence leading to neutrophil-dependent host resistance. Although the role of membrane-bound sensors in bacterial recognition has been examined in detail, the importance of cytosolic sensors in the lungs is largely unexplored. In thi...

journal_title：Infection and immunity

authors： Balamayooran T,Batra S,Balamayooran G,Cai S,Kobayashi KS,Flavell RA,Jeyaseelan S

更新日期：2011-11-01 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

abstract：:Vibrio cholerae O1 has two biotypes, El Tor and Classical, and the latter is now presumed to be extinct in nature. Under carbohydrate-rich growth conditions, El Tor biotype strains produce the neutral fermentation end product 2,3-butanediol (2,3-BD), which prevents accumulation of organic acids from mixed acid ferment...

journal_title：Infection and immunity

authors： Bari W,Song YJ,Yoon SS

更新日期：2011-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Immunoglobulin M antibody to hepatitis A virus (IgM anti-HAV) is found in most patients with acute type A hepatitis. To determine the duration of this IgM response as well as to confirm that IgM anti-HAV is a specific marker for acute infection, we developed a solid-phase radioimmunoassay for IgM anti-HAV. This new as...

journal_title：Infection and immunity

authors： Lemon SM,Brown CD,Brooks DS,Simms TE,Bancroft WH

更新日期：1980-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The two enteropathogens Yersinia pseudotuberculosis and Yersinia enterocolitica penetrate eukaryotic cells in vitro through invasin, a surface-exposed protein. In contrast, Yersinia pestis, the causative agent of plague, is unable to enter mammalian cell lines, although the inv gene is present on its chromosome. Altho...

journal_title：Infection and immunity

authors： Simonet M,Riot B,Fortineau N,Berche P

更新日期：1996-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A clinically isolated strain of polymorphonuclear leukocyte (PMN)-resistant Pseudomonas was found to produce an extracellular substance (PMN inhibitor) that inhibits the phagocytic and killing activities of PMN. The PMN inhibitor was purified from culture filtrates by precipitation with (NH4)2SO4 and chromatography on...

journal_title：Infection and immunity

authors： Nonoyama S,Kojo H,Mine Y,Nishida M,Goto S,Kuwahara S

更新日期：1979-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In a previous report (Y. Ohmori, S. Hanazawa, S. Amano, T. Miyoshi, K. Hirose, and S. Kitano, infect. Immun. 55:947-954, 1987), we showed that human gingival fibroblasts spontaneously produce thymocyte-activating factor (FTAF), which stimulates mitogen-induced thymocyte proliferation. In the present study, we examined...

journal_title：Infection and immunity

authors： Hanazawa S,Hirose K,Ohmori Y,Amano S,Kitano S

更新日期：1988-01-01 00:00:00