Biochemical and immunochemical analysis of Rickettsia rickettsii strains of various degrees of virulence.

abstract：:At pH 7.4 and in the presence of NaHCO3, human milk and bovine colostrum inhibited the growth of Escherichia coli O111. Adding sufficient iron to saturate the iron-binding capacity of the lactoferrin present in the milk or colostrum prevented bacteriostasis. At pH 6.8 neither molk nor colostrum inhibited E. coli 0111....

journal_title：Infection and immunity

authors： Griffiths E,Humphreys J

更新日期：1977-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Clostridium difficile causes pseudomembranous colitis in humans. The enterotoxin (i.e., toxin A) from this organism is believed to be responsible for the initial intestinal pathology associated with this disease. Previous work shows that this toxin binds to carbohydrates that contain Gal alpha 1-3Gal beta 1-4GlcNAc. H...

journal_title：Infection and immunity

authors： Tucker KD,Wilkins TD

更新日期：1991-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Chemokines (CK) are potent leukocyte activators and chemoattractants and aid in granuloma formation, functions critical for the immune response to Mycobacterium tuberculosis. We hypothesized that infection of alveolar macrophages (AM) with different strains of M. tuberculosis elicits distinct profiles of CK, which cou...

journal_title：Infection and immunity

authors： Saukkonen JJ,Bazydlo B,Thomas M,Strieter RM,Keane J,Kornfeld H

更新日期：2002-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Clostridium perfringens type B and type C isolates, which produce beta-toxin (CPB), cause fatal diseases originating in the intestines of humans or livestock. Our previous studies demonstrated that CPB is necessary for type C isolate CN3685 to cause bloody necrotic enteritis in a rabbit ileal loop model and also showe...

journal_title：Infection and immunity

authors： Vidal JE,McClane BA,Saputo J,Parker J,Uzal FA

更新日期：2008-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cytolethal distending toxins (CDT) constitute an emerging heterogeneous family of bacterial toxins whose common biological property is to inhibit the proliferation of cells in culture by blocking their cycle at G2/M phase. In this study, we investigated the molecular mechanisms underlying the block caused by CDT from ...

journal_title：Infection and immunity

authors： Comayras C,Tasca C,Pérès SY,Ducommun B,Oswald E,De Rycke J

更新日期：1997-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:During a Plasmodium chabaudi infection in interleukin-10 (IL-10) knockout mice, there is greater parasite sequestration, more severe cerebral edema, and a high frequency of cerebral hemorrhage compared with infection of C57BL/6 mice. Anti-tumor necrosis factor alpha treatment ameliorated both cerebral edema and hemorr...

journal_title：Infection and immunity

authors： Sanni LA,Jarra W,Li C,Langhorne J

更新日期：2004-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Lipoprotein I (OprI) is one of the major proteins of the outer membrane of Pseudomonas aeruginosa. OprI is a candidate for a vaccine against P. aeruginosa, because it cross-reacts antigenically in all serotype strains of the International Antigenic Typing Scheme. We recently cloned and expressed the gene coding for Op...

journal_title：Infection and immunity

authors： Finke M,Duchêne M,Eckhardt A,Domdey H,von Specht BU

更新日期：1990-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The naturally antibiotic-resistant bacterium Burkholderia pseudomallei is the causative agent of melioidosis, a disease with stubbornly high mortality and a complex, protracted treatment regimen. The worldwide incidence of melioidosis is likely grossly underreported, though it is known to be highly endemic in northern...

journal_title：Infection and immunity

authors： McMahon RM,Ireland PM,Sarovich DS,Petit G,Jenkins CH,Sarkar-Tyson M,Currie BJ,Martin JL

更新日期：2018-04-23 00:00:00

abstract：:Toll-like receptors (TLRs) play a critical role in early immune recognition of Aspergillus, which can regulate host defense during invasive pulmonary Aspergillosis (IPA). However, the role of TLR7 in the pathogenesis of IPA remains unknown. In this study, an in vivo model of IPA was established to investigate the cont...

journal_title：Infection and immunity

authors： Xu B,Luo Q,Gong Y,Li J,Cao J

更新日期：2021-01-25 00:00:00

abstract：:The indigenous microbial flora of the middle ear cavity of Mongolian gerbils, Meriones unguiculatus, was isolated, characterized, and identified, showing it to be sparse and transitory. Organisms, when found in the middle ear cavity, were most likely to be Staphylococcus epidermidis-like organisms. Cerumen from the ex...

