Infection and Immunity: 76 (4)

April 2008; Volume 76,Issue 4

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Recognition of Bacterial Surface Polysaccharides by Lectins of the Innate Immune System and Its Contribution to Defense against Infection: the Case of Pulmonary Pathogens
Hany Sahly, Yona Keisari, Erika Crouch, Nathan Sharon, Itzhak Ofek

Molecular Pathogenesis

Molecular Pathogenesis
Influence of dTMP on the Phenotypic Appearance and Intracellular Persistence of Staphylococcus aureus
Johannes Zander, Silke Besier, Stephan H. Saum, Faramarz Dehghani, Stefan Loitsch, Volker Brade, Thomas A. Wichelhaus
Molecular Pathogenesis
Contribution of Type IV Pili to the Virulence of Aeromonas salmonicida subsp. salmonicida in Atlantic Salmon (Salmo salar L.)
Jessica M. Boyd, Andrew Dacanay, Leah C. Knickle, Ahmed Touhami, Laura L. Brown, Manfred H. Jericho, Stewart C. Johnson, Michael Reith
Molecular Pathogenesis
Capsular Antigen Fraction 1 and Pla Modulate the Susceptibility of Yersinia pestis to Pulmonary Antimicrobial Peptides Such as Cathelicidin
Estela M. Galván, Melissa A. S. Lasaro, Dieter M. Schifferli
Molecular Pathogenesis
Activation of the Cpx Envelope Stress Response Down-Regulates Expression of Several Locus of Enterocyte Effacement-Encoded Genes in Enteropathogenic Escherichia coli
Dawn M. MacRitchie, Jordan D. Ward, Anna Z. Nevesinjac, Tracy L. Raivio
Molecular Pathogenesis
Attenuated Endocytosis and Toxicity of a Mutant Cholera Toxin with Decreased Ability To Cluster Ganglioside GM₁ Molecules
Anne A. Wolf, Michael G. Jobling, David E. Saslowsky, Eli Kern, Kimberly R. Drake, Anne K. Kenworthy, Randall K. Holmes, Wayne I. Lencer
Molecular Pathogenesis
Further Characterization of Vibrio vulnificus Rugose Variants and Identification of a Capsular and Rugose Exopolysaccharide Gene Cluster
Brenda L. Grau, Margaret C. Henk, Katherine L. Garrison, Brett J. Olivier, Randall M. Schulz, Kathy L. O'Reilly, Gregg S. Pettis
Molecular Pathogenesis
The Periplasmic Disulfide Oxidoreductase DsbA Contributes to Haemophilus influenzae Pathogenesis
Charles V. Rosadini, Sandy M. S. Wong, Brian J. Akerley
Molecular Pathogenesis
Vibrio vulnificus rtxE Is Important for Virulence, and Its Expression Is Induced by Exposure to Host Cells
Byung Cheol Lee, Jeong Hyun Lee, Myung Won Kim, Byoung Sik Kim, Man Hwan Oh, Kun-Soo Kim, Tae Sung Kim, Sang Ho Choi
Molecular Pathogenesis
IsdA Protects Staphylococcus aureus against the Bactericidal Protease Activity of Apolactoferrin
Simon R. Clarke, Simon J. Foster
Molecular Pathogenesis
Outer Membrane Protein DsrA Is the Major Fibronectin-Binding Determinant of Haemophilus ducreyi
Isabelle Leduc, C. Dinitra White, Igor Nepluev, Robert E. Throm, Stanley M. Spinola, Christopher Elkins
Molecular Pathogenesis
Role of Cyclic Di-GMP during El Tor Biotype Vibrio cholerae Infection: Characterization of the In Vivo-Induced Cyclic Di-GMP Phosphodiesterase CdpA
Rita Tamayo, Stefan Schild, Jason T. Pratt, Andrew Camilli
Molecular Pathogenesis
Vibrio vulnificus Biotype 2 Serovar E gne but Not galE Is Essential for Lipopolysaccharide Biosynthesis and Virulence
Esmeralda Valiente, Natalia Jiménez, Susana Merino, Juan M. Tomás, Carmen Amaro
Molecular Pathogenesis
Genomic Analysis Reveals Mycoplasma pneumoniae Repetitive Element 1-Mediated Recombination in a Clinical Isolate
Oxana Musatovova, T. R. Kannan, Joel B. Baseman
Molecular Pathogenesis
Iron-Regulated Biofilm Formation in Staphylococcus aureus Newman Requires ica and the Secreted Protein Emp
Miranda Johnson, Alan Cockayne, Julie A. Morrissey
Molecular Pathogenesis
O Antigen Protects Bordetella parapertussis from Complement
Elizabeth M. Goebel, Daniel N. Wolfe, Kelly Elder, Scott Stibitz, Eric T. Harvill

