MeSH Review:
Brugia
- Inflammatory responses induced by the filarial nematode Brugia malayi are mediated by lipopolysaccharide-like activity from endosymbiotic Wolbachia bacteria. Taylor, M.J., Cross, H.F., Bilo, K. J. Exp. Med. (2000)
- Heat shock cognate 70 is a prominent immunogen in Brugian filariasis. Selkirk, M.E., Denham, D.A., Partono, F., Maizels, R.M. J. Immunol. (1989)
- Heterologous expression and enzymatic properties of a selenium-independent glutathione peroxidase from the parasitic nematode Brugia pahangi. Tang, L., Gounaris, K., Griffiths, C., Selkirk, M.E. J. Biol. Chem. (1995)
- Incorporation of arachidonic acid by microfilariae of Brugia malayi. Longworth, D.L., Foster, D.W., Dvorak, A.M., Weller, P.F. J. Infect. Dis. (1985)
- Effects of intermediary metabolites and electron transport inhibitors on action of chloroquine on Brugia pahangi and Onchocerca volvulus. VandeWaa, E.A., Williams, J.F., Geary, T.G. Biochem. Pharmacol. (1989)
- Diethylcarbamazine enhances antibody-mediated cellular adherence to Brugia malayi microfilariae. Piessens, W.F., Beldekas, M. Nature (1979)
- The immunodeficient scid mouse as a model for human lymphatic filariasis. Nelson, F.K., Greiner, D.L., Shultz, L.D., Rajan, T.V. J. Exp. Med. (1991)
- Intravascular filarial parasites elaborate cyclooxygenase-derived eicosanoids. Liu, L.X., Serhan, C.N., Weller, P.F. J. Exp. Med. (1990)
- Inducible costimulator is required for type 2 antibody isotype switching but not T helper cell type 2 responses in chronic nematode infection. Loke, P., Zang, X., Hsuan, L., Waitz, R., Locksley, R.M., Allen, J.E., Allison, J.P. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. (2005)
- A 22-nucleotide spliced leader sequence in the human parasitic nematode Brugia malayi is identical to the trans-spliced leader exon in Caenorhabditis elegans. Takacs, A.M., Denker, J.A., Perrine, K.G., Maroney, P.A., Nilsen, T.W. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. (1988)
- Use of liposomized tetracycline in elimination of Wolbachia endobacterium of human lymphatic filariid Brugia malayi in a rodent model. Bajpai, P., Vedi, S., Owais, M., Sharma, S.K., Saxena, P.N., Misra-Bhattacharya, S. Journal of drug targeting. (2005)
- Identification of phosphorylcholine epitope-containing antigens in Brugia malayi and relation of serum epitope levels to infection status of jirds with brugian filariasis. Wenger, J.D., Forsyth, K.P., Kazura, J.W. Am. J. Trop. Med. Hyg. (1988)
- Association of elevated lymph node cell release of histamine and tumor necrosis factor with genetic predisposition to limb edema formation in dogs infected with Brugia pahangi. Orton, S., Weinstock, D., Hammerberg, B. Am. J. Trop. Med. Hyg. (1998)
- Towards a filariasis-free community: evaluation of filariasis control over an eleven year period in Flores, Indonesia. Partono, F., Maizels, R.M., Purnomo, n.u.l.l. Trans. R. Soc. Trop. Med. Hyg. (1989)
- Rapid diagnosis of Brugia malayi and Wuchereria bancrofti filariasis by an acridine orange/microhematocrit tube technique. Long, G.W., Rickman, L.S., Cross, J.H. J. Parasitol. (1990)
- A proline-rich structural protein of the surface sheath of larval Brugia filarial nematode parasites. Selkirk, M.E., Yazdanbakhsh, M., Freedman, D., Blaxter, M.L., Cookson, E., Jenkins, R.E., Williams, S.A. J. Biol. Chem. (1991)
- Human cartilage gp-39, a major secretory product of articular chondrocytes and synovial cells, is a mammalian member of a chitinase protein family. Hakala, B.E., White, C., Recklies, A.D. J. Biol. Chem. (1993)
- Infection outcome and cytokine gene expression in Brugia pahangi- infected gerbils (Meriones unguiculatus) sensitized with Brucella abortus. Chirgwin, S.R., Elzer, P.H., Coleman, S.U., Nowling, J.M., Hagius, S.D., Edmonds, M.D., Klei, T.R. Infect. Immun. (2002)
