Science 11 May 1990: Vol. 248. no. 4956, pp. 705 - 711 DOI: 10.1126/science.2185544

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The Cellular and Molecular Immune Response of the Weanling Piglet to Staphylococcal Enterotoxin B.

S. Bi, R. Das, E. Zelazowska, S. Mani, R. Neill, G. D. Coleman, D. C. Yang, R. Hammamieh, J. W. Shupp, and M. Jett (2009)
Experimental Biology and Medicine 234, 1305-1315
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Diverse Enterotoxin Gene Profiles among Clonal Complexes of Staphylococcus aureus Isolates from the Bronx, New York.

A. K. Varshney, J. R. Mediavilla, N. Robiou, A. Guh, X. Wang, P. Gialanella, M. H. Levi, B. N. Kreiswirth, and B. C. Fries (2009)
Appl. Envir. Microbiol. 75, 6839-6849
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Case 33-2009 -- A 35-Year-Old Woman with Fever, Abdominal Pain, and Hypotension after Cesarean Section.

M. A. de Moya, M. G. del Carmen, R. M. Allain, R. E. Hirschberg, J.-A. O. Shepard, and R. L. Kradin (2009)
N. Engl. J. Med. 361, 1689-1697
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Staphylococcus aureus Superantigens Elicit Redundant and Extensive Human V{beta} Patterns.

D. Thomas, O. Dauwalder, V. Brun, C. Badiou, T. Ferry, J. Etienne, F. Vandenesch, and G. Lina (2009)
Infect. Immun. 77, 2043-2050
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Lipopolysaccharide Potentiates Effector T Cell Accumulation into Nonlymphoid Tissues through TRIF.

J. P. McAleer, R. J. Rossi, and A. T. Vella (2009)
J. Immunol. 182, 5322-5330
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T helper 1 to T helper 2 shift in cytokine expression: an autoregulatory process in superantigen-associated psoriasis progression?.

S. Jain, I. R. Kaur, S. Das, S. N. Bhattacharya, and A. Singh (2009)
J. Med. Microbiol. 58, 180-184
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Analysis of the early response to TSST-1 reveals V{beta}-unrestricted extravasation, compartmentalization of the response, and unresponsiveness but not anergy to TSST-1.

M. Waclavicek, N. Stich, I. Rappan, H. Bergmeister, and M. M. Eibl (2009)
J. Leukoc. Biol. 85, 44-54
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Targeting Poly(I:C) to the TLR3-Independent Pathway Boosts Effector CD8 T Cell Differentiation through IFN-{alpha}/{beta}.

S. M. Ngoi, M. G. Tovey, and A. T. Vella (2008)
J. Immunol. 181, 7670-7680
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Molecular Requirements for MHC Class II {alpha}-Chain Engagement and Allelic Discrimination by the Bacterial Superantigen Streptococcal Pyrogenic Exotoxin C.

K. J. Kasper, W. Xi, A. K. M. Nur-ur Rahman, M. M. Nooh, M. Kotb, E. J. Sundberg, J. Madrenas, and J. K. McCormick (2008)
J. Immunol. 181, 3384-3392
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Syndecan-1 Is an in Vivo Suppressor of Gram-positive Toxic Shock.

K. Hayashida, Y. Chen, A. H. Bartlett, and P. W. Park (2008)
J. Biol. Chem. 283, 19895-19903
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Commercial peptidoglycan preparations are contaminated with superantigen-like activity that stimulates IL-17 production.

H. Li, M. M. Nooh, M. Kotb, and F. Re (2008)
J. Leukoc. Biol. 83, 409-418
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Structure and Biological Activities of Beta Toxin from Staphylococcus aureus.

M. Huseby, K. Shi, C. K. Brown, J. Digre, F. Mengistu, K. S. Seo, G. A. Bohach, P. M. Schlievert, D. H. Ohlendorf, and C. A. Earhart (2007)
J. Bacteriol. 189, 8719-8726
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Bovine Luteal Cells Stimulate Proliferation of Major Histocompatibility Nonrestricted Gamma Delta T Cells.

T. L Davis and J. L Pate (2007)
Biol Reprod 77, 914-922
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The Lipopolysaccharide Adjuvant Effect on T Cells Relies on Nonoverlapping Contributions from the MyD88 Pathway and CD11c+ Cells.

