Abstract:
:Rats kept under germfree conditions showed lower specific lysosomal enzyme activities in liver endothelial cells, but not in Kupffer cells.
journal_name
Infect Immunjournal_title
Infection and immunityauthors
Knook DL,Barkway C,Sleyster ECdoi
10.1128/IAI.33.2.620-622.1981subject
Has Abstractpub_date
1981-08-01 00:00:00pages
620-2issue
2eissn
0019-9567issn
1098-5522journal_volume
33pub_type
杂志文章abstract::Shigella flexneri 2a is an invasive enteric pathogen that may produce diarrhea when ingested by human beings and subhuman primates. We have previously shown that shigella diarrhea correlates with water and electrolyte transport abnormalities in the jejunum and colon. Dysentery alone is associated only with colonic tra...
journal_title:Infection and immunity
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1128/IAI.14.2.368-371.1976
更新日期:1976-08-01 00:00:00
abstract::Brucella abortus 2308 derivatives with mini-Tn5 insertions in purE, purL, and purD display significant attenuation in the BALB/c mouse model, while isogenic mutants with mini-Tn5 insertions in pheA, trpB, and dagA display little or no attenuation in cultured murine macrophages or mice. These experimental findings conf...
journal_title:Infection and immunity
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1128/IAI.72.8.4911-4917.2004
更新日期:2004-08-01 00:00:00
abstract::The membrane-damaging properties on human diploid embryonic lung fibroblasts of streptolysin O (from Streptococcus pyogenes) and theta-toxin (from Clostridium perfringens) were compared. The results are consistent with the suggested mechanism for hemolysis by streptolysin O involving one fixation site and one lytic si...
journal_title:Infection and immunity
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:
更新日期:1980-09-01 00:00:00
abstract::The generation of leukotrienes (LTC4, LTD4, LTE4, and LTB4; 12-epi-LTB4 isomer) from human granulocytes by thiol-activated toxins (streptolysin O, alveolysin from Bacillus alvei, and theta toxin from Clostridium perfringens) is described. The release occurs under noncytolytic conditions. Although LTB4 is the major com...
journal_title:Infection and immunity
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1128/IAI.50.3.844-851.1985
更新日期:1985-12-01 00:00:00
abstract::The gene encoding a nitric oxide reductase has been identified in Neisseria gonorrhoeae. The norB gene product shares significant identity with the nitric oxide reductases in Ralstonia eutropha and Synechocystis sp. and, like those organisms, the gonococcus lacks a norC homolog. The gonococcal norB gene was found to b...
journal_title:Infection and immunity
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1128/iai.68.9.5241-5246.2000
更新日期:2000-09-01 00:00:00
abstract::The chemoattraction of Propionibacterium acnes lipase for neutrophils and the effect of lipase inhibitor and two antibiotic agents on the chemotaxis were evaluated. Of the various fractions tested, partially purified lipase (fraction 2c) was the most active cytotaxin produced by P. acnes. Serum mediators were not requ...
journal_title:Infection and immunity
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1128/IAI.35.1.71-78.1982
更新日期:1982-01-01 00:00:00
abstract::Malaria in pregnancy is associated with placental accumulation of Plasmodium falciparum-infected erythrocytes (IE) that adhere to chondroitin sulfate A (CSA). Adhesion is mediated by P. falciparum erythrocyte membrane protein 1 (PfEMP1), a variant parasite protein expressed on the surface of IE and encoded by var gene...
journal_title:Infection and immunity
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1128/IAI.73.5.2848-2856.2005
更新日期:2005-05-01 00:00:00
abstract::Staphylococcus aureus is an important pathogen of humans and other animals, causing bacteremia, abscesses, endocarditis, and other infectious syndromes. A signature-tagged mutagenesis (STM) system was adapted for use in studying the genes required for in vivo survival of S. aureus. An STM library was ultimately create...
journal_title:Infection and immunity
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1128/IAI.66.2.567-572.1998
更新日期:1998-02-01 00:00:00
abstract::Both dextransucrase and mutansynthetase activities have been purified from the culture fluids of Streptococcus mutans GS-5 (serotype c). Although homogeneous dextransucrase preparations normally synthesize little insoluble glucan, essentially all of the glucan synthesized by this enzyme in the presence of 1.5 M (NH4)2...
