Infection and Immunity: 81 (1)

January 1, 2013; Volume 81,Issue 1

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Molecular Pathogenesis

Molecular Pathogenesis
Inactivation of Epidermal Growth Factor by Porphyromonas gingivalis as a Potential Mechanism for Periodontal Tissue Damage
Krzysztof Pyrc, Aleksandra Milewska, Tomasz Kantyka, Aneta Sroka, Katarzyna Maresz, Joanna Kozieł, Ky-Anh Nguyen, Jan J. Enghild, Anders Dahl Knudsen, Jan Potempa
Molecular Pathogenesis
Characterization of the AggR Regulon in Enteroaggregative Escherichia coli
Nicholas Morin, Araceli E. Santiago, Robert K. Ernst, Stacey J. Guillot, James P. Nataro
Molecular Pathogenesis
Enterococcus faecalis Inhibits Hyphal Morphogenesis and Virulence of Candida albicans
Melissa R. Cruz, Carrie E. Graham, Bryce C. Gagliano, Michael C. Lorenz, Danielle A. Garsin
Molecular Pathogenesis
Identification and Characterization of the First Cholesterol-Dependent Cytolysins from Gram-Negative Bacteria
Eileen M. Hotze, Huynh M. Le, Jessica R. Sieber, Christina Bruxvoort, Michael J. McInerney, Rodney K. Tweten
Molecular Pathogenesis
Adenylate Cyclase and the Cyclic AMP Receptor Protein Modulate Stress Resistance and Virulence Capacity of Uropathogenic Escherichia coli
Grant T. Donovan, J. Paul Norton, Jean M. Bower, Matthew A. Mulvey
Molecular Pathogenesis
Beclin 1 Is Required for Starvation-Enhanced, but Not Rapamycin-Enhanced, LC3-Associated Phagocytosis of Burkholderia pseudomallei in RAW 264.7 Cells
Xuelei Li, Mark Prescott, Ben Adler, John D. Boyce, Rodney J. Devenish
Molecular Pathogenesis
RivR Is a Negative Regulator of Virulence Factor Expression in Group A Streptococcus
Jeanette Treviño, Zhuyun Liu, Tram N. Cao, Esmeralda Ramirez-Peña, Paul Sumby

Cellular Microbiology: Pathogen-Host Cell Molecular Interactions

Cellular Microbiology: Pathogen-Host Cell Molecular Interactions
Role of YopK in Yersinia pseudotuberculosis Resistance against Polymorphonuclear Leukocyte Defense
Sara E. Thorslund, David Ermert, Anna Fahlgren, Saskia F. Erttmann, Kristina Nilsson, Ava Hosseinzadeh, Constantin F. Urban, Maria Fällman
Cellular Microbiology: Pathogen-Host Cell Molecular Interactions
The Haemophilus influenzae Sap Transporter Mediates Bacterium-Epithelial Cell Homeostasis
Forrest K. Raffel, Blake R. Szelestey, Wandy L. Beatty, Kevin M. Mason
Cellular Microbiology: Pathogen-Host Cell Molecular Interactions
Anaplasma phagocytophilum Asp14 Is an Invasin That Interacts with Mammalian Host Cells via Its C Terminus To Facilitate Infection
Amandeep Kahlon, Nore Ojogun, Stephanie A. Ragland, David Seidman, Matthew J. Troese, Andrew K. Ottens, Juliana E. Mastronunzio, Hilary K. Truchan, Naomi J. Walker, Dori L. Borjesson, Erol Fikrig, Jason A. Carlyon
Cellular Microbiology: Pathogen-Host Cell Molecular Interactions
A Purified Capsular Polysaccharide Markedly Inhibits Inflammatory Response during Endotoxic Shock
M. Piccioni, C. Monari, S. Kenno, E. Pericolini, E. Gabrielli, D. Pietrella, S. Perito, F. Bistoni, T. R. Kozel, A. Vecchiarelli
Cellular Microbiology: Pathogen-Host Cell Molecular Interactions
Genome Expression Analysis of Nonproliferating Intracellular Salmonella enterica Serovar Typhimurium Unravels an Acid pH-Dependent PhoP-PhoQ Response Essential for Dormancy
Cristina Núñez-Hernández, Alberto Tierrez, Álvaro D. Ortega, M. Graciela Pucciarelli, Marta Godoy, Blanca Eisman, Josep Casadesús, Francisco García-del Portillo
Cellular Microbiology: Pathogen-Host Cell Molecular Interactions
PspK of Streptococcus pneumoniae Increases Adherence to Epithelial Cells and Enhances Nasopharyngeal Colonization
L. E. Keller, C. V. Jones, J. A. Thornton, M. E. Sanders, E. Swiatlo, M. H. Nahm, I. H. Park, L. S. McDaniel
Cellular Microbiology: Pathogen-Host Cell Molecular Interactions
Francisella tularensis Live Vaccine Strain Folate Metabolism and Pseudouridine Synthase Gene Mutants Modulate Macrophage Caspase-1 Activation
Tyler K. Ulland, Ann M. Janowski, Blake W. Buchan, Matthew Faron, Suzanne L. Cassel, Bradley D. Jones, Fayyaz S. Sutterwala
Cellular Microbiology: Pathogen-Host Cell Molecular Interactions
Altered Toll-Like Receptor 9 Signaling in Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis-Infected Bovine Monocytes Reveals Potential Therapeutic Targets
Ryan J. Arsenault, Yue Li, Pekka Maattanen, Erin Scruten, Kimberley Doig, Andrew Potter, Philip Griebel, Anthony Kusalik, Scott Napper
Cellular Microbiology: Pathogen-Host Cell Molecular Interactions
Transcriptional Modulation of Enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli Virulence Genes in Response to Epithelial Cell Interactions
Rita Kansal, David A. Rasko, Jason W. Sahl, George P. Munson, Koushik Roy, Qingwei Luo, Alaullah Sheikh, Kurt J. Kuhne, James M. Fleckenstein
Cellular Microbiology: Pathogen-Host Cell Molecular Interactions
Multifunctional Role of Human SPLUNC1 in Pseudomonas aeruginosa Infection
Sameera Sayeed, Laura Nistico, Claudette St Croix, Y. Peter Di

