Experimental scrub typhus immunogens: gamma-irradiated and formalinized rickettsiae.

abstract：:We have shown previously that Klebsiella pneumoniae receptors for coliphages T3 and T7 also mediate mannose-inhibitable adherence to human epithelial cells and protect bacteria from phagocytosis and intracellular killing by human polymorphonuclear cells. In this paper we analyze the possible role of such mannose-inhib...

journal_title：Infection and immunity

authors： Pruzzo C,Valisena S,Satta G

更新日期：1983-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Toxoplasma gondii infection in pregnant women may result in abortion or in fetal teratogenesis; however, the underlying mechanisms are still unclear. In this paper, based on a murine model, we showed that maternal infection with RH strain T. gondii tachyzoites induced elevated production of reactive oxygen species (RO...

journal_title：Infection and immunity

authors： Xu X,Liu T,Zhang A,Huo X,Luo Q,Chen Z,Yu L,Li Q,Liu L,Lun ZR,Shen J

更新日期：2012-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We are currently studying the soluble egg antigens of Schistosoma japonicum in an attempt to determine which antigens are potent immunogens. Previously, we demonstrated by Ouchterlony immunodiffusion and inhibition of the circumoval precipitin test that the glycoprotein fraction of soluble egg antigens contains the an...

journal_title：Infection and immunity

authors： Long GW,Lewert RM,Pelley RP

更新日期：1981-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Macrophages are critical mediators of innate immunity and must be overcome for bacterial pathogens to cause disease. The Gram-positive bacterium Staphylococcus aureus produces virulence factors that impede macrophages and other immune cells. We previously determined that production of the metabolic cofactor lipoic aci...

journal_title：Infection and immunity

authors： Grayczyk JP,Alonzo F 3rd

更新日期：2019-09-19 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：:We used the Salmonella typhi galactose epimerase (galE) mutant strain Ty21a, shown to be a safe, effective, living, attenuated oral typhoid vaccine, as a recipient for a recombinant plasmid containing the gene for production of the nontoxic B subunit of the heat-labile enterotoxin of Escherichia coli. The S. typhi der...

journal_title：Infection and immunity

authors： Clements JD,El-Morshidy S

更新日期：1984-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The expression of the Shigella flexneri chromosomal aerobactin genes during growth of the bacterium within tissue culture cells was assayed. During intracellular growth, aerobactin promoter activity was repressed relative to the level observed in bacteria grown extracellularly, even when the bacteria had been starved ...

journal_title：Infection and immunity

authors： Headley V,Hong M,Galko M,Payne SM

更新日期：1997-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Leptospirosis can activate inflammatory responses through Toll-like receptors (TLRs) and may cause renal tubulointerstitial fibrosis characterized by the accumulation of extracellular matrix (ECM). We have previously demonstrated that Leptospira santorosai serovar Shermani detergent extract stimulates ECM accumulation...

journal_title：Infection and immunity

authors： Tian YC,Hung CC,Li YJ,Chen YC,Chang MY,Yen TH,Hsu HH,Wu MS,Phillips A,Yang CW

更新日期：2011-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The role of antibody in protection against infection with Cryptococcus neoformans is undefined. In this paper we describe the development of opsonic activity in the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) of rabbits in response to cryptococcal meningitis. The opsonin appeared to be immunoglobulin G (IgG); the activity was heat stab...

journal_title：Infection and immunity

authors： Hobbs MM,Perfect JR,Granger DL,Durack DT

更新日期：1990-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Akabane virus (a Bunyavirus) has been associated with epizootics of congenital deformities in cattle, sheep, and goats. Experimental studies using mouse-adapted virus inoculated intravenously into pregnant sheep gave an inapparent infection. Neutralizing antibodies were detected on day 5, and peaks in the titer were s...

journal_title：Infection and immunity

authors： Parsonson IM,Della-Porta AJ,Snowdon WA

更新日期：1977-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The mannose-resistant, Proteus-like (MR/P) fimbria, responsible for mannose-resistant hemagglutination, is a virulence factor for uropathogenic Proteus mirabilis. Based on known fimbrial gene organization, we postulated that MrpG, a putative minor subunit of the MR/P fimbria, functions as an adhesin responsible for he...

journal_title：Infection and immunity

authors： Li X,Zhao H,Geymonat L,Bahrani F,Johnson DE,Mobley HL

更新日期：1997-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Type II secretion (T2S) is one means by which Gram-negative pathogens secrete proteins into the extracellular milieu and/or host organisms. Based upon recent genome sequencing, it is clear that T2S is largely restricted to the Proteobacteria, occurring in many, but not all, genera in the Alphaproteobacteria, Betaprote...

journal_title：Infection and immunity

authors： Cianciotto NP,White RC

更新日期：2017-04-21 00:00:00

abstract：:Pneumocystis pneumonia (PcP) is a life-threatening infection that affects immunocompromised individuals. Nearly half of all PcP cases occur in those prescribed effective chemoprophylaxis, suggesting that additional preventive methods are needed. To this end, we have identified a unique mouse Pneumocystis surface prote...

journal_title：Infection and immunity

authors： Tesini BL,Wright TW,Malone JE,Haidaris CG,Harber M,Sant AJ,Nayak JL,Gigliotti F

更新日期：2017-03-23 00:00:00

abstract：:The zoopathogenic fungus Histoplasma capsulatum requires iron for growth. Intracellular growth of the fungus within mouse peritoneal macrophages is inhibited by recombinant murine gamma interferon (IFN-gamma). Such treatment of mouse peritoneal macrophages induces a marked downshift in transferrin receptors. We tested...

