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ArticleInfection and immunity2007

Protective effect of the Nramp1 BB genotype against Brucella abortus in the water buffalo (Bubalus bubalis).

Rosanna Capparelli, Flora Alfano, Maria Grazia Amoroso, Giorgia Borriello, Domenico Fenizia, Antonio Bianco, Sante Roperto, Franco Roperto, Domenico Iannelli

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Article in Infection and immunity, 2007. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 18 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

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9 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Rosanna CapparelliFaculty of Biotechnological Sciences, University of Naples Federico II, Naples, Italy.
Flora Alfano
Maria Grazia Amoroso
Giorgia Borriello
Domenico Fenizia
Antonio Bianco
Sante Roperto
Franco Roperto
Domenico Iannelli
University of Naples Federico II · ITIstituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale del Mezzogiorno · ITRegione Campania · IT

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

We tested 413 water buffalo cows (142 cases and 271 controls) for the presence of anti-Brucella abortus antibodies (by the skin test, the agglutination test, and the complement fixation test) and the Nramp1 genotype (by capillary electrophoresis). Four alleles (Nramp1A, -B, -C, and -D) were detected in the 3' untranslated region of the Nramp1 gene. The BB genotype was represented among only controls, providing evidence that this genotype confers resistance to Brucella abortus. The monocytes from the BB (resistant) subjects displayed a higher basal level of Nramp1 mRNA and a lower number of viable intracellular bacteria than did the monocytes from AA (susceptible) subjects. The higher basal level of the antibacterial protein Nramp1 most probably provides the BB animals with the possibility of controlling bacteria immediately after their entry inside the cell.

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Brucella abortus3' Untranslated RegionsAgglutination TestsAllelesAnimalsAntibodies, BacterialBrucellosisBuffaloesCation Transport ProteinsColony Count, MicrobialComplement Fixation TestsCytoplasmFemaleGenotypeHomozygoteImmunity, Innate3' Untranslated RegionsAntibodies, BacterialCation Transport ProteinsNatural Resistance-associated Macrophage Protein 1Reactive Nitrogen SpeciesReactive Oxygen SpeciesRNA, Messenger

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PMID17145946
PMCPMC1828489
OpenAlexW2157931454

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