- Class II major histocompatibility complex molecule expression on murine eosinophils activated in vivo by Brugia malayi. Mawhorter, S.D., Pearlman, E., Kazura, J.W., Boom, W.H. Infect. Immun. (1993)
- APC from mice harbouring the filarial nematode, Brugia malayi, prevent cellular proliferation but not cytokine production. Allen, J.E., Lawrence, R.A., Maizels, R.M. Int. Immunol. (1996)
- A Brugia malayi homolog of macrophage migration inhibitory factor reveals an important link between macrophages and eosinophil recruitment during nematode infection. Falcone, F.H., Loke, P., Zang, X., MacDonald, A.S., Maizels, R.M., Allen, J.E. J. Immunol. (2001)
- Bm-CPI-2, a cystatin homolog secreted by the filarial parasite Brugia malayi, inhibits class II MHC-restricted antigen processing. Manoury, B., Gregory, W.F., Maizels, R.M., Watts, C. Curr. Biol. (2001)
- Nitric oxide limits the expansion of antigen-specific T cells in mice infected with the microfilariae of Brugia pahangi. O'Connor, R.A., Devaney, E. Infect. Immun. (2002)
- Fine specificity of the genetically controlled immune response to native and recombinant gp15/400 (polyprotein allergen) of Brugia malayi. Allen, J.E., Lawrence, R.A., Maizels, R.M. Infect. Immun. (1995)
- Regulatory T cells modulate Th2 responses induced by Brugia pahangi third-stage larvae. Gillan, V., Devaney, E. Infect. Immun. (2005)
- Cofactor-independent phosphoglycerate mutase has an essential role in Caenorhabditis elegans and is conserved in parasitic nematodes. Zhang, Y., Foster, J.M., Kumar, S., Fougere, M., Carlow, C.K. J. Biol. Chem. (2004)
- Use of levamisole in parasitic infections. Miller, M.J. Drugs (1980)
- Crystal structure of the complex of brugia malayi cyclophilin and cyclosporin A. Ellis, P.J., Carlow, C.K., Ma, D., Kuhn, P. Biochemistry (2000)
- Infection of IL-4-deficient mice with the parasitic nematode Brugia malayi demonstrates that host resistance is not dependent on a T helper 2-dominated immune response. Lawrence, R.A., Allen, J.E., Gregory, W.F., Kopf, M., Maizels, R.M. J. Immunol. (1995)
- Role of gamma interferon and interleukin-4 in host defense against the human filarial parasite Brugia malayi. Babu, S., Ganley, L.M., Klei, T.R., Shultz, L.D., Rajan, T.V. Infect. Immun. (2000)
- Reciprocal immunomodulatory effects of gamma interferon and interleukin-4 on filaria-induced airway hyperresponsiveness. Mehlotra, R.K., Hall, L.R., Haxhiu, M.A., Pearlman, E. Infect. Immun. (2001)
- Regulation of parasite antigen-driven immune responses by interleukin-10 (IL-10) and IL-12 in lymphatic filariasis. Mahanty, S., Ravichandran, M., Raman, U., Jayaraman, K., Kumaraswami, V., Nutman, T.B. Infect. Immun. (1997)
- Eosinophils, but not eosinophil peroxidase or major basic protein, are important for host protection in experimental Brugia pahangi infection. Ramalingam, T., Porte, P., Lee, J., Rajan, T.V. Infect. Immun. (2005)
- Severe reactions to filarial chemotherapy and release of Wolbachia endosymbionts into blood. Cross, H.F., Haarbrink, M., Egerton, G., Yazdanbakhsh, M., Taylor, M.J. Lancet (2001)
- Vaccination with recombinant filarial paramyosin induces partial immunity to Brugia malayi infection in jirds. Li, B.W., Chandrashekar, R., Weil, G.J. J. Immunol. (1993)
- Differential decline in filaria-specific IgG1, IgG4, and IgE antibodies in Brugia malayi-infected patients after diethylcarbamazine chemotherapy. Atmadja, A.K., Atkinson, R., Sartono, E., Partono, F., Yazdanbakhsh, M., Maizels, R.M. J. Infect. Dis. (1995)
- Molecular cloning of a serine proteinase inhibitor from Brugia malayi. Yenbutr, P., Scott, A.L. Infect. Immun. (1995)