J M Blackwell

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1 Macrophage complement and lectin-like receptors bind Leishmania in the absence of serum. J Exp Med 1985 3.44
2 Polymorphism in tumor necrosis factor genes associated with mucocutaneous leishmaniasis. J Exp Med 1995 2.30
3 Are the Lsh and Ity disease resistance genes at one locus on mouse chromosome 1? Nature 1982 2.29
4 Relationship between IFN-gamma and skin test responsiveness to Mycobacterium tuberculosis PPD in healthy, non-BCG-vaccinated young adults in Northern Malawi. Int J Tuberc Lung Dis 2001 2.02
5 Differential production of Th1- and Th2-derived cytokines does not determine the genetically controlled or vaccine-induced rate of cure in murine visceral leishmaniasis. J Immunol 1991 2.00
6 Developmental changes in the glycosylated phosphatidylinositols of Leishmania donovani. Characterization of the promastigote and amastigote glycolipids. J Biol Chem 1991 1.99
7 A study of the differential respiratory burst activity elicited by promastigotes and amastigotes of Leishmania donovani in murine resident peritoneal macrophages. Immunology 1984 1.89
8 Role of inorganic nitrogen oxides and tumor necrosis factor alpha in killing Leishmania donovani amastigotes in gamma interferon-lipopolysaccharide-activated macrophages from Lshs and Lshr congenic mouse strains. Infect Immun 1991 1.84
9 Expression of the natural resistance gene Lsh in resident liver macrophages. Infect Immun 1984 1.82
10 Macrophage activation: lipoarabinomannan from avirulent and virulent strains of Mycobacterium tuberculosis differentially induces the early genes c-fos, KC, JE, and tumor necrosis factor-alpha. J Immunol 1993 1.78
11 Evidence for a cluster of genes on chromosome 17q11-q21 controlling susceptibility to tuberculosis and leprosy in Brazilians. Genes Immun 2004 1.65
12 Evidence that genetic susceptibility to Mycobacterium tuberculosis in a Brazilian population is under oligogenic control: linkage study of the candidate genes NRAMP1 and TNFA. Tuber Lung Dis 1997 1.50
13 Localisation of Nramp1 in macrophages: modulation with activation and infection. J Cell Sci 1998 1.50
14 Evidence for a functional repeat polymorphism in the promoter of the human NRAMP1 gene that correlates with autoimmune versus infectious disease susceptibility. J Med Genet 1999 1.43
15 Modern vaccines. Parasitic diseases. Lancet 1990 1.41
16 IL-13 is a susceptibility factor for Leishmania major infection. J Immunol 2000 1.38
17 NH2-terminal sequence of macrophage-expressed natural resistance-associated macrophage protein (Nramp) encodes a proline/serine-rich putative Src homology 3-binding domain. J Exp Med 1994 1.37
18 Genome-wide scans for leprosy and tuberculosis susceptibility genes in Brazilians. Genes Immun 2004 1.36
19 Natural-resistance-associated macrophage protein 1 is an H+/bivalent cation antiporter. Biochem J 2001 1.36
20 Nramp transfection transfers Ity/Lsh/Bcg-related pleiotropic effects on macrophage activation: influence on oxidative burst and nitric oxide pathways. Mol Med 1995 1.32
21 Immunostimulatory DNA as an adjuvant in vaccination against Leishmania major. Infect Immun 1999 1.32
22 The molecular karyotype of the megabase chromosomes of Trypanosoma brucei and the assignment of chromosome markers. Mol Biochem Parasitol 1998 1.30
23 Macrophage type 3 complement receptors mediate serum-independent binding of Leishmania donovani. Detection of macrophage-derived complement on the parasite surface by immunoelectron microscopy. J Exp Med 1986 1.28
24 Induction of early-response genes KC and JE by mycobacterial lipoarabinomannans: regulation of KC expression in murine macrophages by Lsh/Ity/Bcg (candidate Nramp). Infect Immun 1994 1.25
25 Genes of the class II and class III major histocompatibility complex are associated with typhoid fever in Vietnam. J Infect Dis 2000 1.20
26 Immunoregulation of genetically controlled acquired responses to Leishmania donovani infection in mice: demonstration and characterization of suppressor T cells in noncure mice. Infect Immun 1984 1.20
