Lactoferrin inhibits the endotoxin interaction with CD14 by competition with the lipopolysaccharide-binding protein.

abstract：:Transcutaneous immunization (TCI) is a new method for vaccine delivery that has been shown to induce immunity relevant to enteric disease vaccines. We evaluated the clinical safety and immunogenicity of a recombinant subunit vaccine against enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli (ETEC) delivered by TCI. Adult volunteers rec...

journal_title：Infection and immunity

authors： Güereña-Burgueño F,Hall ER,Taylor DN,Cassels FJ,Scott DA,Wolf MK,Roberts ZJ,Nesterova GV,Alving CR,Glenn GM

更新日期：2002-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Interaction of bacteria with mucosal surfaces can modulate the production of proinflammatory cytokines and adhesion molecules produced by epithelial cells. Previously, we showed that expression of interleukin-8 (IL-8) and intercellular adhesion molecule 1 (ICAM-1) by gingival epithelial cells increases following inter...

journal_title：Infection and immunity

authors： Huang GT,Kim D,Lee JK,Kuramitsu HK,Haake SK

更新日期：2001-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Yersinia pseudotuberculosis inv mutant strains cured of the virulence plasmid exhibit thermoinducible adhesion to cultured mammalian cells. To identify the genes responsible for this phenotype, Y. pseudotuberculosis homologs of the Y. enterocolitica ail and the Y. pestis psa loci were identified. Mutations in the Y. p...

journal_title：Infection and immunity

authors： Yang Y,Merriam JJ,Mueller JP,Isberg RR

更新日期：1996-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase (IDO), a tryptophan-degrading enzyme, is inducible by various interferons (IFNs). IDO-mediated tryptophan degradation, but not the formation of IDO-catalyzed tryptophan metabolites, has been suggested as a mechanism for the antiparasitic action of IFN-gamma. To determine whether the IFN-gam...

journal_title：Infection and immunity

authors： Habara-Ohkubo A,Shirahata T,Takikawa O,Yoshida R

更新日期：1993-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Since we previously observed a remarkable decrease in the numbers of T cells in the Peyer's patches of the small intestines in C57BL/6 mice following peroral infection with Toxoplasma gondii, we performed studies to examine the mechanism(s) whereby this decrease in numbers of the T cells occurs. We found that apoptoti...

journal_title：Infection and immunity

authors： Liesenfeld O,Kosek JC,Suzuki Y

更新日期：1997-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The eib genes of Escherichia coli encode surface-exposed proteins which bind immunoglobulins (Ig) such as the Fc fragment of human IgG (IgG Fc) in a nonimmune manner. The Eib proteins belong to a family which includes YadA of Yersinia, UspA2 of Moraxella, and DsrA of Haemophilus ducreyi. This family of surface-exposed...

journal_title：Infection and immunity

authors： Sandt CH,Hill CW

更新日期：2001-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Mycobacterium tuberculosis exported repetitive protein (Erp) is a virulence determinant required for growth in cultured macrophages and in vivo. To better understand the role of Erp in Mycobacterium pathogenesis, we generated a mutation in the erp homologue of Mycobacterium marinum, a close genetic relative of M. ...

journal_title：Infection and immunity

authors： Cosma CL,Klein K,Kim R,Beery D,Ramakrishnan L

更新日期：2006-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Monoclonal antibodies (MAbs) were raised against native and denatured alpha-hemolysin (HlyA) of Escherichia coli. Binding of the MAbs to native, denatured, and erythrocyte-complexed active wild-type hemolysin and mutant derivatives was tested. All 15 MAbs analyzed bound to native hemolysin, even when the toxin was com...

journal_title：Infection and immunity

authors： Oropeza-Wekerle RL,Kern P,Sun D,Muller S,Briand JP,Goebel W

更新日期：1991-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The primary antibody response of BALB/c splenocytes to sheep erythrocytes in vitro was suppressed by infection with Friend leukemia virus (FLV), with the response capacity decreasing with increasing duration of infection. The acquisition of normal antibody responses was amplified by macrophage-produced antibody respon...

