Selective cytotoxicity of Clostridium perfringens delta toxin on rabbit leukocytes.

abstract：:Pseudomonas aeruginosa is one of the most frequently encountered bacterial pathogens in patients with chronic pulmonary infections, including cystic fibrosis and diffuse panbronchiolitis. Bronchus-associated lymphoid tissue (BALT), noted frequently in patients with cystic fibrosis and diffuse panbronchiolitis, is cons...

journal_title：Infection and immunity

authors： Iwata M,Sato A

更新日期：1991-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Liver-stage antigen 1 (LSA-1) is a potential vaccine candidate against preerythrocytic stages of malaria. We report here the immunogenicity of linear synthetic constructs delineated as T(H)-cell determinants from the nonrepeat regions of Plasmodium falciparum LSA-1 in murine models and human subjects from areas where ...

journal_title：Infection and immunity

authors： Joshi SK,Bharadwaj A,Chatterjee S,Chauhan VS

更新日期：2000-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fourteen freshly isolated strains of Streptococcus sanguis were obtained from the dental plaque of five healthy adults. Whole saliva was collected concomitant with the plaque isolates from the five subjects, and a second whole saliva sample was collected 10 weeks later. All possible combinations of the first five sali...

journal_title：Infection and immunity

authors： Liljemark WF,Bloomquist CG,Ofstehage JC

更新日期：1979-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We previously demonstrated the suppression of cell-mediated immunity to Listeria monocytogenes by Pseudomonas aeruginosa-induced, macrophage-like cells. The present study was undertaken to evaluate the mechanism for this suppression. P. aeruginosa supernatant was shown to activate macrophages by the criteria of increa...

journal_title：Infection and immunity

authors： Petit JC,Richard G,Burghoffer B,Daguet GL

更新日期：1985-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Modulation of cytosolic (intracellular) Ca(2+) concentration (Ca(i)) may be an important host response when airway epithelial cells are exposed to Pseudomonas aeruginosa. We measured Ca(i) in Calu-3 cells exposed from the apical or basolateral surface to cytotoxic and noncytotoxic strains of P. aeruginosa. Apical addi...

journal_title：Infection and immunity

authors： Jacob T,Lee RJ,Engel JN,Machen TE

更新日期：2002-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The immunoprophylactic effect of chemically inactivated Pseudomonas aeruginosa exotoxin A in experimental pseudomonas infections was studied. Exotoxin A toxoids were prepared by Formalin (f-TXD) or glutaraldehyde (g-TXD) treatment. Immunization of mice with three or four doses (10 micrograms each) of f-TXD and the syn...

journal_title：Infection and immunity

authors： Pavlovskis OR,Edman DC,Leppla SH,Wretlind B,Lewis LR,Martin KE

更新日期：1981-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The enterotoxin of Shigella dysenteriae I produces fluid and electrolyte secretion in the rabbit ileum. These present studies were designed to evaluate nonelectrolyte transport in rabbit ileal mucosa exposed to Shigella enterotoxin. Both 10 mM galactose and 5 mM L-alanine absorptions were significantly impaired in ent...

journal_title：Infection and immunity

authors： Binder HJ,Whiting DS

更新日期：1977-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The distinctive properties of Brucella outer membrane have been considered to be critical for Brucella sp. virulence. Among the outer membrane molecules possibly related to these properties, Omp10 and Omp19 are immunoreactive outer membrane lipoproteins. Moreover, these proteins of Brucella could constitute a new fami...

journal_title：Infection and immunity

authors： Tibor A,Wansard V,Bielartz V,Delrue RM,Danese I,Michel P,Walravens K,Godfroid J,Letesson JJ

更新日期：2002-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Deciphering the mechanisms by which Borrelia burgdorferi controls the synthesis of proteins associated with mammalian infection will be an important step toward understanding the pathogenic properties of Lyme disease-causing bacteria. We present results of studies indicating that B. burgdorferi senses a wide variety o...

journal_title：Infection and immunity

authors： Babb K,El-Hage N,Miller JC,Carroll JA,Stevenson B

更新日期：2001-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To elucidate the mechanism of the high incidence of lower respiratory tract infections in patients with diabetes mellitus, we investigated the kinetics of production of macrophage inflammatory protein 2 (MIP-2), an important mediator of lung neutrophil recruitment, using mice with streptozotocin-induced diabetes. Intr...

