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Autor:
Robert A. Seder, Daniela Verthelyi, Richard T. Kenney, Dennis M. Klinman, Brenda Friedag, Albert A. Gam
Publikováno v:
The Journal of Immunology. 168:1659-1663
Synthetic oligodeoxynucleotides (ODN) containing unmethylated CpG motifs act as immune adjuvants in mice, boosting the humoral and cellular response to coadministered Ags. CpG ODN that stimulate human PBMC are only weakly active in mice. Thus, altern
Autor:
Albert A. Gam, Aurélia F. Porto, Franklin A. Neva, J Oliveira Filho, L. Alcântara, G Orge, Edgar M. Carvalho
Publikováno v:
The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. 65:610-613
The aim of this study was to determine whether human T-cell lymphocytotropic virus type 1 (HTLV-1) infection may affect the levels of parasite-specific immunoglobulin (Ig) G and IgE and the positivity of the skin test for strongyloidiasis. Participan
Autor:
Richard T. Kenney, Ramesh Kumar, Kiran Pathak-Tripathi, Kalpana Pai, Shyam Sundar, Mitali Ray, Albert A. Gam
Publikováno v:
The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. 65:193-196
Kala-azar in India is becoming increasingly difficult to treat, which may be due to the presence of species other than Leishmania donovani; Leishmania tropica was reported to cause the same clinical syndrome in the area. Over the past 3 years, we hav
Autor:
Stephen L. Hoffman, Albert A. Gam, Sanjai Kumar, Richard T. Kenney, John B. Sacci, Hira L. Nakhasi, Manju B. Joshi, Robert A. Boykins
Publikováno v:
Infection and Immunity. 69:4884-4890
Given the emerging difficulties with malaria drug resistance and vector control, as well as the persistent lack of an effective vaccine, new malaria vaccine development strategies are needed. We used a novel methodology to synthesize and fully charac
Autor:
Richard T. Kenney, David L. Sacks, Joseph P. Sypek, Luciano Vilela, Albert A. Gam, Kamela Evans-Davis
Publikováno v:
The Journal of Immunology. 163:4481-4488
Protection from cutaneous leishmaniasis, a chronic ulcerating skin lesion affecting millions, has been achieved historically using live virulent preparations of the parasite. Killed or recombinant Ags that could be safer as vaccines generally require
Publikováno v:
The Journal of Infectious Diseases. 177:196-203
Because diagnosis of strongyloidiasis by stool examination is unreliable and because of the potential for serious disease in Strongyloides infections, there is need for improved diagnostic aids to facilitate recognition and treatment of this parasiti
Publikováno v:
The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. 56:61-65
The relationships between the parasitic nematodes of medical importance belonging to the genus Strongyloides was studied using a polymerase chain reaction (PCR)-linked restriction fragment length polymorphism approach. We used several human and dog i
Autor:
Wenhong Lu, Lori Saunders, Franklin A. Neva, Thomas B. Nutman, Albert A. Gam, Steven A. Williams, Srinivasan Ramachandran, Thomas A. Moore
Publikováno v:
Molecular and Biochemical Parasitology. 79:243-248
Publikováno v:
Clinical Infectious Diseases. 15:924-937
Fifty-nine cases of cutaneous leishmaniasis seen at the National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, Maryland, are reviewed. The group of patients involved was unique in that the majority were American civilians, their disease was acquired in many diff
Autor:
Albert A. Gam, Franklin A. Neva, Pimolvarn Limpuangthip, Robin C. Newton, Steven J. Greenberg
Publikováno v:
The American Journal of Medicine. 92:202-208
A patient with near fatal Strongyloides hyperinfection syndrome is briefly described. Investigation for possible risk factors for this parasitic infection disclosed that he was a carrier of human T-cell leukemia virus type I (HTLV-I), but without evi