Contents: August 2008, Volume 15, Issue 8        Vaccine Research        Clinical Laboratory Immunology        Immune Mechanisms        Microbial Immunology        Veterinary Immunology        Letters to the Editor Other Issues

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Vaccine Research:

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Biological Activities of Anti-Merozoite Surface Protein-1 Antibodies Induced by Adjuvant-Assisted Immunizations in Mice with Different Immune Gene Knockouts George Hui, Dan Choe, and Caryn Hashimoto Clin. Vaccine Immunol. August 2008 15: 1145-1150; published ahead of print June 18, 2008, doi:10.1128/CVI.00058-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Previously Unrecognized Vaccine Candidates Control Trypanosoma cruzi Infection and Immunopathology in Mice Vandanajay Bhatia and Nisha Jain Garg Clin. Vaccine Immunol. August 2008 15: 1158-1164; published ahead of print June 11, 2008, doi:10.1128/CVI.00144-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Influenza Virus Vaccination Induces Interleukin-12/23 Receptor β1 (IL-12/23Rβ1)-Independent Production of Gamma Interferon (IFN-) and Humoral Immunity in Patients with Genetic Deficiencies in IL-12/23Rβ1 or IFN- Receptor I Tjitske de Boer, Jaap T. van Dissel, Taco W. J. Kuijpers, Guus F. Rimmelzwaan, Frank P. Kroon, and Tom H. M. Ottenhoff Clin. Vaccine Immunol. August 2008 15: 1171-1175; published ahead of print June 18, 2008, doi:10.1128/CVI.00090-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Therapeutic Efficacy of a Conjugate Vaccine Containing a Peptide Mimotope of Cryptococcal Capsular Polysaccharide Glucuronoxylomannan Kausik Datta, Andrew Lees, and Liise-anne Pirofski Clin. Vaccine Immunol. August 2008 15: 1176-1187; published ahead of print June 4, 2008, doi:10.1128/CVI.00130-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Use of Vaxfectin Adjuvant with DNA Vaccine Encoding the Measles Virus Hemagglutinin and Fusion Proteins Protects Juvenile and Infant Rhesus Macaques against Measles Virus Chien-Hsiung Pan, Gretchen S. Jimenez, Nitya Nair, Qun Wei, Robert J. Adams, Fernando P. Polack, Alain Rolland, Adrián Vilalta, and Diane E. Griffin Clin. Vaccine Immunol. August 2008 15: 1214-1221; published ahead of print June 4, 2008, doi:10.1128/CVI.00120-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Randomized Clinical Trial Assessing the Safety and Immunogenicity of Oral Microencapsulated Enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli Surface Antigen 6 with or without Heat-Labile Enterotoxin with Mutation R192G Joyce A. Lapa, Stephanie A. Sincock, Madhumita Ananthakrishnan, Chad K. Porter, Frederick J. Cassels, Carl Brinkley, Eric R. Hall, John van Hamont, Joseph D. Gramling, Colleen M. Carpenter, S. Baqar, and David R. Tribble Clin. Vaccine Immunol. August 2008 15: 1222-1228; published ahead of print June 25, 2008, doi:10.1128/CVI.00491-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Induction of a Specific Strong Polyantigenic Cellular Immune Response after Short-Term Chemotherapy Controls Bacillary Reactivation in Murine and Guinea Pig Experimental Models of Tuberculosis Evelyn Guirado, Olga Gil, Neus Cáceres, Mahavir Singh, Cristina Vilaplana, and Pere-Joan Cardona Clin. Vaccine Immunol. August 2008 15: 1229-1237; published ahead of print June 4, 2008, doi:10.1128/CVI.00094-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Influence of Mycobacterium bovis BCG Vaccination on Cellular Immune Response of Guinea Pigs Challenged with Mycobacterium tuberculosis Diane Ordway, Marcela Henao-Tamayo, Crystal Shanley, Erin E. Smith, Gopinath Palanisamy, Baolin Wang, Randall J. Basaraba, and Ian M. Orme Clin. Vaccine Immunol. August 2008 15: 1248-1258; published ahead of print May 28, 2008, doi:10.1128/CVI.00019-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Novel Protective Antigens Expressed by Trypanosoma cruzi Amastigotes Provide Immunity to Mice Highly Susceptible to Chagas' Disease Eduardo L. V. Silveira, Carla Claser, Filipe A. B. Haolla, Luiz G. Zanella, and Mauricio M. Rodrigues Clin. Vaccine Immunol. August 2008 15: 1292-1300; published ahead of print June 25, 2008, doi:10.1128/CVI.00142-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Clinical Laboratory Immunology:

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Double-Antigen Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay for Detection of Hepatitis E Virus-Specific Antibodies in Human or Swine Sera Wei Ping Hu, Yang Lu, Nestor Amadeo Precioso, Hsiao Ying Chen, Teresa Howard, David Anderson, and Ming Guan Clin. Vaccine Immunol. August 2008 15: 1151-1157; published ahead of print May 21, 2008, doi:10.1128/CVI.00186-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Development of a Fluorescent-Bead-Based Multiplex Immunoassay To Determine Immunoglobulin G Subclass Responses to Neisseria meningitidis Serogroup A and C Polysaccharides Richarda M. de Voer, Fiona R. M. van der Klis, Carla W. A. M. Engels, Ger T. Rijkers, Elisabeth A. Sanders, and Guy A. M. Berbers Clin. Vaccine Immunol. August 2008 15: 1188-1193; published ahead of print June 11, 2008, doi:10.1128/CVI.00478-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

Development of an Immunofluorescence Assay Using Recombinant Proteins Expressed in Insect Cells To Screen and Confirm Presence of Human Herpesvirus 8-Specific Antibodies Veenu Minhas, Lynsey N. Crosby, Kay L. Crabtree, Saul Phiri, Tendai J. M'soka, Chipepo Kankasa, William J. Harrington, Charles D. Mitchell, and Charles Wood Clin. Vaccine Immunol. August 2008 15: 1259-1264; published ahead of print May 28, 2008, doi:10.1128/CVI.00487-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Reverse Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay Using Monoclonal Antibodies against SAG1-Related Sequence, SAG2A, and p97 Antigens from Toxoplasma gondii To Detect Specific Immunoglobulin G (IgG), IgM, and IgA Antibodies in Human Sera Fernando R. Carvalho, Deise A. O. Silva, Jair P. Cunha-Júnior, Maria A. Souza, Taísa C. Oliveira, Samantha R. Béla, Gabriele G. Faria, Carolina S. Lopes, and José R. Mineo Clin. Vaccine Immunol. August 2008 15: 1265-1271; published ahead of print June 18, 2008, doi:10.1128/CVI.00069-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Diagnosis of Bovine Paratuberculosis by a Novel Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay Based on Early Secreted Antigens of Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis Sung Jae Shin, Donghee Cho, and Michael T. Collins Clin. Vaccine Immunol. August 2008 15: 1277-1281; published ahead of print June 11, 2008, doi:10.1128/CVI.00105-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Impact of Intermittent Preventive Treatment with Sulfadoxine-Pyrimethamine on Antibody Responses to Erythrocytic-Stage Plasmodium falciparum Antigens in Infants in Mozambique Diana Quelhas, Laura Puyol, Llorenç Quintó, Elisa Serra-Casas, Tacilta Nhampossa, Eusebio Macete, Pedro Aide, Alfredo Mayor, Inacio Mandomando, Sergi Sanz, John J. Aponte, Virander S. Chauhan, Chetan E. Chitnis, Pedro L. Alonso, Clara Menéndez, and Carlota Dobaño Clin. Vaccine Immunol. August 2008 15: 1282-1291; published ahead of print May 21, 2008, doi:10.1128/CVI.00044-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Comparison of Three Commercial Immunoassays for Detection of Herpes Simplex Virus Type 2 Antibodies in Commercial Sex Workers in Yunnan Province, China Thoai D. Ngo, Oliver Laeyendecker, Rhoda Ashley Morrow, Shenghan Lai, and Thomas C. Quinn Clin. Vaccine Immunol. August 2008 15: 1301-1303; published ahead of print May 28, 2008, doi:10.1128/CVI.00006-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Development of a More Efficient Algorithm for Identifying False-Positive Reactivity Results in a Dengue Virus Immunoglobulin M Screening Assay Harry E. Prince, Cindy Yeh, and Mary Lapé-Nixon Clin. Vaccine Immunol. August 2008 15: 1304-1306; published ahead of print June 18, 2008, doi:10.1128/CVI.00157-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Immune Mechanisms:

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Differential Expression of Interleukin-4 (IL-4) and IL-42 mRNA, but Not Transforming Growth Factor Beta (TGF-β), TGF-βRII, Foxp3, Gamma Interferon, T-bet, or GATA-3 mRNA, in Patients with Fast and Slow Responses to Antituberculosis Treatment Joel Fleury Djoba Siawaya, Nchinya Bennedict Bapela, Katharina Ronacher, Nulda Beyers, Paul van Helden, and Gerhard Walzl Clin. Vaccine Immunol. August 2008 15: 1165-1170; published ahead of print June 25, 2008, doi:10.1128/CVI.00084-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Influence of Host Interleukin-10 Polymorphisms on Development of Traveler's Diarrhea Due to Heat-Labile Enterotoxin-Producing Escherichia coli in Travelers from the United States Who Are Visiting Mexico Jose Flores, Herbert L. DuPont, Stephanie A. Lee, Jaime Belkind-Gerson, Mercedes Paredes, Jamal A. Mohamed, Lisa Y. Armitige, Dong-Chuan Guo, and Pablo C. Okhuysen Clin. Vaccine Immunol. August 2008 15: 1194-1198; published ahead of print June 25, 2008, doi:10.1128/CVI.00070-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Microbial Immunology:

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Interleukin-23 Is Required for Development of Arthritis in Mice Vaccinated and Challenged with Borrelia Species Nicholas J. Kotloski, Dean T. Nardelli, Sara Heil Peterson, Jose R. Torrealba, Thomas F. Warner, Steven M. Callister, and Ronald F. Schell Clin. Vaccine Immunol. August 2008 15: 1199-1207; published ahead of print June 25, 2008, doi:10.1128/CVI.00129-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Kinetics of the Immune Response Associated with Tularemia: Comparison of an Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay, a Tube Agglutination Test, and a Novel Whole-Blood Lymphocyte Stimulation Test Henrik Eliasson, Per Olcén, Anders Sjöstedt, Margareta Jurstrand, Erik Bäck, and Sören Andersson Clin. Vaccine Immunol. August 2008 15: 1238-1243; published ahead of print June 18, 2008, doi:10.1128/CVI.00434-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Elimination of Interfering Activity in Serum Samples in the Chinese Hamster Ovary Pertussis Serology Assay Erik Østergaard, Charlotte Sørensen, Lene Nielsen, and Gitte Stawski Clin. Vaccine Immunol. August 2008 15: 1244-1247; published ahead of print June 18, 2008, doi:10.1128/CVI.00155-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Veterinary Immunology:

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Bovine Colostrum Contains Immunoglobulin G Antibodies against Intimin, EspA, and EspB and Inhibits Hemolytic Activity Mediated by the Type Three Secretion System of Attaching and Effacing Escherichia coli Daniel A. Vilte, Mariano Larzábal, Ángel A. Cataldi, and Elsa C. Mercado Clin. Vaccine Immunol. August 2008 15: 1208-1213; published ahead of print June 18, 2008, doi:10.1128/CVI.00027-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Appraisal of Interpretation Criteria for the Comparative Intradermal Tuberculin Test for Diagnosis of Tuberculosis in Cattle in Central Ethiopia Gobena Ameni, Glyn Hewinson, Abraham Aseffa, Douglas Young, and Martin Vordermeier Clin. Vaccine Immunol. August 2008 15: 1272-1276; published ahead of print May 21, 2008, doi:10.1128/CVI.00114-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Letters to the Editor:

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Mycobacterium bovis Bacillus Calmette-Guérin Therapy Is a Potent Immunostimulator for Management of Systemic Malignancies Shailendra Kapoor Clin. Vaccine Immunol. August 2008 15: 1307 [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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