Toxicity of lipopolysaccharide and of soluble extracts of Salmonella typhimurium in mice immunized with a live attenuated aroA salmonella vaccine.

abstract：:Mutation of sarA resulted in a reduced capacity to form a biofilm in six of the eight Staphylococcus aureus strains we tested (UAMS-1, UAMS-601, SA113, SC-01, S6C, and DB). The exceptions were Newman, which formed a poor biofilm under all conditions, and RN6390, which consistently formed a biofilm only after mutation ...

journal_title：Infection and immunity

authors： Beenken KE,Blevins JS,Smeltzer MS

更新日期：2003-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The ability to bind Congo red (Crb+) is associated with virulence of Shigella flexneri and is encoded by a large, 220-kilobase plasmid. We cloned fragments of this plasmid to isolate the sequences encoding Congo red binding, to determine the degree of conservation of these sequences among S. flexneri strains, and to s...

journal_title：Infection and immunity

authors： Daskaleros PA,Payne SM

更新日期：1986-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The surface antigen makeup of metacyclic trypomastigote forms of strain G of Trypanosoma cruzi, which produce a subpatent infection in mice, differed from those of the virulent strains Y and CL. A 100,000-molecular-weight protein, barely detectable on the Y or CL cell surface, appeared as the main surface antigen of t...

journal_title：Infection and immunity

authors： Yoshida N

更新日期：1983-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Endotoxin-treated mice exhibit a rapid rise in the level of the serum amyloid A (SAA) protein, but this effect is not observed in endotoxin-resistant C3H/HeJ mice. To evaluate the role of lymphoid cells in the production of SAA protein, C3H/HeJ mice were adoptively transfused with endotoxin-sensitive (C3H/HeN) bone ma...

journal_title：Infection and immunity

authors： Rosenstreich DL,McAdam KP

更新日期：1979-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A better knowledge on how immune responses are initiated in mucosal tissues would facilitate the design of new mucosal vaccines, as well as improve our understanding on host defense against infection. We investigated the mechanisms of adjuvanticity of the Mycoplasma-derived macrophage-activating 2-kDa lipopeptide (MAL...

journal_title：Infection and immunity

authors： Rharbaoui F,Westendorf A,Link C,Felk S,Buer J,Gunzer M,Guzmán CA

更新日期：2004-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Streptococcus suis serotype 2 is an encapsulated bacterium and one of the most important bacterial pathogens in the porcine industry. Despite decades of research for an efficient vaccine, none is currently available. Based on the success achieved with other encapsulated pathogens, a glycoconjugate vaccine strategy was...

journal_title：Infection and immunity

authors： Goyette-Desjardins G,Calzas C,Shiao TC,Neubauer A,Kempker J,Roy R,Gottschalk M,Segura M

更新日期：2016-06-23 00:00:00

abstract：:The antigenic relationship of glucosyltransferases (GTF) produced by different serotypes of Streptococcus mutans was studied by using a functional inhibition assay. Rat, rabbit, or hamster immune fluids, directed to cell-associated or supernatant-derived GTF, were tested against ammonium sulfate-precipitated culture s...

journal_title：Infection and immunity

authors： Smith DJ,Taubman MA

更新日期：1977-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The innate immune response in human tuberculosis is not completely understood. To improve our knowledge regarding the role of cathelicidin hCAP-18/LL37 in the innate immune response to tuberculosis infection, we used immunohistochemistry, immunoelectron microscopy, and gene expression to study the induction and produc...

journal_title：Infection and immunity

authors： Rivas-Santiago B,Hernandez-Pando R,Carranza C,Juarez E,Contreras JL,Aguilar-Leon D,Torres M,Sada E

更新日期：2008-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pregnancy-associated malaria is a severe clinical syndrome associated with the sequestration of Plasmodium falciparum-infected erythrocytes in the placenta. Placental binding is mediated by VAR2CSA, a member of the large and diverse P. falciparum erythrocyte membrane 1 (PfEMP1) protein family. To better understand if ...

journal_title：Infection and immunity

authors： Avril M,Cartwright MM,Hathaway MJ,Hommel M,Elliott SR,Williamson K,Narum DL,Duffy PE,Fried M,Beeson JG,Smith JD

