Contents: May 2005, Volume 12, Issue 5        Immune-Mediated Responses and Disorders        Microbial Immunology        Antibodies and Mediators Of Immunity        Vaccine Immunology and Clinical Trials        Cellular Immunology        Veterinary Immunology Other Issues

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Immune-Mediated Responses and Disorders:

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Levels of Recent Thymic Emigrant Cells Decrease in Children Undergoing Partial Thymectomy during Cardiac Surgery Ashish B. Madhok, A. Chandrasekran, Vincent Parnell, Mysore Gandhi, Devyani Chowdhury, and Savita Pahwa Clin. Diagn. Lab. Immunol. May 2005 12: 563-565; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Microbial Immunology:

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Duplex Microsphere-Based Immunoassay for Detection of Anti-West Nile Virus and Anti-St. Louis Encephalitis Virus Immunoglobulin M Antibodies Alison J. Johnson, Amanda J. Noga, Olga Kosoy, Robert S. Lanciotti, Alicia A. Johnson, and Brad J. Biggerstaff Clin. Diagn. Lab. Immunol. May 2005 12: 566-574; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Comparison of a New Immunochromatographic Test to Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay for Rapid Detection of Immunoglobulin M Antibodies to Hepatitis E Virus in Human Sera Hsiao Ying Chen, Yang Lu, Teresa Howard, David Anderson, Priscilla Yiquan Fong, Wei-Ping Hu, Chee Poh Chia, and Ming Guan Clin. Diagn. Lab. Immunol. May 2005 12: 593-598; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Association of Uterine and Salpingeal Fibrosis with Chlamydial Hsp60 and Hsp10 Antigen-Specific Antibodies in Chlamydia-Infected Koalas Damien P. Higgins, Susan Hemsley, and Paul J. Canfield Clin. Diagn. Lab. Immunol. May 2005 12: 632-639; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Development of Recombinant Chimeric Antigen Expressing Immunodominant B Epitopes of Leishmania infantum for Serodiagnosis of Visceral Leishmaniasis A. Boarino, A. Scalone, L. Gradoni, E. Ferroglio, F. Vitale, R. Zanatta, M. G. Giuffrida, and S. Rosati Clin. Diagn. Lab. Immunol. May 2005 12: 647-653; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Prevalence and Persistence of Chlamydia pneumoniae Antibodies in Healthy Laboratory Personnel in Finland Mika Paldanius, Aini Bloigu, Marianne Alho, Maija Leinonen, and Pekka Saikku Clin. Diagn. Lab. Immunol. May 2005 12: 654-659; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Multiple Autoantigen Mimotopes of Infectious Agents Induce Autoimmune Arthritis and Uveitis in Lewis Rats Gerhild Wildner and Maria Diedrichs-Moehring Clin. Diagn. Lab. Immunol. May 2005 12: 677-679; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Construction and Expression of Recombinant Streptolysin-O and Preevaluation of Its Use in Immunoassays Blanca Velázquez, Hugo Massaldi, Julio Battistoni, and José A. Chabalgoity Clin. Diagn. Lab. Immunol. May 2005 12: 683-684; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Antibodies and Mediators Of Immunity:

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Boswellia carterii Extract Inhibits TH1 Cytokines and Promotes TH2 Cytokines In Vitro Marc R. Chevrier, Abigail E. Ryan, David Y.-W. Lee, Ma Zhongze, Zhang Wu-Yan, and Charles S. Via Clin. Diagn. Lab. Immunol. May 2005 12: 575-580; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Immunoglobulin E Reactivity of Recombinant Allergen Tyr p 13 from Tyrophagus putrescentiae Homologous to Fatty Acid Binding Protein Kyoung Yong Jeong, Woo Kyung Kim, Jae Sik Lee, Jongweon Lee, In-Yong Lee, Kyu-Earn Kim, Jung Won Park, Chein-Soo Hong, Han-Il Ree, and Tai-Soon Yong Clin. Diagn. Lab. Immunol. May 2005 12: 581-585; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Analysis of Human Serum Immunoglobulin G against O-Acetyl-Positive and O-Acetyl-Negative Serogroup W135 Meningococcal Capsular Polysaccharide Peter C. Giardina, Emma Longworth, Renee E. Evans-Johnson, Michaelene L. Bessette, Hong Zhang, Ray Borrow, Dace Madore, and Philip Fernsten Clin. Diagn. Lab. Immunol. May 2005 12: 586-592; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Evaluation of Commercial Assay Detecting Specific Immunoglobulin G in Oral Fluid for Determining Measles Immunity in Vaccinees Jacques R. Kremer and Claude P. Muller Clin. Diagn. Lab. Immunol. May 2005 12: 668-670; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Detection by Radioligand Assay of Antibodies against Borna Disease Virus in Patients with Various Psychiatric Disorders Hidenori Matsunaga, Susumu Tanaka, Fuyoko Sasao, Yoshii Nishino, Masatoshi Takeda, Keizo Tomonaga, Kazuyoshi Ikuta, and Nobuyuki Amino Clin. Diagn. Lab. Immunol. May 2005 12: 671-676; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Strongyloides Hyperinfection and Hypogammaglobulinemia Raymond C. S. Seet, Lee Gong Lau, and Paul Ananth Tambyah Clin. Diagn. Lab. Immunol. May 2005 12: 680-682; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Vaccine Immunology and Clinical Trials:

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Combined Administration of Meningococcal Serogroup B Outer Membrane Vesicle Vaccine and Conjugated Serogroup C Vaccine Indicated for Prevention of Meningococcal Disease Is Safe and Immunogenic Ingeborg S. Aaberge, Philipp Oster, Oddveig S. Helland, Anne-Cathrine Kristoffersen, Ellen Ypma, E. Arne Høiby, Berit Feiring, and Hanne Nøkleby Clin. Diagn. Lab. Immunol. May 2005 12: 599-605; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Cellular Immunology:

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Deoxycytidyl-Deoxyguanosine Oligonucleotide Classes A, B, and C Induce Distinct Cytokine Gene Expression Patterns in Rhesus Monkey Peripheral Blood Mononuclear Cells and Distinct Alpha Interferon Responses in TLR9-Expressing Rhesus Monkey Plasmacytoid Dendritic Cells Kristina Abel, Yichuan Wang, Linda Fritts, Eleonora Sanchez, Eugene Chung, Patricia Fitzgerald-Bocarsly, Arthur M. Krieg, and Christopher J. Miller Clin. Diagn. Lab. Immunol. May 2005 12: 606-621; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Association of Selected Phenotypic Markers of Lymphocyte Activation and Differentiation with Perinatal Human Immunodeficiency Virus Transmission and Infant Infection John S. Lambert, Jack Moye, Jr., Susan F. Plaeger, E. Richard Stiehm, James Bethel, Lynne M. Mofenson, Bonnie Mathieson, Jonathan Kagan, Howard Rosenblatt, Helene Paxton, Hildie Suter, and Alan Landay Clin. Diagn. Lab. Immunol. May 2005 12: 622-631; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Reliability of CD4 Quantitation in Human Immunodeficiency Virus-Positive Children: Implications for Definition of Immunologic Response to Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy Vincent J. Carey, Savita Pahwa, and Adriana Weinberg Clin. Diagn. Lab. Immunol. May 2005 12: 640-643; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay for Pharmacological Studies Targeting Hypoxia-Inducible Factor 1 J. L. Formento, E. Berra, B. Ferrua, N. Magné, G. Simos, C. Brahimi-Horn, J. Pouysségur, and G. Milano Clin. Diagn. Lab. Immunol. May 2005 12: 660-664; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Veterinary Immunology:

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Cytokine Gene Expression in Response to SnSAG1 in Horses with Equine Protozoal Myeloencephalitis Jennifer A. Spencer, Patricia Deinnocentes, Edith M. Moyana, Anthony J. Guarino, Siobhan E. Ellison, R. Curtis Bird, and Byron L. Blagburn Clin. Diagn. Lab. Immunol. May 2005 12: 644-646; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Persistence of Antibodies to West Nile Virus in Naturally Infected Rock Pigeons (Columba livia) Samantha E. J. Gibbs, Douglas M. Hoffman, Lillian M. Stark, Nicole L. Marlenee, Bradley J. Blitvich, Barry J. Beaty, and David E. Stallknecht Clin. Diagn. Lab. Immunol. May 2005 12: 665-667; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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