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Ascorbic acid: an old player with a broad impact on body physiology including oxidative stress suppression and immunomodulation: a review by Pohanka, M, Pejchal, J, Snopkova, S, Havlickova, K, Karasova, J Z, Bostik, P, Pikula, J

“…Ascorbic acid is a low molecular weight antioxidant well known as anti-scorbut acting vitamin C in humans, primates and guinea pigs. This review summarizes…”
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Macrophage-assisted inflammation and pharmacological regulation of the cholinergic anti-inflammatory pathway by Pohanka, M, Snopkova, S, Havlickova, K, Bostik, P, Sinkorova, Z, Fusek, J, Kuca, K, Pikula, Jiri

“…Macrophages play an important role in the immune system. They also participate in multiple processes including angiogenesis and triggering of inflammation. The…”
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Differential Phosphorylation of Akt and signaling in CD4+ T Cells in Pathogenic and Apathogenic SIV Infection by Stephenson, S T, Bostik, V, Bostik, P

“…Increased CD4+ T cell apoptosis and activation induced cell death (AICD) as a result of HIV infection in humans and SIV infection in Rhesus macaques (RM) is…”
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IL-15 is superior to IL-2 in the generation of long-lived antigen specific memory CD4 and CD8 T cells in rhesus macaques by Villinger, F., Miller, R., Mori, K., Mayne, A.E., Bostik, P., Sundstrom, J.B., Sugimoto, C., Ansari, A.A.

“…Using tetanus toxoid (TT) and influenza (Flu) immunization of rhesus macaques as a model, the effect of IL-2 and IL-15 on the generation and maintenance of…”
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Administration of Recombinant Rhesus Interleukin-12 during Acute Simian Immunodeficiency Virus (SIV) Infection Leads to Decreased Viral Loads Associated with Prolonged Survival in SIVmac251-Infected Rhesus Macaques by Ansari, A A, Mayne, A E, Sundstrom, J B, Bostik, P, Grimm, B, Altman, J D, Villinger, F

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Relative Resistance in the Development of T Cell Anergy in CD4+ T Cells from Simian Immunodeficiency Virus Disease-Resistant Sooty Mangabeys by Bostik, Pavel, Mayne, Ann E, Villinger, Francois, Greenberg, Kenneth P, Powell, Jonathan D, Ansari, Aftab A

“…Despite high viral loads, T cells from sooty mangabey (SM) monkeys that are naturally infected with SIV but remain clinically asymptomatic, proliferate and…”
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Norepinephrine enhances adhesion of HIV-1-infected leukocytes to cardiac microvascular endothelial cells by Sundstrom, J B, Martinson, D E, Mosunjac, M, Bostik, P, McMullan, L K, Donahoe, R M, Gravanis, M B, Ansari, A A

“…Recent reports have indicated that norepinephrine (NE) enhances HIV replication in infected monocytes and promotes increased expression of select matrix…”
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Cloning, sequencing, and homology analysis of nonhuman primate Fas/Fas-ligand and co-stimulatory molecules by Villinger, F, Bostik, P, Mayne, A, King, C L, Genain, C P, Weiss, W R, Ansari, A A

“…The finding that a single administration of select recombinant human cytokines to nonhuman primates leads to potent cytokine-neutralizing antibody responses in…”
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Identification of Protein Kinases Dysregulated in CD4+ T Cells in Pathogenic versus Apathogenic Simian Immunodeficiency Virus Infection by Bostik, P, Wu, P, Dodd, G L, Villinger, F, Mayne, A E, Bostik, V, Grimm, B D, Robinson, D, Kung, H J, Ansari, A A

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Effects of norepinephrine, HIV type 1 infection, and leukocyte interactions with endothelial cells on the expression of matrix metalloproteinases by Sundstrom, J B, Mosunjac, M, Martinson, D E, Bostik, P, Donahoe, R M, Gravanis, M B, Ansari, A A

“…The expression of matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) associated with AIDS-related cardiomypathies and cocaine abuse was examined in an in vitro coculture model…”
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Prevalence of Mycoplasma hominis and Ureaplasma urealyticum in women undergoing an initial infertility evaluation by Sleha, R, Boštíková, V, Hampl, R, Salavec, M, Halada, P, Štěpán, M, Novotná, Š, Kukla, R, Slehová, E, Kacerovský, M, Boštík, P

“…Mycoplasma hominis and Ureaplasma urealyticum are potentially pathogenic bacterial species that are frequently isolated from the urogenital tract of women…”
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Infections caused by human alpha herpes viruses by Boštíková, V, Salavec, M, Smetana, J, Sleha, R, Coufalová, M, Spliňo, M, Boštík, P

“…Varicella-zoster virus (VZV), herpes simplex virus one (HSV-1) and herpes simplex virus two (HSV-2) represent three out of the eight known human herpesviruses…”
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An increase in the prevalence of syphilis in women in Eastern Bohemia - 30 years of surveillance by Salavec, M, Boštíková, V, Smetana, J, Chlíbek, R, Spliňo, M, Boštík, P

“…Epidemiological data on sexually transmitted infections in the Czech Republic has been carefully reported for many years. Here we present an analysis of…”
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Legionella infection--a neglected problem by Salavec, M, Boštíková, V, Prášil, P, Sleha, R, Spliňo, M, Boštík, P

“…Pathogenic species of the Legionella genus can cause respiratory diseases ranging in severity from benign Pontiac fever to life-threatening Legionnaires…”
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Properties of Syrian hamster cells transformed by human papillomavirus type 16 by Kitasato, H, Vonka, R, Bostík, P, Hamsíková, E, Sobotková, E, Smahel, M, Vonka, V

“…Adult Syrian hamster kidney cells were transfected with a mixture of plasmids containing human papillomavirus type 16 (HPV16) E6/E7 open reading frames (ORFs),…”
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An easy-to-prepare, highly efficient antigen for cervical cancer serology by Bostík, P, Hofmannová, V, Kitasato, H, Hamsíková, E, Vonka, V

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Polio news by Bostíková, V, Smetana, J, Bostík, P, Chlíbek, R, Splino, M

“…Although the Word Health Organization (WHO) launched the global polio eradication initiative 22 years ago, reports of new cases of this serious disease from…”
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Molecular epidemiology of varicella zoster virus by Bostíková, V, Bostík, P, Chlíbek, R, Schmid, D S, Salavec, M, Smetana, J, Splino, M

“…Varicella zoster virus has highly conserved genome 125,000 base pairs. The different molecular genetic methods of analyzing VZV genome are discussed, as well…”
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Herpes zoster in the Czech Republic--epidemiology and clinical manifestations by Smetana, J, Salavec, M, Bostíková, V, Chlíbek, R, Bostík, P, Hanovcová, I, Vacková, M, Matulková, P, Splino, M

“…Herpes zoster (shingles) is a viral infection of the skin that manifests itself as painful, unilateral vesicular rash. The causative agent is varicella-zoster…”
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Maintenance of CD4 super(+) T cell TCR V beta repertoire heterogeneity is characteristic of apathogenic SIV infection in non-human primate model of AIDS by Bostik, P, Stephenson, ST, Lynch, R M, Cardona, A, Ansari, A A

“…A PCR-based assay was established to screen for potential changes in the heterogeneity of V beta TCR expressing CD4 super(+) T cells from rhesus macaques (RM)…”
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