Contents: July 2001, Volume 8, Issue 4        Minireviews        Guest Commentary        Microbial Immunology        Cellular Immunology        Experimental Clinical Investigation        Immune-Mediated Responses and Disorders        Antibodies and Mediators Of Immunity        Veterinary Immunology Other Issues

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Minireviews:

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Immunological Effects of Interleukin-2 Therapy in Human Immunodeficiency Virus-Positive Subjects Paolo De Paoli Clin. Diagn. Lab. Immunol. July 2001 8: 671-677; [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Celiac Disease-Associated Autoimmune Endocrinopathies Vijay Kumar, Manoj Rajadhyaksha, and Jacobo Wortsman Clin. Diagn. Lab. Immunol. July 2001 8: 678-685; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Guest Commentary:

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Antituberculosis Treatment: Increasing Evidence for Drug Effects on Innate Cellular Immunity C. T. Tiemessen, S. Shalekoff, S. Meddows-Taylor, and D. J. Martin Clin. Diagn. Lab. Immunol. July 2001 8: 686-689; [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Microbial Immunology:

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Comparison of Hepatitis C Viral Loads in Patients with or without Human Immunodeficiency Virus Janice M. Matthews-Greer, Gloria C. Caldito, Sharon D. Adley, Regina Willis, Angela C. Mire, Richard M. Jamison, Kenny L. McRae, John W. King, and Wun-Ling Chang Clin. Diagn. Lab. Immunol. July 2001 8: 690-694; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Biological Response Modifier Activity of an Exopolysaccharide from Paenibacillus jamilae CP-7 Alfonso Ruiz-Bravo, Maria Jimenez-Valera, Encarnacion Moreno, Victor Guerra, and Alberto Ramos-Cormenzana Clin. Diagn. Lab. Immunol. July 2001 8: 706-710; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Isogenic Strain of Escherichia coli O157:H7 That Has Lost both Shiga Toxin 1 and 2 Genes Peter Feng, Manashi Dey, Akio Abe, and Tae Takeda Clin. Diagn. Lab. Immunol. July 2001 8: 711-717; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Posttreatment Follow-Up of Helicobacter pylori Infection Using a Stool Antigen Immunoassay Daniel E. Roth, David N. Taylor, Robert H. Gilman, Rina Meza, Uriel Katz, Christian Bautista, Lilia Cabrera, Billie Velapatiño, Carlos Lebron, Manuel Razúri, J. Watanabe, T. Monath, and The Gastrointestinal Physiology Working Group Clin. Diagn. Lab. Immunol. July 2001 8: 718-723; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Standardized Method of Measuring Acanthamoeba Antibodies in Sera from Healthy Human Subjects Cynthia L. Chappell, John A. Wright, Michael Coletta, and Anthony L. Newsome Clin. Diagn. Lab. Immunol. July 2001 8: 724-730; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Cross-Reactivity of Epstein-Barr Virus-Specific Immunoglobulin M Antibodies with Cytomegalovirus Antigens Containing Glycine Homopolymers Dieter Lang, Rolf Vornhagen, Markus Rothe, Walter Hinderer, Hans-H. Sonneborn, and Bodo Plachter Clin. Diagn. Lab. Immunol. July 2001 8: 747-756; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Identification and Strain Differentiation of Vibrio cholerae by Using Polyclonal Antibodies against Outer Membrane Proteins A. Martínez-Govea, J. Ambrosio, L. Gutiérrez-Cogco, and A. Flisser Clin. Diagn. Lab. Immunol. July 2001 8: 768-771; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Use of Recombinant BP26 Protein in Serological Diagnosis of Brucella melitensis Infection in Sheep Axel Cloeckaert, Sylvie Baucheron, Nieves Vizcaino, and Michel S. Zygmunt Clin. Diagn. Lab. Immunol. July 2001 8: 772-775; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Antenatal Screening for Hepatitis B and Antibodies to Toxoplasma gondii and Rubella Virus: Evaluation of Two Commercial Immunoassay Systems Robert J. A. Diepersloot, Hiske Dunnewold-Hoekstra, Jorien Kruit-den Hollander, and Fer Vlaspolder Clin. Diagn. Lab. Immunol. July 2001 8: 785-787; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Quantitative Analyses of Variations in the Injury of Endothelial Cells Elicited by 11 Isolates of Rickettsia rickettsii Marina E. Eremeeva, Gregory A. Dasch, and David J. Silverman Clin. Diagn. Lab. Immunol. July 2001 8: 788-796; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Viral Load in Breast Milk Correlates with Transmission of Human Cytomegalovirus to Preterm Neonates, but Lactoferrin Concentrations Do Not B. W. A. van der Strate, M. C. Harmsen, P. Schäfer, P. J. Swart, T. H. The, G. Jahn, C. P. Speer, D. K. F. Meijer, and K. Hamprecht Clin. Diagn. Lab. Immunol. July 2001 8: 818-821; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