Cellular Microbiology: Pathogen-Host Cell Molecular Interactions

Cellular Microbiology: Pathogen-Host Cell Molecular Interactions
Lactobacillus rhamnosus Strain GG Prevents Enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli O157:H7-Induced Changes in Epithelial Barrier Function
K. C. Johnson-Henry, K. A. Donato, G. Shen-Tu, M. Gordanpour, P. M. Sherman
Cellular Microbiology: Pathogen-Host Cell Molecular Interactions
Streptococcal Pyrogenic Exotoxin B-Induced Apoptosis in A549 Cells Is Mediated through α_vβ₃ Integrin and Fas
Wan-Hua Tsai, Chia-Wen Chang, Yee-Shin Lin, Woei-Jer Chuang, Jiunn-Jong Wu, Ching-Chuan Liu, Pei-Jane Tsai, Ming T. Lin
Cellular Microbiology: Pathogen-Host Cell Molecular Interactions
Bacillus cereus Induces Permeability of an In Vitro Blood-Retina Barrier
A. L. Moyer, R. T. Ramadan, J. Thurman, A. Burroughs, M. C. Callegan
Cellular Microbiology: Pathogen-Host Cell Molecular Interactions
Stimulation of Inducible Nitric Oxide Synthase Expression by Beta Interferon Increases Necrotic Death of Macrophages upon Listeria monocytogenes Infection
Heather Zwaferink, Silvia Stockinger, Siegfried Reipert, Thomas Decker

Bacterial Infections

Bacterial Infections
The Listeria monocytogenes Virulence Factor InlJ Is Specifically Expressed In Vivo and Behaves as an Adhesin
Christophe Sabet, Alejandro Toledo-Arana, Nicolas Personnic, Marc Lecuit, Sarah Dubrac, Olivier Poupel, Edith Gouin, Marie-Anne Nahori, Pascale Cossart, Hélène Bierne
Bacterial Infections
Braun Lipoprotein (Lpp) Contributes to Virulence of Yersiniae: Potential Role of Lpp in Inducing Bubonic and Pneumonic Plague
Jian Sha, Stacy L. Agar, Wallace B. Baze, Juan P. Olano, Amin A. Fadl, Tatiana E. Erova, Shaofei Wang, Sheri M. Foltz, Giovanni Suarez, Vladimir L. Motin, Sadhana Chauhan, Gary R. Klimpel, Johnny W. Peterson, Ashok K. Chopra
Bacterial Infections
In Vitro Analysis of Tobramycin-Treated Pseudomonas aeruginosa Biofilms on Cystic Fibrosis-Derived Airway Epithelial Cells
Gregory G. Anderson, Sophie Moreau-Marquis, Bruce A. Stanton, George A. O'Toole
Bacterial Infections
MyD88 Negatively Controls Hypergammaglobulinemia with Autoantibody Production during Bacterial Infection
Anne Woods, Pauline Soulas-Sprauel, Benoit Jaulhac, Bérénice Arditi, Anne-Marie Knapp, Jean-Louis Pasquali, Anne-Sophie Korganow, Thierry Martin