27 Identification and characterisation of a functional peroxidoxin from Leishmania major. Mol Biochem Parasitol 1998 1.20
28 Nramp1 transfection transfers Ity/Lsh/Bcg-related pleiotropic effects on macrophage activation: influence on antigen processing and presentation. Infect Immun 1997 1.18
29 Interaction with extracellular matrix proteins influences Lsh/Ity/Bcg (candidate Nramp) gene regulation of macrophage priming/activation for tumour necrosis factor-alpha and nitrite release. Immunology 1994 1.17
30 Immunoregulation of genetically controlled acquired responses to Leishmania donovani infection in mice: the effects of parasite dose, cyclophosphamide and sublethal irradiation. Parasite Immunol 1983 1.16
31 Fetal alcohol exposure and temporal vulnerability: regional differences in cell loss as a function of the timing of binge-like alcohol exposure during brain development. Alcohol Clin Exp Res 1999 1.14
32 SLC11A1 (NRAMP1) but not SLC11A2 (NRAMP2) polymorphisms are associated with susceptibility to tuberculosis in a high-incidence community in South Africa. Int J Tuberc Lung Dis 2004 1.14
33 Variable expression of the murine natural resistance gene Lsh in different macrophage populations infected in vitro with Leishmania donovani. Parasite Immunol 1987 1.14
34 Nramp1 locus encodes a 65 kDa interferon-gamma-inducible protein in murine macrophages. Biochem J 1997 1.14
35 Genes at human chromosome 5q31.1 regulate delayed-type hypersensitivity responses associated with Leishmania chagasi infection. Genes Immun 2007 1.14
36 Polymorphism in the interferon-gamma receptor-1 gene and susceptibility to pulmonary tuberculosis in The Gambia. Scand J Immunol 2003 1.12
37 Leishmania donovani infection in heterozygous and recombinant H-2 haplotype mice. Immunogenetics 1983 1.08
38 Genome-wide scan for visceral leishmaniasis susceptibility genes in Brazil. Genes Immun 2006 1.08
39 Influence of Lsh, H-2, and an H-11-linked gene on visceralization and metastasis associated with Leishmania mexicana infection in mice. Infect Immun 1989 1.07
40 Genetic susceptibility to visceral leishmaniasis in The Sudan: linkage and association with IL4 and IFNGR1. Genes Immun 2003 1.06
41 Mapping of genes controlling Leishmania major infection in CXS recombinant inbred mice. Eur J Immunogenet 1993 1.06
42 Genetic and physical mapping of 2q35 in the region of the NRAMP and IL8R genes: identification of a polymorphic repeat in exon 2 of NRAMP. Genomics 1994 1.05
43 Genetic control of immune response to recombinant antigens carried by an attenuated Salmonella typhimurium vaccine strain: Nramp1 influences T-helper subset responses and protection against leishmanial challenge. Infect Immun 1998 1.05
44 Acquisition of cell-mediated immunity to Leishmania. II. LSH gene regulation of accessory cell function. Immunology 1988 1.04
45 Toxoplasma gondii expressed sequence tags: insight into tachyzoite gene expression. Mol Biochem Parasitol 1996 1.03
46 Increased infectivity of stationary-phase promastigotes of Leishmania donovani: correlation with enhanced C3 binding capacity and CR3-mediated attachment to host macrophages. Immunology 1987 1.03
47 Evidence for associations between the purinergic receptor P2X(7) (P2RX7) and toxoplasmosis. Genes Immun 2010 1.03
48 Genetic analysis of Leishmania mexicana infection in mice: single gene (Scl-2) controlled predisposition to cutaneous lesion development. J Immunogenet 1990 1.02
49 Intra and inter-specific microsatellite variation in the Leishmania subgenus Viannia. Mol Biochem Parasitol 1999 1.02
50 Tumor necrosis factor a-11 and DR15-DQ6 (B*0602) haplotype increase the risk for cervical intraepithelial neoplasia in human papillomavirus 16 seropositive women in Northern Sweden. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev 2000 1.02
51 Opposing effects of interferon-gamma on iNOS and interleukin-10 expression in lipopolysaccharide- and mycobacterial lipoarabinomannan-stimulated macrophages. Immunology 1995 1.01