更新日期：2010-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report the cloning of the gene encoding the 32-kDa lipoprotein, designated LipL32, the most prominent protein in the leptospiral protein profile. We obtained the N-terminal amino acid sequence of a staphylococcal V8 proteolytic-digest fragment to design an oligonucleotide probe. A Lambda-Zap II library containing E...

journal_title：Infection and immunity

authors： Haake DA,Chao G,Zuerner RL,Barnett JK,Barnett D,Mazel M,Matsunaga J,Levett PN,Bolin CA

更新日期：2000-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The essential role of T cells in the resolution of primary murine Chlamydia trachomatis genital tract infection is inarguable; however, much less is known about the mechanisms that confer resistance to reinfection. We previously established that CD4+ T cells and B cells contribute importantly to resistance to reinfect...

journal_title：Infection and immunity

authors： Morrison SG,Morrison RP

更新日期：2001-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pneumonic plague, caused by inhalation of Yersinia pestis, represents a major bioterrorism threat for which no vaccine is available. Based on the knowledge that genetic delivery of monoclonal antibodies (MAbs) with adenovirus (Ad) gene transfer vectors results in rapid, high-level antibody expression, we evaluated the...

journal_title：Infection and immunity

authors： Sofer-Podesta C,Ang J,Hackett NR,Senina S,Perlin D,Crystal RG,Boyer JL

更新日期：2009-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Haemophilus ducreyi, the causative agent of chancroid, produces a lipooligosaccharide (LOS) which terminates in N-acetyllactosamine. This glycoform can be further extended by the addition of a single sialic acid residue to the terminal galactose moiety. H. ducreyi does not synthesize sialic acid, which must be acquire...

journal_title：Infection and immunity

authors： Post DM,Mungur R,Gibson BW,Munson RS Jr

更新日期：2005-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To determine the protective efficacy of human hyperimmune globulin to Haemophilus influenzae type b disease in an infant rat model, we compared hyperimmune globulin containing 600 mug of anti-polyribophosphate (PRP) antibody per ml to conventional immune globulin containing 66 mug of anti-PRP antibody per ml. The hype...

journal_title：Infection and immunity

authors： Ambrosino D,Schreiber JR,Daum RS,Siber GR

更新日期：1983-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The genetics of resistance to a naturally occurring respiratory infection caused by Sendai virus was examined in F1, F2, and backcross progeny of resistant C57BL/6J and susceptible DBA/2J mice and in 25 recombinant inbred strains. An intranasal inoculum of 0.1 50% tissue culture infective dose (low dose) of Sendai vir...

journal_title：Infection and immunity

authors： Brownstein DG

更新日期：1983-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mouse peritoneal macrophages were infected with varying numbers of Nocardia asteroides 10905, and the fate of the ingested organisms was determined by viable plate count (VPC), light microscopy (LM), immunofluorescent microscopy (IM), and electron microscopy (EM). The results obtained with these methods differed. VPC ...

journal_title：Infection and immunity

authors： Bourgeois L,Beaman BL

更新日期：1974-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Type III and type VI secretion systems (T3SSs and T6SSs, respectively) are critical virulence determinants in several Gram-negative pathogens. In Burkholderia pseudomallei, the T3SS-3 and T6SS-1 clusters have been implicated in bacterial virulence in mammalian hosts. We recently discovered a regulatory cascade that co...

journal_title：Infection and immunity

authors： Chen Y,Wong J,Sun GW,Liu Y,Tan GY,Gan YH

更新日期：2011-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Comparative studies on the virulence of two strains of Pseudomonas aeruginosa isolated from otic pus and mink pneumonic lesion, respectively, were made by means of intranasal inoculation in mink. The minimal lethal dose of the former (strain NC-5, highly virulent for mice) was 10(10), and that of the latter (strain No...

journal_title：Infection and immunity

authors： Shimizu T,Homma JY,Aoyama T,Onodera T,Noda H

更新日期：1974-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Using a murine respiratory infection model, we have demonstrated previously that infection with Bordetella pertussis or immunization with a whole-cell pertussis vaccine induced antigen-specific Th1 cells, which conferred a high level of protection against aerosol challenge. In contrast, immunization with an acellular ...

