Search Results - "Alvine, Travis"
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Dengue virus specific IgY provides protection following lethal dengue virus challenge and is neutralizing in the absence of inducing antibody dependent enhancement
Published in PLoS neglected tropical diseases (07-07-2017)“…Dengue hemorrhagic fever (DHF) and dengue shock syndrome (DSS) are severe disease manifestations that can occur following sequential infection with different…”
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Characterization of prostanoids response to Bordetella pertussis antigen BscF and Tdap in LPS-challenged monocytes
Published in Prostaglandins, leukotrienes and essential fatty acids (01-07-2022)“…•These results are the first to demonstrate a regulatory role for BscF and Tdap in prostanoids production.•BscF, alone elicit immunomodulatory effect…”
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Mouse Immunization with Purified Needle Proteins from Type III Secretion Systems and the Characterization of the Immune Response to These Proteins
Published in Methods in molecular biology (Clifton, N.J.) (01-01-2017)“…Many Gram-negative pathogens utilize a type III secretion (T3S) system to directly deliver effector molecules into host eukaryotic cells to manipulate cellular…”
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Modulation of Inflammatory Signaling Molecules in Bordetella pertussis Antigen-Challenged Human Monocytes in Presence of Adrenergic Agonists
Published in Vaccines (Basel) (17-02-2022)“…BscF is a type III secretion system (T3SS) needle protein from and has previously been shown to induce a sufficient Th1 and Th17 response in human monocytes…”
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Endogenous HLA-DQ8αβ programs superantigens (SEG/SEI) to silence toxicity and unleash a tumoricidal network with long-term melanoma survival
Published in Journal for immunotherapy of cancer (01-10-2020)“…BackgroundAs the most powerful T cell agonists known, superantigens (SAgs) have enormous potential for cancer immunotherapy. Their development has languished…”
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Expression and Purification of N-Terminally His-Tagged Recombinant Type III Secretion Proteins
Published in Methods in molecular biology (Clifton, N.J.) (01-01-2017)“…The ability to express and purify recombinant needle proteins from the Type III Secretion System (T3SS) of many gram-negative bacteria has allowed us to…”
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A Method for Characterizing the Type III Secretion System's Contribution to Pathogenesis: Homologous Recombination to Generate Yersinia pestis Type III Secretion System Mutants
Published in Methods in molecular biology (Clifton, N.J.) (01-01-2017)“…The type III (T3S) secretion system of many gram-negative bacteria is a surface-exposed protein secretion apparatus used to directly inject bacterial effector…”
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Nutrients and Immunometabolism: Role of Macrophage NLRP3
Published in The Journal of nutrition (01-07-2020)“…Inflammation is largely mediated by immune cells responding to invading pathogens, whereas metabolism is oriented toward producing usable energy for vital cell…”
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BscF as a vaccine candidate for Bordetella pertussis infection (“Whooping Cough”) (VAC9P.1064)
Published in The Journal of immunology (1950) (01-05-2015)“…Bordetella pertussis, a Gram- bacterium, causes pertussis (“Whopping Cough”). Despite widespread vaccination, 48 million cases of pertussis occur annually…”
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Purified type III secretion system needle proteins are novel TLR agonists that induce NF-κB signaling and stimulate NLRP3-dependent IL-1β production by innate cells in vitro
Published in The Journal of immunology (1950) (01-05-2017)“…Purified type III secretion (T3S) system needle proteins from a number of Gram-negative bacteria have been identified as protective antigens as well as strong…”
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Effect of HLA-DQ presentation on SEG/SEI superantigenic reactivity to a CD4+-mediated anti-tumor response devoid of autoimmune or allogeneic effects
Published in Journal of clinical oncology (20-05-2016)“…Abstract only…”
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Temperature-dependent sex determination modulates cardiovascular maturation in embryonic snapping turtles Chelydra serpentina
Published in Journal of experimental biology (01-03-2013)“…We investigated sex differences in cardiovascular maturation in embryos of the snapping turtle Chelydra serpentina, a species with temperature-dependent sex…”
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BscF from Bordetella pertussis provides advantageous adjuvant activity when paired with the acellular pertussis vaccine: enhanced Th1/Th17 pertussis-specific immune response
Published in The Journal of immunology (1950) (01-05-2016)“…Incidence of pertussis, a severe respiratory disease caused by Bordetella pertussis, have been on the rise. This resurgence has been linked to antigenic…”
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The N terminus of Yersinia pestis’ YscF masks YscF’s naturally occurring PAMP, inhibiting inflammation and allowing for colonization in vivo
Published in The Journal of immunology (1950) (01-05-2016)“…Type III secretion (T3S) systems, common to many Gram- bacteria, act as a needle to deliver virulence factors directly into eukaryotic cells, often modulating…”
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Humanized HLA-DQ8αβ transgenic mice treated with SEG/SEI superantigens exhibit long-term CD4+-mediated anti-tumor responses
Published in The Journal of immunology (1950) (01-05-2017)“…SEG and SEI are primordial S. aureus superantigens (SAgs) notably unaccompanied by human neutralizing antibodies that have hampered the use of classic SAgs as…”
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Paternal High Fat Diet and Exercise Differentially Regulate Placental Development and Inflammation in a Sex-Specific Manner in C57BL6/J Mice (P19-003-19)
Published in Current developments in nutrition (01-06-2019)“…We have shown that increases in T2D risk in male offspring when the father consumes a high-fat (HF) diet can be normalized when the father also exercises…”
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Staphylococcal enterotoxin G and I: augmenting the T cell response to murine melanoma
Published in The Journal of immunology (1950) (01-05-2016)“…Staphylococcal enterotoxins (SEs) have been shown to be effectual proteins which demonstrate anti-tumor activity. SEG and SEI, produced from the enterotoxin…”
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Renal, metabolic and hematological effects of trans-retinoic acid during critical developmental windows in the embryonic chicken
Published in Journal of comparative physiology. B, Biochemical, systemic, and environmental physiology (2014)“…All-trans-retinoic acid (tRA), an active metabolite of vitamin A, directly influences the developing kidney, and is a major regulatory signal during vertebrate…”
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Offspring Exercise Modulates Beige Adipocyte Numbers by Differential Regulation of H3K9 Methyltransferase G9a and Demethylase KDM4C in Mice Fed a Maternal High Fat Diet (P21-067-19)
Published in Current developments in nutrition (01-06-2019)“…We have shown that a maternal low protein and postnatal high fat (HF) diet increases offspring obesity and type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) risk by…”
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Characterization of the Immune Stimulating Properties of Type III Secretion System Needle Protein BscF from Bordetella Pertussis : Towards the Development of a New Acellular Pertussis Vaccine
Published 01-01-2017“…Despite widespread vaccination, Bordetella pertussis , the causative agent of whooping cough, is still a threat to global health. One cause of pertussis…”
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