journal_title：Infection and immunity

authors： Amano H,Yamamoto H,Senba M,Oishi K,Suzuki S,Fukushima K,Mukaida N,Matsushima K,Eguchi K,Nagatake T

更新日期：2000-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Neonatal animals are generally very susceptible to infection with bacterial pathogens. However, we recently reported that neonatal mice are highly resistant to orogastric infection with Yersinia enterocolitica. Here, we show that proinflammatory responses greatly exceeding those in adults arise very rapidly in the mes...

journal_title：Infection and immunity

authors： Siefker DT,Echeverry A,Brambilla R,Fukata M,Schesser K,Adkins B

更新日期：2014-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Natural heterogeneity in the structure of the lipid A portion of lipopolysaccharide (LPS) produces differential effects on the innate immune response. Gram-negative bacterial species produce LPS structures that differ from the classic endotoxic LPS structures. These differences include hypoacylation and hypophosphoryl...

journal_title：Infection and immunity

authors： Chilton PM,Hadel DM,To TT,Mitchell TC,Darveau RP

更新日期：2013-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Attenuated Yersinia pestis pgm strains, such as KIM5, lack the siderophore yersiniabactin. Strain KIM5 does not induce significant pneumonia when delivered intranasally. In this study, mice were found to develop pneumonia after intranasal challenge with strain KIM5 when they were injected intraperitoneally with iron d...

journal_title：Infection and immunity

authors： Galván EM,Nair MK,Chen H,Del Piero F,Schifferli DM

更新日期：2010-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Alexander hepatoma cell line, PLC/PRF/5, was studied for evidence of hepatitis B virus markers and alpha-fetoprotein. Only hepatitis B surface antigen and alpha-fetoprotein were detected. Induction experiments with 5-iodo-2'-deoxyuridine and inoculation of chimpanzees with whole cells or tissue culture fluid did n...

journal_title：Infection and immunity

authors： Daemer RJ,Feinstone SM,Alexander JJ,Tully JG,London WT,Wong DC,Purcell RH

更新日期：1980-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Invasive aspergillosis is a major threat for patients suffering from chronic granulomatous disease (CGD). Although Aspergillus fumigatus is the most commonly encountered Aspergillus species, the presence of A. nidulans appears to be disproportionately high in CGD patients. The purpose of this study was to investigate ...

journal_title：Infection and immunity

authors： Henriet SS,Hermans PW,Verweij PE,Simonetti E,Holland SM,Sugui JA,Kwon-Chung KJ,Warris A

更新日期：2011-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Anopheles gambiae is the major African vector of Plasmodium falciparum, the most deadly species of human malaria parasite and the most prevalent in Africa. Several strategies are being developed to limit the global impact of malaria via reducing transmission rates, among which are transmission-blocking vaccines (TBVs)...

journal_title：Infection and immunity

authors： Lavazec C,Boudin C,Lacroix R,Bonnet S,Diop A,Thiberge S,Boisson B,Tahar R,Bourgouin C

更新日期：2007-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Attachment of Fusobacterium nucleatum to various oral surfaces is mediated by several adhesins anchored on its outer surface. Monoclonal antibodies (MAbs) were prepared and used to identify the putative galactose-binding adhesin of F. nucleatum PK1594. Four unique MAbs, 8G7, 26B9, 28G11, and 29D4, were isolated on the...

journal_title：Infection and immunity

authors： Shaniztki B,Hurwitz D,Smorodinsky N,Ganeshkumar N,Weiss EI

更新日期：1997-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Extracellular protease activity was measured in liquid cultures of representative strains from six serotypes of Legionella pneumophila. A variety of substrates were degraded, including denatured casein, skim milk, gelatin, and hide powder azure, but not elastin. ...

journal_title：Infection and immunity

authors： Thompson MR,Miller RD,Iglewski BH

更新日期：1981-10-01 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：:Patients that have suffered a major injury may sustain a period of immunocompromise and altered Th1/Th2 cytokine balance that can predispose them to opportunistic infections. Pseudomonas aeruginosa is frequently a causative organism for nosocomial infections in critically ill patients and is associated with high morta...

journal_title：Infection and immunity

authors： Murphey ED,Herndon DN,Sherwood ER

更新日期：2004-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:After oral feeding of mice with avirulent Salmonella, Escherichia coli, or hybrid strains, only certain bacterial strains were able to multiply and persist within the small intestinal Peyer's patches. After oral vaccination alone, or oral priming and subsequent parenteral boosting, antibody class and titers were detec...

