Infection and immunity

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  Año 2004, Número 2

  • Contribution of CsrR-Regulated Virulence Factors to the Progress and Outcome of Murine Skin Infections by Streptococcus pyogenes

    N. C. Engleberg

    págs. 623-628

    

  • A K^+ Uptake Protein, TrkA, Is Required for Serum, Protamine, and Polymyxin B Resistance in Vibrio vulnificus

    Y.-C. Chuang, Y.-C. Chen

    págs. 629-636

    

  • Role of B7 Costimulatory Molecules in Immune Responses and T-Helper Cell Differentiation in Response to Recombinant HagB from Porphyromonas gingivalis

    P. Zhang, S. M. Michalek, Q.-B. Yang, Michael Martin

    págs. 637-644

    

  • Surfactant Protein A Modulates the Inflammatory Response in Macrophages during Tuberculosis

    Y. Hoshino, J. A. Gold

    págs. 645-650

    

  • Porphyromonas gingivalis Genes Involved in fimA Regulation

    R. J. Lamont, N. Kozlova, Hua Xie

    págs. 651-658

    

  • Sequence Analysis of p44 Homologs Expressed by Anaplasma phagocytophilum in Infected Ticks Feeding on Naive Hosts and in Mice Infected by Tick Attachment

    Y. Rikihisa, R. C. Falco, S. Telford, S. Felek

    págs. 659-666

    

  • Release of a Potent Polymorphonuclear Leukocyte Chemoattractant Is Regulated by White-Opaque Switching in Candida albicans

    J. Geiger, S. R. Lockhart, D. Wessels

    págs. 667-677

    

  • Expression of Amoebapores Is Required for Full Expression of Entamoeba histolytica Virulence in Amebic Liver Abscess but Is Not Necessary for the Induction of Inflammation or Tissue Damage in Amebic Colitis

    Zhi Zhang, D. Alexander, Xiaochun Zhang

    págs. 678-683

    

  • Patterns of Variations in Escherichia coli Strains That Produce Cytolethal Distending Toxin

    C. L. Pickett

    págs. 684-690

    

  • Host Cell Contact-Induced Transcription of the Type IV Fimbria Gene Cluster of Actinobacillus pleuropneumoniae

    B. K. H. L. Boekema, N. Stockhofe-Zurwieden, J. P. M. Van Putten

    págs. 691-700

    

  • Two TonB Systems in Actinobacillus pleuropneumoniae: Their Roles in Iron Acquisition and Virulence

    B. J. Sheehan, A. J. Beddek

    págs. 701-708

    

  • Binding and Agglutination of Streptococcus pneumoniae by Human Surfactant Protein D (SP-D) Vary between Strains, but SP-D Fails To Enhance Killing by Neutrophils

    R. Jounblat, A. Kadioglu, F. Iannelli

    págs. 709-716

    

  • Disruption of Putative Regulatory Loci in Listeria monocytogenes Demonstrates a Significant Role for Fur and PerR in Virulence

    C. G. M. Gahan, R. B. Rea

    págs. 717-727

    

  • Cytokine Production in Whole Blood Cultures from a Fishing Community in an Area of High Endemicity for Schistosoma mansoni in Uganda: the Differential Effect of Parasite Worm and Egg Antigens

    F. M. Jones, S. Joseph

    págs. 728-734

    

  • Measurement of Antibody Levels against Region II of the Erythrocyte-Binding Antigen 175 of Plasmodium falciparum in an Area of Malaria Holoendemicity in Western Kenya

    A. S. S. Orago, J. N. Waitumbi, J. H. Adams, E. A. Ohas

    págs. 735-741

    

  • Host-Inducible Immunogenic Sphingomyelinase-Like Protein, Lk73.5, of Leptospira interrogans

    S. Artiushin, J. F. Timoney

    págs. 742-749

    

  • Immunogenicity against Human Papillomavirus Type 16 Virus-Like Particles Is Strongly Enhanced by the PhoP^c Phenotype in Salmonella enterica Serovar Typhimurium

    D. Baud, J. Benyacoub

    págs. 750-756

    

  • Sensitized Splenocytes Result in Deleterious Cytokine Cascade and Hyperinflammatory Response in Rats with Pneumocystis Pneumonia despite the Presence of Corticosteroids

    A. D. Ashbaugh, T. D. Thullen

    págs. 757-765

    

  • Acid-Responsive Gene Induction of Ammonia-Producing Enzymes in Helicobacter pylori Is Mediated via a Metal-Responsive Repressor Cascade

    A. H. M. van Vliet

    págs. 766-773

    

  • Investigation of a Novel DNase of Streptococcus suis Serotype 2

    M. C. Fontaine, J. Perez-Casal

    págs. 774-781

    

  • Salivary Statherin Peptide-Binding Epitopes of Commensal and Potentially Infectious Actinomyces spp. Delineated by a Hybrid Peptide Construct

    L. D. Nicmi, I. Johansson

    págs. 782-787

    

  • Role of Toll-Like Receptor 4 in Gram-Positive and Gram-Negative Pneumonia in Mice

    J. Branger

    págs. 788-794

    

  • Role of the Salmonella Pathogenicity Island 1 Effector Proteins SipA, SopB, SopE, and SopE2 in Salmonella enterica Subspecies 1 Serovar Typhimurium Colitis in Streptomycin-Pretreated Mice

    S. Hapfelmeier

    págs. 795-809

    

  • Immunoglobulin E and Eosinophil-Dependent Protective Immunity to Larval Onchocerca volvulus in Mice Immunized with Irradiated Larvae

    D. Abraham

    págs. 810-817

    

  • Host-Pathogen Interaction during Pneumococcal Infection in Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

    P. van der Valk, D. Bogaert

    págs. 818-823

    

  • Myd88-Dependent In Vivo Maturation of Splenic Dendritic Cells Induced by Leishmania donovani and Other Leishmania Species

    C. De Trez

    págs. 824-832

    

  • Candida albicans Yeast and Germ Tube Forms Interfere Differently with Human Monocyte Differentiation into Dendritic Cells: a Novel Dimorphism-Dependent Mechanism To Escape the Host's Immune Response

    A. Torosantucci

    págs. 833-843

    

  • Identification and Cloning of Immunodominant Antigens of Coxiella burnetii

    G. Zhang, L. R. Hendrix, K. Kiss, R. Seshadri

    págs. 844-852

    

  • Necrotic Death of Rhodococcus equi-Infected Macrophages Is Regulated by Virulence-Associated Plasmids

    A. Luhrmann

    págs. 853-862

    

  • Characterization of Immunoglobulin G and Its Subclass Response to Indian Kala-Azar Infection before and after Chemotherapy

    R. Ravindran

    págs. 863-870