J. P. McAleer, D. J. Zammit, L. Lefrancois, R. J. Rossi, and A. T. Vella (2007)
J. Immunol. 179, 6524-6535
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Chitosan Malate Inhibits Growth and Exotoxin Production of Toxic Shock Syndrome-Inducing Staphylococcus aureus Strains and Group A Streptococci.

P. M. Schlievert (2007)
Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. 51, 3056-3062
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Cutting Edge: Evidence of Direct TCR {alpha}-Chain Interaction with Superantigen.

N. Pumphrey, A. Vuidepot, B. Jakobsen, G. Forsberg, B. Walse, and K. Lindkvist-Petersson (2007)
J. Immunol. 179, 2700-2704
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Vaginal Staphylococcus aureus Superantigen Profile Shift from 1980 and 1981 to 2003, 2004, and 2005.

P. M. Schlievert, L. C. Case, K. L. Strandberg, T. J. Tripp, Y.-C. Lin, and M. L. Peterson (2007)
J. Clin. Microbiol. 45, 2704-2707
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Atraumatic Compartment Syndrome: A Manifestation of Toxic Shock and Infectious Pyomyositis in a Child. A Case Report.

S. Park, J. B. Shatsky, B. R. Pawel, and L. Wells (2007)
J. Bone Joint Surg. Am. 89, 1337-1342
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Staphylococcal toxic-shock-syndrome-toxin-1 as a risk factor for disease relapse in Wegener's granulomatosis.

E. R. Popa, C. A. Stegeman, W. H. Abdulahad, B. van der Meer, J. Arends, W. M. Manson, N. A. Bos, C. G. M. Kallenberg, and J.-W. Cohen Tervaert (2007)
Rheumatology 46, 1029-1033
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Molecular Basis of TCR Selectivity, Cross-Reactivity, and Allelic Discrimination by a Bacterial Superantigen: Integrative Functional and Energetic Mapping of the SpeC-Vbeta2.1 Molecular Interface.

A. K. M. N.-u. Rahman, C. A. Herfst, B. Moza, S. R. Shames, L. A. Chau, C. Bueno, J. Madrenas, E. J. Sundberg, and J. K. McCormick (2006)
J. Immunol. 177, 8595-8603
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The TCR V{beta} signature of bacterial superantigens spreads with stimulus strength.

M. Llewelyn, S. Sriskandan, N. Terrazzini, J. Cohen, and D. M. Altmann (2006)
Int. Immunol. 18, 1433-1441
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Staphylococcal Enterotoxin-Like Toxins U2 and V, Two New Staphylococcal Superantigens Arising from Recombination within the Enterotoxin Gene Cluster..

D. Y. Thomas, S. Jarraud, B. Lemercier, G. Cozon, K. Echasserieau, J. Etienne, M.-L. Gougeon, G. Lina, and F. Vandenesch (2006)
Infect. Immun. 74, 4724-4734
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TCR trans-Rearrangements: Biological Significance in Antigen Recognition vs the Role as Lymphoma Biomarker.

A. Allam and D. Kabelitz (2006)
J. Immunol. 176, 5707-5712
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Accessory Gene Regulator Locus of Staphylococcus intermedius..

J. M. L. Sung, P. D. Chantler, and D. H. Lloyd (2006)
Infect. Immun. 74, 2947-2956
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Identification of novel th2-associated genes in T memory responses to allergens..

A. Bosco, K. L. McKenna, C. J. Devitt, M. J. Firth, P. D. Sly, and P. G. Holt (2006)
J. Immunol. 176, 4766-4777
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Iodinated N-Acylvanillamines: Potential "Multiple-Target" Anti-Inflammatory Agents Acting via the Inhibition of T-Cell Activation and Antagonism at Vanilloid TRPV1 Channels.

N. Marquez, L. De Petrocellis, F. J. Caballero, A. Macho, A. Schiano-Moriello, A. Minassi, G. Appendino, E. Munoz, and V. Di Marzo (2006)
Mol. Pharmacol. 69, 1373-1382
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CD4-Dependent Potentiation of a High Molecular Weight-Melanoma-Associated Antigen-Specific CTL Response Elicited in HLA-A2/Kb Transgenic Mice.

L. Peng, E. Ko, W. Luo, X. Wang, P. A. Shrikant, and S. Ferrone (2006)
J. Immunol. 176, 2307-2315
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Dexamethasone Attenuates Staphylococcal Enterotoxin B-Induced Hypothermic Response and Protects Mice from Superantigen-Induced Toxic Shock.

