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Immunity to
Mycobacterium tuberculosis
Guest Editors: James A. Triccas, Nathalie Winter, Carl G. Feng, and Nicholas P. West
Immunity to
Mycobacterium tuberculosis
, James A. Triccas, Nathalie Winter, Carl G. Feng, and Nicholas P. West
Volume 2011 (2011), Article ID 406549, 2 pages
Induction of Granulysin and Perforin Cytolytic Mediator Expression in 10-Week-Old Infants Vaccinated with BCG at Birth
, Patricia L. Semple, Marcia Watkins, Virginia Davids, Alan M. Krensky, Willem A. Hanekom, Gilla Kaplan, and Stanley Ress
Volume 2011 (2011), Article ID 438463, 10 pages
Exogenous Control of the Expression of Group I CD1 Molecules Competent for Presentation of Microbial Nonpeptide Antigens to Human T Lymphocytes
, Angelo Aquino, Grazia Graziani, Ornella Franzese, Salvatore P. Prete, Enzo Bonmassar, Laura Bonmassar, and Stefania D'Atri
Volume 2011 (2011), Article ID 790460, 27 pages
Immunopathology of Postprimary Tuberculosis: Increased T-Regulatory Cells and DEC-205-Positive Foamy Macrophages in Cavitary Lesions
, Kerry J. Welsh, Semyon A. Risin, Jeffrey K. Actor, and Robert L. Hunter
Volume 2011 (2011), Article ID 307631, 9 pages
Treatment of Disseminated Mycobacterial Infection with High-Dose IFN-
γ
in a Patient with IL-12R
β
1 Deficiency
, Abdullah A. Alangari, Fahad Al-Zamil, Abdulrahman Al-Mazrou, Saleh Al-Muhsen, Stéphanie Boisson-Dupuis, Sitalbanat Awadallah, Abdelmageed Kambal, and Jean-Laurent Casanova
Volume 2011 (2011), Article ID 691956, 5 pages
γδ
T Cells Cross-Link Innate and Adaptive Immunity in
Mycobacterium tuberculosis
Infection
, Serena Meraviglia, Sary El Daker, Francesco Dieli, Federico Martini, and Angelo Martino
Volume 2011 (2011), Article ID 587315, 11 pages
Innate Immune Effectors in Mycobacterial Infection
, Hiroyuki Saiga, Yosuke Shimada, and Kiyoshi Takeda
Volume 2011 (2011), Article ID 347594, 8 pages
Clustering of
Mycobacterium tuberculosis
Cases in Acapulco: Spoligotyping and Risk Factors
, Elizabeth Nava-Aguilera, Yolanda López-Vidal, Eva Harris, Arcadio Morales-Pérez, Steven Mitchell, Miguel Flores-Moreno, Ascencio Villegas-Arrizón, José Legorreta-Soberanis, Robert Ledogar, and Neil Andersson
Volume 2011 (2011), Article ID 408375, 12 pages
Mycobacteria Infection in Incomplete Transverse Myelitis Is Refractory to Steroids: A Pilot Study
, Yanqing Feng, Ning Guo, Junxiu Liu, Xi Chen, Qiaosong Sun, Rong Lai, and Fan Huang
Volume 2011 (2011), Article ID 501369, 8 pages
Human T Cell and Antibody-Mediated Responses to the
Mycobacterium tuberculosis
Recombinant 85A, 85B, and ESAT-6 Antigens
, Gilson C. Macedo, Adriana Bozzi, Helena Rachel Weinreich, Andre Bafica, Henrique C. Teixeira, and Sergio C. Oliveira
Volume 2011 (2011), Article ID 351573, 10 pages
Modulation of Cell Death by
M. tuberculosis
as a Strategy for Pathogen Survival
, Markos Abebe, Louise Kim, Graham Rook, Abraham Aseffa, Liya Wassie, Martha Zewdie, Alimuddin Zumla, Howard Engers, Peter Andersen, and T. Mark Doherty
Volume 2011 (2011), Article ID 678570, 11 pages
Mycobacterial PE/PPE Proteins at the Host-Pathogen Interface
, Samantha L. Sampson