journal_title:Infection and immunity
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1128/IAI.42.2.763-770.1983
更新日期:1983-11-01 00:00:00
abstract::We have studied the ability of outer membrane vesicle (OMV) vaccines from Neisseria meningitidis serogroup B to induce vaccine-specific antibody and spleen cell proliferative responses in mice after being administered intranasally (i.n.) and/or subcutaneously (s.c.). A series of four weekly i.n. doses (25 microg) with...
journal_title:Infection and immunity
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1128/IAI.69.8.5010-5015.2001
更新日期:2001-08-01 00:00:00
abstract::Toll-like receptor (TLR) signal transduction is a central component of the innate immune response to pathogenic challenge. Although recent studies have begun to elucidate differences in acquired immunity in tissues of the human female reproductive tract, there is a relative paucity of work regarding innate defense mec...
journal_title:Infection and immunity
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1128/IAI.72.10.5799-5806.2004
更新日期:2004-10-01 00:00:00
abstract::The triggering receptor expressed on myeloid cell type 1 (TREM-1) is a cell surface molecule that has been identified on both human and murine polymorphonuclear neutrophils and mature monocytes. The activation of TREM-1 in the presence of microbial components amplifies the inflammatory response and may be responsible ...
journal_title:Infection and immunity
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1128/IAI.74.5.2823-2830.2006
更新日期:2006-05-01 00:00:00
abstract::Several previous findings have suggested that the cationic nature of lysozyme is a major factor in its bactericidal activity. Since a number of cationic proteins or peptides have been reported to cause membrane damage in bacteria, we investigated the effect of lysozyme on glucose fermentation and intracellular pH and ...
journal_title:Infection and immunity
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1128/IAI.59.2.638-644.1991
更新日期:1991-02-01 00:00:00
abstract::The mechanisms for acquisition of iron by Haemophilus influenzae and their role in pathogenesis are not known. Heme and nonheme sources of iron were evaluated for their effect on growth of type b and nontypable strains of H. influenzae in an iron-restricted, defined medium. All 13 strains acquired iron from heme, hemo...
journal_title:Infection and immunity
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1128/IAI.56.4.721-725.1988
更新日期:1988-04-01 00:00:00
abstract::We examined 205 enterotoxigenic strains of Escherichia coli for colonization factor antigens (CFA) I and II, using an immunodiffusion technique with specific antisera. A total of 36 strains of serogroups O63, O78, O114, O128, and O153 and 1 rough strain possessed CFA/I and gave a single precipitin line; 47 strains of ...
journal_title:Infection and immunity
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1128/IAI.36.1.189-197.1982
更新日期:1982-04-01 00:00:00
abstract::The group R streptococcal group antigen has been shown to be a polysaccharide located at the surface of the cell wall of the organism. The antigen was extracted from cell walls in 0.05 n HCl or 5% trichloracetic acid at 100 C, from whole cells at room temperature in 0.85% NaCl or 0.1 m acetate (pH 5.0), and by sonic o...
journal_title:Infection and immunity
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1128/IAI.5.1.91-97.1972
更新日期:1972-01-01 00:00:00
abstract::Helicobacter pylori has been directly linked with active chronic gastritis, peptic ulceration, and gastric adenocarcinoma in humans. Although a substantial portion of the human population is colonized with H. pylori, the patterns of transmission of the organism remain in doubt, and reservoir hosts have not been identi...
journal_title:Infection and immunity
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1128/IAI.62.6.2367-2374.1994
更新日期:1994-06-01 00:00:00
abstract::Oral inoculation of 5-day-old gnotobiotic pigs with Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium strain F98 resulted in severe enteritis and invasive disease. Preinoculation 24 h earlier with an avirulent mutant of Salmonella enterica serovar Infantis (1326/28) completely prevented disease for up to 14 days (when the exper...
journal_title:Infection and immunity
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1128/iai.71.4.2182-2191.2003
更新日期:2003-04-01 00:00:00
abstract::The serotype-specific polysaccharide of Streptococcus mutans AHT (serotype a) was shown to be loosely associated with the cell surface of this organism. The antigen was extracted from whole cells by boiling in sodium acetate buffer, pH 4.0, for 10 min. The purified product was found to be a diheteroglycan of galactose...