T. Krakauer and M. Buckley (2006)
Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. 50, 391-395
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Structure of a group A streptococcal phage-encoded virulence factor reveals a catalytically active triple-stranded {beta}-helix.

N. L. Smith, E. J. Taylor, A.-M. Lindsay, S. J. Charnock, J. P. Turkenburg, E. J. Dodson, G. J. Davies, and G. W. Black (2005)
PNAS 102, 17652-17657
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Identification and antimicrobial susceptibility of micro-organisms recovered from cutaneous lesions of human American tegumentary leishmaniasis in Minas Gerais, Brazil.

C. O Fontes, M. A. R Carvalho, J. R Nicoli, J. S Hamdan, W. Mayrink, O. Genaro, L. S Carmo, and L. M Farias (2005)
J. Med. Microbiol. 54, 1071-1076
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Persistence of Zinc-Binding Bacterial Superantigens at the Surface of Antigen-Presenting Cells Contributes to the Extreme Potency of These Superantigens as T-Cell Activators.

D. D. Pless, G. Ruthel, E. K. Reinke, R. G. Ulrich, and S. Bavari (2005)
Infect. Immun. 73, 5358-5366
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Characterization of Novel Staphylococcal Enterotoxin-Like Toxin Type P.

K. Omoe, K. Imanishi, D.-L. Hu, H. Kato, Y. Fugane, Y. Abe, S. Hamaoka, Y. Watanabe, A. Nakane, T. Uchiyama, et al. (2005)
Infect. Immun. 73, 5540-5546
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A Defective Viral Superantigen-Presenting Phenotype in HLA-DR Transfectants Is Corrected by CIITA.

G. A. Azar, R.-P. Sekaly, and J. Thibodeau (2005)
J. Immunol. 174, 7548-7557
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Increased Sensitivity to Staphylococcal Enterotoxin B following Adenoviral Infection.

T. O. Yarovinsky, M. P. Mohning, M. A. Bradford, M. M. Monick, and G. W. Hunninghake (2005)
Infect. Immun. 73, 3375-3384
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The Innate Immune System Is Activated by Stimulation of Vaginal Epithelial Cells with Staphylococcus aureus and Toxic Shock Syndrome Toxin 1.

M. L. Peterson, K. Ault, M. J. Kremer, A. J. Klingelhutz, C. C. Davis, C. A. Squier, and P. M. Schlievert (2005)
Infect. Immun. 73, 2164-2174
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Staphylococcal enterotoxins condition cells of the innate immune system for Toll-like receptor 4 stimulation.

R. J. Rossi, G. Muralimohan, J. R. Maxwell, and A. T. Vella (2004)
Int. Immunol. 16, 1751-1760
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Functional Piglet Model for the Clinical Syndrome and Postmortem Findings Induced by Staphylococcal Enterotoxin B.

Y. A. van Gessel, S. Mani, S. Bi, R. Hammamieh, J. W. Shupp, R. Das, G. D. Coleman, and M. Jett (2004)
Experimental Biology and Medicine 229, 1061-1071
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Crystallographic and Mutational Data Show That the Streptococcal Pyrogenic Exotoxin J Can Use a Common Binding Surface for T-cell Receptor Binding and Dimerization.

H. M. Baker, T. Proft, P. D. Webb, V. L. Arcus, J. D. Fraser, and E. N. Baker (2004)
J. Biol. Chem. 279, 38571-38576
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4-1BB and OX40 Dual Costimulation Synergistically Stimulate Primary Specific CD8 T Cells for Robust Effector Function.

S.-J. Lee, L. Myers, G. Muralimohan, J. Dai, Y. Qiao, Z. Li, R. S. Mittler, and A. T. Vella (2004)
J. Immunol. 173, 3002-3012
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Deficiency of CD11b or CD11d Results in Reduced Staphylococcal Enterotoxin-Induced T Cell Response and T Cell Phenotypic Changes.

H. Wu, J. R. Rodgers, X.-Y. D. Perrard, J. L. Perrard, J. E. Prince, Y. Abe, B. K. Davis, G. Dietsch, C. W. Smith, and C. M. Ballantyne (2004)
J. Immunol. 173, 297-306
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In Vivo Cyclophosphamide and IL-2 Treatment Impedes Self-Antigen-Induced Effector CD4 Cell Tolerization: Implications for Adoptive Immunotherapy.