journal_title：Infection and immunity

authors： Butler RC,Frier JM,Chapekar MS,Graham MO,Friedman H

更新日期：1983-03-01 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：:Representative isolates of nonmucoid Pseudomonas aeruginosa were studied to investigate the hypothesis that mucinophilic and chemotactic properties in this species act as potential factors in the initial stages of pulmonary colonization in patients with cystic fibrosis (CF). Transmission electron microscopy with a sur...

journal_title：Infection and immunity

authors： Nelson JW,Tredgett MW,Sheehan JK,Thornton DJ,Notman D,Govan JR

更新日期：1990-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The nucleotide sequences of three previously undescribed Pseudomonas aeruginosa pilin structural genes are presented. Comparisons of deduced pilin primary structure and flanking DNA sequence allowed placement of these and six previously published sequences into one of two groups. Epitope mapping, using overlapping imm...

journal_title：Infection and immunity

authors： Castric PA,Deal CD

更新日期：1994-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Streptococcus pyogenes secretes a specific immunoglobulin G (IgG)-protease, SpeB, as well as the IgG glycan-hydrolyzing enzyme EndoS. Here we show that SpeB also degrades IgA, IgM, IgD, and IgE. We also show that EndoS only hydrolyzes the glycan moiety on native but not denatured IgG. Thus, SpeB has a broad immunoglob...

journal_title：Infection and immunity

authors： Collin M,Olsén A

更新日期：2001-11-01 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

authors： Baveye S,Elass E,Fernig DG,Blanquart C,Mazurier J,Legrand D

更新日期：2000-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Porphyromonas gingivalis is a periodontal pathogen capable of invading primary cultures of normal human gingival epithelial cells (NHGEC). Involvement of P. gingivalis fimbriae in the invasion process was examined. Purified P. gingivalis 33277 fimbriae blocked invasion of this organism into NHGEC in a dose-dependent m...

journal_title：Infection and immunity

authors： Weinberg A,Belton CM,Park Y,Lamont RJ

更新日期：1997-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Macrophages encode several Toll-like receptors (TLRs) that recognize bacterial components, such as lipoproteins (TLR2) or lipopolysaccharides (TLR4), and activate multiple signaling pathways. Activation of transcription factor NF-kappaB by TLR2 or TLR4 signaling promotes proinflammatory and cell survival responses. Al...

journal_title：Infection and immunity

authors： Zhang Y,Bliska JB

更新日期：2003-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Kinetic, microscopic, and biochemical studies show that virulent Ti (tumor inducing)-plasmid-containing strains of Agrobacterium attach to normal tobacco and carrot tissue culture cells. Kinetic studies showed that virulent strains of A. tumefaciens attach to the plant tissue culture cells in increasing numbers during...

journal_title：Infection and immunity

authors： Matthysse AG,Wyman PM,Holmes KV

更新日期：1978-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Strains of Bacteroides fragilis associated with diarrhea in children (termed enterotoxigenic B. fragilis, or ETBF) produce a heat-labile ca. 20-kDa protein toxin (BFT). The purpose of this study was to examine the activity of BFT on polarized monolayers of human intestinal epithelial cells (T84 cells). In Ussing chamb...

journal_title：Infection and immunity

authors： Chambers FG,Koshy SS,Saidi RF,Clark DP,Moore RD,Sears CL

更新日期：1997-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Polymorphonuclear leukocytes (PMN) isolated from human blood were exposed to various levels of hydrogen sulfide. The effect on respiratory burst, myeloperoxidase activity, and capacity to phagocytose and kill bacteria were studied. A 1-h exposure of the PMN to 1 mM sulfide did not decrease their myeloperoxidase activi...

journal_title：Infection and immunity

authors： Claesson R,Granlund-Edstedt M,Persson S,Carlsson J

更新日期：1989-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Bacteroides spp. may contribute to the chronicity of mixed infections by affecting the normal functions of polymorphonuclear leukocytes (PMN). This study evaluated the physiologic and biochemical responses of human peripheral blood PMN to a variety of strains of the oral periodontal pathogen Porphyromonas (Bacteroides...

journal_title：Infection and immunity

authors： Novak MJ,Cohen HJ

更新日期：1991-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Infection with highly pathogenic Streptococcus suis can cause septic shock, which is characterized by high levels of inflammatory cytokines and a high mortality rate. Our previous study indicated that TREM-1 (triggering receptor expressed on myeloid cells 1) was upregulated in swine spleen cells in response to S. suis...

