Publications from the Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Virginia Commonwealth University.

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Submissions from 2015

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Comparison of effectiveness of cefovecin, doxycycline, and amoxicillin for the treatment of experimentally induced early Lyme borreliosis in dogs, Bettina Wagner, John Johnson, David Garcia-Tapia, Nicole Honsberger, Vickie King, Catherine Strietzel, John M. Hardham, Thomas J. Heinz, Richard T. Marconi, and Patrick F.M. Meeus

Submissions from 2014

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P. aeruginosa SGNH Hydrolase-Like Proteins AlgJ and AlgX Have Similar Topology but Separate and Distinct Roles in Alginate Acetylation, Perrin Baker, Tyler Ricer, Patrick J. Moynihan, Elena N. Kitova, Marthe T. C. Walvoort, Dustin J. Little, John C. Whitney, Karen Dawson, Joel T. Weadge, Howard Robinson, Dennis E. Ohman, Jeroen D. C. Codee, John S. Klassen, Anthony J. Clarke, and P. Lynne Howell

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Phase Variation of Poly-N-Acetylglucosamine Expression in Staphylococcus aureus, Jamie L. Brooks and Kimberly K. Jefferson

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An Emerging Mycoplasma Associated with Trichomoniasis, Vaginal Infection and Disease, Jennifer M. Fettweis, Myrna G. Serrano, Bernice Huang, J. Paul Brooks, Abigail L. Glascock, Nihar U. Sheth, Vaginal Microbiome Consortium, Jerome F. Strauss III, Kimberly K. Jefferson, and Gregory A. Buck

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An Emerging Mycoplasma Associated with Trichomoniasis, Vaginal Infection and Disease, Jennifer M. Fettweis, Myrna G. Serrano, Bernice Huang, J. Paul Brooks, Abigail L. Glascock, Nihar U. Sheth, Vaginal Microbiome Consortium, Jerome F. Strauss III, Kimberly K. Jefferson, and Gregory A. Buck

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Evolution of Our Understanding of Myeloid Regulatory Cells: From MDSCs to Mregs, Masoud H. Manjili

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Antigen Transfer from Exosomes to Dendritic Cells as an Explanation for the Immune Enhancement Seen by IgE Immune Complexes, Rebecca K. Martin, Keith B. Brooks, Frida Henningsson, Birgitta Heyman, and Daniel H. Conrad

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Antigen Transfer from Exosomes to Dendritic Cells as an Explanation for the Immune Enhancement Seen by IgE Immune Complexes, Rebecca K. Martin, Keith B. Brooks, Frida Henningsson, Birgitta Heyman, and Daniel H. Conrad

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SJL Mice Infected with Acanthamoeba castellanii Develop Central Nervous System Autoimmunity through the Generation of Cross-Reactive T Cells for Myelin Antigens, Chandirasegaran Massilamany, Francine Marciano-Cabral, Bruno da Rocha-Azevedo, Melissa Jamerson, Arunakumar Gangaplara, David Steffen, Rana Zabad, Zsolt Illes, Raymond A. Sobel, and Jay Reddy

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Reduction of the HIV Protease Inhibitor-Induced ER Stress and Inflammatory Response by Raltegravir in Macrophages, Xiaoxuan Zhang, Risheng Cao, Ruping Liu, Renping Zhao, Yi Huang, Emily C. Gurley, Phillip B. Hylemon, William M. Pandak, Guangji Wang, Luyong Zhang, Xiaokun Li, and Huiping Zhou

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Flavonoid Apigenin Inhibits Lipopolysaccharide-Induced Inflammatory Response through Multiple Mechanisms in Macrophages, Xiaoxuan Zhang, Guangji Wang, Emily C. Gurley, and Huiping Zhou

Submissions from 2013

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Fyn Kinase Is Required for Optimal Humoral Responses, Natalia S. Chaimowitz, Yves T. Falanga, John J. Ryan, and Daniel H. Conrad

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CpG and Interleukin-15 Synergize to Enhance IFN-γ Production by Activated CD8+ T Cells, Dustin Cobb, Siqi Guo, and Ronald B. Smeltz

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IFN-γ Rα Is a Key Determinant of CD8+ T Cell-Mediated Tumor Elimination or Tumor Escape and Relapse in FVB Mouse, Maciej Kmieciak, Kyle K. Payne, Xiang-Yang Wang, and Masoud H. Manjili

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Herpesvirus-Associated Acute Urticaria: An Age Matched Case-Control Study, Arianna Mareri, Stuart P. Adler, and Giovanni Nigro

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Comparative Genomics of Cryptosporidium, Aurélien J. Mazurie, João M. Alves, Luiz S. Ozaki, Shiguo Zhou, David C. Schwartz, and Gregory A. Buck

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Clinical and Experimental Immunomodulation, Lenin Pavón, Hugo Besedosky, Oscar Bottasso, Rogelio Hernández, Marco Velasco, and Roger Loria

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HIV Protease Inhibitors Disrupt Lipid Metabolism by Activating Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress and Inhibiting Autophagy Activity in Adipocytes, Beth S. Zha, Xiaoshan Wan, Xiaoxuan Zhang, Weibin Zha, Jun Zhou, Martin Wabitsch, Guangji Wang, Vijay Lyall, Phillip B. Hylemon, and Huiping Zhou

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Inhibition of P-Glycoprotein by HIV Protease Inhibitors Increases Intracellular Accumulation of Berberine in Murine and Human Macrophages, Weibin Zha, Guangji Wang, Weiren Xu, Xuyuan Liu, Yun Wang, Beth S. Zha, Jian Shi, Qijin Zhao, Phillip M. Gerk, Elaine Studer, Phillip B. Hylemon, William M. Pandak Jr., and Huiping Zhou

Submissions from 2012

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ADAM10 Regulates Transcription Factor Expression Required for Plasma Cell Function, Natalia S. Chaimowitz, Dae-Joong Kang, Lee M. Dean, and Daniel H. Conrad

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CpG and Interleukin-15 Synergize to Enhance IFN- Production by Activated CD8+ T Cells, Dustin Cobb, Siqi Guo, and Ronald B. Smeltz

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Species-level classification of the vaginal microbiome, Jennifer M. Fettweis, Myrna G. Serrano, Nihar U. Sheth, Abigail L. Glascock, J. Paul Brooks, Kimberly K. Jefferson, Vaginal Microbiome Consortium, and Gregory A. Buck

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Genomic sequence analysis and characterization of Sneathia amnii sp. nov, Michael D. Harwich, Myrna G. Serrano, Jennifer M. Fettweis, João M.P. Alves, Mark A. Reimers, Gregory A. Buck, and Kimberly K. Jefferson

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Repertoire, Genealogy and Genomic Organization of Cruzipain and Homologous Genes in Trypanosoma cruzi, T. cruzi-Like and Other Trypanosome Species, Luciana Lima, Paola A. Ortiz, Flavia M. da Silva, Joao M. P. Alves, Myrna G. Serrano, Alane O. Cortez, Silvia C. Alfieri, Gregory A. Buck, and Marta M. G. Teixeira

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Tumor Escape and Progression under Immune Pressure, Masoud H. Manjili, Nejat Egilmez, Keith L. Knutson, Senthamil R. Selvan, and Julie R. Ostberg