M. A. Mihalyo, A. D. H. Doody, J. P. McAleer, E. C. Nowak, M. Long, Y. Yang, and A. J. Adler (2004)
J. Immunol. 172, 5338-5345
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Caffeic Acid Phenethyl Ester Inhibits T-Cell Activation by Targeting Both Nuclear Factor of Activated T-Cells and NF-{kappa}B Transcription Factors.

N. Marquez, R. Sancho, A. Macho, M. A. Calzado, B. L. Fiebich, and E. Munoz (2004)
J. Pharmacol. Exp. Ther. 308, 993-1001
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Persistent and Selective Deficiency of CD4+ T Cell Immunity to Cytomegalovirus in Immunocompetent Young Children.

W. Tu, S. Chen, M. Sharp, C. Dekker, A. M. Manganello, E. C. Tongson, H. T. Maecker, T. H. Holmes, Z. Wang, G. Kemble, et al. (2004)
J. Immunol. 172, 3260-3267
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HLA Class II Polymorphisms Determine Responses to Bacterial Superantigens.

M. Llewelyn, S. Sriskandan, M. Peakman, D. R. Ambrozak, D. C. Douek, W. W. Kwok, J. Cohen, and D. M. Altmann (2004)
J. Immunol. 172, 1719-1726
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HIV-1-suppressive factors are secreted by CD4+ T cells during primary immune responses.

S. F. Abdelwahab, F. Cocchi, K. C. Bagley, R. Kamin-Lewis, R. C. Gallo, A. DeVico, and G. K. Lewis (2003)
PNAS 100, 15006-15010
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Molecular basis of endothelial dysfunction in sepsis.

K. Peters, R. E. Unger, J. Brunner, and C.J. Kirkpatrick (2003)
Cardiovasc Res 60, 49-57
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Detection of Staphylococcus aureus Enterotoxins A to D by Real-Time Fluorescence PCR Assay.

M. Klotz, S. Opper, K. Heeg, and S. Zimmermann (2003)
J. Clin. Microbiol. 41, 4683-4687
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Functional Analysis of the TCR Binding Domain of Toxic Shock Syndrome Toxin-1 Predicts Further Diversity in MHC Class II/Superantigen/TCR Ternary Complexes.

J. K. McCormick, T. J. Tripp, A. S. Llera, E. J. Sundberg, M. M. Dinges, R. A. Mariuzza, and P. M. Schlievert (2003)
J. Immunol. 171, 1385-1392
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A DNA Spiegelmer to staphylococcal enterotoxin B.

W. G. Purschke, F. Radtke, F. Kleinjung, and S. Klussmann (2003)
Nucleic Acids Res. 31, 3027-3032
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Staphylococcal Enterotoxin B-Induced Acute Inflammation Is Inhibited by Dexamethasone: Important Role of CXC Chemokines KC and Macrophage Inflammatory Protein 2.

R. Schramm and H. Thorlacius (2003)
Infect. Immun. 71, 2542-2547
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Staphylococcal Enterotoxin H Induces V{alpha}-Specific Expansion of T Cells.

K. Petersson, H. Pettersson, N. J. Skartved, B. Walse, and G. Forsberg (2003)
J. Immunol. 170, 4148-4154
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Combined Deficiency of p50 and cRel in CD4+ T Cells Reveals an Essential Requirement for Nuclear Factor {kappa}B in Regulating Mature T Cell Survival and In Vivo Function.

Y. Zheng, M. Vig, J. Lyons, L. Van Parijs, and A. A. Beg (2003)
J. Exp. Med. 197, 861-874
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Interaction of Mycoplasmas With Host Cells.

S. Rottem (2003)
Physiol Rev 83, 417-432
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Two Novel Superantigens Found in Both Group A and Group C Streptococcus.

T. Proft, P. D. Webb, V. Handley, and J. D. Fraser (2003)
Infect. Immun. 71, 1361-1369
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Synergistic and antagonistic interactions between LPS and superantigens.

A. H. Dalpke and K. Heeg (2003)
Innate Immunity 9, 51-54
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Comparative Molecular Analysis of Community- or Hospital-Acquired Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus.

