Annals ofImmunoinfectology

Volume: 1 - Number: 2 - December 15, 2001

Outstanding

Functional Characterization of Streptococcal Pyrogenic Exotoxin J, a Novel Superantigen

Implication of the Structure of the Helicobacter pylori cag Pathogenicity Island in Induction of Interleukin-8 Secretion

Tumor Necrosis Factor Alpha Increases Human Cerebral Endothelial Cell Gb3 and Sensitivity to Shiga Toxin

Human Neutrophils and Their Products Induce Shiga Toxin Production by Enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli

Bacterial Infections

Induction of Monocyte Chemoattractant Protein 1 by Helicobacter pylori Involves NF-kB

Implication of Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases in T84 Cell Responses to Enteropathogenic Escherichia coli Infection

Canine Feces as a Reservoir of Extraintestinal Pathogenic Escherichia coli

Listeria monocytogenes-Infected Phagocytes Can Initiate Central Nervous System Infection in Mice

Oral Administration of Formaldehyde-Killed Recombinant Bacteria Expressing a Mimic of the Shiga Toxin Receptor Protects Mice from Fatal Challenge with Shiga-Toxigenic Escherichia coli

Murine Model for Lymphocytic Tropism by Borrelia burgdorferi

Human Lactoferrin and Peptides Derived from Its N Terminus Are Highly Effective against Infections with Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria

Mycobacterium avium Invades the Intestinal Mucosa Primarily by Interacting with Enterocytes

Haemophilus somnus Induces Apoptosis in Bovine Endothelial Cells In Vitro

Adoptive Transfer of CD4+ T Cells Specific for Subunit A of Helicobacter pylori Urease Reduces H. pylori Stomach Colonization in Mice in the Absence of Interleukin-4 (IL-4)/IL-13 Receptor Signaling

Detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis Group Organisms in Human and Mouse Joint Tissue by Reverse Transcriptase PCR: Prevalence in Diseased Synovial Tissue Suggests Lack of Specific Association with Rheumatoid Arthritis

Effects of Tumor Necrosis Factor Alpha on Host Immune Response in Chronic Persistent Tuberculosis: Possible Role for Limiting Pathology

Experimental Model of Human Body Louse Infection Using Green Fluorescent Protein-Expressing Bartonella quintana

Pheromone Cross-Inhibition between Staphylococcus aureus and Staphylococcus epidermidis

Selection of Virulence-Associated Determinants of Streptococcus suis Serotype 2 by In Vivo Complementation

Inflammation and Host Response

Role of T Cells and Gamma Interferon during Induction of Hypersensitivity to Lipopolysaccharide by Toxic Shock Syndrome Toxin 1 in Mice

Molecular Pathogenesis

Virulence Functions of Autotransporter Proteins

Biofilm Formation in a Hydrodynamic Environment by Novel FimH Variants and Ramifications for Virulence

Clostridium difficile Toxins Disrupt Epithelial Barrier Function by Altering Membrane Microdomain Localization of Tight Junction Proteins

Functional Characterization of Streptococcal Pyrogenic Exotoxin J, a Novel Superantigen

VraA (BBI16) Protein of Borrelia burgdorferi Is a Surface-Exposed Antigen with a Repetitive Motif That Confers Partial Protection against Experimental Lyme Borreliosis

Induction of Lysogenic Bacteriophage and Phage-Associated Toxin from Group A Streptococci during Coculture with Human Pharyngeal Cells

Transcription of Candidate Virulence Genes of Haemophilus ducreyi during Infection of Human Volunteers

DsrA-Deficient Mutant of Haemophilus ducreyi Is Impaired in Its Ability To Infect Human Volunteers

Molecular Characterization of a Novel Staphylococcus aureus Serine Protease Operon

Implication of the Structure of the Helicobacter pylori cag Pathogenicity Island in Induction of Interleukin-8 Secretion

Mutagenesis and Functional Reconstitution of Chlamydial Major Outer Membrane Proteins: VS4 Domains Are Not Required for Pore Formation but Modify Channel Function

Helicobacter pylori Pore-Forming Cytolysin Orthologue TlyA Possesses In Vitro Hemolytic Activity and Has a Role in Colonization of the Gastric Mucosa

Identification and Characterization of a Second Extracellular Collagen-Like Protein Made by Group A Streptococcus: Control of Production at the Level of Translation

Novel Genetic and Phenotypic Heterogeneity in Bordetella bronchiseptica Pertactin

Expression of Hemin Receptor Molecule ChuA Is Influenced by RfaH in Uropathogenic Escherichia coli Strain 536

Expression of Cytolethal Distending Toxin and Hemolysin Is Not Required for Pustule Formation by Haemophilus ducreyi in Human Volunteers

Neutralization of Shiga Toxins Stx1, Stx2c, and Stx2e by Recombinant Bacteria Expressing Mimics of Globotriose and Globotetraose

Pathogens Interactions vs. Cellular and Molecular Host

Expression of Chemokine Genes in Human Dermal Microvascular Endothelial Cell Lines Infected with Orientia tsutsugamushi

Genetic Loci of Streptococcus mitis That Mediate Binding to Human Platelets

Enteropathogenic Escherichia coli (EPEC) Tir Receptor Molecule Does Not Undergo Full Modification When Introduced into Host Cells by EPEC-Independent Mechanisms

Cell Vacuolation Caused by Vibrio cholerae Hemolysin

Coiling Phagocytosis of Borrelia burgdorferi by Primary Human Macrophages Is Controlled by CDC42Hs and Rac1 and Involves Recruitment of Wiskott-Aldrich Syndrome Protein and Arp2/3 Complex

Polarized Entry of Uropathogenic Afa/Dr Diffusely Adhering Escherichia coli Strain IH11128 into Human Epithelial Cells: Evidence for a5 ß1 Integrin Recognition and Subsequent Internalization through a Pathway Involving Caveolae and Dynamic Unstable Microt

Tumor Necrosis Factor Alpha Increases Human Cerebral Endothelial Cell Gb3 and Sensitivity to Shiga Toxin

Role of Alginate O Acetylation in Resistance of Mucoid Pseudomonas aeruginosa to Opsonic Phagocytosis

Human Neutrophils and Their Products Induce Shiga Toxin Production by Enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli