The Influence of Antibiotics on the Host-Parasite Relationship

Front Matter....Pages I-XII
Introduction....Pages 1-2
Front Matter....Pages 3-3
Influence of Cephalosporins on Humoral Immune Response....Pages 5-11
Immunosuppression by Rifamycins....Pages 12-21
Suppression of Lymphocytes by Cephalosporins....Pages 22-32
Effect of Doxycycline and PUVA Light on Human Polymorphonuclear Leukocyte Function....Pages 33-39
The Effects of Antibacterial, Antiviral, and Antifungal Drugs on the Phagocytic, Microbicidal, and Chemotactic Functions of the Human Polymorphonuclear Leukocyte....Pages 40-55
In Vivo Effect of Ampicillin and Cefaclor on Blood and Gingival Crevicular Neutrophil Myeloperoxidase Activity....Pages 56-66
Enhanced In Vitro Phagocytosis of Different Pathogens by Human Monocytes in the Presence of Antibiotics....Pages 67-73
The Influence of Antibiotics on the Phagocytosis-Associated Chemiluminescence of Guinea Pig Polymorphonuclear Neutrophils....Pages 74-86
Effect of Doxorubicin (Adriamycin) on Polymorphonuclear Leukocyte Function and the Protective Role of Alpha Tocopherol (Vitamin E) 1 ....Pages 87-95
Chronic Granulomatous Disease: Effect of Sulfamethoxazole/Trimethoprim on Neutrophil Microbicidal Function....Pages 96-105
The Effect of Minocycline and Lysostaphin on the Intracellular Killing of Staphylococcus aureus by Polymorphonuclear Leukocytes....Pages 106-117
The Effects of 13 Antimicrobial Agents on the Elimination Phase of Phagocytosis in Human Polymorphonuclear Leukocytes....Pages 118-128
Effect of Cephalothin and Gentamicin on Phagocytosis of Klebsiella pneumoniae by Guinea Pig Alveolar Macrophages....Pages 129-138
Capacity of Gentamicin-Treated Pseudomonas aeruginosa to Induce Granulocyte Locomotion....Pages 139-140
Penetration of Antifungal Antimicrobics into Human Fibrin Clots....Pages 141-147
Effect of Antibiotics and an Immunostimulant on the Ability of Immunosuppressed Mice to defend against Pseudomonal Infection....Pages 148-159
The Combined use of Antibiotics and Specific Antibodies against Mouse Pseudomonas aeruginosa Infection In Vivo and the Phagocytosis of Peritoneal Exudate Cells In Vitro....Pages 161-167
Front Matter....Pages 169-169
Prevention of the Adhesion of Bacteria to Mucosal Surfaces: Influence of Antimicrobial Agents....Pages 171-182
Effects of Low Concentrations of Antibiotics on Escherichia coli Adhesion....Pages 183-193
Front Matter....Pages 169-169
Modification of the Expression of an Extracellular Virulence Factor (Cytotoxin) of Clostridium Difficile Following Growth in the Presence of Clindamycin and Vancomycin....Pages 194-201
The Effect of Subinhibitory Antibiotic Concentrations on the Opsonization, Uptake, and Killing of Bacteria by Human Neutrophils....Pages 202-207
The Susceptibility of Antibiotic-Pretreated Gram-Negative Bacteria to the Bactericidal Activity of Human Neutrophil Granule Extract....Pages 208-218
Effect of Antibiotics on the Lysis of Staphylococci and Streptococci by Leukocyte Factors, on the Production of Cellular and Extracellular Factors by Streptococci, and on the Solubilization of Cell-Sensitizing Agents from Gram-negative Rods....Pages 219-227
The Role of Autolytic Wall Systems in Wall Disintegration during the Phagocytosis of Staphylococci Treated with Antibiotics....Pages 228-241
In Vitro and In Vivo Modulation of Escherichia coli Susceptibility to PMN Leukocyte Microbicidal Activity by a Pyrazole Cephalosporin Derivative....Pages 242-254
Effects of Antibiotics on the Bactericidal Activity of Normal Human Serum....Pages 255-262
The Influence of Subinhibitory Concentrations of β-Lactam Antibiotics on the Antibody-Independent Binding of the First Component of Complement by Escherichia coli....Pages 263-266
Back Matter....Pages 267-270