S M Michalek
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Childers N, Li F, Dasanayake A, Li Y, Kirk K, Michalek S
Oral Microbiol Immunol
. 2006 Aug;
21(5):309-13.
PMID: 16922930
We previously reported that a Streptococcus mutans enriched-glucosytransferase (E-GTF) preparation induces an immune response following intranasal, but not tonsillar, immunization of humans. In this study, we determined whether intranasal immunization...
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Menendez A, Li F, Michalek S, Kirk K, Makhija S, Childers N
Oral Microbiol Immunol
. 2004 Dec;
20(1):31-4.
PMID: 15612942
Background/aims: Chlorhexidine has been proposed as a potent chemotherapeutic agent against oral bacteria. However, there are some inconsistent results regarding the usefulness of chlorhexidine mouthrinse as an antimicrobial for Streptococcus...
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Childers N, Greenleaf C, Li F, Dasanayake A, Powell W, Michalek S
Oral Microbiol Immunol
. 2003 Aug;
18(5):298-301.
PMID: 12930521
Two subclasses of immunoglobulin A (IgA) antibodies are produced in humans, IgA1 and IgA2, IgA2 being more resistant to digestion by bacterial proteases than IgA1. The amount of IgA in...
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Li F, Michalek S, Dasanayake A, Li Y, Kirk K, Childers N
Oral Microbiol Immunol
. 2003 Aug;
18(5):271-7.
PMID: 12930517
To evaluate the effectiveness of a low dose of soluble or liposomal (L) glucosyltransferase-enriched preparation (E-GTF) in inducing mucosal immune responses after intranasal immunization, 12 adults were immunized on days...
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Childers N, Tong G, Li F, Dasanayake A, Kirk K, Michalek S
J Dent Res
. 2002 Feb;
81(1):48-52.
PMID: 11820367
Strategies aimed at the prevention of Streptococcus mutans infection and dental caries include mucosal immunization, which results in salivary anti-S. mutans responses. The purpose of this study was to evaluate...
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Martin M, Katz J, Vogel S, Michalek S
J Immunol
. 2001 Oct;
167(9):5278-85.
PMID: 11673543
Exposure of mononuclear phagocytes to enterobacterial LPS induces a state of transient hyporesponsiveness to subsequent LPS exposure, termed endotoxin tolerance. In the present study, LPS derived from the oral periodontal...
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Jespersgaard C, Zhang P, Hajishengallis G, Russell M, Michalek S
Infect Immun
. 2001 Oct;
69(11):6604-11.
PMID: 11598028
Attenuated Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium has been used for targeted delivery of recombinant antigens to gut- and nose-associated lymphoid tissues. Contradictory reports have described the effect of preexisting immunity to...
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Childers N, Powell W, Tong G, Kirk K, Wiatrak B, Michalek S
Oral Microbiol Immunol
. 2001 Sep;
16(5):265-9.
PMID: 11555302
The importance of the lymphoid tissue collectively known as Waldeyer's ring, which includes the palatine, lingual and nasopharyngeal tonsils, in the induction and contribution of specific antibody responses in human...
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Michalek S, Katz J, Childers N
BioDrugs
. 2001 Sep;
15(8):501-8.
PMID: 11543691
Dental caries continues to be a costly and prevalent oral disease. Research efforts towards developing a well tolerated and effective vaccine against dental caries were initiated following the demonstration of...
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Martin M, Metzger D, Michalek S, Connell T, Russell M
Infect Immun
. 2001 Jun;
69(7):4486-92.
PMID: 11401990
Cholera toxin (CT) and the type II heat-labile enterotoxins (HLT) LT-IIa and LT-IIb act as potent systemic and mucosal adjuvants and induce distinct T-helper (Th)-cell cytokine profiles. In the present...