The Influence of Antibiotics on the Host-Parasite Relationship III

Front Matter....Pages I-XV
Opening Remarks....Pages 1-3
Interactions Between Antibiotics, Phagocytes, and Bacteria....Pages 4-16
Influence of Antibiotics on the Cell Surface of Escherichia coli ....Pages 17-25
 Pseudomonas aeruginosa : Alterations Induced by Low Concentrations of 4-Quinolones....Pages 26-37
Interference of Tunicamycin-Induced Staphylococcal Lectin Dysfunction with Specific Adherence Mechanisms and Immune Responses....Pages 38-42
An In Vitro Model to Investigate the Influence of Antibiotics on Bacterial Susceptibility to Surface Phagocytosis by Human Polymorphonuclear Leukocytes....Pages 43-49
Growth Rate, Iron Depletion, and a Sub-Minimal Inhibitory Concentration of Penicillin G Affect the Surface Hydrophobicity of Staphylococcus aureus ....Pages 50-62
Reduced Wall Degradation of Staphylococci After Pretreatment with Bacteriostatic Antibiotics....Pages 63-70
Influence of Subinhibitory Concentrations of Ceftriaxone on Opsonic Requirements of Pseudomonas aeruginosa ....Pages 71-76
Traditional Chinese Medicines and Drugs in Relation to the Host-Defense Mechanism....Pages 77-86
Influence of Antibiotic Therapy of Mice on the Humoral Immune Response Against Sheep Erythrocytes....Pages 87-93
Influence of Ciprofloxacin Treatment In Vivo on Cell-Mediated Immunity to Listeria monocytogenes ....Pages 94-101
Enzymatic Conversion of [ 3 H]Clindamycin by the Human Neutrophil....Pages 102-105
Antibiotic Modulation of Host Defense....Pages 106-111
In Vitro and Ex Vivo Effect of Cefodizime on Phagocytosis....Pages 112-115
Antibacterial Substance(s) from Hypericum perforatum : Influence on Phagocytosis of Escherichia coli by Human Neutrophils....Pages 116-121
Influence of the Tetrachlorodecaoxygen Anion Complex on Phagocytosis of Peripheral Human Polymorphonuclear Cells in Chemiluminescence Assays....Pages 122-127
Influence of RO 236240 on Human Polymorphonuclear Leukocytes In Vitro....Pages 128-132
Interactions Among Subinhibitory Antibiotics, Aerobic Gram-negative Rods, and Human Polymorphonuclear Neutrophils....Pages 133-143
Effects of Glycopeptide and Lipopeptide Antibiotics on Granulocyte Function In Vitro....Pages 144-151
Determination of Intracellular Antibacterial Activity of Antibiotics by Means of a Fluorochrome Microassay....Pages 152-159
Effect of New Antibacterial Agents on Intracellular Staphylococci and Mycobacteria....Pages 160-164
Effects of Beta-Lactam Antibiotics on the Lymphocyte Responses In Vitro and in Animals....Pages 165-173
Effect of Trimethoprim/Sulfamethoxazole on Human Neutrophil Function and Survival of Mice Infected with Candida....Pages 174-183
Effects of Selected Antibiotics on Experimental Candidiasis in Cyclophosphamide-Treated Mice: An In Vivo Model to Evaluate the Antibiotic Effect on Granulocytopoiesis....Pages 184-195
Immunomodulating Effect of Fosfomycin....Pages 196-203
Effects of Antibiotics on Resistance to Colonization with Enteric Pathogens in Mice....Pages 204-208
Influence of Antibiotics on Biochemical Intestinal Microflora-Associated Characteristics in Man and Animals....Pages 209-215
Antibiotics and the Host-Parasite Relationship in Cystic Fibrosis....Pages 216-221
Absence of a Postantibiotic Effect in Experimental Left-Sided Streptococcus faecalis Endocarditis Treated with Penicillin Plus Gentamicin....Pages 222-225
Absence of a Postantibiotic Effect in Experimental Left-Sided Pseudomonas Aeruginosa Endocarditis Treated with Imipenem with or Without Gentamicin....Pages 226-230
Influence of Mezlocillin Administration to Pregnant Mice on the Immune System of Their Offspring....Pages 231-236
Changes in the Immune Parameters of Antibiotic-Bacterial Interactions Induced by Hypothalamic and Other Electrolytic Brain Lesions Produced Through Stereotaxically Implanted Depth Electrodes....Pages 237-244
In Vitro Effect of Different Antimicrobial Agents on Il-2 Production and Il-2 Receptor Expression of Human Lymphocytes....Pages 245-254
Effect of 4-Quinolone Antibiotics on Cell Function, Cell Growth, and Pyrimidine Nucleotide Biosynthesis in Human Lymphocytes In Vitro....Pages 255-262
Enhancement by Ampicillin or Cyclacillin Pretreatment of E.coli of Phagocytosis, Blastogenesis, and Production of Lymphokines, Interferons, and Tumor Necrosis Factor....Pages 263-273
Effect of Beta-Lactam Antibiotics on Eukaryotic DNA Replication: Possible Impact on the Host-Parasite Relationship....Pages 274-280
Interaction Between the DNA-Gyrase Inhibitor Coumermycin and the Membrane of Human Neutrophils....Pages 281-285
Concluding Remarks....Pages 286-288
Back Matter....Pages 289-291