Bacterial Infections

Bacterial Infections
Identification of Burkholderia cenocepacia Strain H111 Virulence Factors Using Nonmammalian Infection Hosts
Stephan Schwager, Kirsty Agnoli, Manuela Köthe, Friederike Feldmann, Michael Givskov, Aurelien Carlier, Leo Eberl
Bacterial Infections
Effect of Angiotensin II Receptor Blocker on Experimental Periodontitis in a Mouse Model of Marfan Syndrome
Naoto Suda, Keiji Moriyama, Ganjargal Ganburged
Bacterial Infections
Natural Competence Promotes Helicobacter pylori Chronic Infection
Marion S. Dorer, Ilana E. Cohen, Tate H. Sessler, Jutta Fero, Nina R. Salama
Bacterial Infections
Mycobacterium tuberculosis Requires Phosphate-Responsive Gene Regulation To Resist Host Immunity
Anna D. Tischler, Rachel L. Leistikow, Meghan A. Kirksey, Martin I. Voskuil, John D. McKinney
Bacterial Infections
Streptococcus pneumoniae Capsular Serotype Invasiveness Correlates with the Degree of Factor H Binding and Opsonization with C3b/iC3b
Catherine Hyams, Krzysztof Trzcinski, Emilie Camberlein, Daniel M. Weinberger, Suneeta Chimalapati, Mahdad Noursadeghi, Marc Lipsitch, Jeremy S. Brown