journal_title：Infection and immunity

authors： Mahon BP,Ryan MS,Griffin F,Mills KH

更新日期：1996-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In vivo accumulation of D-serine by Escherichia coli CFT073 leads to elevated expression of PAP fimbriae and hemolysin by an unknown mechanism. Loss of D-serine catabolism by CFT073 leads to a competitive advantage during murine urinary tract infection (UTI), but loss of both D- and L-serine catabolism results in atte...

journal_title：Infection and immunity

authors： Anfora AT,Halladin DK,Haugen BJ,Welch RA

更新日期：2008-12-01 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：:In mammalian hosts, Leishmania sp. parasites are obligatory intracellular organisms that invade macrophages and dendritic cells (DC), where they reside in endocytic organelles termed parasitophorous vacuoles (PV). Most of the present knowledge of the characteristics of PV harboring Leishmania sp. is derived from studi...

journal_title：Infection and immunity

authors： Körner U,Fuss V,Steigerwald J,Moll H

更新日期：2006-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A large body of evidence has convincingly shown that Toll-like receptors are necessary sensors for infections with pathogens, but their activation was also suggested to generate autoimmunity. During experimental infections, the lack of these sensors or of their signaling molecules should lead to a deficient immune res...

journal_title：Infection and immunity

authors： Woods A,Soulas-Sprauel P,Jaulhac B,Arditi B,Knapp AM,Pasquali JL,Korganow AS,Martin T

更新日期：2008-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:D-Amino acid oxidase (DAO) is a hydrogen peroxide-generating enzyme that uses a D-amino acid as a substrate. We hypothesized that DAO may protect against bacterial infection, because hydrogen peroxide is one of the most important molecules in the antibacterial defense systems in mammals. We show here that DAO suppress...

journal_title：Infection and immunity

authors： Nakamura H,Fang J,Maeda H

更新日期：2012-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A method for stimulating sensitized lymphocytes by inactivated herpes simplex virus was established by using cultures of washed whole blood cells. The development of the immune response of herpes simplex virus-infected guinea pigs was examined at different times in the 4-month period after infection. Humoral and cellu...

journal_title：Infection and immunity

authors： Scriba M

更新日期：1974-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Urinary tract infection (UTI) is the second most common infection in humans, making it a global health priority. Nearly half of all women will experience a symptomatic UTI, with uropathogenic Escherichia coli (UPEC) being the major causative agent of the infection. Although there has been extensive research on UPEC vi...

journal_title：Infection and immunity

authors： Sintsova A,Smith S,Subashchandrabose S,Mobley HL

更新日期：2018-02-20 00:00:00

abstract：:Brucella abortus is recognized by several Toll-like receptor (TLR)-associated pathways triggering proinflammatory responses that affect both the nature and intensity of the immune response. Previously, we demonstrated that B. abortus-mediated dendritic cell (DC) maturation and control of infection are dependent on the...

journal_title：Infection and immunity

authors： de Almeida LA,Macedo GC,Marinho FA,Gomes MT,Corsetti PP,Silva AM,Cassataro J,Giambartolomei GH,Oliveira SC

更新日期：2013-05-01 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 260-kDa galactose-inhibitable lectin of Entamoeba histolytica mediates binding of amebic trophozoites to purified colonic mucins and intestinal epithelial cells. Parenteral immunization of Lewis rats with immuno-affinity-purified lectin with Freund's adjuvant and then intra-Peyer's patch inoculation of lectin with...

journal_title：Infection and immunity

authors： Kelsall BL,Ravdin JI

更新日期：1995-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Nontypeable Haemophilus influenzae (NTHi) is a commensal microorganism of the human nasopharynx, and yet is also an opportunistic pathogen of the upper and lower respiratory tracts. Host microenvironments influence gene expression patterns, likely critical for NTHi persistence. The host sequesters iron as a mechanism ...

journal_title：Infection and immunity

authors： Harrison A,Santana EA,Szelestey BR,Newsom DE,White P,Mason KM

更新日期：2013-04-01 00:00:00