Infection and Immunity: 76 (2)

February 2008; Volume 76,Issue 2

Spotlight

Spotlight
Articles of Significant Interest Selected from This Issue by the Editors

Minireviews

Minireview
Sensing Gram-Negative Bacterial Lipopolysaccharides: a Human Disease Determinant?
Robert S. Munford

Molecular Pathogenesis

Molecular Pathogenesis
Streptococcus pneumoniae Choline-Binding Protein E Interaction with Plasminogen/Plasmin Stimulates Migration across the Extracellular Matrix
Cécile Attali, Cécile Frolet, Claire Durmort, Julien Offant, Thierry Vernet, Anne Marie Di Guilmi
Molecular Pathogenesis
NF-κB Activation during Acute Helicobacter pylori Infection in Mice
Richard L. Ferrero, Patrick Avé, Delphine Ndiaye, Jean-Christophe Bambou, Michel R. Huerre, Dana J. Philpott, Sylvie Mémet
Molecular Pathogenesis
yadBC of Yersinia pestis, a New Virulence Determinant for Bubonic Plague
Stanislav Forman, Christine R. Wulff, Tanya Myers-Morales, Clarissa Cowan, Robert D. Perry, Susan C. Straley
Molecular Pathogenesis
Duplicate Copies of lic1 Direct the Addition of Multiple Phosphocholine Residues in the Lipopolysaccharide of Haemophilus influenzae
Kate L. Fox, Jianjun Li, Elke K. H. Schweda, Varvara Vitiazeva, Katherine Makepeace, Michael P. Jennings, E. Richard Moxon, Derek W. Hood
Molecular Pathogenesis
Contribution of the SitABCD, MntH, and FeoB Metal Transporters to the Virulence of Avian Pathogenic Escherichia coli O78 Strain χ7122
Mourad Sabri, Mélissa Caza, Julie Proulx, Maria H. Lymberopoulos, Annie Brée, Maryvonne Moulin-Schouleur, Roy Curtiss, Charles M. Dozois
Molecular Pathogenesis
Resistance of Yersinia pestis to Complement-Dependent Killing Is Mediated by the Ail Outer Membrane Protein
Sara Schesser Bartra, Katie L. Styer, Deanna M. O'Bryant, Matthew L. Nilles, B. Joseph Hinnebusch, Alejandro Aballay, Gregory V. Plano
Molecular Pathogenesis
MisR/MisS Two-Component Regulon in Neisseria meningitidis
Yih-Ling Tzeng, Charlene M. Kahler, Xinjian Zhang, David S. Stephens
Molecular Pathogenesis
Regulatory Interactions among Adhesin Gene Systems of Uropathogenic Escherichia coli
Stina Lindberg, Yan Xia, Berit Sondén, Mikael Göransson, Jörg Hacker, Bernt Eric Uhlin
Molecular Pathogenesis
Activation of IκB Kinase β and NF-κB Is Essential for Helicobacter pylori-Induced Chronic Gastritis in Mongolian Gerbils
Ayako Yanai, Shin Maeda, Wataru Shibata, Yohko Hikiba, Kei Sakamoto, Hayato Nakagawa, Tomoya Ohmae, Yoshihiro Hirata, Keiji Ogura, Susumu Muto, Akiko Itai, Masao Omata
Molecular Pathogenesis
A SacB Mutagenesis Strategy Reveals that the Bartonella quintana Variably Expressed Outer Membrane Proteins Are Required for Bloodstream Infection of the Host
Joanna K. MacKichan, Helen L. Gerns, Yu-Ting Chen, Peng Zhang, Jane E. Koehler

Cellular Microbiology: Pathogen-Host Cell Molecular Interactions

Cellular Microbiology: Pathogen-Host Cell Molecular Interactions
Antigen Capture of Porphyromonas gingivalis by Human Macrophages Is Enhanced but Killing and Antigen Presentation Are Reduced by Endotoxin Tolerance
Manoj Muthukuru, Christopher W. Cutler
Cellular Microbiology: Pathogen-Host Cell Molecular Interactions
Enterobacter sakazakii Invasion in Human Intestinal Caco-2 Cells Requires the Host Cell Cytoskeleton and Is Enhanced by Disruption of Tight Junction
Kwang-Pyo Kim, Martin J. Loessner
Cellular Microbiology: Pathogen-Host Cell Molecular Interactions
FcγRIII Mediates Immunoglobulin G-Induced Interleukin-10 and Is Required for Chronic Leishmania mexicana Lesions
Bolaji N. Thomas, Laurence U. Buxbaum
Cellular Microbiology: Pathogen-Host Cell Molecular Interactions
Global Transcriptional Profile of Mycobacterium tuberculosis during THP-1 Human Macrophage Infection
Patricia Fontán, Virginie Aris, Saleena Ghanny, Patricia Soteropoulos, Issar Smith
Cellular Microbiology: Pathogen-Host Cell Molecular Interactions
Listeria monocytogenes Desensitizes Immune Cells to Subsequent Ca²⁺ Signaling via Listeriolysin O-Induced Depletion of Intracellular Ca²⁺ Stores
Nelson O. Gekara, Lothar Groebe, Nuno Viegas, Siegfried Weiss

