Annals ofImmunoinfectology

Volume: 3 - Number: 22 - December 15, 2003

Outstanding

Interleukin-18 Induces Acute Biphasic Reduction in the Levels of Circulating Leukocytes in Mice

Levels of Soluble CD40 Ligand (CD154) in Serum Are Increased in Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1-Infected Patients and Correlate with CD4+ T-Cell Counts

Invasive Pneumococcal Infections in Denmark from 1995 to 1999: Epidemiology, Serotypes, and Resistance

Lipopolysaccharides from Periodontopathic Bacteria Porphyromonas gingivalis and Capnocytophaga ochracea Are Antagonists for Human Toll-Like Receptor 5

Antibodies and Mediators of the Immunity

Interleukin-18 Induces Acute Biphasic Reduction in the Levels of Circulating Leukocytes in Mice

Kinetics of Antibody Responses in Rickettsia africae and Rickettsia conorii Infections

Bacterial Infections

Interleukin-2 and Loss of Immunity in Experimental Mycobacterium avium Infection

Cellular Immunology

Levels of Soluble CD40 Ligand (CD154) in Serum Are Increased in Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1-Infected Patients and Correlate with CD4+ T-Cell Counts

MaGiK Method of T-Cell Receptor Repertoire Analysis

Clinical and Experimental Investigation

Manipulations in Maternal Environment Reverse Periodontitis in Genetically Predisposed Rats

Microimmunoassay Using a Protein Chip: Optimizing Conditions for Protein Immobilization

Inflammation and Host Response

Lipopolysaccharides from Periodontopathic Bacteria Porphyromonas gingivalis and Capnocytophaga ochracea Are Antagonists for Human Toll-Like Receptor 5

Microbial Immunity and Vaccines

Mapping Antigenic Sites of an Immunodominant Surface Lipoprotein of Mycoplasma agalactiae, AvgC, with the Use of Synthetic Peptides

Neisserial Immunoglobulin A1 Protease Induces Specific T-Cell Responses in Humans

Microbial Immunology

Interleukin-8 and Tumor Necrosis Factor Alpha Production in Human Epidermal Keratinocytes Induced by Trichophyton mentagrophytes

Invasive Pneumococcal Infections in Denmark from 1995 to 1999: Epidemiology, Serotypes, and Resistance

Isolation and Characterization of Two European Strains of Ehrlichia phagocytophila of Equine Origin

Multiplex Assay for Detection of Strain-Specific Antibodies against the Two Variable Regions of the G Protein of Respiratory Syncytial Virus

Neutralizing AntiNeutralizing Antibody Responses to Human Herpesviruses 6 and 7 Do Not Cross-React with Each Other, and Maternal Neutralizing Antibodies Contribute to Sequential Infection with These Viruses in Childhood

Newly Characterized Species-Specific Immunogenic Chlamydophila pneumoniae Peptide Reactive with Murine Monoclonal and Human Serum Antibodies

One-Step PCR To Distinguish B Virus from Related Primate Alphaherpesviruses

Molecular Genomic

Long-Range Mapping of the Streptococcus agalactiae Phylogenetic Lineage Restriction Digest Pattern Type III-3 Reveals Clustering of Virulence Genes

Molecular Pathogenesis

Influence of the Length of the Lipooligosaccharide Chain on Its Sialylation in Neisseria meningitidis

M+ Group A Streptococci Are Phagocytized and Killed in Whole Blood by C5a-Activated Polymorphonuclear Leukocytes

Novel 45-Kilodalton Leptospiral Protein That Is Processed to a 31-Kilodalton Growth-Phase-Regulated Peripheral Membrane Protein

Mycological and Parasitology Infections

Isolation and Properties of Stachyrase A, a Chymotrypsin-Like Serine Proteinase from Stachybotrys chartarum

Response Immunomediate and Diseases

Low-Dose UVB Contributes to Host Resistance against Leishmania amazonensis Infection in Mice through Induction of Gamma Interferon and Tumor Necrosis Factor Alpha Cytokines

Veterinary Immunology

Interpretation of the Gamma Interferon Test for Diagnosis of Subclinical Paratuberculosis in Cattle