Toxoplasmosis - Nature of Infection and Immune Reponse

Remington, Jack S.

Abstract

Funding Agency

• Agency: National Institute of Health (NIH)
• Institute: National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)
• Type: Method to Extend Research in Time (MERIT) Award (R37)
• Project #: 5R37AI004717-35
• Application #: 2057745
• Study Section: Special Emphasis Panel (NSS)
• Project Start: 1977-04-01
• Project End: 1997-03-31
• Budget Start: 1996-04-01
• Budget End: 1997-03-31
• Support Year: 35
• Fiscal Year: 1996

Institution

• Name: Palo Alto Medical Foundation Research Institute
• DUNS #: 622276137
• City: Palo Alto
• State: CA
• Country: United States
• Zip Code: 94301

Publications

Montoya, Jose G; Huffman, Heather B; Remington, J S (2004) Evaluation of the immunoglobulin G avidity test for diagnosis of toxoplasmic lymphadenopathy. J Clin Microbiol 42:4627-31

Remington, Jack S; Thulliez, Philippe; Montoya, Jose G (2004) Recent developments for diagnosis of toxoplasmosis. J Clin Microbiol 42:941-5

Araujo, F; Slifer, T; Li, S et al. (2004) Gemifloxacin inhibits cytokine secretion by lipopolysaccharide stimulated human monocytes at the post-transcriptional level. Clin Microbiol Infect 10:213-9

Wang, Xisheng; Kang, Hoil; Kikuchi, Takane et al. (2004) Gamma interferon production, but not perforin-mediated cytolytic activity, of T cells is required for prevention of toxoplasmic encephalitis in BALB/c mice genetically resistant to the disease. Infect Immun 72:4432-8

Araujo, Fausto G; Slifer, Teri (2003) Different strains of Toxoplasma gondii induce different cytokine responses in CBA/Ca mice. Infect Immun 71:4171-4

Kang, Hoil; Liesenfeld, Oliver; Remington, Jack S et al. (2003) TCR V beta 8+ T cells prevent development of toxoplasmic encephalitis in BALB/c mice genetically resistant to the disease. J Immunol 170:4254-9

Araujo, F G; Slifer, T L; Remington, J S (2002) Effect of moxifloxacin on secretion of cytokines by human monocytes stimulated with lipopolysaccharide. Clin Microbiol Infect 8:26-30

Araujo, Fausto G; Slifer, Teri L; Remington, Jack S (2002) Inhibition of secretion of interleukin-1alpha and tumor necrosis factor alpha by the ketolide antibiotic telithromycin. Antimicrob Agents Chemother 46:3327-30

Yardley, Vanessa; Khan, Anis A; Martin, Michael B et al. (2002) In vivo activities of farnesyl pyrophosphate synthase inhibitors against Leishmania donovani and Toxoplasma gondii. Antimicrob Agents Chemother 46:929-31

Parmley, Stephen; Slifer, Teri; Araujo, Fausto (2002) Protective effects of immunization with a recombinant cyst antigen in mouse models of infection with Toxoplasma gondii tissue cysts. J Infect Dis 185 Suppl 1:S90-5