Bacterial Infections

Bacterial Infections
Identification of Immunologic and Pathologic Parameters of Death versus Survival in Respiratory Tularemia
Damiana Chiavolini, Joseph Alroy, Carol A. King, Peter Jorth, Susan Weir, Guillermo Madico, John R. Murphy, Lee M. Wetzler
Bacterial Infections
Roles of α and β Carbonic Anhydrases of Helicobacter pylori in the Urease-Dependent Response to Acidity and in Colonization of the Murine Gastric Mucosa
Stéphanie Bury-Moné, George L. Mendz, Graham E. Ball, Marie Thibonnier, Kerstin Stingl, Chantal Ecobichon, Patrick Avé, Michel Huerre, Agnès Labigne, Jean-Michel Thiberge, Hilde De Reuse
Bacterial Infections
Chlamydia pneumoniae Infection Increases Adherence of Mouse Macrophages to Mouse Endothelial Cells In Vitro and to Aortas Ex Vivo
Naohisa Takaoka, Lee Ann Campbell, Amy Lee, Michael E. Rosenfeld, Cho-Chou Kuo
Bacterial Infections
Interferons Increase Cell Resistance to Staphylococcal Alpha-Toxin
Timur O. Yarovinsky, Martha M. Monick, Matthias Husmann, Gary W. Hunninghake
Bacterial Infections
Pseudomonas aeruginosa RsmA Plays an Important Role during Murine Infection by Influencing Colonization, Virulence, Persistence, and Pulmonary Inflammation
Heidi Mulcahy, Julie O'Callaghan, Eoin P. O'Grady, María D. Maciá, Nuria Borrell, Cristina Gómez, Pat G. Casey, Colin Hill, Claire Adams, Cormac G. M. Gahan, Antonio Oliver, Fergal O'Gara
Bacterial Infections
Influence of Gastric Acid on Susceptibility to Infection with Ingested Bacterial Pathogens
Sharon M. Tennant, Elizabeth L. Hartland, Tongted Phumoonna, Dena Lyras, Julian I. Rood, Roy M. Robins-Browne, Ian R. van Driel
Bacterial Infections
Pneumococcal Virulence Gene Expression and Host Cytokine Profiles during Pathogenesis of Invasive Disease
Layla K. Mahdi, Abiodun D. Ogunniyi, Kim S. LeMessurier, James C. Paton
Bacterial Infections
Transcriptome Changes in Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae during Infection
Melissa L. Madsen, Supraja Puttamreddy, Eileen L. Thacker, Michael D. Carruthers, F. Chris Minion
Bacterial Infections
Dose-Response Model for Listeria monocytogenes-Induced Stillbirths in Nonhuman Primates
Mary Alice Smith, Kazue Takeuchi, Gary Anderson, Glenn O. Ware, Harold M. McClure, Richard B. Raybourne, Nutan Mytle, Michael P. Doyle
Bacterial Infections
Modulation of Intestinal Goblet Cell Function during Infection by an Attaching and Effacing Bacterial Pathogen
Kirk S. B. Bergstrom, Julian A. Guttman, Mohammad Rumi, Caixia Ma, Saied Bouzari, Mohammed A. Khan, Deanna L. Gibson, A. Wayne Vogl, Bruce A. Vallance

Host Response and Inflammation

Host Response and Inflammation
Caspase-1 Contributes to Chlamydia trachomatis-Induced Upper Urogenital Tract Inflammatory Pathologies without Affecting the Course of Infection
Wen Cheng, Pooja Shivshankar, Zhongyu Li, Lili Chen, I-Tien Yeh, Guangming Zhong
Host Response and Inflammation
Elucidating the Function of an Ancient NF-κB p100 Homologue, CrRelish, in Antibacterial Defense
Ze Hua Fan, Xiao Wei Wang, Jinhua Lu, Bow Ho, Jeak Ling Ding
Host Response and Inflammation
Modulation of Pulmonary Dendritic Cell Function during Mycobacterial Infection
Mursalin M. Anis, Scott A. Fulton, Scott M. Reba, Yi Liu, Clifford V. Harding, W. Henry Boom
Host Response and Inflammation
Intranasal Interleukin-12 Therapy Inhibits Mycoplasma pneumoniae Clearance and Sustains Airway Obstruction in Murine Pneumonia
C. M. Salvatore, M. Fonseca-Aten, K. Katz-Gaynor, A. M. Gomez, R. D. Hardy
Host Response and Inflammation
Macrophage-Elicited Osteoclastogenesis in Response to Bacterial Stimulation Requires Toll-Like Receptor 2-Dependent Tumor Necrosis Factor-Alpha Production
Takashi Ukai, Hiromichi Yumoto, Frank C. Gibson, Caroline Attardo Genco

