Seq #229 Friday, 8 March 2002

1:45 PM-3:45 PM San Diego Convention Center Room 16A (Mezzanine Level), Oral Session
Actinobacillus actinomycetemcomitans: Immunology, Cellular Microbiology
Chairpersons: E. KRAIG and V.-J. UITTO
 
2474  1:45 PM Activation of regulatory T cells by Actinobacillus actinomycetemcomitans is responsible for impaired cytokine expression
A. NALBANT, M. HAGHIGHATPOUR, and H.H. ZADEH, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, USA
2475  2:00 PM Characterization of the heterogeneous murine T cell response to Actinobacillus actinomycetemcomitans
C. GEAR1, P.J. EZZO2, M. HANNAMAN1, K. CLARKIN1, B. GELB1, P.D. INFANTE1, L. KESAVALU3, J.L. EBERSOLE3, D. KOLODRUBETZ1, and E. KRAIG1, 1University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, USA, 2Baylor College of Dentistry TAMUS HSC, Dallas, TX, USA, 3University of Kentucky, Lexingtion, USA
2476  2:15 PM Actinobacillus actinomycetemcomitans leukotoxin (LTX) induces apoptosis through a FADD-independent pathway
I.R. KIEBA1, Y. FU1, N. YAMAGUCHI2, and E.T. LALLY1, 1University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, USA, 2Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
2477  2:30 PM Cell signalling preceding neutrophil degranulation triggered by Actinobacillus actinomycetemcomitans leukotoxin
R. CLAESSON1, A. JOHANSSON1, L. HÄNSTRÖM1, and S. KALFAS2, 1Umeå University, Sweden, 2Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece
2478  2:45 PM Detection of cytolethal distending toxin activity and cdt genes in Actinobacillus actinomycetemcomitans isolates from geographically diverse populations
A.S. FABRIS1, J.M. DIRIENZO2, M. WIKSTROM3, and M.P.A. MAYER1, 1University of São Paulo, Brazil, 2University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, USA, 3University of Gothenburg, Gothemburg, Sweden
2479  3:00 PM A. actinomycetemcomitans heat shock protein-60 may prevent epithelial cell apoptosis
V.-J. UITTO1, L. ZHANG2, and S. PELECH2, 1University of Helsinki, Finland, 2University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada
  3:15 PM Discussion

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