Volume 2011 (2011), Article ID 497203, 11 pages
Different Transcriptional Profiles of Human Monocyte-Derived Dendritic Cells Infected with Distinct Strains of
Mycobacterium tuberculosis
and
Mycobacterium bovis
Bacillus Calmette-Guérin
, Nunzia Sanarico, Alessia Colone, Manuela Grassi, Viviana Speranza, Daniela Giovannini, Antonio Ciaramella, Vittorio Colizzi, and Francesca Mariani
Volume 2011 (2011), Article ID 741051, 14 pages
Pathogenesis, Immunology, and Diagnosis of Latent
Mycobacterium tuberculosis
Infection
, Suhail Ahmad
Volume 2011 (2011), Article ID 814943, 17 pages
Expression of Proinflammatory and Regulatory Cytokines via NF-κB and MAPK-Dependent and IFN Regulatory Factor-3-Independent Mechanisms in Human Primary Monocytes Infected by
Mycobacterium tuberculosis
, Elena Giacomini, Maria Elena Remoli, Marta Scandurra, Valérie Gafa, Manuela Pardini, Lanfranco Fattorini, and Eliana M. Coccia
Volume 2011 (2011), Article ID 841346, 8 pages
The Impact of Transcriptomics on the Fight against Tuberculosis: Focus on Biomarkers, BCG Vaccination, and Immunotherapy
, Carlos Rodrigo Zárate-Bladés, Celio Lopes Silva, and Geraldo A. Passos
Volume 2011 (2011), Article ID 192630, 6 pages
A Spotlight on Liquefaction: Evidence from Clinical Settings and Experimental Models in Tuberculosis
, Pere-Joan Cardona
Volume 2011 (2011), Article ID 868246, 9 pages
Recombinant HBHA Boosting Effect on BCG-Induced Immunity against
Mycobacterium tuberculosis
Infection
, G. G. Guerrero and C. Locht
Volume 2011 (2011), Article ID 730702, 8 pages
Immunogenicity and Protective Efficacy against Murine Tuberculosis of a Prime-Boost Regimen with BCG and a DNA Vaccine Expressing ESAT-6 and Ag85A Fusion Protein
, Jia Lu, Chun Wang, Zhiguang Zhou, Ying Zhang, Tingting Cao, Chunwei Shi, Zhenhua Chen, Lingxia Chen, Changxue Cai, and Xionglin Fan
Volume 2011 (2011), Article ID 617892, 10 pages
Novel Prophylactic Vaccine Using a Prime-Boost Method and Hemagglutinating Virus of Japan-Envelope against Tuberculosis
, Masaji Okada, Yoko Kita, Toshihiro Nakajima, Noriko Kanamaru, Satomi Hashimoto, Tetsuji Nagasawa, Yasufumi Kaneda, Shigeto Yoshida, Yasuko Nishida, Hitoshi Nakatani, Kyoko Takao, Chie Kishigami, Shiho Nishimatsu, Yuki Sekine, Yoshikazu Inoue, David N. McMurray, and Mitsunori Sakatani
Volume 2011 (2011), Article ID 549281, 11 pages
The
M. tuberculosis
Phosphate-Binding Lipoproteins PstS1 and PstS3 Induce Th1 and Th17 Responses That Are Not Associated with Protection against
M. tuberculosis
Infection
, Carla Palma, Ralf Spallek, Giovanni Piccaro, Manuela Pardini, Fatima Jonas, Wulf Oehlmann, Mahavir Singh, and Antonio Cassone
Volume 2011 (2011), Article ID 690328, 11 pages
Tuberculosis Immunity: Opportunities from Studies with Cattle
, W. Ray Waters, Mitchell V. Palmer, Tyler C. Thacker, William C. Davis, Srinand Sreevatsan, Paul Coussens, Kieran G. Meade, Jayne C. Hope, and D. Mark Estes
Volume 2011 (2011), Article ID 768542, 11 pages
Biosensing Technologies for
Mycobacterium tuberculosis
Detection: Status and New Developments
, Lixia Zhou, Xiaoxiao He, Dinggeng He, Kemin Wang, and Dilan Qin
Volume 2011 (2011), Article ID 193963, 8 pages