Fungal and Parasitic Infections

Fungal and Parasitic Infections
Immunogenic and Plasminogen-Binding Surface-Associated α-Enolase of Trichomonas vaginalis
V. Mundodi, A. S. Kucknoor, J. F. Alderete
Fungal and Parasitic Infections
Neutrophils Contribute to Development of a Protective Immune Response during Onset of Infection with Leishmania donovani
Emma McFarlane, Cynthia Perez, Mélanie Charmoy, Cindy Allenbach, K. Christine Carter, James Alexander, Fabienne Tacchini-Cottier
Fungal and Parasitic Infections
Possible Role for Toll-Like Receptors in Interaction of Fasciola hepatica Excretory/Secretory Products with Bovine Macrophages
Robin J. Flynn, Grace Mulcahy
Fungal and Parasitic Infections
Sequence Diversity of the Trypanosoma cruzi Complement Regulatory Protein Family
M. Beucher, K. A. Norris
Fungal and Parasitic Infections
Humoral Responses to Plasmodium falciparum Blood-Stage Antigens and Association with Incidence of Clinical Malaria in Children Living in an Area of Seasonal Malaria Transmission in Burkina Faso, West Africa
Issa Nebie, Amidou Diarra, Alphonse Ouedraogo, Issiaka Soulama, Edith C. Bougouma, Alfred B. Tiono, Amadou T. Konate, Roma Chilengi, Michael Theisen, Daniel Dodoo, Ed Remarque, Samuel Bosomprah, Paul Milligan, Sodiomon B. Sirima
Fungal and Parasitic Infections
Effective Production and Purification of the Glycosylated TSOL18 Antigen, Which Is Protective against Pig Cysticercosis
Xuepeng Cai, Gailing Yuan, Yadong Zheng, Xuenong Luo, Shaohua Zhang, Juntao Ding, Zhizhong Jing, Chengping Lu
Fungal and Parasitic Infections
The Opportunistic Human Pathogenic Fungus Aspergillus fumigatus Evades the Host Complement System
Judith Behnsen, Andrea Hartmann, Jeannette Schmaler, Alexander Gehrke, Axel A. Brakhage, Peter F. Zipfel
Fungal and Parasitic Infections
Modulation of the Host Cell Proteome by the Intracellular Apicomplexan Parasite Toxoplasma gondii
M. M. Nelson, A. R. Jones, J. C. Carmen, A. P. Sinai, R. Burchmore, J. M. Wastling

Molecular Genomics

Molecular Genomics
Genomic Comparison of Virulent Rickettsia rickettsii Sheila Smith and Avirulent Rickettsia rickettsii Iowa
Damon W. Ellison, Tina R. Clark, Daniel E. Sturdevant, Kimmo Virtaneva, Stephen F. Porcella, Ted Hackstadt
Molecular Genomics
Molecular Basis of Commensalism in the Urinary Tract: Low Virulence or Virulence Attenuation?
Jaroslaw Zdziarski, Catharina Svanborg, Björn Wullt, Jörg Hacker, Ulrich Dobrindt
Molecular Genomics
Genetic Diversity among Escherichia coli O157:H7 Isolates and Identification of Genes Linked to Human Infections
Guanghui Wu, Ben Carter, Muriel Mafura, Ernesto Liebana, Martin J. Woodward, Muna F. Anjum

Microbial Immunity and Vaccines

Microbial Immunity and Vaccines
Characterization of the Fine Specificity of Bovine CD8 T-Cell Responses to Defined Antigens from the Protozoan Parasite Theileria parva
Simon P. Graham, Roger Pellé, Mat Yamage, Duncan M. Mwangi, Yoshikazu Honda, Ramadhan S. Mwakubambanya, Etienne P. de Villiers, Evelyne Abuya, Elias Awino, James Gachanja, Ferdinand Mbwika, Anthony M. Muthiani, Cecelia Muriuki, John K. Nyanjui, Fredrick O. Onono, Julius Osaso, Victor Riitho, Rosemary M. Saya, Shirley A. Ellis, Declan J. McKeever, Niall D. MacHugh, Sarah C. Gilbert, Jean-Christophe Audonnet, W. Ivan Morrison, Pierre van der Bruggen, Evans L. N. Taracha
Microbial Immunity and Vaccines
Profiling Bovine Antibody Responses to Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis Infection by Using Protein Arrays
John P. Bannantine, Michael L. Paustian, W. Ray Waters, Judith R. Stabel, Mitchell V. Palmer, Lingling Li, Vivek Kapur

Author's Correction

Author's Correction
Identification of Novel γδT-Cell Subsets following Bacterial Infection in the Absence of Vγ1⁺ T Cells: Homeostatic Control of γδT-Cell Responses to Pathogen Infection by Vγ1⁺ T Cells
Darren J. Newton, Elizabeth M. Andrew, Jane E. Dalton, Rainy Mears, Simon R. Carding

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Molecular Pathogenesis

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Bacterial Infections

Host Response and Inflammation

Fungal and Parasitic Infections

Molecular Genomics

Microbial Immunity and Vaccines

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