journal_title：Infection and immunity

authors： Lane TE,Wu-Hsieh BA,Howard DH

更新日期：1991-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The intracellular protozoan Toxoplasma gondii is well known for its skill at invading and living within host cells. New discoveries are now also revealing the astounding ability of the parasite to inject effector proteins into the cytoplasm to seize control of the host cell. This review summarizes recent advances in o...

journal_title：Infection and immunity

authors： Denkers EY,Bzik DJ,Fox BA,Butcher BA

更新日期：2012-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Little is known about Zn homeostasis in Yersinia pestis, the plague bacillus. The Znu ABC transporter is essential for zinc (Zn) uptake and virulence in a number of bacterial pathogens. Bioinformatics analysis identified ZnuABC as the only apparent high-affinity Zn uptake system in Y. pestis. Mutation of znuACB caused...

journal_title：Infection and immunity

authors： Desrosiers DC,Bearden SW,Mier I Jr,Abney J,Paulley JT,Fetherston JD,Salazar JC,Radolf JD,Perry RD

更新日期：2010-12-01 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：:The adsorption of (3)H-labeled Streptococcus mutans 6715 cells to disks of hydroxyapatite (HA) was studied. The number of streptococci that adsorbed was logarithmically related to the concentration of cells available up to at least 2 x 10(8) per ml; equilibrium occurred within 45 min. Assay reliability was verified by...

journal_title：Infection and immunity

authors： Clark WB,Gibbons RJ

更新日期：1977-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Vaccine antigen-specific antibody-secreting cell (ASC) responses in peripheral blood of healthy adult volunteers were studied after oral immunization with a prototype enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli (ETEC) vaccine by means of the enzyme-linked immunospot technique. Three doses of vaccine consisting of formalin-killed...

journal_title：Infection and immunity

authors： Wennerås C,Svennerholm AM,Ahrén C,Czerkinsky C

更新日期：1992-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Lung dendritic cells were identified by immunohistochemistry in lung tissue sections from C57BL/6 mice. Following isolation from the lungs using CD11c magnetic beads, the flow cytometric analysis of I-A(b+) and CD11c(+) cells indicated a mixed population of dendritic cells at different stages of maturation, with most ...

journal_title：Infection and immunity

authors： Gonzalez-Juarrero M,Orme IM

更新日期：2001-02-01 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：:The development of chronic pathology in mice at 2 to 10 months after inoculation of 10(2) T. cruzi trypomastigotes can be prevented by preimmunization with live, attenuated culture parasites (strain TCC). Swiss mice received one or three immunizing inoculations of 10(6) TCC organisms and were challenged with 10(2) Tul...

journal_title：Infection and immunity

authors： Basombrío MA,Besuschio S

更新日期：1982-04-01 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：:Chromatin modification triggered by bacteria is a newly described mechanism by which pathogens impact host transcription. Listeria monocytogenes dephosphorylates histone H3 through the action of listeriolysin O (LLO); however, the underlying mechanism is unknown. Here we show that an unrelated pore-forming toxin, Aero...

journal_title：Infection and immunity

authors： Hamon MA,Cossart P

更新日期：2011-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Meningococcal sodC encodes periplasmic copper- and zinc-cofactored superoxide dismutase (Cu,Zn SOD) which catalyzes the conversion of the superoxide radical anion to hydrogen peroxide, preventing a sequence of reactions leading to production of toxic hydroxyl free radicals. From its periplasmic location, Cu,Zn SOD was...

journal_title：Infection and immunity

authors： Wilks KE,Dunn KL,Farrant JL,Reddin KM,Gorringe AR,Langford PR,Kroll JS

更新日期：1998-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Chlamydia trachomatis infections can lead to severe chronic complications, including trachoma, ectopic pregnancy, and infertility. The only effective approach to disease control is vaccination. The goal of this work was to identify new potential vaccine candidates through a proteomics approach. We constructed a protei...

journal_title：Infection and immunity

authors： Cruz-Fisher MI,Cheng C,Sun G,Pal S,Teng A,Molina DM,Kayala MA,Vigil A,Baldi P,Felgner PL,Liang X,de la Maza LM

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pneumolysin is an important virulence factor of Streptococcus pneumoniae, interacting with the membranes of host cells to elicit a multitude of inflammatory responses. We used cDNA microarrays to identify genes which are responsive to S. pneumoniae in a pneumolysin-dependent and -independent fashion. The THP-1 human m...

journal_title：Infection and immunity

authors： Rogers PD,Thornton J,Barker KS,McDaniel DO,Sacks GS,Swiatlo E,McDaniel LS

更新日期：2003-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The scrub typhus 58-kilodalton (kDa) antigen (Sta58) of Rickettsia tsutsugamushi is a major protein antigen often recognized by humans infected with scrub typhus rickettsiae. A 2.9-kilobase HindIII fragment containing a complete sta58 gene was cloned in Escherichia coli and found to express the entire Sta58 antigen an...

journal_title：Infection and immunity

authors： Stover CK,Marana DP,Dasch GA,Oaks EV

更新日期：1990-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:T cell-independent antibody responses develop rapidly, within 3 to 4 days, and are critical for preventing blood-borne pathogens from evolving into life-threatening infections. The interaction of BAFF, also known as BLyS, with its receptors BAFFR and TACI on B cells is critical for B cell homeostasis and function. Usi...

journal_title：Infection and immunity

authors： Dickinson GS,Sun G,Bram RJ,Alugupalli KR

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The vast majority of cases of gram-negative meningitis in neonates are caused by K1-encapsulated Escherichia coli. The role of the K1 capsule in the pathogenesis of E. coli meningitis was examined with an in vivo model of experimental hematogenous E. coli K1 meningitis and an in vitro model of the blood-brain barrier....

journal_title：Infection and immunity

authors： Hoffman JA,Wass C,Stins MF,Kim KS

更新日期：1999-07-01 00:00:00