Search Results - "Ball, T. B."

Comprehensive Proteomic Study Identifies Serpin and Cystatin Antiproteases as Novel Correlates of HIV-1 Resistance in the Cervicovaginal Mucosa of Female Sex Workers by Burgener, A, Rahman, S, Ahmad, R, Lajoie, J, Ramdahin, S, Mesa, C, Brunet, S, Wachihi, C, Kimani, J, Fowke, K, Carr, S, Plummer, F, Ball, T. B

“…Not all individuals exposed to HIV-1 become infected, and evidence from HIV-1 highly exposed seronegative women (HIV-1-resistant) suggests that mucosal factors…”
Get full text

Defining the genital immune correlates of protection against HIV acquisition: co-infections and other potential confounders by Kaul, R, Ball, T B, Hirbod, T

“…The sexual transmission of HIV is very inefficient, presumably because mucosal immune defences prevent infection after most exposures. Since numerous genital…”
Get more information

Cataloguing of Potential HIV Susceptibility Factors during the Menstrual Cycle of Pig-Tailed Macaques by Using a Systems Biology Approach by Vishwanathan, S A, Burgener, A, Bosinger, S E, Tharp, G K, Guenthner, P C, Patel, N B, Birse, K, Hanson, D L, Westmacott, G R, Henning, T R, Radzio, J, Garcia-Lerma, J G, Ball, T B, McNicholl, J M, Kersh, E N

“…Our earlier studies with pig-tailed macaques demonstrated various simian-human immunodeficiency virus (SHIV) susceptibilities during the menstrual cycle,…”
Get full text

Cellular immune responses to recurring influenza strains have limited boosting ability and limited cross-reactivity to other strains by Keynan, Y., Card, C.M., Ball, B.T., Li, Y., Plummer, F.A., Fowke, K.R.

“…Influenza vaccine provides protection against infection with matched strains, and this protection correlates with serum antibody titres. In addition to…”
Get full text

Influence of HLA Supertypes on Susceptibility and Resistance to Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 Infection by MacDonald, Kelly S., Fowke, Keith R., Kimani, Joshua, Dunand, Viviane A., Nagelkerke, Nico J. D., Blake Ball, T., Oyugi, Julius, Njagi, Ephantus, Gaur, Lakshmi K., Brunham, RobertC, Wade, Judy, Luscher, Mark A., Krausa, Peter, Rowland-Jones, Sarah, Ngugi, Elizabeth, Bwayo, Job J., Plummer, Francis A.

“…Certain human leukocyte antigens, by presenting conserved immunogenic epitopes for T cell recognition, may, in part, account for the observed differences in…”
Get full text

Identifying inflorescence phytoliths from selected species of wheat (Triticum monococcum, T. dicoccon, T. dicoccoides, and T. aestivum) and barley (Hordeum vulgare and H. spontaneum) (Gramineae) by Ball, Terry B., Gardner, John S., Anderson, Nicole

“…Analysis of microfossil silica phytoliths is becoming an increasingly important research tool for taxonomists, archaeobotanists, and paleoecologists. Expanded…”
Get full text

Potential biomarkers associated with discrimination between latent and active pulmonary tuberculosis by Kamakia, R., Kiazyk, S., Waruk, J., Meyers, A., Ochanda, J., Ball, T. B., Oyugi, J.

“…SETTING: A third of the world's population has latent tuberculous infection (LTBI). Current TB diagnostics used in developing countries are ineffective and are…”
Get full text

Acute Sexually Transmitted Infections Increase Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 Plasma Viremia, Increase Plasma Type 2 Cytokines, and Decrease CD4 Cell Counts by Anzala, Aggrey O., Simonsen, J. Neil, Kimani, Joshua, Ball, T. Blake, Nagelkerke, Nico J. D., Rutherford, John, Ngugi, Elizabeth N., Bwayo, Job J., Plummer, Francis A.