52 Genetic epidemiology of visceral leishmaniasis in northeastern Brazil. Genet Epidemiol 2001 1.01
53 Polymorphism at NRAMP1 and D2S1471 loci associated with juvenile rheumatoid arthritis. Arthritis Rheum 2000 1.00
54 Differences in Lsh gene control over systemic Leishmania major and Leishmania donovani or Leishmania mexicana mexicana infections are caused by differential targeting to infiltrating and resident liver macrophage populations. Infect Immun 1988 1.00
55 Multiple causes of size variation in the diploid megabase chromosomes of African tyrpanosomes. Chromosome Res 1999 0.99
56 Altered course of visceral leishmaniasis in mice expressing transgenic I-E molecules. Eur J Immunol 1992 0.99
57 Linkage of rheumatoid arthritis to the candidate gene NRAMP1 on 2q35. J Med Genet 1996 0.99
58 Monoclonal antibodies that recognize distinct epitopes of the macrophage type three complement receptor differ in their ability to inhibit binding of Leishmania promastigotes harvested at different phases of their growth cycle. Immunology 1988 0.99
59 Lsh, antigen presentation and the development of CMI. Res Immunol 1989 0.98
60 An expressed sequence tag analysis of a full-length, spliced-leader cDNA library from Leishmania major promastigotes. Mol Biochem Parasitol 1997 0.98
61 A study of the sensitivity of Leishmania donovani promastigotes and amastigotes to hydrogen peroxide. II. Possible mechanisms involved in protective H2O2 scavenging. Parasitology 1985 0.98
62 Association and linkage of leprosy phenotypes with HLA class II and tumour necrosis factor genes. Genes Immun 2001 0.97
63 Expression of LPG and GP63 by different developmental stages of Leishmania major in the sandfly Phlebotomus papatasi. Parasitology 1990 0.97
64 The complete chromosomal organization of the reference strain of the Leishmania Genome Project, L. major ;Friedlin'. Parasitol Today 1998 0.96
65 Analysis of Lsh gene expression in congenic B10.L-Lshr mice. Curr Top Microbiol Immunol 1988 0.96
66 Transfer of innate resistance and susceptibility to Leishmania donovani infection in mouse radiation bone marrow chimaeras. Immunology 1984 0.95
67 An Nramp-related sequence maps to mouse chromosome 17. Mamm Genome 1994 0.94
68 Unravelling the Leishmania genome. Curr Opin Genet Dev 1996 0.93
69 Genetic analysis of multicase families of visceral leishmaniasis in northeastern Brazil: no major role for class II or class III regions of HLA. Genes Immun 2002 0.92
70 FBXO11, a regulator of the TGFβ pathway, is associated with severe otitis media in Western Australian children. Genes Immun 2011 0.91
71 FLI1 polymorphism affects susceptibility to cutaneous leishmaniasis in Brazil. Genes Immun 2011 0.91
72 Genetic control of recovery from visceral leishmaniasis. Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg 1982 0.91
73 Immunotherapy with live BCG plus heat killed Leishmania induces a T helper 1-like response in American cutaneous leishmaniasis patients. Parasite Immunol 2000 0.90
74 A study of the sensitivity of Leishmania donovani promastigotes and amastigotes to hydrogen peroxide. I. Differences in sensitivity correlate with parasite-mediated removal of hydrogen peroxide. Parasitology 1985 0.90
75 Genome-wide scan for loci influencing quantitative immune response traits in the Belém family study: comparison of methods and summary of results. Ann Hum Genet 2006 0.90
76 Typhoid fever and genetic polymorphisms at the natural resistance-associated macrophage protein 1. J Infect Dis 2001 0.87
77 An H-11-linked gene has a parallel effect on Leishmania major and L. donovani infections in mice. Immunogenetics 1985 0.87
78 Immune response in healthy volunteers vaccinated with BCG plus killed leishmanial promastigotes: antibody responses to mycobacterial and leishmanial antigens. Vaccine 1994 0.87
79 Interleukin 10 gene polymorphisms and development of post kala-azar dermal leishmaniasis in a selected sudanese population. Public Health Genomics 2009 0.86
