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Model for the Interaction of T-cell Receptors with Peptide/MHC Complexes [PDF]
, 1989 The immune response against a viral infection is mediated by two different types of cells known as B and T lymphocytes. The receptor on the B cell is the well-characterized antibody molecule, which exists in a membrane-bound form and in a secreted form ...
Bjorkman, P. J., Davis, M. M.
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Human scFvs That Counteract Bioactivities of Staphylococcus aureus TSST-1
Toxins, 2017 Some Staphylococcus aureus isolates produced toxic shock syndrome toxin-1 (TSST-1) which is a pyrogenic toxin superantigen (PTSAg). The toxin activates a large fraction of peripheral blood T lymphocytes causing the cells to proliferate and release ...
Thunchanok Rukkawattanakul +6 more
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Staphylococcal Enterotoxin C Is an Important Virulence Factor for Mastitis
Toxins, 2019 Staphylococcus aureus is an important bacterial pathogen causing bovine mastitis, but little is known about the virulence factor and the inflammatory responses in the mammary infection.
Rendong Fang +8 more
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Characteristics of Staphylococcus aureus infections to consider in designing an effective vaccine. [PDF]
, 2010 _Staphylococcus aureus_ is a very versatile and adaptable microorganism. It can potentially infect virtually any host tissue. Given the appropriate conditions it can become a life-threatening pathogen, or a commensal colonizer of the nose.
Beatriz E. Baca +2 more
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Pathogenesis of polymyalgia rheumatica [PDF]
, 2018 Polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR) is a chronic, inflammatory disorder of unknown cause, almost exclusively occurring in people aged over 50 and often associated with giant cell arteritis.
Ciccia F. +4 more
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Toxins, 2016 Staphylococcal enterotoxin C2 (SEC2) is a classical superantigen (SAg), which can tremendously activate T lymphocytes at very low dosage, thus exerting its powerful antitumor activity.
Wenbin Zhao +6 more
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FDA-approved immunosuppressants targeting staphylococcal superantigens: mechanisms and insights
ImmunoTargets and Therapy, 2017 Teresa Krakauer Department of Immunology, Molecular Translational Sciences Division, United States Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases, Fort Detrick, Frederick, MD, USA Abstract: Immunostimulating staphylococcal enterotoxin B (SEB)
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Toxins, 2014 The staphylococcal enterotoxins (SEs) are the products of Staphylococcus aureus and are recognized as the causative agents of classical food poisoning in humans following the consumption of contaminated food.
MaryAnn Principato, Bi-Feng Qian
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Clinical Snapshot of Group A Streptococcal Isolates from an Australian Tertiary Hospital
PathogensStreptococcus pyogenes (Group A Streptococcus, GAS) is a human-restricted pathogen that causes a wide range of diseases from pharyngitis and scarlet fever to more severe, invasive infections such as necrotising fasciitis and streptococcal toxic shock ...
Phoebe K. Shaw +7 more
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Narcolepsy: autoimmunity, effector T cell activation due to infection, or T cell independent, major histocompatibility complex class II induced neuronal loss? [PDF]
, 2017 Human narcolepsy with cataplexy is a neurological disorder, which develops due to a deficiency in hypocretin producing neurons in the hypothalamus. There is a strong association with human leucocyte antigens HLA-DR2 and HLA-DQB1*0602.
Bassetti, Claudio L. +5 more
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