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Feeding Probiotic Bacteria To Swine Enhances Immunity To Ascaris Suum - (Proceedings)

Solano Aguilar, G., Shea-Donohue, T., Madden, K., Dawson, H.D., Jones, Y., Restrepo, M.P., Beshah, E., Urban Jr, J.F. 2007. Feeding probiotic bacteria to swine enhances immunity to Ascaris Suum. Veterinary Immunology International Symposium. p.110.

T cell IL-3 production is critical for parasite infection-induced basophil production, Aa well as basaphil survival in vitro, yet in vivo basophil survival is IL-3 independent. - (Peer Reviewed Journal)

Shen, T., Wang, L., Kim, S., Lantz, C., Urban Jr, J.F., Le Gros, G., Min, B. 2007. T cell IL-3 production is critical for parasite infection-induced basophil production, as well as basaphil survival in vitro, yet in vivo basophil survival is IL-3 independent. Journal of Immunology. July 15. epub ahead of print.

Selenium (Se) deficiency alters intestinal diaphorase activity in mice infected with the intestinal parasitic worm Heligmosomoides polygyrus - (Abstract Only)

Urban Jr, J.F., Smith, A.D., Botero, S., Dawson, H.D., Anthony, R., Gause, W., Shea-Donohue, T. 2007. Selenium (Se) deficiency alters intestinal diaphorase activity in mice infected with the intestinal parasitic worm Heligmosomoides polygyrus. Experimental Biology.

Mechanisms of Neonatal Mucosal Antibody Protection - (Peer Reviewed Journal)

Harris, N.L., Spoerri, I., Schopfer, J.F., Nembrini, C., Merky, P., Massacand, J., Urban Jr, J.F., Lamarre, A., Burki, K., Odermatt, B., Zinkernagel, R.M., Macpherson, A.J. 2006. Mechanisms of neonatal mucosal antibody protection. Journal of Immunology. 177(9):6256-6262.

BIOFIOBACTERIUM LACTIS ENHANCES TOLL-LIKE RECEPTOR (TLR) PATHWAY GENE EXPRESSION LOCALLY IN THE COLON AND ENHANCES GLUCOSE UPTAKE IN THE SMALL INTESTINE OF PIGS INFECTED WITH PARASITIC NEMATODE ASCARIS SUM. - (Proceedings)

Solano Aguilar, G., Dawson, H.D., Shea-Donohue, T., Madden, K., Jones, Y.L., Beshah, E., Restrepo, M., Schoene, N.W., Hare Jr, W.R., Urban Jr, J.F. 2006. Biofiobacterium lactis enhances toll-like receptor (tlr) pathway gene expression locally in the colon and enhances glucose uptake in the small intestine of pigs infected with parasitic nematode ascaris sum. American Society for Microbiology Proceedings. 106:45A.

BIFIDOBACTERIUM LACTIS AFFECTS IMMUNE DEVELOPMENT OF NEONATAL PIGS: A MODEL FOR NUTRIENT CONDITIONING IN INFANTS. - (Abstract Only)

Solano Aguilar, G., Dawson, H.D., Jones, Y.L., Schoene, N.W., Beshah, E., Restrepo, M., Hare, W., Urban Jr, J.F. 2006. Bifidobacterium lactis affects immune development of neonatal pigs: a model for nutrient conditioning in infants. Meeting Abstract.

THE EFFECT OF PROBIOTIC BACTERIA ON THE IMMUNE SYSTEM OF WEANED PIGS MONITORED BY REAL TIME PCR - (Peer Reviewed Journal)

Solano Aguilar, G., Ledbetter, T., Dawson, H.D., Andrews, K., Harvey, R.B., Schoene, N., Urban Jr, J.F. 2004. The effect of probiotic bacteria on the immune system of weaned pigs monitored by Real time PCR. Proceedings 18th International Pig Veterinary Society Meeting, Hamburg, Germany, October 2004. p. 380.