Contents: March 2001, Volume 8, Issue 2        Minireviews        Experimental Clinical Investigation        Microbial Immunology        Cellular Immunology        Veterinary Immunology        Antibodies and Mediators Of Immunity        Immune-Mediated Responses and Disorders        Letters Other Issues

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Minireviews:

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Cell-Mediated Immune Response to Human Papillomavirus Infection Mark Scott, Mayumi Nakagawa, and Anna-Barbara Moscicki Clin. Diagn. Lab. Immunol. March 2001 8: 209-220; [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Experimental Clinical Investigation:

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PCR-Based Detection, Restriction Endonuclease Analysis, and Transcription of tonB in Haemophilus influenzae and Haemophilus parainfluenzae Isolates Obtained from Children Undergoing Tonsillectomy and Adenoidectomy Ghassan M. Matar, Richard Chahwan, Nabil Fuleihan, Marwan Uwaydah, and Usamah Hadi Clin. Diagn. Lab. Immunol. March 2001 8: 221-224; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Adherence of Giardia lamblia Trophozoites to Int-407 Human Intestinal Cells M. Céu Sousa, C. A. Gonçalves, V. A. Bairos, and J. Poiares-da-Silva Clin. Diagn. Lab. Immunol. March 2001 8: 258-265; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Adherence of Probiotic Bacteria to Human Intestinal Mucus in Healthy Infants and during Rotavirus Infection M. Juntunen, P. V. Kirjavainen, A. C. Ouwehand, S. J. Salminen, and E. Isolauri Clin. Diagn. Lab. Immunol. March 2001 8: 293-296; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Association of Lactobacillus spp. with Peyer's Patches in Mice Laura Plant and Patricia Conway Clin. Diagn. Lab. Immunol. March 2001 8: 320-324; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Ageing Is Associated with a Prolonged Fever Response in Human Endotoxemia Karen Suárez Krabbe, Helle Bruunsgaard, Christian Muff Hansen, Kirsten Møller, Lise Fonsmark, Jesper Qvist, Per Lav Madsen, Gitte Kronborg, Henrik Ørbaek Andersen, Peter Skinhøj, and Bente Klarlund Pedersen Clin. Diagn. Lab. Immunol. March 2001 8: 333-338; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Rhesus Monkey (Macaca mulatta) Mucosal Antimicrobial Peptides Are Close Homologues of Human Molecules Robert Bals, Christiane Lang, Daniel J. Weiner, Claus Vogelmeier, Ulrich Welsch, and James M. Wilson Clin. Diagn. Lab. Immunol. March 2001 8: 370-375; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Development of a Novel Screen for Protease Inhibitors L. Gillim, G. L. Gusella, J. Vargas, Jr., D. Marras, M. E. Klotman, and A. Cara Clin. Diagn. Lab. Immunol. March 2001 8: 437-440; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Microbial Immunology:

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Lyme Borreliosis in Rhesus Macaques: Effects of Corticosteroids on Spirochetal Load and Isotype Switching of Anti-Borrelia burgdorferi Antibody Andrew R. Pachner, Kei Amemiya, Melanie Bartlett, Henry Schaefer, Kiran Reddy, and Wei-Fen Zhang Clin. Diagn. Lab. Immunol. March 2001 8: 225-232; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Comparison of a Classical Phagocytosis Assay and a Flow Cytometry Assay for Assessment of the Phagocytic Capacity of Sera from Adults Vaccinated with a Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine Wouter T. M. Jansen, Merja Väkeväinen-Anttila, Helena Käyhty, Moon Nahm, N. Bakker, Jan Verhoef, Harm Snippe, and André F. M. Verheul Clin. Diagn. Lab. Immunol. March 2001 8: 245-250; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Pneumococcal Type 22F Polysaccharide Absorption Improves the Specificity of a Pneumococcal-Polysaccharide Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay Nelydia F. Concepcion and Carl E. Frasch Clin. Diagn. Lab. Immunol. March 2001 8: 266-272; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Quantification of Bacterial Transcripts during Infection Using Competitive Reverse Transcription-PCR (RT-PCR) and LightCycler RT-PCR Christiane Goerke, Manfred G. Bayer, and Christiane Wolz Clin. Diagn. Lab. Immunol. March 2001 8: 279-282; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Antibody Responses to Campylobacter Infections Determined by an Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay: 2-Year Follow-Up Study of 210 Patients Mette Aagaard Strid, Jørgen Engberg, Lena Brandt Larsen, Kamilla Begtrup, Kåre Mølbak, and Karen Angeliki Krogfelt Clin. Diagn. Lab. Immunol. March 2001 8: 314-319; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Specificities and Sensitivities of Four Monoclonal Antibodies for Typing of Borrelia burgdorferi Sensu Lato Isolates A. G. Bretz, K. Ryffel, P. Hutter, E. Dayer, and O. Péter Clin. Diagn. Lab. Immunol. March 2001 8: 376-384; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Early Diagnosis of Scrub Typhus with a Rapid Flow Assay Using Recombinant Major Outer Membrane Protein Antigen (r56) of Orientia tsutsugamushi W.-M. Ching, D. Rowland, Z. Zhang, A. L. Bourgeois, D. Kelly, G. A. Dasch, and P. L. Devine Clin. Diagn. Lab. Immunol. March 2001 8: 409-414; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Enzyme Immunoassay Detection of Antigen-Specific Immunoglobulin G Antibodies in Longitudinal Serum Samples from Patients with Cryptosporidiosis Jeffrey W. Priest, Anna Li, Mohamad Khan, Michael J. Arrowood, Patrick J. Lammie, Corinne S. Ong, Jacquelin M. Roberts, and Judith Isaac-Renton Clin. Diagn. Lab. Immunol. March 2001 8: 415-423; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Multicenter Evaluation of a Rapid and Convenient Method for Determination of Cytomegalovirus Immunoglobulin G Avidity Monique Baccard-Longere, Francois Freymuth, Denis Cointe, Jean Marie Seigneurin, and Liliane Grangeot-Keros Clin. Diagn. Lab. Immunol. March 2001 8: 429-431; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Cellular Immunology:

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Up-Regulation of CD40 Ligand and Induction of a Th2 Response in Children Immunized with Pneumococcal Polysaccharide Vaccines Lily E. Leiva, Boyd Butler, James Hempe, Alejandro P. Ortigas, and Ricardo U. Sorensen Clin. Diagn. Lab. Immunol. March 2001 8: 233-240; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Performance of Antigens Used in Detecting Delayed-Type Hypersensitivity in Adolescents Infected with the Human Immunodeficiency Virus Audrey Smith Rogers, Jonas H. Ellenberg, Steven D. Douglas, Lisa Henry-Reid, Ligia Peralta, Craig M. Wilson, and The Adolescent Medicine HIV/AIDS Research Network Clin. Diagn. Lab. Immunol. March 2001 8: 273-278; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Placental Cellular Immune Response in Women Infected with Human Parvovirus B19 during Pregnancy Jeanne A. Jordan, Dale Huff, and Julie A. DeLoia Clin. Diagn. Lab. Immunol. March 2001 8: 288-292; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Three-Color Flow Cytometry Detection of Intracellular Cytokines in Peripheral Blood Mononuclear Cells: Comparative Analysis of Phorbol Myristate Acetate-Ionomycin and Phytohemagglutinin Stimulation Jarolsaw Baran, Danuta Kowalczyk, Mariola Ozóg, and Marek Zembala Clin. Diagn. Lab. Immunol. March 2001 8: 303-313; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Butyric Acid-Induced T-Cell Apoptosis Is Mediated by Caspase-8 and -9 Activation in a Fas-Independent Manner Tomoko Kurita-Ochiai, Kuniyasu Ochiai, and Kazuo Fukushima Clin. Diagn. Lab. Immunol. March 2001 8: 325-332; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Cell-Mediated Immune Response to Tuberculosis Antigens: Comparison of Skin Testing and Measurement of In Vitro Gamma Interferon Production in Whole-Blood Culture Rohit K. Katial, Joyce Hershey, Tejashiri Purohit-Seth, John T. Belisle, Patrick J. Brennan, John S. Spencer, and Renata J. M. Engler Clin. Diagn. Lab. Immunol. March 2001 8: 339-345; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Use of Formalin-Fixed, Propidium Iodide-Stained Human Leukocytes as a Standard for Enumerating CD4+ T Lymphocytes in a Single-Platform Assay G. M. Harrison, A. J. Bennett, M. Moody, G. F. Read, and P. E. Williams Clin. Diagn. Lab. Immunol. March 2001 8: 397-401; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