journal_title:Infection and immunity
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1128/IAI.26.3.1177-1185.1979
更新日期:1979-12-01 00:00:00
abstract::Recurrent urinary tract infections (UTIs) are a significant clinical problem for many women; however, host susceptibility factors have not been completely defined. The mouse model of induced UTI provides an experimental environment in which to identify specific host characteristics that are important in initial bacter...
journal_title:Infection and immunity
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1128/IAI.66.6.2798-2802.1998
更新日期:1998-06-01 00:00:00
abstract::Pathogenic leptospires have the ability to survive and disseminate to multiple organs after penetrating the host. Several pathogens, including spirochetes, have been shown to express surface proteins that interact with the extracellular matrix (ECM). This adhesin-mediated binding process seems to be a crucial step in ...
journal_title:Infection and immunity
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1128/IAI.00460-06
更新日期:2006-11-01 00:00:00
abstract::Acid hydrolysates of the type-specific main (TM) antigen isolated from Leptospira kremastos strain Kyoto showed a considerable inhibition of complement fixation reaction between TM antigen and anti-strain Kyoto serum. A fraction of 2 N HCl hydrolysate containing exclusively a large amount of neutral sugars showed no i...
journal_title:Infection and immunity
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1128/IAI.11.6.1325-1331.1975
更新日期:1975-06-01 00:00:00
abstract::The fliA gene of Legionella pneumophila encoding the alternative sigma(28) factor was inactivated by introducing a kanamycin resistance cassette. Electron microscopy and Western blot analysis revealed that the fliA mutant strain is aflagellate and expresses no flagellin. Reporter gene assays indicated that the flaA pr...
journal_title:Infection and immunity
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1128/iai.70.3.1604-1608.2002
更新日期:2002-03-01 00:00:00
abstract::Lipopolysaccharides (LPS), either in the free form or complexed to CD14, a LPS receptor, are elicitors of the immune system. Lactoferrin (Lf), a LPS-chelating glycoprotein, protects animals against septic shock. Since optimal protection requires administration of Lf prior to lethal doses of LPS, we hypothesized that i...
journal_title:Infection and immunity
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1128/iai.68.12.6519-6525.2000
更新日期:2000-12-01 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
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1128/IAI.67.11.5717-5722.1999
更新日期:1999-11-01 00:00:00
abstract::Coxiella burnetii is an intracellular pathogen that replicates in a lysosome-derived vacuole. A determinant necessary for C. burnetii virulence is the Dot/Icm type IVB secretion system (T4SS). The Dot/Icm system delivers more than 100 proteins, called type IV effectors (T4Es), across the vacuolar membrane into the hos...
journal_title:Infection and immunity
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1128/IAI.00758-17
更新日期:2018-03-22 00:00:00
abstract::Tuberculosis continues to ravage humanity, killing 2 million people yearly. Most cases occur in areas of the world to which the disease is endemic, where almost everyone is vaccinated early in life with Mycobacterium bovis BCG, the currently available vaccine against tuberculosis. Thus, while more-potent vaccines are ...
journal_title:Infection and immunity
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1128/IAI.73.8.4676-4683.2005
更新日期:2005-08-01 00:00:00
abstract::C57BL/6 mice were infected intravenously with 6 X 10(3) Listeria monocytogenes organisms. As early as day 3 of infection, there was a marked reduction in the number of lymphocytes recovered from the peripheral blood, bone marrow, and thymuses of infected animals. Concomitantly, there was an increase in the number of s...
journal_title:Infection and immunity
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1128/IAI.45.2.372-377.1984
更新日期:1984-08-01 00:00:00
abstract::The role of gamma-delta T cells in host resistance to Chlamydia trachomatis was characterized by using a murine model of pneumonia caused by the mouse pneumonitis agent (MoPn), murine C. trachomatis. At days 3 and 7 after infection, gamma-delta T-cell-deficient knockout mice had significantly higher levels of MoPn in ...
journal_title:Infection and immunity
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1128/IAI.64.9.3916-3919.1996
更新日期:1996-09-01 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
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1128/IAI.01117-06
更新日期:2007-01-01 00:00:00