Contents: February 2008, Volume 15, Issue 2        Clinical and Diagnostic Laboratory Immunology        Vaccine Research        Microbial Immunology        Veterinary Immunology        Cellular Immunology, Antibodies, and Mediators Of Immunity        Letters to the Editor Other Issues

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Clinical and Diagnostic Laboratory Immunology:

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Evaluation of an Indirect Immunofluorescence Assay for Detection of Immunoglobulin M (IgM) and IgG Antibodies against Yellow Fever Virus Matthias Niedrig, Oliver Kürsteiner, Christian Herzog, and Karen Sonnenberg Clin. Vaccine Immunol. February 2008 15: 177-181; published ahead of print November 28, 2007, doi:10.1128/CVI.00078-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Impact of Protein Shedding on Detection of Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis by a Whole-Cell Immunoassay Incorporating Surface-Enhanced Raman Scattering Betsy Jean Yakes, Robert J. Lipert, John P. Bannantine, and Marc D. Porter Clin. Vaccine Immunol. February 2008 15: 235-242; published ahead of print December 12, 2007, doi:10.1128/CVI.00335-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Preparation of Bacterial DNA Template by Boiling and Effect of Immunoglobulin G as an Inhibitor in Real-Time PCR for Serum Samples from Patients with Brucellosis Maria Isabel Queipo-Ortuño, Juan De Dios Colmenero, Manuel Macias, Maria Jose Bravo, and Pilar Morata Clin. Vaccine Immunol. February 2008 15: 293-296; published ahead of print December 12, 2007, doi:10.1128/CVI.00270-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Use of Whole-Blood Samples in In-House Bulk and Single-Cell Antigen-Specific Gamma Interferon Assays for Surveillance of Mycobacterium tuberculosis Infections Raffaella Palazzo, Fabiana Spensieri, Marco Massari, Giorgio Fedele, Loredana Frasca, Stefania Carrara, Delia Goletti, and Clara M. Ausiello Clin. Vaccine Immunol. February 2008 15: 327-337; published ahead of print November 21, 2007, doi:10.1128/CVI.00342-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Use of Commercial Enzyme Immunoassays To Detect Antibodies to the Herpes Simplex Virus Type 2 Glycoprotein G in a Low-Risk Population in Hanoi, Vietnam Thoai D. Ngo, Oliver Laeyendecker, Hanh La, Wayne Hogrefe, Rhoda Ashley Morrow, and Thomas C. Quinn Clin. Vaccine Immunol. February 2008 15: 382-384; published ahead of print December 12, 2007, doi:10.1128/CVI.00437-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Performance Characteristics of Microparticle Enzyme and Chemiluminescence Immunoassays for Measurement of Anti-HBc Immunoglobulin M in Sera of Patients with HBeAg-Negative Chronic Hepatitis B Virus Infection Emilia Hadziyannis, Emanuel Manesis, Dimitrios Vassilopoulos, Anastasia Georgiou, and Athanasios Archimandritis Clin. Vaccine Immunol. February 2008 15: 385-387; published ahead of print December 12, 2007, doi:10.1128/CVI.00414-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Evaluation of the Ultrasensitive Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 (HIV-1) p24 Antigen Assay Performed on Dried Blood Spots for Diagnosis of HIV-1 Infection in Infants Janet C. Patton, Ashraf H. Coovadia, Tammy M. Meyers, and Gayle G. Sherman Clin. Vaccine Immunol. February 2008 15: 388-391; published ahead of print December 5, 2007, doi:10.1128/CVI.00265-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Cryptococcal Glucoxylomannan Does Not Exhibit Cross-Reactivity in the MVista Histoplasma Antigen Enzyme Immunoassay David Zhuang, Chadi Hage, Magdia De Jesus, Emily Hackett, Michelle Durkin, Thomas E. Davis, Arturo Casadevall, and L. Joseph Wheat Clin. Vaccine Immunol. February 2008 15: 392-393; published ahead of print December 12, 2007, doi:10.1128/CVI.00383-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Vaccine Research:

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Serotype-Specific and Age-Dependent Generation of Pneumococcal Polysaccharide-Specific Memory B-Cell and Antibody Responses to Immunization with a Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine Elizabeth A. Clutterbuck, Sarah Oh, Mainga Hamaluba, Sharon Westcar, Peter C. L. Beverley, and Andrew J. Pollard Clin. Vaccine Immunol. February 2008 15: 182-193; published ahead of print November 21, 2007, doi:10.1128/CVI.00336-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Implications of Streptococcus pneumoniae Penicillin Resistance and Serotype Distribution in Kuwait for Disease Treatment and Prevention Eiman M. Mokaddas, Vincent O. Rotimi, and M. John Albert Clin. Vaccine Immunol. February 2008 15: 203-207; published ahead of print December 12, 2007, doi:10.1128/CVI.00277-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Safety and Immunogenicity of Two Influenza Virus Subunit Vaccines, with or without MF59 Adjuvant, Administered to Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1-Seropositive and -Seronegative Adults P. Durando, D. Fenoglio, A. Boschini, F. Ansaldi, G. Icardi, L. Sticchi, A. Renzoni, P. Fabbri, A. Ferrera, A. Parodi, B. Bruzzone, G. Gabutti, A. Podda, G. Del Giudice, E. Fragapane, F. Indiveri, P. Crovari, and R. Gasparini Clin. Vaccine Immunol. February 2008 15: 253-259; published ahead of print November 14, 2007, doi:10.1128/CVI.00316-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Immunity to a Self-Derived, Channel-Forming Peptide in the Respiratory Tract Frederik W. van Ginkel, Takeo Iwamoto, Bruce D. Schultz, and John M. Tomich Clin. Vaccine Immunol. February 2008 15: 260-266; published ahead of print December 19, 2007, doi:10.1128/CVI.00319-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Peptide Impurities in Commercial Synthetic Peptides and Their Implications for Vaccine Trial Assessment Jeffrey R. Currier, Lynee M. Galley, Holger Wenschuh, Vivian Morafo, Silvia Ratto-Kim, Clive M. Gray, Leonard Maboko, Michael Hoelscher, Mary A. Marovich, and Josephine H. Cox Clin. Vaccine Immunol. February 2008 15: 267-276; published ahead of print December 12, 2007, doi:10.1128/CVI.00284-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Mycobacterium bovis Bacillus Calmette-Guérin Induces CCL5 Secretion via the Toll-Like Receptor 2-NF-B and -Jun N-Terminal Kinase Signaling Pathways Patricia Méndez-Samperio, Artemisa Trejo, and Aline Pérez Clin. Vaccine Immunol. February 2008 15: 277-283; published ahead of print November 7, 2007, doi:10.1128/CVI.00368-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Therapeutic Immunization with Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 (HIV-1) Peptide-Loaded Dendritic Cells Is Safe and Induces Immunogenicity in HIV-1-Infected Individuals Nancy C. Connolly, Theresa L. Whiteside, Cara Wilson, Venkatswarlu Kondragunta, Charles R. Rinaldo, and Sharon A. Riddler Clin. Vaccine Immunol. February 2008 15: 284-292; published ahead of print October 17, 2007, doi:10.1128/CVI.00221-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Ginsenoside Rg1 and Aluminum Hydroxide Synergistically Promote Immune Responses to Ovalbumin in BALB/c Mice Jianhua Sun, Xiaoming Song, and Songhua Hu Clin. Vaccine Immunol. February 2008 15: 303-307; published ahead of print December 19, 2007, doi:10.1128/CVI.00448-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Optimization of a Type III Secretion System-Based Pseudomonas aeruginosa Live Vector for Antigen Delivery Olivier Epaulard, Madiha Derouazi, Carole Margerit, Raphaël Marlu, Didier Filopon, Benoît Polack, and Bertrand Toussaint Clin. Vaccine Immunol. February 2008 15: 308-313; published ahead of print December 19, 2007, doi:10.1128/CVI.00278-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

A Double-Blind, Randomized, Controlled, Multicenter Safety and Immunogenicity Study of a Refrigerator-Stable Formulation of Zostavax Larry I. Gilderman, James F. Lawless, Thomas M. Nolen, Tina Sterling, Ruth Z. Rutledge, Doreen A. Fernsler, Neal Azrolan, Santosh C. Sutradhar, William W. Wang, Ivan S. F. Chan, Katia Schlienger, Florian Schödel, Jeffrey L. Silber for the Zostavax Protocol 010 Study Group Clin. Vaccine Immunol. February 2008 15: 314-319; published ahead of print December 12, 2007, doi:10.1128/CVI.00310-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

A Novel, Killed-Virus Nasal Vaccinia Virus Vaccine Anna U. Bielinska, Alexander A. Chepurnov, Jeffrey J. Landers, Katarzyna W. Janczak, Tatiana S. Chepurnova, Gary D. Luker, and James R. Baker, Jr. Clin. Vaccine Immunol. February 2008 15: 348-358; published ahead of print December 5, 2007, doi:10.1128/CVI.00440-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Protection against Shiga Toxin-Producing Escherichia coli Infection by Transcutaneous Immunization with Shiga Toxin Subunit B C. Zhu, J. Yu, Z. Yang, K. Davis, H. Rios, B. Wang, G. Glenn, and E. C. Boedeker Clin. Vaccine Immunol. February 2008 15: 359-366; published ahead of print November 14, 2007, doi:10.1128/CVI.00399-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Vaccination against Pseudomonas aeruginosa Pneumonia in Immunocompromised Mice Jennifer M. Scarff and Joanna B. Goldberg Clin. Vaccine Immunol. February 2008 15: 367-375; published ahead of print December 19, 2007, doi:10.1128/CVI.00419-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Induction of Antitumor Acquired Immunity by Baculovirus Autographa californica Multiple Nuclear Polyhedrosis Virus Infection in Mice Masayuki Kitajima and Hiroshi Takaku Clin. Vaccine Immunol. February 2008 15: 376-378; published ahead of print December 5, 2007, doi:10.1128/CVI.00285-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Microbial Immunology:

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Well-Characterized Monoclonal Antibodies against Cell Wall Antigen of Aspergillus Species Improve Immunoassay Specificity and Sensitivity Wei Hao, Yu-Xian Pan, Yan-Qing Ding, Sha Xiao, Kai Yin, Ya-Di Wang, Li-Wen Qiu, Qing-Lin Zhang, Patrick C. Y. Woo, Susanna K. P. Lau, Kwok-Yung Yuen, and Xiao-Yan Che Clin. Vaccine Immunol. February 2008 15: 194-202; published ahead of print November 21, 2007, doi:10.1128/CVI.00362-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Cloning, Expression, and Immunological Characterization of the P30 Protein of Mycoplasma pneumoniae Avanish Kumar Varshney, Rama Chaudhry, Sushil Kumar Kabra, and Pawan Malhotra Clin. Vaccine Immunol. February 2008 15: 215-220; published ahead of print November 21, 2007, doi:10.1128/CVI.00283-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Serological Evaluation of Specific-Antibody Levels in Patients Treated for Chronic Chagas' Disease Olga Sánchez Negrette, Fernando J. Sánchez Valdéz, Carlos D. Lacunza, María Fernanda García Bustos, María Celia Mora, Alejandro D. Uncos, and Miguel Ángel Basombrío Clin. Vaccine Immunol. February 2008 15: 297-302; published ahead of print December 5, 2007, doi:10.1128/CVI.00106-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

Humoral Immune Responses of Type 1 Diabetes Patients to Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis Lend Support to the Infectious Trigger Hypothesis Leonardo A. Sechi, Valentina Rosu, Adolfo Pacifico, Giovanni Fadda, Niyaz Ahmed, and Stefania Zanetti Clin. Vaccine Immunol. February 2008 15: 320-326; published ahead of print December 12, 2007, doi:10.1128/CVI.00381-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Veterinary Immunology:

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VirB12 Is a Serological Marker of Brucella Infection in Experimental and Natural Hosts Hortensia G. Rolán, Andreas B. den Hartigh, Melissa Kahl-McDonagh, Thomas Ficht, L. Garry Adams, and Renée M. Tsolis Clin. Vaccine Immunol. February 2008 15: 208-214; published ahead of print December 12, 2007, doi:10.1128/CVI.00374-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Detection of Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis by a Sonicate Immunoassay Based on Surface-Enhanced Raman Scattering Betsy Jean Yakes, Robert J. Lipert, John P. Bannantine, and Marc D. Porter Clin. Vaccine Immunol. February 2008 15: 227-234; published ahead of print December 12, 2007, doi:10.1128/CVI.00334-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Effects of Lipopolysaccharide and Mannheimia haemolytica Leukotoxin on Bovine Lung Microvascular Endothelial Cells and Alveolar Epithelial Cells David McClenahan, Katrina Hellenbrand, Dhammika Atapattu, Nicole Aulik, David Carlton, Arvinder Kapur, and Charles Czuprynski Clin. Vaccine Immunol. February 2008 15: 338-347; published ahead of print November 21, 2007, doi:10.1128/CVI.00344-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Cellular Immunology, Antibodies, and Mediators Of Immunity:

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Activation of Innate Immunity in Healthy Macaca mulatta Macaques by a Single Subcutaneous Dose of GMP CpG 7909: Safety Data and Interferon-Inducible Protein-10 Kinetics for Humans and Macaques V. Ann Stewart, Shannon McGrath, Arthur M. Krieg, Noelle S. Larson, Evelina Angov, Christopher L. Smith, Thomas G. Brewer, and D. Gray Heppner, Jr. Clin. Vaccine Immunol. February 2008 15: 221-226; published ahead of print December 12, 2007, doi:10.1128/CVI.00420-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Differentiation of C2D Macrophage Cells after Adoptive Transfer Betsey E. Potts, Marcia L. Hart, Laura L. Snyder, Dan Boyle, Derek A. Mosier, and Stephen K. Chapes Clin. Vaccine Immunol. February 2008 15: 243-252; published ahead of print December 19, 2007, doi:10.1128/CVI.00328-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Modulation of Type 1 Diabetes Susceptibility by Tumor Necrosis Factor Alpha –308 G/A and Lymphotoxin Alpha +249 A/G Haplotypes and Lack of Linkage Disequilibrium with Predisposing DQB1-DRB1 Haplotypes in Bahraini Patients Mouna Stayoussef, Fayza A. Al-Jenaidi, Abduljabbar Al-Abbasi, Khadija Al-Ola, Haya Khayyat, Touhami Mahjoub, and Wassim Y. Almawi Clin. Vaccine Immunol. February 2008 15: 379-381; published ahead of print November 7, 2007, doi:10.1128/CVI.00410-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Letters to the Editor:

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Bordetella pertussis Polymorphism and Pertussis Vaccines Nicole Guiso and Daniela Hozbor Clin. Vaccine Immunol. February 2008 15: 394-395; [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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