N-Formyl-Methionyl-Leucyl-Phenylalanine Inhibits both Gamma Interferon- and Interleukin-10-Induced Expression of FcRI on Human Monocytes Macarena Beigier-Bompadre, Paula Barrionuevo, Fernanda Alves-Rosa, Carolina J. Rubel, Marina S. Palermo, and Martín A. Isturiz Clin. Diagn. Lab. Immunol. March 2001 8: 402-408; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Duration of Sample Storage Dramatically Alters Expression of the Human Immunodeficiency Virus Coreceptors CXCR4 and CCR5 Sharon Shalekoff and Caroline T. Tiemessen Clin. Diagn. Lab. Immunol. March 2001 8: 432-436; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Human T-Cell Responses to the Glucosyltransferases of Streptococcus mutans Jean-San Chia, Chiou-Mien You, Chung-Yi Hu, Bor-Luen Chiang, and Jen-Yang Chen Clin. Diagn. Lab. Immunol. March 2001 8: 441-445; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Veterinary Immunology:

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Analysis of the 16S rRNA Gene Sequence of Anaplasma centrale and Its Phylogenetic Relatedness to Other Ehrlichiae Hisashi Inokuma, Yutaka Terada, Tugihiko Kamio, Didier Raoult, and Philippe Brouqui Clin. Diagn. Lab. Immunol. March 2001 8: 241-244; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Cloning and Characterization of the Gene Encoding the Glutamate Dehydrogenase of Streptococcus suis Serotype 2 Ogi Okwumabua, Julia S. Persaud, and P. G. Reddy Clin. Diagn. Lab. Immunol. March 2001 8: 251-257; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Differentiation of Two Bovine Lentiviruses by a Monoclonal Antibody on the Basis of Epitope Specificity Ling Zheng, Shucheng Zhang, Charles Wood, Sanjay Kapil, Graham E. Wilcox, Thomas A. Loughin, and H. C. Minocha Clin. Diagn. Lab. Immunol. March 2001 8: 283-287; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

A Single Amino Acid Change within Antigenic Domain II of the Spike Protein of Bovine Coronavirus Confers Resistance to Virus Neutralization Dongwan Yoo and Dirk Deregt Clin. Diagn. Lab. Immunol. March 2001 8: 297-302; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Simple and Rapid Method for Production of Whole-Virus Antigen for Serodiagnosis of Caprine Arthritis-Encephalitis Virus by Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay Carole Simard, Molly Twinomwe Kibenge, Patricia Singh, and Phyllis Dixon Clin. Diagn. Lab. Immunol. March 2001 8: 352-356; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Infectivity-Neutralizing and Hemagglutinin-Inhibiting Antibody Responses to Respiratory Coronavirus Infections of Cattle in Pathogenesis of Shipping Fever Pneumonia Xiaoqing Lin, Kathy L. O'Reilly, Mamie L. Burrell, and Johannes Storz Clin. Diagn. Lab. Immunol. March 2001 8: 357-362; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Field Validation of the Use of RB51 as Antigen in a Complement Fixation Test To Identify Calves Vaccinated with Brucella abortus RB51 Rosanna Adone, Franco Ciuchini, and Steven Olsen Clin. Diagn. Lab. Immunol. March 2001 8: 385-387; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Antibody Responses to MAP 1B and Other Cowdria ruminantium Antigens Are Down Regulated in Cattle Challenged with Tick-Transmitted Heartwater S. M. Semu, T. F. Peter, D. Mukwedeya, A. F. Barbet, F. Jongejan, and S. M. Mahan Clin. Diagn. Lab. Immunol. March 2001 8: 388-396; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Cytokine Expression in the Mouse Brain in Response to Immune Activation by Corynebacterium parvum W. S. Sheng, S. Hu, J. M. Ding, C. C. Chao, and P. K. Peterson Clin. Diagn. Lab. Immunol. March 2001 8: 446-448; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Use of Hoechst 33342 Staining To Detect Apoptotic Changes in Bovine Mononuclear Phagocytes Infected with Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis S. Allen, J. Sotos, M. J. Sylte, and C. J. Czuprynski Clin. Diagn. Lab. Immunol. March 2001 8: 460-464; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Antibodies and Mediators Of Immunity:

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Validation of a Modified Commercial Enzyme-Linked Immunoassay for Detection of Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 Immunoglobulin G Antibodies in Saliva Bhavna H. Chohan, Ludo Lavreys, Kishorchandra N. Mandaliya, Joan K. Kreiss, Job J. Bwayo, Jeckoniah O. Ndinya-Achola, and Harold L. Martin, Jr. Clin. Diagn. Lab. Immunol. March 2001 8: 346-348; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Two Methods for Rapid Serological Diagnosis of Acute Leptospirosis Paul N. Levett, Songee L. Branch, Carol U. Whittington, Charles N. Edwards, and Helene Paxton Clin. Diagn. Lab. Immunol. March 2001 8: 349-351; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Are the Opsonophagocytic Activities of Antibodies in Infant Sera Measured by Different Pneumococcal Phagocytosis Assays Comparable? Merja Väkeväinen, Wouter Jansen, Eirikur Saeland, Ingileif Jonsdottir, Harm Snippe, Andre Verheul, and Helena Käyhty Clin. Diagn. Lab. Immunol. March 2001 8: 363-369; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Suppression of Endotoxin- and Staphylococcal Exotoxin-Induced Cytokines and Chemokines by a Phospholipase C Inhibitor in Human Peripheral Blood Mononuclear Cells Teresa Krakauer Clin. Diagn. Lab. Immunol. March 2001 8: 449-453; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Detection of Serum Thermolabile -2 Macroglycoprotein (Hakata Antigen) by Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay Using Polysaccharide Produced by Aerococcus viridans Mitsushi Tsujimura, Chuzo Ishida, Yasuko Sagara, Takashi Miyazaki, Koichi Murakami, Hiroshi Shiraki, Kazuo Okochi, and Yoshiaki Maeda Clin. Diagn. Lab. Immunol. March 2001 8: 454-459; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Immune-Mediated Responses and Disorders:

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Dose-Dependent Circulating Immunoglobulin A Antibody-Secreting Cell and Serum Antibody Responses in Swedish Volunteers to an Oral Inactivated Enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli Vaccine Marianne Jertborn, Christina Åhrén, and Ann-Mari Svennerholm Clin. Diagn. Lab. Immunol. March 2001 8: 424-428; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Letters:

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Interruption of siaD in a Meningococcal Carrier Isolate Mediated by an Insertion Sequence L. Arreaza, B. Alcalá, C. Salcedo, and J. A. Vázquez Clin. Diagn. Lab. Immunol. March 2001 8: 465-466; [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Impact of Initial Screening for Human T-Cell Lymphotropic Virus (HTLV) Antibodies on Efficiency of HTLV Western Blotting Harry E. Prince and Mona Gross Clin. Diagn. Lab. Immunol. March 2001 8: 467 [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Effectiveness of Remune David Glidden, Soyeon Kim, Stephen Lagakos, Vina Churdboonchart, Worachart Sirawaraporn, Chaweewon Boonshuyar, Chuanchom Sakondhavat, Wisut Sukeepaisarncharoen, Sang-a-roon Kulpradist, Boonsri Isarangkura Na Ayudthya, Verapol Chandeying, and Sungwal Rugpao Clin. Diagn. Lab. Immunol. March 2001 8: 468-469; [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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