Host Response and Inflammation

Host Response and Inflammation
Vitamin D Rescues Impaired Mycobacterium tuberculosis-Mediated Tumor Necrosis Factor Release in Macrophages of HIV-Seropositive Individuals through an Enhanced Toll-Like Receptor Signaling Pathway In Vitro
Asha Anandaiah, Sanjeev Sinha, Medhavi Bole, Surendra K. Sharma, Narendra Kumar, Kalpana Luthra, Xin Li, Xiuqin Zhou, Benjamin Nelson, Xinbing Han, Souvenir D. Tachado, Naimish R. Patel, Henry Koziel
Host Response and Inflammation
Phosphoethanolamine Residues on the Lipid A Moiety of Neisseria gonorrhoeae Lipooligosaccharide Modulate Binding of Complement Inhibitors and Resistance to Complement Killing
Lisa A. Lewis, William M. Shafer, Tathagat Dutta Ray, Sanjay Ram, Peter A. Rice
Host Response and Inflammation
Cytotoxic Necrotizing Factor 1 and Hemolysin from Uropathogenic Escherichia coli Elicit Different Host Responses in the Murine Bladder
Tamako A. Garcia, Christy L. Ventura, Mark A. Smith, D. Scott Merrell, Alison D. O'Brien
Host Response and Inflammation
Innate Immune Response to Streptococcus iniae Infection in Zebrafish Larvae
Elizabeth A. Harvie, Julie M. Green, Melody N. Neely, Anna Huttenlocher
Host Response and Inflammation
Increased Susceptibility of Melanin-Concentrating Hormone-Deficient Mice to Infection with Salmonella enterica Serovar Typhimurium
Apostolos K. A. Karagiannis, Dimitrios C. Ziogas, Beatriz Gras-Miralles, Brenda M. Geiger, Jutta Nagel, Estela Trebicka, Robert Najarian, Bobby J. Cherayil, Efi Kokkotou
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Host Response and Inflammation
Growth of Candida albicans Cells on the Physiologically Relevant Carbon Source Lactate Affects Their Recognition and Phagocytosis by Immune Cells
Iuliana V. Ene, Shih-Chin Cheng, Mihai G. Netea, Alistair J. P. Brown
Host Response and Inflammation
Toll-Like Receptor 2-Dependent Activity of Native Major Outer Membrane Protein Proteosomes of Chlamydia trachomatis
Paola Massari, Deana N. Toussi, Delia F. Tifrea, Luis M. de la Maza
Host Response and Inflammation
Major T Cell Response to a Mycolyl Glycolipid Is Mediated by CD1c Molecules in Rhesus Macaques
Daisuke Morita, Yuki Hattori, Takashi Nakamura, Tatsuhiko Igarashi, Hideyoshi Harashima, Masahiko Sugita
Host Response and Inflammation
Enterococcus faecalis Overcomes Foreign Body-Mediated Inflammation To Establish Urinary Tract Infections
Pascale S. Guiton, Thomas J. Hannan, Bradley Ford, Michael G. Caparon, Scott J. Hultgren
Host Response and Inflammation
Cloning and Characterization of Rainbow Trout Interleukin-17A/F2 (IL-17A/F2) and IL-17 Receptor A: Expression during Infection and Bioactivity of Recombinant IL-17A/F2
Milena M. Monte, Tiehui Wang, Jason W. Holland, Jun Zou, Christopher J. Secombes
Host Response and Inflammation
Cholera Toxin Induces a Shift from Inactive to Active Cyclooxygenase 2 in Alveolar Macrophages Activated by Mycobacterium bovis BCG
Mari Kogiso, Tsutomu Shinohara, C. Kathleen Dorey, Yoshimi Shibata
Host Response and Inflammation
Alveolar Epithelial Cells Are Critical in Protection of the Respiratory Tract by Secretion of Factors Able To Modulate the Activity of Pulmonary Macrophages and Directly Control Bacterial Growth
Olga D. Chuquimia, Dagbjort H. Petursdottir, Natalia Periolo, Carmen Fernández

Fungal and Parasitic Infections

Fungal and Parasitic Infections
Effects of Treatment on IgE Responses against Parasite Allergen-Like Proteins and Immunity to Reinfection in Childhood Schistosome and Hookworm Coinfections
Angela Pinot de Moira, Frances M. Jones, Shona Wilson, Edridah Tukahebwa, Colin M. Fitzsimmons, Joseph K. Mwatha, Jeffrey M. Bethony, Narcis B. Kabatereine, David W. Dunne
Fungal and Parasitic Infections
Schistosoma mansoni Hemozoin Modulates Alternative Activation of Macrophages via Specific Suppression of Retnla Expression and Secretion
Martha Truscott, D. Andrew Evans, Matt Gunn, Karl F. Hoffmann
Fungal and Parasitic Infections
Cryptococcus neoformans Requires the ESCRT Protein Vps23 for Iron Acquisition from Heme, for Capsule Formation, and for Virulence
Guanggan Hu, Mélissa Caza, Brigitte Cadieux, Vivienne Chan, Victor Liu, James Kronstad

Microbial Immunity and Vaccines

Microbial Immunity and Vaccines
Use of Site-Directed Mutagenesis To Model the Effects of Spontaneous Deamidation on the Immunogenicity of Bacillus anthracis Protective Antigen
Anita Verma, Beth McNichol, Rocío I. Domínguez-Castillo, Juan C. Amador-Molina, Juan L. Arciniega, Karine Reiter, Bruce D. Meade, Miriam M. Ngundi, Scott Stibitz, Drusilla L. Burns

Molecular Genomics

Molecular Genomics
Transcriptional Responses of Uropathogenic Escherichia coli to Increased Environmental Osmolality Caused by Salt or Urea
Benjamin Withman, Thusitha S. Gunasekera, Pavani Beesetty, Richard Agans, Oleg Paliy

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Molecular Pathogenesis

Cellular Microbiology: Pathogen-Host Cell Molecular Interactions

Bacterial Infections

Host Response and Inflammation

Fungal and Parasitic Infections

Microbial Immunity and Vaccines

Molecular Genomics

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