Contents: May 2003, Volume 10, Issue 3        Guest Commentary        Cellular Immunology        Veterinary Immunology        Antibodies and Mediators Of Immunity        Microbial Immunology Other Issues

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Guest Commentary:

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Clinical Immunology and Traditional Herbal Medicines Susan F. Plaeger Clin. Diagn. Lab. Immunol. May 2003 10: 337-338; [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Cellular Immunology:

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Production of Genetically Engineered Biotinylated Interleukin-2 and Its Application in a Rapid Nonradioactive Assay for T-Cell Activation Robert A. Jordan, Mark T. Preissler, Jeffrey A. Banas, and Edmund J. Gosselin Clin. Diagn. Lab. Immunol. May 2003 10: 339-344; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

MD-2 Is Necessary for the Toll-Like Receptor 4 Protein To Undergo Glycosylation Essential for Its Translocation to the Cell Surface Takahiro Ohnishi, Masashi Muroi, and Ken-ichi Tanamoto Clin. Diagn. Lab. Immunol. May 2003 10: 405-410; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Frequency of Measles Virus-Specific CD4+ and CD8+ T Cells in Subjects Seronegative or Highly Seropositive for Measles Vaccine Inna G. Ovsyannikova, Neelam Dhiman, Robert M. Jacobson, Robert A. Vierkant, and Gregory A. Poland Clin. Diagn. Lab. Immunol. May 2003 10: 411-416; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Role of Macrophage Migration Inhibitory Factor in Otitis Media with Effusion in Adults Shin Kariya, Mitsuhiro Okano, Katsuya Aoji, Michiya Kosaka, Emiko Chikumoto, Hisashi Hattori, Koji Yuen, Shinji Nishioka, Keiko Nishioka, and Kazunori Nishizaki Clin. Diagn. Lab. Immunol. May 2003 10: 417-422; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

T- and B-Cell Immune Responses of Patients Who Had Undergone Colectomies to Oral Administration of Salmonella enterica Serovar Typhi Ty21a Vaccine Jan Kilhamn, Samuel B. Lundin, Hans Brevinge, Ann-Mari Svennerholm, and Marianne Jertborn Clin. Diagn. Lab. Immunol. May 2003 10: 426-430; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Immunohematological Reference Ranges for Adults from the Central African Republic Didier Menard, Marie Joelle Mandeng, Mesmin Bem Tothy, Eric Kassa Kelembho, Gérard Gresenguet, and Antoine Talarmin Clin. Diagn. Lab. Immunol. May 2003 10: 443-445; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Effect of Glycosphingolipids Purified from Leishmania (Leishmania) amazonensis Amastigotes on Human Peripheral Lymphocytes Selma Giorgio, Marcia Regina M. Santos, Anita H. Straus, Helio K. Takahashi, and Clara Lúcia Barbiéri Clin. Diagn. Lab. Immunol. May 2003 10: 469-472; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Lymphocyte Transformation Test for Medicinal Herbs Yields False-Positive Results for First-Visit Patients Naoki Mantani, Toshiaki Kogure, Jun'ichi Tamura, Yutaka Shimada, and Katsutoshi Terasawa Clin. Diagn. Lab. Immunol. May 2003 10: 479-480; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Peptidoglycan Induces Mobilization of the Surface Marker for Activation Marker CD66b in Human Neutrophils but Not in Eosinophils Eva Mattsson, Terese Persson, Pia Andersson, Jan Rollof, and Arne Egesten Clin. Diagn. Lab. Immunol. May 2003 10: 485-488; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Veterinary Immunology:

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Immunoglobulin G Subisotype Responses of Pneumonic and Healthy, Exposed Foals and Adult Horses to Rhodococcus equi Virulence-Associated Proteins Kathleen E. Hooper-McGrevy, Bruce N. Wilkie, and John F. Prescott Clin. Diagn. Lab. Immunol. May 2003 10: 345-351; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Respiratory Disease in Kennelled Dogs: Serological Responses to Bordetella bronchiseptica Lipopolysaccharide Do Not Correlate with Bacterial Isolation or Clinical Respiratory Symptoms Victoria J. Chalker, Crista Toomey, Shaun Opperman, Harriet W. Brooks, Michael A. Ibuoye, Joe Brownlie, and Andrew N. Rycroft Clin. Diagn. Lab. Immunol. May 2003 10: 352-356; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Antibodies and Mediators Of Immunity:

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Effects of Sample Collection and Storage Methods on Antipneumococcal Immunoglobulin A in Saliva A. Nurkka, J. Obiero, H. Käyhty, and J. A. G. Scott Clin. Diagn. Lab. Immunol. May 2003 10: 357-361; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

TH1 and TH2 Cytokine mRNA and Protein Levels in Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV)-Seropositive and HIV-Seronegative Youths Steven D. Douglas, Stephen Durako, Kathleen E. Sullivan, Margaret Camarca, Anna-Barbara Moscicki, and Craig M. Wilson Clin. Diagn. Lab. Immunol. May 2003 10: 399-404; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Bactericidal/Permeability-Increasing Protein Is Expressed by Human Dermal Fibroblasts and Upregulated by Interleukin 4 Philipp H. Reichel, Christine Seemann, Elena Csernok, Jens-M. Schröder, Antje Müller, Wolfgang L. Gross, and Hendrik Schultz Clin. Diagn. Lab. Immunol. May 2003 10: 473-475; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Comparison of Complement Fixation and Hemagglutination Inhibition Assays for Detecting Antibody Responses following Influenza Virus Vaccination Harry E. Prince and Amy L. Leber Clin. Diagn. Lab. Immunol. May 2003 10: 481-482; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Activation of Coagulation by Administration of Recombinant Factor VIIa Elicits Interleukin 6 (IL-6) and IL-8 Release in Healthy Human Subjects Evert de Jonge, Philip W. Friederich, George P. Vlasuk, William E. Rote, Margaretha B. Vroom, Marcel Levi, and Tom van der Poll Clin. Diagn. Lab. Immunol. May 2003 10: 495-497; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Microbial Immunology:

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Relationship between Plasma Interleukin-12 (IL-12) and IL-18 Levels and Severe Malarial Anemia in an Area of Holoendemicity in Western Kenya Sujittra Chaisavaneeyakorn, Caroline Othoro, Ya Ping Shi, Juliana Otieno, Sansanee C. Chaiyaroj, Altaf A. Lal, and Venkatachalam Udhayakumar Clin. Diagn. Lab. Immunol. May 2003 10: 362-366; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Production of Chlamydia pneumoniae Proteins in Bacillus subtilis and Their Use in Characterizing Immune Responses in the Experimental Infection Model Ulla Airaksinen, Tuula Penttilä, Eva Wahlström, Jenni M. Vuola, Mirja Puolakkainen, and Matti Sarvas Clin. Diagn. Lab. Immunol. May 2003 10: 367-375; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