P. D. Fey, B. Said-Salim, M. E. Rupp, S. H. Hinrichs, D. J. Boxrud, C. C. Davis, B. N. Kreiswirth, and P. M. Schlievert (2003)
Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. 47, 196-203
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Superantigenic activity is responsible for induction of coronary arteritis in mice: an animal model of Kawasaki disease.

T. T. Duong, E. D. Silverman, M. V. Bissessar, and R. S. M. Yeung (2003)
Int. Immunol. 15, 79-89
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Characterization of Two Novel Pyrogenic Toxin Superantigens Made by an Acute Rheumatic Fever Clone of Streptococcus pyogenes Associated with Multiple Disease Outbreaks.

L. M. Smoot, J. K. McCormick, J. C. Smoot, N. P. Hoe, I. Strickland, R. L. Cole, K. D. Barbian, C. A. Earhart, D. H. Ohlendorf, L. G. Veasy, et al. (2002)
Infect. Immun. 70, 7095-7104
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Staphylococcal enterotoxin B induces hepatic injury and lethal shock in endotoxin-resistant C3H/HeJ mice despite a deficient macrophage response.

S. Yasuda, M. Nagaki, and H. Moriwaki (2002)
Innate Immunity 8, 253-261
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Pirfenidone Blocks the In Vitro and In Vivo Effects of Staphylococcal Enterotoxin B.

M. L. Hale, S. B. Margolin, T. Krakauer, C. J. Roy, and B. G. Stiles (2002)
Infect. Immun. 70, 2989-2994
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Mucosal Tolerance to a Bacterial Superantigen Indicates a Novel Pathway To Prevent Toxic Shock.

L. V. Collins, K. Eriksson, R. G. Ulrich, and A. Tarkowski (2002)
Infect. Immun. 70, 2282-2287
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Characterization and Expression Analysis of Staphylococcus aureus Pathogenicity Island 3. IMPLICATIONS FOR THE EVOLUTION OF STAPHYLOCOCCAL PATHOGENICITY ISLANDS.

J. M. Yarwood, J. K. McCormick, M. L. Paustian, P. M. Orwin, V. Kapur, and P. M. Schlievert (2002)
J. Biol. Chem. 277, 13138-13147
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Enterotoxigenic Potential of Staphylococcus intermedius.

K. Becker, B. Keller, C. von Eiff, M. Bruck, G. Lubritz, J. Etienne, and G. Peters (2001)
Appl. Envir. Microbiol. 67, 5551-5557
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Toxin Genes and Other Characteristics of Staphylococcus aureus Isolates from Milk of Cows with Mastitis.

O. Akineden, C. Annemuller, A. A. Hassan, C. Lammler, W. Wolter, and M. Zschock (2001)
Clin. Vaccine Immunol. 8, 959-964
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Role of Endogenous Interleukin-12 in Immune Response to Staphylococcal Enterotoxin B in Mice.

F. N. Lauw, S. Florquin, P. Speelman, S. J. H. van Deventer, and T. van der Poll (2001)
Infect. Immun. 69, 5949-5952
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Differential Roles of Interleukin-18 (IL-18) and IL-12 for Induction of Gamma Interferon by Staphylococcal Cell Wall Components and Superantigens.

R. J. L. Stuyt, M. G. Netea, S.-H. Kim, D. Novick, M. Rubinstein, B.-J. Kullberg, J. W. M. Van der Meer, and C. A. Dinarello (2001)
Infect. Immun. 69, 5025-5030
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Cardiac Myosin and the TH1/TH2 Paradigm in Autoimmune Myocarditis.

M. W. Cunningham (2001)
Am. J. Pathol. 159, 5-12
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Effects of Superantigen and Lipopolysaccharide on Induction of CD80 through Apoptosis of Human Monocytes.

M. Takahashi, M. Takahashi, F. Shinohara, H. Takada, and H. Rikiishi (2001)
Infect. Immun. 69, 3652-3657
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Presence of Lpsd Mutation Influences Cytokine Regulation In Vivo by the Mycoplasma arthritidis Mitogen Superantigen and Lethal Toxicity in Mice Infected with M. arthritidis.

H.-H. Mu, A. D. Sawitzke, and B. C. Cole (2001)
Infect. Immun. 69, 3837-3844
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Superantigen antagonist blocks Th1 cytokine gene induction and lethal shock.

