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Decreased mutation frequencies among immunoglobulin G variable region genes during viremic HIV-1 infection by Bowers, Elisabeth, Scamurra, Ronald W, Asrani, Anil, Beniguel, Lydie, MaWhinney, Samantha, Keays, Kathryne M, Thurn, Joseph R, Janoff, Edward N

“…HIV-1 infection is complicated by high rates of opportunistic infections against which specific antibodies contribute to immune defense. Antibody function…”
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Species specialization in cytokine biology: Is interleukin-4 central to the TH1–TH2 paradigm in swine? by Murtaugh, Michael P., Johnson, Craig R., Xiao, Zhengguo, Scamurra, Ronald W., Zhou, Yaling

“…The TH1 -TH2 paradigm provides an elegant model of directed response to infectious pathogens. Developed in the mouse, the model has provided a framework for…”
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Antibody-Enhanced Pneumococcal Adherence Requires IgA1 Protease by Weiser, Jeffrey N., Bae, Deborah, Fasching, Claudine, Scamurra, Ronald W., Ratner, Adam J., Janoff, Edward N.

“…IgA, the major class of Ig in secretions, classically functions by interfering with microbial attachment to host tissues. Many mucosal pathogens, including…”
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Species specialization in cytokine biology: is interleukin-4 central to the T(H)1-T(H)2 paradigm in swine? by Murtaugh, Michael P, Johnson, Craig R, Xiao, Zhengguo, Scamurra, Ronald W, Zhou, Yaling

“…The TH1-TH2 paradigm provides an elegant model of directed response to infectious pathogens. Developed in the mouse, the model has provided a framework for…”
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Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 and Mucosal Humoral Defense by Janoff, Edward N., Scamurra, Ronald W., Sanneman, Thomas C., Eidman, Keith, Thurn, Joseph R.

“…Mucosal sites serve as the principle venues through which primary human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) infections are transferred from donor to host…”
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Mucosal Plasma Cell Repertoire During HIV-1 Infection by Scamurra, Ronald W, Nelson, Douglas B, Lin, Xue Mei, Miller, Darren J, Silverman, Gregg J, Kappel, Tim, Thurn, Joseph R, Lorenz, Erin, Kulkarni-Narla, Anjali, Janoff, Edward N

“…Impaired development of local Ab responses may predispose HIV-1-infected patients to an increased rate, severity, and duration of mucosal infections. We…”
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Inflammatory cytokines in animal health and disease by Murtaugh, Michael P., Baarsch, Mary J., Zhou, Yaling, Scamurra, Ronald W., Lin, Gaofeng

“…Inflammatory cytokines, including tumor necrosis factor (TNF), interleukin-1 (IL-1), IL-6 and IL-8, are rapidly induced early in a disease or injury process…”
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Interleukin-4 suppresses inflammatory cytokine gene transcription in porcine macrophages by Zhou, Y, Lin, G, Baarsch, M J, Scamurra, R W, Murtaugh, M P

“…Inflammatory cytokines, including interleukin (IL)-1 alpha, IL-1 beta, IL-8, and tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF-alpha) are produced by macrophages in…”
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Impact of HIV-1 Infection on VH3 Gene Repertoire of Naive Human B Cells by Scamurra, Ronald W, Miller, Darren J, Dahl, Linda, Abrahamsen, Mitchell, Kapur, Vivek, Wahl, Sharon M, Milner, Eric C. B, Janoff, Edward N

“…B cells of the largest Ig variable heavy chain gene (VH) family, VH3, are reportedly decreased in patients with late stage HIV-1 disease. This deficit may…”
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Species specialization in cytokine biology: Is interleukin-4 central to the T sub(H)1-T sub(H)2 paradigm in swine? by Murtaugh, Michael P, Johnson, Craig R, Xiao, Zhengguo, Scamurra, Ronald W, Zhou, Yaling

“…The T sub(H)1-T sub(H)2 paradigm provides an elegant model of directed response to infectious pathogens. Developed in the mouse, the model has provided a…”
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Species specialization in cytokine biology: Is interleukin-4 central to the T H1–T H2 paradigm in swine? by Murtaugh, Michael P., Johnson, Craig R., Xiao, Zhengguo, Scamurra, Ronald W., Zhou, Yaling

“…The T H1–T H2 paradigm provides an elegant model of directed response to infectious pathogens. Developed in the mouse, the model has provided a framework for…”
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Decreased Mutation Frequencies among Immunoglobulin G Variable Region Genes during Viremic HIV-1 Infection: e81913 by Bowers, Elisabeth, Scamurra, Ronald W, Asrani, Anil, Beniguel, Lydie, MaWhinney, Samantha, Keays, Kathryne M, Thurn, Joseph R, Janoff, Edward N

“…Background/objective HIV-1 infection is complicated by high rates of opportunistic infections against which specific antibodies contribute to immune defense…”
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Regulation of interleukin-8 expression in porcine alveolar macrophages by bacterial lipopolysaccharide by Lin, G, Pearson, A E, Scamurra, R W, Zhou, Y, Baarsch, M J, Weiss, D J, Murtaugh, M P

“…Interleukin (IL)-8 is a macrophage-derived neutrophil chemotactic factor that plays an important role in the recruitment of neutrophils to inflammatory loci…”
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Regulation of interleukin-6 expression in porcine immune cells by Scamurra, R, Arriaga, C, Sprunger, L, Baarsch, M J, Murtaugh, M P

“…Interleukin-6 (IL-6) is a pleiotropic cytokine that regulates the immune response, acute-phase reaction, and hematopoiesis. As a first step in studying the…”
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