NF-B Is Involved in Regulation of CD40 Ligand Expression on Mycobacterium bovis Bacillus Calmette-Guérin-Activated Human T Cells Patricia Méndez-Samperio, Hilda Ayala, and Abraham Vázquez Clin. Diagn. Lab. Immunol. May 2003 10: 376-382; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Humoral Immune Responses to S-Layer-Like Proteins of Bacteroides forsythus Masahiro Yoneda, Takao Hirofuji, Noriko Motooka, Koji Nozoe, Kayoko Shigenaga, Hisashi Anan, Mayumi Miura, Hiroaki Kabashima, Akiko Matsumoto, and Katsumasa Maeda Clin. Diagn. Lab. Immunol. May 2003 10: 383-387; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Cervicovaginal Neutralizing Antibodies to Herpes Simplex Virus (HSV) in Women Seropositive for HSV Types 1 and 2 Francois-Xavier Mbopi-Kéou, Laurent Bélec, Julie Dalessio, Jérôme Legoff, Gérard Grésenguet, Philippe Mayaud, David W. G. Brown, and Rhoda Ashley Morrow Clin. Diagn. Lab. Immunol. May 2003 10: 388-393; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Evaluation of an Immunoglobulin M Capture Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay for Diagnosis of Orientia tsutsugamushi Infection Won-Jong Jang, Myung-Suk Huh, Kyung-Hee Park, Myung-Sik Choi, and Ik-Sang Kim Clin. Diagn. Lab. Immunol. May 2003 10: 394-398; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Recombinant Truncated Flagellin of Burkholderia pseudomallei as a Molecular Probe for Diagnosis of Melioidosis Yao-Shen Chen, David Shiuan, Ssu-Ching Chen, Soi-Moi Chye, and Ya-Lei Chen Clin. Diagn. Lab. Immunol. May 2003 10: 423-425; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Human Papillomavirus-Specific Antibody Status in Oral Fluids Modestly Reflects Serum Status in Human Immunodeficiency Virus-Positive Individuals Jennifer E. Cameron, Isaac V. Snowhite, Anil K. Chaturvedi, and Michael E. Hagensee Clin. Diagn. Lab. Immunol. May 2003 10: 431-438; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Development of an Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay for Immunoglobulin M Antibodies against Measles Virus F. Roodbari, M. H. Roustai, A. Mostafaie, H. Soleimanjdahi, R. Sarrami Foroshani, and F. Sabahi Clin. Diagn. Lab. Immunol. May 2003 10: 439-442; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Cross-Reactivity between Chlamydia trachomatis Heat Shock Protein 10 and Early Pregnancy Factor Fotini Betsou, Maria José Borrego, Nicolas Guillaume, Maria Anjos Catry, Sandra Romão, J. A. Machado-Caetano, Jean Marie Sueur, Jacques Mention, Nicole Faille, and Jeanne Orfila Clin. Diagn. Lab. Immunol. May 2003 10: 446-450; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Development of a Recombinant Protein-Based Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay and Its Applications in Field Surveillance of Rodent Mice for Presence of Immunoglobulin G against Orientia tsutsugamushi Yeau-Ching Wang, Ting-Yu Jian, Lih-Jeng Tarn, Yao-Wen Hung, Hai-Yuan Chao, Da-Der Ji, and Hwan-Wun Liu Clin. Diagn. Lab. Immunol. May 2003 10: 451-458; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Monoclonal Antibodies to Escherichia coli-Expressed P46 and P65 Membranous Proteins for Specific Immunodetection of Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae in Lungs of Infected Pigs K. Cheikh Saad Bouh, F. Shareck, and S. Dea Clin. Diagn. Lab. Immunol. May 2003 10: 459-468; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

One-Step Immunochromatographic Dipstick Tests for Rapid Detection of Vibrio cholerae O1 and O139 in Stool Samples F. Nato, A. Boutonnier, M. Rajerison, P. Grosjean, S. Dartevelle, A. Guénolé, N. A. Bhuiyan, D. A. Sack, G. B. Nair, J. M. Fournier, and S. Chanteau Clin. Diagn. Lab. Immunol. May 2003 10: 476-478; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Serological Survey of Toscana Virus Infections in a High-Risk Population in Italy Marcello Valassina, Melissa Valentini, Agostino Pugliese, Pier Egisto Valensin, and Maria Grazia Cusi Clin. Diagn. Lab. Immunol. May 2003 10: 483-484; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

A Patient with Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever Serologically Diagnosed by Recombinant Nucleoprotein-Based Antibody Detection Systems Qing Tang, Masayuki Saijo, Yuzhen Zhang, Muer Asiguma, Dong Tianshu, Lei Han, Bawudong Shimayi, Akihiko Maeda, Ichiro Kurane, and Shigeru Morikawa Clin. Diagn. Lab. Immunol. May 2003 10: 489-491; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Anti-Hepatitis A Virus Immunoglobulin M Antibodies in Urine Samples for Rapid Diagnosis of Outbreaks Licel de los Angeles Rodríguez Lay, Osmany Larralde Díaz, Raiza Martínez Casanueva, and Aidonis Gutiérrez Moreno Clin. Diagn. Lab. Immunol. May 2003 10: 492-494; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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