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In Vivo Effects of Bifidobacteria and Lactoferrin on Gut Endotoxin Concentration and Mucosal Immunity in Balb/c Mice
The aim of the present study was to examine the effects of oral supplementation of newborn Balb/c mice with bifidobacteria (B. infantis, B. bifidum) and iron-free apo-lactoferrin (bovine, human) on gut endotoxin ...
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Mucosal Immunity To and Immunopathology of Respiratory Syncytial Virus Infection
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Expression, Regulation and Function of the Costimulatory Molecules B7-1(CD80) and B7-2 (CD86) and MHC Class II on Human Enterocytes † 30
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Demonstration of a Novel IgA Receptor on Intestinal Epithelial Cells • 29
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REGULATION OF EOSINOPHIL FUNCTION BY RESPIRATORY SYNCYTIAL VIRUS-INFECTED AIRWAY EPITHELIAL CELLS † 703
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IL-8 INDUCTION BY RESPIRATORY SYNCYTIAL VIRUS (RSV) INFECTION IS MEDIATED BY RelA (NF-kB) TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR. • 49
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Respiratory syncytial virus infection: Clinical presentation and management
RSV infection continues to be a major cause of morbidity and mortality throughout the world. Despite advances in the understanding of its pathogenesis, limited progress has been made in prevention and treatmen...
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Group A Rotaviruses Produce Extrahepatic Biliary Obstruction in Orally Inoculated Newborn Mice
ABSTRACT: Extrahepatic biliary atresia is a devastating disease occurring in 1 in 10 000 to 14 000 infants annually in the United States. We have recently described preliminary data suggesting an association o...
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Comparison of stress indices in gauging clinical activity in patients with inflammatory bowel disease
Stress indices are widely available but few have been validated or used for monitoring clinical disease activity in chronic inflammatory disorders. One hundred twenty-three outpatients with inflammatory bowel ...
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Activation of Human Eosinophils In Vitro by Respiratory Syncytial Virus
ABSTRACT: To determine the nature of the interaction between viruses and eosinophils, normodense eosinophils were separated from the blood of healthy volunteers and incubated in vitro with respiratory syncytial v...
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1 DEVELOPMENT OF LYMPHOMAS IN HUMAN ORIGIN IN MICE WITH SEVERE COMBINED IMMUNODEFICIENCY (SCID): ROLE OF EPSTEIN-BARR VIRUS (EBV) AND INTERLEUKIN-6 (IL-6)
SCID mice were inoculated intraperitoneally with 50×106 human tonsillar lymphocytes (hu–TOL) per animal. Five to eleven weeks later, 29.4% (10/34) of mice injected with hu–TOL from EBV seropositive donors, but no...
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Development of local immunity: Role in mechanisms of protection against or pathogenesis of respiratory syncytial viral infections
The bronchus associated lymphoid tissue (BALT) and the precursor immunocompetent lymphoid cells in the nasopharynx, tonsils, and salivary glands represent the basic source of specific secretory IgA, other immu...
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Effect of Rotavirus Infection and Malnutrition on Uptake of a Dietary Antigen in the Intestine
ABSTRACT: Intestinal absorption of ovalbumin (OVA), a dietary macromolecule, was studied in malnourished and normally nourished suckling mice after experimentally induced infection with rotavirus. All mice dev...
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The Release of Leukotrienes in the Respiratory Tract during Infection with Respiratory Syncytial Virus: Role in Obstructive Airway Disease
ABSTRACT: Samples of nasopharyngeal secretions from a group of 73 infants with bronchiolitis or upper respiratory illness alone during infection with respiratory syncytial virus were analyzed for leukotriene C4 (...
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Host—Pathogen Interactions in the Gastrointestinal Tract
During the last two decades, much attention has been devoted to the understanding of the local immune system especially in the intestinal and respiratory tracts. As a result, a large body of literature is now ...
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IMMUNE RESPONSE TO NONTYPABLE HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE
The antibody response to nontypable Haemophilus influenzae (NTHI) was determined in the normal population and in children with otitis media by an immunodot assay. Preliminary studies confirmed the specificity and...
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