groEL Encodes a Highly Antigenic Protein in Burkholderia pseudomallei Patrick C. Y. Woo, Patricia K. L. Leung, Samson S. Y. Wong, Pak-Leung Ho, and Kwok-Yung Yuen Clin. Diagn. Lab. Immunol. July 2001 8: 832-836; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Production of Bartonella Genus-Specific Monoclonal Antibodies Zhongxing Liang, Bernard La Scola, Hubert Lepidi, and Didier Raoult Clin. Diagn. Lab. Immunol. July 2001 8: 847-849; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Cellular Immunology:

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Induction by a Lactic Acid Bacterium of a Population of CD4+ T Cells with Low Proliferative Capacity That Produce Transforming Growth Factor and Interleukin-10 Thierry von der Weid, Christine Bulliard, and Eduardo J. Schiffrin Clin. Diagn. Lab. Immunol. July 2001 8: 695-701; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

In Vitro Hydroxyurea Decreases Th1 Cell-Mediated Immunity Adriana Weinberg Clin. Diagn. Lab. Immunol. July 2001 8: 702-705; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Immune Function in Healthy Inner-City Children Jacqueline A. Bartlett, Arielle R. Goldklang, Steven J. Schleifer, and Steven E. Keller Clin. Diagn. Lab. Immunol. July 2001 8: 740-746; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Enhancement of Splenic-Macrophage Fc Receptor Expression by Treatment with Estrogens F. Gomez, P. Ruiz, J. A. Bernal, M. Escobar, A. Garcia-Egido, and J. J. B. Lopez-Saez Clin. Diagn. Lab. Immunol. July 2001 8: 806-810; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Experimental Clinical Investigation:

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Helicobacter pylori Intrafamilial Infections: Change in Source of Infection of a Child from Father to Mother after Eradication Therapy Ikue Taneike, Yukiko Tamura, Toshiaki Shimizu, Yuichiro Yamashiro, and Tatsuo Yamamoto Clin. Diagn. Lab. Immunol. July 2001 8: 731-739; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Cytopathic Changes in Rat Microglial Cells Induced by Pathogenic Acanthamoeba culbertsoni: Morphology and Cytokine Release Ho-Joon Shin, Myung-Soo Cho, Suk-Yul Jung, Hyung-Il Kim, Sun Park, Jang-Hoon Seo, Jung-Chil Yoo, and Kyung-Il Im Clin. Diagn. Lab. Immunol. July 2001 8: 837-840; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Spinal Cord Involvement in Uncomplicated Herpes Zoster Israel Steiner, Bettina Steiner-Birmanns, Netta Levin, Klila Hershko, Isabelle Korn-Lubetzki, and Iftah Biran Clin. Diagn. Lab. Immunol. July 2001 8: 850-851; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Immune-Mediated Responses and Disorders:

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Role of Nijmegen Breakage Syndrome Protein in Specific T-Lymphocyte Activation Pathways Miguel Angel García-Pérez, Luis M. Allende, Alfredo Corell, Estela Paz-Artal, Pilar Varela, Alberto López-Goyanes, Francisco García-Martin, Rosario Vázquez, Amalia Sotoca, and Antonio Arnaiz-Villena Clin. Diagn. Lab. Immunol. July 2001 8: 757-761; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Real-Time PCR as a New Tool for Quantifying Leishmania infantum in Liver in Infected Mice Stéphane Bretagne, Rémy Durand, Martine Olivi, Jean-François Garin, Annie Sulahian, Danièle Rivollet, Michel Vidaud, and Michèle Deniau Clin. Diagn. Lab. Immunol. July 2001 8: 828-831; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Antibodies and Mediators Of Immunity:

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Enhanced Antigen-Specific Delayed-Type Hypersensitivity and Immunoglobulin G2b Responses after Oral Administration of Viable Lactobacillus casei YIT9029 in Wistar and Brown Norway Rats R. de Waard, J. Garssen, J. Snel, G. C. A. M. Bokken, T. Sako, J. H. J. Huis in 't Veld, and J. G. Vos Clin. Diagn. Lab. Immunol. July 2001 8: 762-767; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Flow Cytometric Microsphere-Based Immunoassay: Analysis of Secreted Cytokines in Whole-Blood Samples from Asthmatics Christophe Camilla, Laurent Mély, Antoine Magnan, Brice Casano, Sabine Prato, Stephane Debono, Felix Montero, Jean-Philippe Defoort, Marie Martin, and Vincent Fert Clin. Diagn. Lab. Immunol. July 2001 8: 776-784; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Antibody Maturation in Trypanosoma cruzi-Infected Rats Iván S. Marcipar, Marikena G. Risso, Ariel M. Silber, Silvia Revelli, and Alberto J. Marcipar Clin. Diagn. Lab. Immunol. July 2001 8: 802-805; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

In the Absence of Endogenous Gamma Interferon, Mice Acutely Infected with Neospora caninum Succumb to a Lethal Immune Response Characterized by Inactivation of Peritoneal Macrophages Yoshifumi Nishikawa, Khajornsak Tragoolpua, Noboru Inoue, Levi Makala, Hideyuki Nagasawa, Haruki Otsuka, and Takeshi Mikami Clin. Diagn. Lab. Immunol. July 2001 8: 811-817; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Neutralizing Antibodies against Autologous Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 Isolates in Patients with Increasing CD4 Cell Counts despite Incomplete Virus Suppression during Antiretroviral Treatment Loredana Sarmati, Gabriella d'Ettorre, Emanuele Nicastri, Lucia Ercoli, Ilaria Uccella, Paola Massetti, Saverio Giuseppe Parisi, Vincenzo Vullo, and Massimo Andreoni Clin. Diagn. Lab. Immunol. July 2001 8: 822-824; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Generation and Serological Characterization of Murine Monoclonal Antibodies against O Antigens from Acinetobacter Reference Strains Ralph Pantophlet, Lore Brade, and Helmut Brade Clin. Diagn. Lab. Immunol. July 2001 8: 825-827; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Syphilis Fast Latex Agglutination Test, a Rapid Confirmatory Test Martha B. Fears and Victoria Pope Clin. Diagn. Lab. Immunol. July 2001 8: 841-842; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Veterinary Immunology:

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AhpC, AhpD, and a Secreted 14-Kilodalton Antigen from Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis Distinguish between Paratuberculosis and Bovine Tuberculosis in an Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay Ingrid Olsen, Morten Tryland, Harald G. Wiker, and Liv J. Reitan Clin. Diagn. Lab. Immunol. July 2001 8: 797-801; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Heartwater (Cowdria ruminantium Infection) as a Cause of Postrestocking Mortality of Goats in Mozambique Cornelis P. J. Bekker, Daan Vink, Carlos M. Lopes Pereira, Wendela Wapenaar, Afonso Langa, and Frans Jongejan Clin. Diagn. Lab. Immunol. July 2001 8: 843-846; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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