Host Response and Inflammation

Host Response and Inflammation
NK Cells and Gamma Interferon Coordinate the Formation and Function of Hepatic Granulomas in Mice Infected with the Francisella tularensis Live Vaccine Strain
Sirosh M. Bokhari, Kee-Jun Kim, David M. Pinson, Joyce Slusser, Hung-Wen Yeh, Michael J. Parmely
Host Response and Inflammation
Flagellin-Dependent and -Independent Inflammatory Responses following Infection by Enteropathogenic Escherichia coli and Citrobacter rodentium
Mohammed A. Khan, Saeid Bouzari, Caixia Ma, Carrie M. Rosenberger, Kirk S. B. Bergstrom, Deanna L. Gibson, Theodore S. Steiner, Bruce A. Vallance
Host Response and Inflammation
Regulatory Roles of CD1d-Restricted NKT Cells in the Induction of Toxic Shock-Like Syndrome in an Animal Model of Fatal Ehrlichiosis
H. L. Stevenson, E. C. Crossley, N. Thirumalapura, D. H. Walker, N. Ismail
Host Response and Inflammation
Fetal Responses during Placental Malaria Modify the Risk of Low Birth Weight
Edward R. Kabyemela, Michal Fried, Jonathan D. Kurtis, Theonest K. Mutabingwa, Patrick E. Duffy
Host Response and Inflammation
A Mycobacterium tuberculosis Mutant Lacking the groEL Homologue cpn60.1 Is Viable but Fails To Induce an Inflammatory Response in Animal Models of Infection
Yanmin Hu, Brian Henderson, Peter A. Lund, Peter Tormay, M. Tabish Ahmed, Sudagar S. Gurcha, Gurdyal S. Besra, Anthony R. M. Coates
Host Response and Inflammation
Critical Involvement of Pneumolysin in Production of Interleukin-1α and Caspase-1-Dependent Cytokines in Infection with Streptococcus pneumoniae In Vitro: a Novel Function of Pneumolysin in Caspase-1 Activation
Shereen Shoma, Kohsuke Tsuchiya, Ikuo Kawamura, Takamasa Nomura, Hideki Hara, Ryosuke Uchiyama, Sylvia Daim, Masao Mitsuyama
Host Response and Inflammation
Identification and Characterization of Chlamydia pneumoniae-Specific Proteins That Activate Tumor Necrosis Factor Alpha Production in RAW 264.7 Murine Macrophages
Shinn-Jong Jiang, Cho-Chou Kuo, Mark W. Berry, Amy W. Lee, Lee Ann Campbell
Host Response and Inflammation
Identification of an HLA-A*0201-Restricted T-Cell Epitope on the MPT51 Protein, a Major Secreted Protein Derived from Mycobacterium tuberculosis, by MPT51 Overlapping Peptide Screening
Taiki Aoshi, Toshi Nagata, Mina Suzuki, Masato Uchijima, Dai Hashimoto, Alireza Rafiei, Takafumi Suda, Kingo Chida, Yukio Koide
Host Response and Inflammation
A Variable-Length PCR Target Protein of Ehrlichia chaffeensis Contains Major Species-Specific Antibody Epitopes in Acidic Serine-Rich Tandem Repeats
Tian Luo, Xiaofeng Zhang, Abdul Wakeel, Vsevolod L. Popov, Jere W. McBride
Host Response and Inflammation
Microfilariae of the Filarial Nematode Litomosoides sigmodontis Exacerbate the Course of Lipopolysaccharide-Induced Sepsis in Mice
Marc P. Hübner, Bastian Pasche, Svetoslav Kalaydjiev, Peter T. Soboslay, Andreas Lengeling, Hartwig Schulz-Key, Edward Mitre, Wolfgang H. Hoffmann
Host Response and Inflammation
Direct Binding of Human NK Cell Natural Cytotoxicity Receptor NKp44 to the Surfaces of Mycobacteria and Other Bacteria
Semih Esin, Giovanna Batoni, Claudio Counoupas, Annarita Stringaro, Franca Lisa Brancatisano, Marisa Colone, Giuseppantonio Maisetta, Walter Florio, Giuseppe Arancia, Mario Campa
Host Response and Inflammation
Fcγ Receptor Regulation of Citrobacter rodentium Infection
Atsuhiro Masuda, Masaru Yoshida, Hideyuki Shiomi, Satoshi Ikezawa, Tetsuya Takagawa, Hiroshi Tanaka, Ryo Chinzei, Tsukasa Ishida, Yoshinori Morita, Hiromu Kutsumi, Hideto Inokuchi, Shuo Wang, Kanna Kobayashi, Shigeto Mizuno, Akira Nakamura, Toshiyuki Takai, Richard S. Blumberg, Takeshi Azuma
Host Response and Inflammation
αB-Crystallin Protects Retinal Tissue during Staphylococcus aureus- Induced Endophthalmitis
Emily A. Whiston, Norito Sugi, Merideth C. Kamradt, Coralynn Sack, Susan R. Heimer, Michael Engelbert, Eric F. Wawrousek, Michael S. Gilmore, Bruce R. Ksander, Meredith S. Gregory