80 No association between interferon-gamma receptor-1 gene polymorphism and pulmonary tuberculosis in a Gambian population sample. Thorax 2004 0.86
81 IFNG and IFNGR1 gene polymorphisms and susceptibility to post-kala-azar dermal leishmaniasis in Sudan. Genes Immun 2006 0.86
82 Nramp1 is expressed in neurons and is associated with behavioural and immune responses to stress. Neurogenetics 2001 0.85
83 Response of BALB/c mice to leishmanial infection. Curr Top Microbiol Immunol 1985 0.85
84 Analysis of the BTNL2 truncating splice site mutation in tuberculosis, leprosy and Crohn's disease. Tissue Antigens 2007 0.84
85 Role of macrophage complement and lectin-like receptors in binding Leishmania parasites to host macrophages. Immunol Lett 1985 0.83
86 Cell-mediated killing of protozoa. Adv Parasitol 1983 0.83
87 Analysing the immune response to L. donovani infection. Ann Inst Pasteur Immunol 1988 0.83
88 EcoRV RFLP of the desmin (DES) gene and MspI RFLP of the villin (VIL1) gene on human chromosome 2. Hum Mol Genet 1992 0.83
89 Evidence for altered control of hypothalamic CRF in immune-mediated diseases. Ann N Y Acad Sci 1995 0.83
90 Esophageal radionuclide transit tests. Potential false-positive results. Clin Nucl Med 1984 0.82
91 Transmission and scanning EM-immunogold labeling of Leishmania major lipophosphoglycan in the sandfly Phlebotomus papatasi. Eur J Cell Biol 1991 0.82
92 Characterization of protective T cells in the acquired response to Leishmania donovani in genetically determined cure (H-2b) and noncure (H-2d) mouse strains. Infect Immun 1989 0.82
93 Allele frequency and genotype distribution of polymorphisms within disease-related genes is influenced by ethnic population sub-structuring in Sudan. Genetica 2003 0.80
94 Genetics of resistance to infection. Lancet 1982 0.80
95 Identification of C to T mutation at position -236 bp in the human NRAMP1 gene promoter. Immunogenetics 1996 0.79
96 Extensive polymorphism at the Gp63 locus in field isolates of Leishmania peruviana. Mol Biochem Parasitol 1995 0.79
97 T cell responses to crude and defined leishmanial antigens in patients from the lower Amazon region of Brazil infected with different species of Leishmania of the subgenera Leishmania and Viannia. Parasite Immunol 1998 0.79
98 Regulation of Leishmania populations within the host. V. Resistance to L.donovani in wild mice. J Trop Med Hyg 1983 0.78
99 Receptors and recognition mechanisms of Leishmania species. Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg 1985 0.78
100 Expression of the natural resistance gene (Lsh) in wild mice infected experimentally with Leishmania donovani or Salmonella typhimurium. Curr Top Microbiol Immunol 1986 0.77
101 Selective disruption of hypermnesia for pictures and words. Mem Cognit 1994 0.76
102 Analysis of the candidate gene NRAMP1 in the first 61 ARC National Repository families for rheumatoid arthritis. J Rheumatol 1997 0.76
103 Use of immunological manipulations in studying genetically controlled responses to Leishmania donovani infection in mice. Parasitology 1984 0.76
104 Atopy in children in relation to BCG vaccination and genetic polymorphisms at SLC11A1 (formerly NRAMP1) and D2S1471. Genes Immun 2002 0.76
105 The macrophage and parasitic protozoa. Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg 1983 0.75
106 The Leishmania genome comes of Age. Parasitol Today 1999 0.75
107 Polymorphism in tumor necrosis factor genes associated with myasthenia gravis. J Neuroimmunol 1998 0.75
108 Myasthenia gravis with thymic hyperplasia is associated with polymorphisms in the tumor necrosis factor region. Ann N Y Acad Sci 1998 0.75
109 Providing prescriptions. Vet Rec 2001 0.75
110 Setting up HIV serology for the Karonga leprosy vaccine trial in Malaŵi. Lepr Rev 1991 0.75
111 Mapping Creb-1 to chromosome 1 in the mouse. Genomics 1992 0.75
112 On immunobiology of experimental leishmaniasis. Ann Inst Pasteur Immunol 1988 0.75