journal_title：Infection and immunity

authors： Hohmann A,Schmidt G,Rowley D

更新日期：1979-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Acquisition of immunity to Plasmodium falciparum sexual stages is a key determinant for reducing human-mosquito transmission by preventing the fertilization and the development of the parasite in the mosquito midgut. Naturally acquired immunity against sexual stages may therefore form the basis for the development of ...

journal_title：Infection and immunity

authors： Ouédraogo AL,Roeffen W,Luty AJ,de Vlas SJ,Nebie I,Ilboudo-Sanogo E,Cuzin-Ouattara N,Teleen K,Tiono AB,Sirima SB,Verhave JP,Bousema T,Sauerwein R

更新日期：2011-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Anaplasma marginale subsp. centrale was the first vaccine used to protect against a rickettsial disease and is still in widespread use a century later. As its use preceded development of either cryopreservation or cell culture, the vaccine strain was maintained for decades by sequential passage among donor animals, ex...

journal_title：Infection and immunity

authors： Herndon DR,Ueti MW,Reif KE,Noh SM,Brayton KA,Agnes JT,Palmer GH

更新日期：2013-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The T-cell-stimulating activity of staphylococcal enterotoxin B (SEB) is an important factor in the pathogenesis of certain staphylococcal diseases. To investigate the immunologically active domains of the SEB molecule, we have produced truncated fragments of recombinant SEB by C-terminal and N-terminal deletions. The...

journal_title：Infection and immunity

authors： Metzroth B,Marx T,Linnig M,Fleischer B

更新日期：1993-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In vitro studies have shown that enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli (ETEC) strains are capable of invading cultured epithelial cells derived from the human ileum and colon. Two separate invasion loci (tia and tib) have previously been isolated from the classical ETEC strain H10407. The tia locus has been shown to direct...

journal_title：Infection and immunity

authors： Mammarappallil JG,Elsinghorst EA

更新日期：2000-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Exposure to bacterial superantigens such as staphylococcal enterotoxin B (SEB) leads to the induction of toxic shock syndrome which results in multiorgan failure, including liver damage. In the present study, we investigated the role of CD44 in SEB-induced liver injury. Injection of SEB into d-galactosamine-sensitized...

journal_title：Infection and immunity

authors： McKallip RJ,Fisher M,Gunthert U,Szakal AK,Nagarkatti PS,Nagarkatti M

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A murine monoclonal antibody was raised against the B95-8 strain of Epstein-Barr virus (EBV), which was isolated from a case of mononucleosis after blood transfusion (Hoffman et al. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 77:2979, 1980). We provide evidence that neutralization of immortalization by this monoclonal antibody is v...

journal_title：Infection and immunity

authors： Miller G,Heston L,Hoffman G

更新日期：1982-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Infectious agents are often considered potential triggers of chronic inflammatory disease, including autoimmunity; however, direct evidence is usually lacking. Here we show that following control of acute infection of mice with the myotropic Colombiana strain of Trypanosoma cruzi, parasites persisted in tissue at low ...

journal_title：Infection and immunity

authors： Roffê E,Marino APMP,Weaver J,Wan W,de Araújo FF,Hoffman V,Santiago HC,Murphy PM

更新日期：2016-03-24 00:00:00

abstract：:Evidence is presented to indicate that Plasmodium berghei merozoites, but not trophozotites, have an antiphagocytic capsule. The capsule appears to form around the developing merozoties of the schizont in the parasitophorous vacuole. Serum from animals immune to P. berghei reacts with this capsule. After reaction with...

journal_title：Infection and immunity

authors： Brooks C,Kreier JP

更新日期：1978-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Exoenzyme Y (ExoY) is a type III secretion system effector found in 90% of the Pseudomonas aeruginosa isolates. Although it is known that ExoY is a soluble nucleotidyl cyclase that increases the cytoplasmic levels of nucleoside 3',5'-cyclic monophosphates (cNMPs) to mediate endothelial Tau phosphorylation and permeabi...

journal_title：Infection and immunity

authors： He C,Zhou Y,Liu F,Liu H,Tan H,Jin S,Wu W,Ge B

更新日期：2017-08-18 00:00:00