journal_title：Infection and immunity

authors： Thompson TA,Gardner D,Fulghum RS,Daniel HJ,Allen WE,Worthington JM,Williams PP

更新日期：1981-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Active immunization with Porphyromonas gingivalis whole-cell preparations has been shown to prevent P. gingivalis infection and oral bone loss. Employing passive antibody transfer and opsonization, we demonstrate with this study that immunization-elicited P. gingivalis-specific immunoglobulin G facilitates clearance o...

journal_title：Infection and immunity

authors： Gibson FC 3rd,Gonzalez DA,Wong J,Genco CA

更新日期：2004-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In gram-negative sepsis, the activation of polymorphonuclear leukocytes (PMN) by lipopolysaccharide (LPS) and the resulting production of superoxide and other oxygen radicals may be an important cause of tissue damage. A suppression of the PMN response to LPS stimulation would be therapeutically beneficial. The aim of...

journal_title：Infection and immunity

authors： Wagner DR,Heinrich D

更新日期：1994-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Bordetella bronchiseptica secreted a hydroxamate siderophore when grown in Fe-depleted medium. A Tn5lac insertion mutant of B. bronchiseptica, DBB22, did not produce this hydroxamate siderophore and was incapable of using lactoferrin as an Fe source. Our data suggest that B. bronchiseptica uses a siderophore for remov...

journal_title：Infection and immunity

authors： Foster LA,Dyer DW

更新日期：1993-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Escherichia coli hemolysin is considered an important virulence factor in extraintestinal E. coli infections. The present study demonstrates that cultured pulmonary artery endothelial cells are susceptible to attack by low concentrations of E. coli hemolysin (greater than or equal to 0.05 hemolytic units/ml; greater t...

journal_title：Infection and immunity

authors： Suttorp N,Flöer B,Schnittler H,Seeger W,Bhakdi S

更新日期：1990-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Syrian golden hamster (Mesocricetus auratus) is uniquely susceptible to a variety of intracellular pathogens and is an excellent model for a number of human infectious diseases. The molecular basis for this high level of susceptibility is unknown, and immunological studies related to this model have been limited b...

journal_title：Infection and immunity

authors： Melby PC,Tryon VV,Chandrasekar B,Freeman GL

更新日期：1998-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Infection with Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis is associated with high levels of morbidity, decreased production, and early culling in dairy cattle. Clinical symptoms of Johne's disease include persistent diarrhea, inappetence, and resultant weight loss due to chronic inflammation of the small intestine. A...

journal_title：Infection and immunity

authors： Aho AD,McNulty AM,Coussens PM

更新日期：2003-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hematogenous infections caused by Candida krusei have been noted with increasing frequency, particularly in cancer patients receiving prophylaxis with antifungal triazoles. Progress in understanding the pathogenesis of this emerging infection has been limited by the lack of an animal model. We developed a CF1 mouse in...

journal_title：Infection and immunity

authors： Anaissie E,Hachem R,K-Tin-U C,Stephens LC,Bodey GP

更新日期：1993-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Type 1 fimbrial phase-locked mutants of uropathogenic Escherichia coli cystitis isolate F11 were used to assess the role of the invertible element during urinary tract infection. Compared to the wild type, the phase-locked off mutant was attenuated, and constitutive production of type 1 fimbriae by the phase-locked on...

journal_title：Infection and immunity

authors： Snyder JA,Lloyd AL,Lockatell CV,Johnson DE,Mobley HL

更新日期：2006-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Bacillus anthracis, the etiological agent of anthrax disease, is a proven weapon of bioterrorism. Currently, the only licensed vaccine against anthrax in the United States is AVA Biothrax, which, although efficacious, suffers from several limitations. This vaccine requires six injectable doses over 18 months to stimul...

journal_title：Infection and immunity

authors： Osorio M,Wu Y,Singh S,Merkel TJ,Bhattacharyya S,Blake MS,Kopecko DJ

更新日期：2009-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We investigated the ability of using monoclonal antibodies (MAbs) against anthrax protective antigen (PA), an anthrax exotoxin component, to modulate exotoxin cytotoxic activity on target macrophage cell lines. Anthrax PA plays a critical role in the pathogenesis of Bacillus anthracis infection. PA is the cell-binding...

journal_title：Infection and immunity

authors： Mohamed N,Li J,Ferreira CS,Little SF,Friedlander AM,Spitalny GL,Casey LS

