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Superoxide dismutase A antigens derived from molecular analysis of sarcoidosis granulomas elicit systemic Th-1 immune responses.

Allen SS, Evans W, Carlisle J, Hajizadeh R, Nadaf M, Shepherd BE, Pride DT, Johnson JE, Drake WP.

Respir Res. 2008 Apr 25;9:36.PMID: 18439270 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Multiple Mycobacterium antigens induce interferon-gamma production from sarcoidosis peripheral blood mononuclear cells.

Carlisle J, Evans W, Hajizadeh R, Nadaf M, Shepherd B, Ott RD, Richter K, Drake W.

Clin Exp Immunol. 2007 Dec;150(3):460-8. Epub 2007 Oct 9.PMID: 17924974 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Mycobacterium tuberculosis Antigen 85A induces Th-1 immune responses in systemic sarcoidosis.

Hajizadeh R, Sato H, Carlisle J, Nadaf MT, Evans W, Shepherd BE, Miller RF, Kalams SA, Drake WP.

J Clin Immunol. 2007 Jul;27(4):445-54. Epub 2007 Mar 15.PMID: 17357846 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Cellular recognition of Mycobacterium tuberculosis ESAT-6 and KatG peptides in systemic sarcoidosis.

Drake WP, Dhason MS, Nadaf M, Shepherd BE, Vadivelu S, Hajizadeh R, Newman LS, Kalams SA.

Infect Immun. 2007 Jan;75(1):527-30. Epub 2006 Nov 6.PMID: 17088357 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Mycobacterial catalase-peroxidase is a tissue antigen and target of the adaptive immune response in systemic sarcoidosis.

Song Z, Marzilli L, Greenlee BM, Chen ES, Silver RF, Askin FB, Teirstein AS, Zhang Y, Cotter RJ, Moller DR.

J Exp Med. 2005 Mar 7;201(5):755-67. Erratum in: J Exp Med. 2005 Sep 5;202(5):721. PMID: 15753209 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Cellular responses to mycobacterial antigens are present in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid used in the diagnosis of sarcoidosis.

Oswald-Richter KA, Culver DA, Hawkins C, Hajizadeh R, Abraham S, Shepherd BE, Jenkins CA, Judson MA, Drake WP.

Infect Immun. 2009 Sep;77(9):3740-8. Epub 2009 Jul 13.PMID: 19596780 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

[Evolution of IGRA researches]

Ariga H, Harada N.

Kekkaku. 2008 Sep;83(9):641-52. Review. Japanese. PMID: 18979999 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Frequencies of region of difference 1 antigen-specific but not purified protein derivative-specific gamma interferon-secreting T cells correlate with the presence of tuberculosis disease but do not distinguish recent from remote latent infections.

Hinks TS, Dosanjh DP, Innes JA, Pasvol G, Hackforth S, Varia H, Millington KA, Liu XQ, Bakir M, Soysal A, Davidson RN, Gunatheesan R, Lalvani A.

Infect Immun. 2009 Dec;77(12):5486-95. Epub 2009 Sep 14.PMID: 19752037 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

T cell responses to mycobacterial catalase-peroxidase profile a pathogenic antigen in systemic sarcoidosis.

Chen ES, Wahlström J, Song Z, Willett MH, Wikén M, Yung RC, West EE, McDyer JF, Zhang Y, Eklund A, Grunewald J, Moller DR.

J Immunol. 2008 Dec 15;181(12):8784-96.PMID: 19050300 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

[Granulomatous diseases and pathogenic microorganism]

Inoue Y, Suga M.

Kekkaku. 2008 Feb;83(2):115-30. Japanese. PMID: 18326339 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Reduced apoptosis and increased inflammatory cytokines in granulomas caused by tuberculous compared to non-tuberculous mycobacteria: role of MPT64 antigen in apoptosis and immune response.

Mustafa T, Wiker HG, Mørkve O, Sviland L.

Clin Exp Immunol. 2007 Oct;150(1):105-13. Epub 2007 Aug 17.PMID: 17711491 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Characterization of human cellular immune responses to novel Mycobacterium tuberculosis antigens encoded by genomic regions absent in Mycobacterium bovis BCG.

Al-Attiyah R, Mustafa AS.

Infect Immun. 2008 Sep;76(9):4190-8. Epub 2008 Jun 23.PMID: 18573897 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Characterization of prominent protein antigens from mycobacteria.

Young D, Garbe T, Lathigra R, Abou-Zeid C, Zhang Y.

Bull Int Union Tuberc Lung Dis. 1991 Mar;66(1):47-51. Review.PMID: 1907209 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Cell-mediated immune responses to complex and single mycobacterial antigens in tuberculosis patients with diabetes.

Mustafa AS, El-Shamy AM, Madi NM, Amoudy HA, Al-Attiyah R.

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Mycobacterial antigens may be important in sarcoidosis pathogenesis.

Drake WP, Newman LS.

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[ELISPOT response to Mycobacterium tuberculosis antigens for diagnosing and monitoring tuberculosis patient therapy]

Murakami S, Takeno M, Kobayashi M, Kudo M, Watanuki Y, Kaneko T, Ishigatsubo Y.

Kansenshogaku Zasshi. 2009 May;83(3):229-35. Japanese. PMID: 19522306 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Mycobacterial ESAT-6 and katG are recognized by sarcoidosis CD4+ T cells when presented by the American sarcoidosis susceptibility allele, DRB1*1101.

Oswald-Richter K, Sato H, Hajizadeh R, Shepherd BE, Sidney J, Sette A, Newman LS, Drake WP.

J Clin Immunol. 2010 Jan;30(1):157-66. Epub 2009 Jun 18.PMID: 19536643 [PubMed - in process]Related articlesFree article

Immune response to superoxide dismutase in group A streptococcal infection.

McMillan DJ, Davies MR, Good MF, Sriprakash KS.

FEMS Immunol Med Microbiol. 2004 Apr 9;40(3):249-56.PMID: 15039102 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Cytometric detection of antigen-specific IFN-gamma/IL-2 secreting cells in the diagnosis of tuberculosis.

Sargentini V, Mariotti S, Carrara S, Gagliardi MC, Teloni R, Goletti D, Nisini R.

BMC Infect Dis. 2009 Jun 23;9:99.PMID: 19549330 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Potential etiologic agents in sarcoidosis.

Moller DR.

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