“…In Kenya, the median incubation time to AIDS in seroconverting sex workers is 4 years; this incubation time is specific to female sex workers. We studied the…”
Get full text

A distinct cytokine and chemokine profile at the genital mucosa is associated with HIV-1 protection among HIV-exposed seronegative commercial sex workers by Lajoie, J, Juno, J, Burgener, A, Rahman, S, Mogk, K, Wachihi, C, Mwanjewe, J, Plummer, F A, Kimani, J, Ball, T B, Fowke, K R

“…The predominance of HIV-1 sexual transmission requires a greater understanding of the interaction between HIV-1 and the mucosal immune system. The study of…”
Get full text

Acting locally: innate mucosal immunity in resistance to HIV-1 infection in Kenyan commercial sex workers by Yao, X-D, Omange, R W, Henrick, B M, Lester, R T, Kimani, J, Ball, T B, Plummer, F A, Rosenthal, K L

“…Cohort studies of female commercial sex workers (CSWs) in Kenya were among the first to identify highly HIV-1-exposed seronegative (HESN) individuals. As…”
Get full text

Barriers to and Facilitators of Adherence to Exclusive Breastfeeding Practices Among HIV Infected and Non-Infected Women in Jos, Nigeria by Coetzee, Bronwynè, Tomlinson, Mark, Osawe, Sophia, Amibiku, Alash’le, Kagee, Ashraf

“…Objectives In Nigeria adherence to exclusive breastfeeding (EBF) practices is currently suboptimal and a better understanding of the factors affecting…”
Get full text

HIV-1-specific cellular immune responses among HIV-1-resistant sex workers by Fowke, Keith R, Kaul, Rupert, Rosenthal, Kenneth L, Oyugi, Julius, Kimani, Joshua, Rutherford, W John, Nagelkerke, Nico JD, Ball, T Blake, Bwayo, Job J, Simonsen, J Neil, Shearer, Gene M, Plummer, Francis A

“…The goal of the present study was to determine whether there were HIV‐1 specific cellular immune responses among a subgroup of women within a cohort of Nairobi…”
Get full text

IFN-γ promoter polymorphisms do not affect QuantiFERON® TB Gold In-Tube test results in a Canadian population by Kiazyk, S., Larcombe, L., Lopez, C., Matyas, S., Mesa, C., Orr, P., Juno, J., Waruk, J., Sharma, M., Ball, T. B.

“…BACKGROUND: Several studies have shown polymorphisms within the interferon-gamma (IFN-γ) promoter influence cytokine expression. The interferon-gamma release…”
Get full text

CCR2-64I allele and genotype association with delayed AIDS progression in African women by Anzala, AO, Ball, TB, Rostron, T, Os'Brien, SJ, Plummer, FA, Rowland-Jones, SL

“…Delayed AIDS progression has been identified as resulting from polymorphisms in certain genes. Anzala et al report research on these polymorphisms in a cohort…”
Get full text

Automation for clinical CD4 T‐cell enumeration, a desirable tool in the hands of skilled operators by Diallo, T. O., Bergeron, M., Seely, P., Yang, X., Ding, T., Plews, M., Sandstrom, P., Ball, T. B., Meyers, A. F. A.

“…Background Automation in HIV clinical flow cytometry when appropriately applied brings considerable standardisation benefits. The Canadian Immunology Quality…”
Get full text

Elevated elafin/trappin-2 in the female genital tract is associated with protection against HIV acquisition by IQBAL, Shehzad M, BALL, Terry B, KAUL, Rupert, PLUMMER, Francis A, LEVINSON, Pauline, MARANAN, Lillian, JAOKO, Walter, WACHIHI, Charles, PAK, Brian J, PODUST, Vladimir N, BROLIDEN, Kristina, HIRBOD, Taha

“…Globally, heterosexual intercourse is the primary route of HIV-1 (HIV) transmission. It follows that mechanisms that protect against HIV infection are likely…”
Get full text

Improved mRNA quantitation in LightCycler RT-PCR by Ball, T B, Plummer, F A, HayGlass, K T

“…Real-time polymerase chain reaction (PCR) utilizing the LightCycler and similar systems is an increasingly used technique for quantitative reverse…”
Get more information

Latent tuberculosis infection: An overview by Kiazyk, S, Ball, T B

“…Latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) is defined as a state of persistent immune response to stimulation by antigens without evidence of clinically manifested…”
Get full text

P16-27.Optimization of the expansion of antigen-specific CD8+ T-cells for use in a viral suppression assay by Herman, MM, McKinnon, LR, Meyers, AF, Koesters, SA, Kimani, J, Plummer, FA, Ball, TB

“…Many studies have correlated HIV-specific T-cell responses with slower HIV disease progression; however, a causal relationship has not been clearly defined…”
Get full text

P16-15. Epitope mapping of HIV-specific CD8+ T-cells responses by polyfunctional and proliferation responses reveal distinct specificity defined by function by Richmond, ME, McKinnon, LR, Kiazyk, S Koesters, Wachihi, C, Kimani, M, Kimani, J, Plummer, FA, Ball, TB

“…Meeting abstracts - A single PDF containing all abstracts in this Supplement is available at…”
Get full text