更新日期：2004-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Antibodies directed against Pfs25, a protein present on the surface of zygotes and ookinetes of Plasmodium falciparum, completely block pathogen transmission. We evaluated the immunomodulatory effect of CpG oligodeoxynucleotides (ODN) on the immunogenicity of recombinant Pfs25 (rPfs25) formulated in alum (Al). Immuniz...

journal_title：Infection and immunity

authors： Coban C,Ishii KJ,Stowers AW,Keister DB,Klinman DM,Kumar N

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Apical membrane antigen 1 (AMA-1) is an invasion-related Plasmodium antigen that is expressed during both intracellular and extracellular asexual stages of the parasite's life cycle, making it an ideal target for induction of humoral and cellular immune responses that can protect against malaria. We show here that whe...

journal_title：Infection and immunity

authors： Bouillet LÉ,Dias MO,Dorigo NA,Moura AD,Russell B,Nosten F,Renia L,Braga EM,Gazzinelli RT,Rodrigues MM,Soares IS,Bruna-Romero O

更新日期：2011-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In vitro, macrophages from normal strain BRVR mice killed Salmonella more quickly than did macrophages from normal strain BSVS mice. Salmonella injected intraperitoneally multiplied more quickly in BSVS mice than in BRVR mice. BRVR macrophages injected intraperitoneally into BSVS mice protected against Salmonella mult...

journal_title：Infection and immunity

authors： Maier T,Oels HC

更新日期：1972-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pathogenicity islands (PAIs) are chromosomal clusters of pathogen-specific virulence genes often found at tRNA loci. In the Yersinia pseudotuberculosis 32777 chromosome, we characterized a 98-kb segment that has all of the characteristic features of a PAI, including insertion in a (phenylalanine) tRNA gene, the presen...

journal_title：Infection and immunity

authors： Collyn F,Billault A,Mullet C,Simonet M,Marceau M

更新日期：2004-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Clostridium botulinum serotype A produces a neurotoxin composed of a 100-kDa heavy chain and a 50-kDa light chain linked by a disulfide bond. This neurotoxin is part of a ca. 900-kDa complex, formed by noncovalent association with a single nontoxin, nonhemagglutinin subunit and a family of hemagglutinating proteins. P...

journal_title：Infection and immunity

authors： Maksymowych AB,Reinhard M,Malizio CJ,Goodnough MC,Johnson EA,Simpson LL

更新日期：1999-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Secretory immunoglobulin A (SIgA) antibodies directed against the O antigen of lipopolysaccharide (LPS) are the primary determinants of mucosal immunity to gram-negative enteric pathogens. However, the underlying mechanisms by which these antibodies interfere with bacterial colonization and invasion of intestinal epit...

journal_title：Infection and immunity

authors： Forbes SJ,Eschmann M,Mantis NJ

更新日期：2008-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report the cloning, molecular characterization, and purification of functionally active recombinant glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase (GAPDH) from the human bloodfluke Schistosoma japonicum. The GAPDH homolog from the related species Schistosoma mansoni has shown correlation of antibody titer to resistance t...

journal_title：Infection and immunity

authors： Waine GJ,Becker M,Yang W,Kalinna B,McManus DP

更新日期：1993-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The guinea pig migration inhibition technique, an accepted in vitro correlate of delayed hypersensitivity, has been adapted to a murine system. Peritoneal exudate cells from CF-1 mice vaccinated with viable cells of the H37Ra strain of Mycobacterium tuberculosis were inhibited in vitro by purified protein derivative (...

journal_title：Infection and immunity

authors： Neiburger RG,Youmans GP

更新日期：1973-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Virulent and avirulent clones of Leishmania donovani promastigotes were examined for their acid phosphatase activity. The acid phosphatase activity of whole-cell lysates of virulent clones was 1.5 to 2.0 times higher than that of avirulent clones. Pellet fractions (260,000 x g, 30 min) from sonicated promastigotes of ...

journal_title：Infection and immunity

authors： Katakura K,Kobayashi A

更新日期：1988-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Escherichia coli is a versatile pathogen causing millions of infections in humans every year. This bacterium can form multicellular aggregates when it expresses a self-associating protein, antigen 43 (Ag43), on its surface. We have discovered that Ag43-expressing E. coli cells are efficiently taken up by human defense...

journal_title：Infection and immunity

authors： Fexby S,Bjarnsholt T,Jensen PØ,Roos V,Høiby N,Givskov M,Klemm P

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00