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Cross-Immunity between Brucella melitensis and Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Intracellular Behavior of Brucella melitensis in Monocytes from Vaccinated Animals.

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The ability of the monocytes from specifically immunized rabbits to retard the growth of virulent Brucella was demonstrated, not as an all-or-none phenomenon, but in the light of the unrestricted bacterial multiplication which occurs in monocyte from normal animals.
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A non-specific element has been demonstrated in the resistance of monocytes derived from immunized rabbits. Vaccination by BCG or by an effective anti-brucellosis reagent induces protection in either case against both Mycobacterium tuberculosis and Brucella melitensis when studied by the monocyte culture method. The activity of the antiserum required to demonstrate the resistance of the monocyte is not affected when the agglutinating action of the anti- Brucella rabbit serum is removed by absorption. The ability of the monocytes from specifically immunized rabbits to retard the growth of virulent Brucella was demonstrated, not as an all-or-none phenomenon, but in the light of the unrestricted bacterial multiplication which occurs in monocytes from normal animals.

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The Role of Cell-Mediated Immunity in Bacterial Infections

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Brucella abortus uses a stealthy strategy to avoid activation of the innate immune system during the onset of infection.

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The Structure and Function of Monocytes and Macrophages

TL;DR: This chapter discusses the more recent advances in the biology and chemistry of the blood monocytes and tissue macrophages and mechanisms of immunological importance.
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The host response to calmette-guérin bacillus infection in mice

TL;DR: When vaccinated mice were reinfected with BCG, host resistance in spleen and liver was rapidly augmented to the accompaniment of striking changes in the morphology and microbicidal activity of the peritoneal macrophages, resulting in the development of tuberculin sensitivity.
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Increased resistance to infection and accompanying alteration in properdin levels following administration of bacterial lipopolysaccharides

TL;DR: The increased resistance to infection evoked in mice by lipopolysaccharides was effective against infections produced by endotoxin-bearing organisms-bacterial species highly susceptible in vitro to the bactericidal action of the properdin system.
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Reversible changes in the susceptibility of mice to bacterial infections. I. Changes brought about by injection of pertussis vaccine or of bacterial endotoxins.

TL;DR: The facts disclosed in the present study, as well as findings reported by other investigators, make clear that profound changes in susceptibility to infection can be brought about by varied non-specific procedures.
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Studies on tubercle bacillus-monocyte relationship : i. quantitative analysis of effect of serum of animals vaccinated with bcg upon bacterium-monocyte system

TL;DR: Studies of the conditions necessary for maintenance of constant cell populations in vitro in the Mackaness type of culture chamber have indicated the importance of preliminary trypsinization of cells and the beneficial effect of 40 per cent rabbit serum in Tyrode's solution.
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