Volume 1, Issue 1 (2005) | American Journal of Immunology

Materno-Foetal Transmission of Murine Toxoplasmosis after Oral Infection

Jamal Hafid — 2005-03-21

American Journal of Immunology, Published online: 21 March 2005; doi:10.3844/ajisp.2005.1.5

The effect of maternofoetal transmission of T. gondii as measured by the mortality rate in the mother, the foetus and the neonate were studied in the mouse model OF1. Ninety six female mice divided in...

Extracts of Pumpkin (Cucurbita pepo L.) Seeds Suppress Stimulated Peripheral Blood Mononuclear Cells in vitro

Christiana Winkler — 2005-03-31

American Journal of Immunology, Published online: 31 March 2005; doi:10.3844/ajisp.2005.6.11

In the traditional medicine in North America and Mexico, pumpkin seeds have been used as an anthelmintic agent and for supportive treatment in functional disorders of the bladder. Also anti-inflammato...

Immunofluorometrical Exploring of Cortisol Hormone Levels in the Serum of Patients with Histologically Verified Microcellular Lung Cancer

Ivan Milosevic — 2005-03-31

American Journal of Immunology, Published online: 31 March 2005; doi:10.3844/ajisp.2005.12.13

It is already known in the science that the cells of microcellular lung cancer can produce ACTH. By following the levels of Cortisol as one consequence of ACTH producing, in the serum of microcellular...

Essential Role of PKCδ in Apoptosis Induction of Mouse Thymocytes

C. Lutz-Nicoladoni — 2005-03-31

American Journal of Immunology, Published online: 31 March 2005; doi:10.3844/ajisp.2005.14.20

The family of protein kinases C (PKCs) has been implicated in signal transmission leading to apoptosis induction and/or survival. These effects are cell type and tissue dependent. Numerous studies emp...

Binding of the scutellarin to albumin using tryptophan fluorescence quenching, CD and FT-IR spectra

Jianniao Tian — 2005-03-31

American Journal of Immunology, Published online: 31 March 2005; doi:10.3844/ajisp.2005.21.23

The binding of scutellarin with bovine serum albumin (BSA) was investigated at three temperatures, 296k, 310K, and 318K, by the fluorescence, circular dichroism (CD) and fourier transform infrared spe...

The immunological aspects of Acanthamoeba infections

Naveed A. Khan — 2005-03-31

American Journal of Immunology, Published online: 31 March 2005; doi:10.3844/ajisp.2005.24.30

Acanthamoeba is a protozoan pathogen that is responsible for two recognized diseases; i) a blinding keratitis, most commonly associated with contact lens wear, and ii) a rare but fatal granulomatous e...

Random Amplified Polymorphic Dna-PCR Typing of Vibrio parahaemolyticus Isolated from Local Cockles (Anadara granosa)

Lesley Maurice Bilung — 2005-03-31

American Journal of Immunology, Published online: 31 March 2005; doi:10.3844/ajisp.2005.31.36

Randomly amplified polymorphic DNA (RAPD) was used in this study to examine the genetic relatedness among the Vibrio parahaemolyticus strains. In the analysis by RAPD-PCR, the size for RAPD fragments ...

Effects of 50 HZ Magnetic Field on Some Factors of Immune System in the Male Guinea Pigs

H. Sedghi — 2005-03-31

American Journal of Immunology, Published online: 31 March 2005; doi:10.3844/ajisp.2005.37.41

This study investigated the bio-effects of 50 Hz MF exposure on some Immunological factors (ACTH, cortisol and glucose levels) in male Guinea pigs. The capacity of 50 Hz Electromagnetic Fields (EMF) t...

Exogenous Re-infection by Multiple Exposures to Mycobacterium tuberculosis Contributes to Subsequent Development of Active Tuberculosis

Diane J. Ordway — 2005-03-31

American Journal of Immunology, Published online: 31 March 2005; doi:10.3844/ajisp.2005.42.47

The majority of tuberculosis (TB) exists in the world’s poorest countries, where costly biosafety level three facilities for containment of infectious TB patients and diagnostic facilities are not a...

Androgen Receptor in Macrophages of Male Rat is Greater Than in Female

Kazem Ahmadi — 2005-03-31

American Journal of Immunology, Published online: 31 March 2005; doi:10.3844/ajisp.2005.48.54

The presence and possible sex differences of androgen receptor in peritoneal macrophages was investigated using immunomagnetic beads. Macrophages were incubated with different concentrations of [3H]-5...

Heparin-PF4 Antibodies in Heparin Induced Thrombocytopenia: Its Relationship with FcgRIIa Polymorphism

Meganathan Kannan — 2005-03-31

American Journal of Immunology, Published online: 31 March 2005; doi:10.3844/ajisp.2005.55.59

We did the pilot study, in an attempt to determine the prevalence of HIT in Indians and determine its relationship, if any, to FcγRIIa polymorphism, the occurrence of heparin-induced thrombocytopenia...

Dietary supplementation with Cyperus esculentus L (tiger nut) tubers attenuated atherosclerotic lesion in apolipoprotein E knockout mouse associated with inhibition of inflammatory cell responses

Mohamed L. Salem — 2005-03-31

American Journal of Immunology, Published online: 31 March 2005; doi:10.3844/ajisp.2005.60.67

Atherosclerosis is a pathological process, where recruitment of mononuclear cells results in the growth of fibro-fatty plaques. Apolipoprotein E (ApoE) is a legend for the uptake of lipoproteins, and ...