journal_title：Infection and immunity

authors： Yang C,Chen B,Zhao J,Lin L,Han L,Pan S,Fu L,Jin M,Chen H,Zhang A

更新日期：2015-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A concentrated bacterial culture supernatant from the hemolytic Moraxella bovis strain UQV 148NF was used to immunize mice and generate monoclonal antibodies (MAbs). One, MAb G3/D7, neutralized the hemolytic activity of M. bovis and recognized a 94-kDa protein by Western blot analysis in hemolytic M. bovis strains rep...

journal_title：Infection and immunity

authors： Billson FM,Harbour C,Michalski WP,Tennent JM,Egerton JR,Hodgson JL

更新日期：2000-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Burkholderia pseudomallei is a facultative intracellular gram-negative bacterium that can survive and multiply inside macrophages. One of the mechanisms by which B. pseudomallei escapes macrophage killing is by interfering with the expression of inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS). However, the bacterial components...

journal_title：Infection and immunity

authors： Arjcharoen S,Wikraiphat C,Pudla M,Limposuwan K,Woods DE,Sirisinha S,Utaisincharoen P

更新日期：2007-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In attempts to reactivate latent herpes simplex virus, we instilled Diplococcus pneumoniae intratracheally into mice harboring latent infections in sacrosciatic spinal ganglia. All mice developed a severe pneumonia within 24 h and were given penicillin therapy. Representative mice that survived the penumonia were sacr...

journal_title：Infection and immunity

authors： Stevens JG,Cook ML,Jordan MC

更新日期：1975-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Organisms of the Mycobacterium avium complex are associated with disseminated infection in patients with AIDS. The mechanisms that account for the survival of the intracellular bacteria are unknown. We document here that infection of C57BL/6 black mice with M. avium 101 triggered interleukin-10 (IL-10) production. The...

journal_title：Infection and immunity

authors： Bermudez LE,Champsi J

更新日期：1993-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Transcription of the gene encoding the antiphagocytic M protein (emm) of the group A streptococci has been shown to be regulated by CO2 (M. G. Caparon, R. T. Geist, J. Perez-Casal, and J. R. Scott, J. Bacteriol. 174:5693-5701, 1992). We tested the influence of additional environmental growth conditions on emm expressi...

journal_title：Infection and immunity

authors： McIver KS,Heath AS,Scott JR

更新日期：1995-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The presence of hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) and antibody (anti-HBs), hepatitis B e antigen (HBeAg) and antibody (anti-HBe), the nature of T-cell function, and specific cell-mediated immunity to HBsAg were determined and evaluated serially in groups of subjects with chronic HBsAg carrier states and in seronegat...

journal_title：Infection and immunity

authors： Beutner KR,Tiku ML,Ogra PL

更新日期：1978-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Extracytoplasmic proteins were released from Serpulina (Treponema) hyodysenteriae (strain B204) by treatment of whole cells with a nonionic detergent (Tween 20). Centrifugation of the Tween 20-released proteins at 100,000 x g sedimented 10 major extracytoplasmic proteins with approximate molecular masses of 44, 43.5, ...

journal_title：Infection and immunity

authors： Gabe JD,Chang RJ,Slomiany R,Andrews WH,McCaman MT

更新日期：1995-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Host resistance to African trypanosomiasis is partially dependent on an early and strong T-independent B-cell response against the variant surface glycoprotein (VSG) coat expressed by trypanosomes. The repetitive array of surface epitopes displayed by a monotypic surface coat, in which identical VSG molecules are clos...

journal_title：Infection and immunity

authors： Dubois ME,Demick KP,Mansfield JM

更新日期：2005-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Anti-CD4 antibodies, which cause CD4(+) T-cell depletion, have been shown to increase susceptibility to infections in mice. Thus, development of anti-CD4 antibodies for clinical use raises potential concerns about suppression of host defense mechanisms against pathogens and tumors. The anti-human CD4 antibody kelixima...

journal_title：Infection and immunity

authors： Herzyk DJ,Gore ER,Polsky R,Nadwodny KL,Maier CC,Liu S,Hart TK,Harmsen AG,Bugelski PJ

更新日期：2001-02-01 00:00:00