Role of KatG catalase‐peroxidase in mycobacterial pathogenesis: countering the phagocyte oxidative burst

VH Ng, JS Cox, AO Sousa, JD MacMicking… - Molecular …, 2004 - Wiley Online Library
Reactive nitrogen species (RNS) play an essential role in host defence against
Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB) in the mouse model of tuberculosis (TB), as evidenced …

Vaccines for the prevention of diseases caused by potential bioweapons

M Hassani, MC Patel, L Pirofski - Clinical Immunology, 2004 - Elsevier
The development of vaccines and implementation of vaccination programs are among the
most important medical contributions to humanity. To date, vaccination has reduced …

[PDF][PDF] Mucosal Barrier Injury: A paradigm for dysregulation of the mucosal barrier and microbial flora

NMA Blijlevens, JP Donnelly - Mucosal Barrier Injury and Stem Cell … - repository.ubn.ru.nl
This review explores the role, if any, of the microbial commensal flora in the pathophysiology
of the “mucosal barrier injury” induced by chemotherapy. Mucosal barrier injury (MBI) …

Response to Fehr and Ochsenbein:'Good','bad'and 'neutral'antibodies depend on the host–microbe interaction

L Pirofski, A Casadevall - Trends in Immunology, 2004 - cell.com
We thank Fehr and Ochsenbein for their Letter, which provides the opportunity for discussion
and to clarify some aspects of our proposal. The damage–response framework states that …