G. Arad, D. Hillman, R. Levy, and R. Kaempfer (2001)
J. Leukoc. Biol. 69, 921-927
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Immunological and Biochemical Characterization of Streptococcal Pyrogenic Exotoxins I and J (SPE-I and SPE-J) from Streptococcus pyogenes.

T. Proft, V. L. Arcus, V. Handley, E. N. Baker, and J. D. Fraser (2001)
J. Immunol. 166, 6711-6719
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Chronic exposure to superantigen induces regulatory CD4+ T cells with IL-10-mediated suppressive activity.

C. Noel, S. Florquin, M. Goldman, and M. Y. Braun (2001)
Int. Immunol. 13, 431-439
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Functional Characterization of Streptococcal Pyrogenic Exotoxin J, a Novel Superantigen.

J. K. McCormick, A. A. Pragman, J. C. Stolpa, D. Y. M. Leung, and P. M. Schlievert (2001)
Infect. Immun. 69, 1381-1388
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Superantigens: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly.

B. A. Torres, S. Kominsky, G. Q. Perrin, A. C. Hobeika, and H. M. Johnson (2001)
Experimental Biology and Medicine 226, 164-176
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Human Antibodies to Bacterial Superantigens and Their Ability To Inhibit T-Cell Activation and Lethality.

R. D. LeClaire and S. Bavari (2001)
Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. 45, 460-463
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Biochemical and Biological Properties of Staphylococcal Enterotoxin K.

P. M. Orwin, D. Y. M. Leung, H. L. Donahue, R. P. Novick, and P. M. Schlievert (2001)
Infect. Immun. 69, 360-366
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Cutting Edge: The Related Molecules CD28 and Inducible Costimulator Deliver Both Unique and Complementary Signals Required for Optimal T Cell Activation.

J.-A. Gonzalo, T. Delaney, J. Corcoran, A. Goodearl, J. C. Gutierrez-Ramos, and A. J. Coyle (2001)
J. Immunol. 166, 1-5
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egc, A Highly Prevalent Operon of Enterotoxin Gene, Forms a Putative Nursery of Superantigens in Staphylococcus aureus.

S. Jarraud, M. A. Peyrat, A. Lim, A. Tristan, M. Bes, C. Mougel, J. Etienne, F. Vandenesch, M. Bonneville, and G. Lina (2001)
J. Immunol. 166, 669-677
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Modulation of Neutrophil Chemokine Receptors by Staphylococcus aureus Supernate.

K. E. Veldkamp, H. C. J. M. Heezius, J. Verhoef, J. A. G. van Strijp, and K. P. M. van Kessel (2000)
Infect. Immun. 68, 5908-5913
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A Single Oral Dose of Thalidomide Enhances the Capacity of Lymphocytes to Secrete Gamma Interferon in Healthy Humans.

A. Verbon, N. P. Juffermans, P. Speelman, S. J. H. van Deventer, I. J. M. ten Berge, H.-J. Guchelaar, and T. van der Poll (2000)
Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. 44, 2286-2290
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Toxoids of Streptococcal Pyrogenic Exotoxin A Are Protective in Rabbit Models of Streptococcal Toxic Shock Syndrome.

M. Roggiani, J. A. Stoehr, S. B. Olmsted, Y. V. Matsuka, S. Pillai, D. H. Ohlendorf, and P. M. Schlievert (2000)
Infect. Immun. 68, 5011-5017
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Nuclear Factor of Activated T Cells Transcription Factor Nfatp Controls Superantigen-Induced Lethal Shock.

A. V. Tsytsykova and A. E. Goldfeld (2000)
J. Exp. Med. 192, 581-586
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Antigen Triggering Selectively Increases TCRBV Gene Transcription.

G. P. Lennon, J. E. Sillibourne, E. Furrie, M. J. Doherty, and R. A. Kay (2000)
J. Immunol. 165, 2020-2027
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Development of Streptococcal Pyrogenic Exotoxin C Vaccine Toxoids That Are Protective in the Rabbit Model of Toxic Shock Syndrome.

J. K. McCormick, T. J. Tripp, S. B. Olmsted, Y. V. Matsuka, P. J. Gahr, D. H. Ohlendorf, and P. M. Schlievert (2000)
J. Immunol. 165, 2306-2312
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Identification of a Novel Gene Cluster Encoding Staphylococcal Exotoxin-Like Proteins: Characterization of the Prototypic Gene and Its Protein Product, SET1.

