Bordetella holmesii, a species closely related to B. pertussis, has been reported sporadically as a cause of whooping cough-like symptoms. To investigate whether B. pertussis-induced immunity is protective against infection with B. holmesii, we conducted an analysis using 11 human respiratory B. holmesii isolates collected during 2005-2009 from a highly B. pertussis-vaccinated population in Mas...

This paper reports a comparison of the recombinant Sj26 (rSj26) antigen derived from the Philippine strain and the 26-28 kDa antigen isolated and purified from the Chinese strain of Schistosoma japonicum with respect to their antigenicity and immunogenicity. The results showed that there were obvious cross reactions between rSj26 and 26-28 kDa antigen when rSj26 antigen was tested against speci...

The personal risks of infection, as well the conditions for achieving herd immunity, are strongly dependent on an individual’s response to infective agents one hand, and reactions vaccination other hand. main goal this work is illustrate importance quantitative individual effects disease risk in a simple way. applied model was able effects, cases different reactions, after exposition viruses or...

138 patients who were diagnosed with gastric and duodenal ulcers during EGDS treated. The inclusion of exogenous nitric oxide in the anti-ulcer treatment contributed to eradication Hp, restoration membrane component damaged cells, stabilization local immune reactions humoral immunity. NO-therapy accelerated epithelialization by 2 times compared did not receive complex therapy.

The relationship of antimicrobial cellular immunity to delayed hypersensitivity (DH) was studied in mice antigenically stimulated by living Listeria monocytogenes confined to diffusion chambers in peritoneal cavities or by subcutaneous inoculation of sublethal doses of the organism. Mice showed DH reactions when tested 6 days after inoculation, and reactions were positive for at least 90 days i...

Among reactions of innate immunity, resistance of human peripheral blood leukocytes (PBL) to viral infection seems important. The purpose of our study was to find, which of the subpopulations of PBL is the most responsible for the innate antiviral immunity of these cells. The innate immunity was measured by using the direct method of infection of leukocytes with vesicular stomatitis virus (VSV)...

1. The incidence of pneumococcidal power of the whole defibrinated blood in human beings has been shown to vary with age. The age distribution of other type-specific antibodies varies similarly, insofar as they are frequent enough to be compared or technically demonstrable. 2. The incidence of pneumococcidal power of the whole defibrinated blood for Type I, Type II, and Type III differs. Type I...