Fungal and Parasitic Infections

Fungal and Parasitic Infections
The Presence of Capsule in Cryptococcus neoformans Influences the Gene Expression Profile in Dendritic Cells during Interaction with the Fungus
P. Lupo, Y. C. Chang, B. L. Kelsall, J. M. Farber, D. Pietrella, A. Vecchiarelli, F. Leon, K. J. Kwon-Chung
Fungal and Parasitic Infections
Elevated Gamma Interferon-Producing NK Cells, CD45RO Memory-Like T Cells, and CD4 T Cells Are Associated with Protection against Malaria Infection in Pregnancy
Caroline Othoro, Julie M. Moore, Kathleen A. Wannemuehler, Sichangi Moses, Altaf Lal, Juliana Otieno, Bernard Nahlen, Laurence Slutsker, Ya Ping Shi
Fungal and Parasitic Infections
Combined Inactivation of the Candida albicans GPR1 and TPS2 Genes Results in Avirulence in a Mouse Model for Systemic Infection
Mykola M. Maidan, Larissa De Rop, Miguel Relloso, Rosalia Diez-Orejas, Johan M. Thevelein, Patrick Van Dijck
Fungal and Parasitic Infections
The Sho1 Sensor Regulates Growth, Morphology, and Oxidant Adaptation in Aspergillus fumigatus but Is Not Essential for Development of Invasive Pulmonary Aspergillosis
Yan Ma, Jianjun Qiao, Wei Liu, Zhe Wan, Xiaohong Wang, Richard Calderone, Ruoyu Li
Fungal and Parasitic Infections
Wheat Germ Cell-Free System-Based Production of Malaria Proteins for Discovery of Novel Vaccine Candidates
Takafumi Tsuboi, Satoru Takeo, Hideyuki Iriko, Ling Jin, Masateru Tsuchimochi, Shusaku Matsuda, Eun-Taek Han, Hitoshi Otsuki, Osamu Kaneko, Jetsumon Sattabongkot, Rachanee Udomsangpetch, Tatsuya Sawasaki, Motomi Torii, Yaeta Endo
Fungal and Parasitic Infections
Impact of Recombinant Adenovirus Serotype 35 Priming versus Boosting of a Plasmodium falciparum Protein: Characterization of T- and B-Cell Responses to Liver-Stage Antigen 1
Ariane Rodríguez, Jaap Goudsmit, Arjen Companjen, Ratna Mintardjo, Gert Gillissen, Dennis Tax, Jeroen Sijtsma, Gerrit Jan Weverling, Lennart Holterman, David E. Lanar, Menzo J. E. Havenga, Katarina Radošević
Fungal and Parasitic Infections
Fibronectin Binding and Proteolytic Degradation by Leishmania and Effects on Macrophage Activation
Manjusha M. Kulkarni, Eric A. Jones, W. Robert McMaster, Bradford S. McGwire
Fungal and Parasitic Infections
Duration of Naturally Acquired Antibody Responses to Blood-Stage Plasmodium falciparum Is Age Dependent and Antigen Specific
Onome J. Akpogheneta, Nancy O. Duah, Kevin K. A. Tetteh, Samuel Dunyo, David E. Lanar, Margaret Pinder, David J. Conway

Microbial Immunity and Vaccines

Microbial Immunity and Vaccines
Analysis of the Protective Capacity of Three Streptococcus suis Proteins Induced under Divalent-Cation-Limited Conditions
Jesús Aranda, Maria Elena Garrido, Pilar Cortés, Montserrat Llagostera, Jordi Barbé
Microbial Immunity and Vaccines
Mining the Moraxella catarrhalis Genome: Identification of Potential Vaccine Antigens Expressed during Human Infection
Elizabeth A. Ruckdeschel, Charmaine Kirkham, Alan J. Lesse, Zihua Hu, Timothy F. Murphy
Microbial Immunity and Vaccines
Transcutaneous Immunization with Cross-Reacting Material CRM₁₉₇ of Diphtheria Toxin Boosts Functional Antibody Levels in Mice Primed Parenterally with Adsorbed Diphtheria Toxoid Vaccine
Paul Stickings, Marisa Peyre, Laura Coombes, Sylviane Muller, Rino Rappuoli, Giuseppe Del Giudice, Charalambos D. Partidos, Dorothea Sesardic
Microbial Immunity and Vaccines
Evidence for Globally Shared, Cross-Reacting Polymorphic Epitopes in the Pregnancy-Associated Malaria Vaccine Candidate VAR2CSA
Marion Avril, Bridget R. Kulasekara, Severin O. Gose, Chris Rowe, Madeleine Dahlbäck, Patrick E. Duffy, Michal Fried, Ali Salanti, Lynda Misher, David L. Narum, Joseph D. Smith

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