R. J. Williams, J. M. Ward, B. Henderson, S. Poole, B. P. O'Hara, M. Wilson, and S. P. Nair (2000)
Infect. Immun. 68, 4407-4415
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Advances in our understanding of the bone and joint pathology caused by Staphylococcus aureus infection.

S. P. Nair, R. J. Williams, and B. Henderson (2000)
Rheumatology 39, 821-834
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Functional Analysis of the env Open Reading Frame in Human Endogenous Retrovirus IDDMK1,222 Encoding Superantigen Activity.

M. Lapatschek, S. Dürr, R. Löwer, C. Magin, H. Wagner, and T. Miethke (2000)
J. Virol. 74, 6386-6393
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Molecular evidence for antigen-driven immune responses in cardiac lesions of rheumatic heart disease patients.

L. Guilherme, N. Dulphy, C. Douay, V. Coelho, E. Cunha-Neto, S. E. Oshiro, R. V Assis, A. C. Tanaka, P. M. Alberto Pomerantzeff, D. Charron, et al. (2000)
Int. Immunol. 12, 1063-1074
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Inhibition of Staphylococcal Enterotoxin B-Induced Lymphocyte Proliferation and Tumor Necrosis Factor Alpha Secretion by MAb5, an Anti-Toxic Shock Syndrome Toxin 1 Monoclonal Antibody.

L. T. Y. Pang, W. W. S. Kum, and A. W. Chow (2000)
Infect. Immun. 68, 3261-3268
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Pyrogenic Toxin Superantigen Site Specificity in Toxic Shock Syndrome and Food Poisoning in Animals.

P. M. Schlievert, L. M. Jablonski, M. Roggiani, I. Sadler, S. Callantine, D. T. Mitchell, D. H. Ohlendorf, and G. A. Bohach (2000)
Infect. Immun. 68, 3630-3634
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Comparison of Pulsed-Field Gel Electrophoresis and Coagulase Gene Restriction Profile Analysis Techniques in the Molecular Typing of Staphylococcus aureus.

C.-S. Chiou, H.-L. Wei, and L.-C. Yang (2000)
J. Clin. Microbiol. 38, 2186-2190
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T Cell Adoptive Immunotherapy of Newly Diagnosed Gliomas.

G. E. Plautz, D. W. Miller, G. H. Barnett, G. H. J. Stevens, S. Maffett, J. Kim, P. A. Cohen, and S. Shu (2000)
Clin. Cancer Res. 6, 2209-2218
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The Streptococcal Superantigen Smez Exhibits Wide Allelic Variation, Mosaic Structure, and Significant Antigenic Variation.

T. Proft, S. L. Moffatt, K. D. Weller, A. Paterson, D. Martin, and J. D. Fraser (2000)
J. Exp. Med. 191, 1765-1776
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Characterization of the Promoter Elements for the Staphylococcal Enterotoxin D Gene.

S. Zhang and G. C. Stewart (2000)
J. Bacteriol. 182, 2321-2325
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Development of a Single-Reaction Multiplex PCR Toxin Typing Assay for Staphylococcus aureus Strains.

N. K. Sharma, C. E. D. Rees, and C. E. R. Dodd (2000)
Appl. Envir. Microbiol. 66, 1347-1353
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Staphylococcal Enterotoxin A Acts through Nitric Oxide Synthase Mechanisms in Human Peripheral Blood Mononuclear Cells To Stimulate Synthesis of Pyrogenic Cytokines.

S.-J. Won, W.-T. Huang, Y.-S. Lai, and M.-T. Lin (2000)
Infect. Immun. 68, 2003-2008
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Mapping the Energy of Superantigen Staphylococcus Enterotoxin C3 Recognition of an {alpha}/{beta} T Cell Receptor Using Alanine Scanning Mutagenesis.

H. R.O. Churchill, P. S. Andersen, E. A. Parke, R. A. Mariuzza, and D. M. Kranz (2000)
J. Exp. Med. 191, 835-846
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Reduced Th1, but Not Th2, Cytokine Production by Lymphocytes after In Vivo Exposure of Healthy Subjects to Endotoxin.

F. N. Lauw, T. ten Hove, P. E. P. Dekkers, E. de Jonge, S. J. H. van Deventer, and T. van der Poll (2000)
Infect. Immun. 68, 1014-1018
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