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Article: PLOS ONE. 2010;5(11):e13839
Antioxidants Protect Keratinocytes against M-ulcerans Mycolactone Cytotoxicity
Gronberg A; Zettergren L; Bergh K; Stahle M; Heilborn J; Angeby K; Small PL; Akuffo H; Britton S
Article: PLOS NEGLECTED TROPICAL DISEASES. 2010;4(10):e844
Systemic FasL and TRAIL Neutralisation Reduce Leishmaniasis Induced Skin Ulceration
Tasew G; Nylen S; Lieke T; Lemu B; Meless H; Ruffin N; Wolday D; Asseffa A; Yagita H; Britton S; Akuffo H; Chiodi F; Eidsmo L
Article: SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES. 2010;42(9):650-657
Kinetics of the QuantiFERON®-TB Gold In-Tube test during treatment of patients with sputum smear-positive tuberculosis in relation to initial TST result and severity of disease
Idh J; Abate E; Westman A; Elias D; Janols H; Gelaw A; Getachew A; Alemu S; Aseffa A; Britton S; Stendahl O; Schon T
Article: BMC INFECTIOUS DISEASES. 2008;8:146
Nitric oxide production in the exhaled air of patients with pulmonary tuberculosis in relation to HIV co-infection
Idh J; Westman A; Elias D; Moges F; Getachew A; Gelaw A; Sundqvist T; Forslund T; Alemu A; Ayele B; Diro E; Melese E; Wondmikun Y; Britton S; Stendahl O; Schoen T
Article: VACCINE. 2008;26(31):3897-3902
Poor immunogenicity of BCG in helminth infected population is associated with increased in vitro TGF-β production
Elias D; Britton S; Aseffa A; Engers H; Akuffo H
Article: TRANSACTIONS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY OF TROPICAL MEDICINE AND HYGIENE. 2006;100(5):483-488
Kinetics of sedimentation rate, viral load and TNF-α in relation to HIV co-infection in tuberculosis
Schön T; Wolday D; Elias D; Melese E; Moges F; Tessema T; Stendahl O; Sundqvist T; Britton S
Article: TROPICAL MEDICINE AND INTERNATIONAL HEALTH. 2006;11(4):551-558
Are intestinal helminths risk factors for developing active tuberculosis?
Elias D; Mengistu G; Akuffo H; Britton S
Article: JOURNAL OF LEUKOCYTE BIOLOGY. 2006;79(5):932-940
Dendritic cell function in cytomegalovirus-infected patients with mononucleosis
Frascaroli G; Varani S; Mastroianni A; Britton S; Gibellini D; Rossini G; Landini MP; Soderberg-Naucler C
Article: JOURNAL OF MEDICAL VIROLOGY. 2006;78(2):161-168
Reverse transcriptase activity for quantitation of HIV-1 subtype C in plasma: Relation to RNA copy number and CD4 T-cell count
Seyoum E; Wolday D; Girma M; Malmsten A; Meselle T; Gronowitz JS; Britton S
Article: HUMAN GENETICS. 2006;118(6):752-759
Variants of the SFTPA1 and SFTPA2 genes and susceptibility to tuberculosis in Ethiopia
Malik S; Greenwood CMT; Eguale T; Kifle A; Beyene J; Habte A; Tadesse A; Gebrexabher H; Britton S; Schurr E
Article: TRANSACTIONS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY OF TROPICAL MEDICINE AND HYGIENE. 2005;99(5):363-368
PPD induced in vitro interferon gamma production is not a reliable correlate of protection against Mycobacterium tuberculosis
Elias D; Akuffo H; Britton S
Article: VACCINE. 2005;23(11):1326-1334
Schistosoma mansoni infection reduces the protective efficacy of BCG vaccination against virulent Mycobacterium tuberculosis
Elias D; Akuffo H; Pawlowski A; Haile M; Schön T; Britton S
Article: CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL IMMUNOLOGY. 2005;139(3):398-404
Low dose chronic Schistosoma mansoni infection increases susceptibility to Mycobacterium bovis BCG infection in mice
Elias D; Akuffo H; Thors C; Pawlowski A; Britton S
Article: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF TUBERCULOSIS AND LUNG DISEASE. 2004;8(9):1134-1137
Local production of nitric oxide in patients with tuberculosis
Schön T; Eimberger G; Negesse Y; Pando RH; Sundqvist T; Britton S
Article: BRITISH JOURNAL OF DERMATOLOGY. 2004;150(3):570-574
Nitrotyrosine localization to dermal nerves in borderline leprosy
Schön T; Hernández-Pando R; Baquera-Heredia J; Negesse Y; Becerril-Villanueva LE; Leon-Contreras JC; Sundqvist T; Britton S
Article: CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL IMMUNOLOGY. 2003;103(2):244-252
Ivermectin-induced immunopotentiation in onchocerciasis: Recognition of selected antigens following a single dose of ivermectin
Akuffo H; Maasho K; Lavebratt C; Engstrom K; Britton S
Article: CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL IMMUNOLOGY. 2003;132(2):316-322
Evaluation of amastigote reactive cells in human cutaneous leishmaniasis caused by Leishmania aethiopica
Maasho K; McMahon-Pratt D; Raita J; Raud M; Britton S; Soong L; Akuffo H
Article: EUROPEAN RESPIRATORY JOURNAL. 2003;21(3):483-488
Arginine as an adjuvant to chemotherapy improves clinical outcome in active tuberculosis
Schön T; Elias D; Moges F; Melese E; Tessema T; Stendahl O; Britton S; Sundqvist T
Article: JOURNAL OF IMMUNOASSAY AND IMMUNOCHEMISTRY. 2003;24(1):57-72
T-cell responses to Mycobacterium avium PPD antigens in gastro-intestinal helminth co-infected chickens in Central Ethiopia
Tadesse S; Woldemeskel M; Medhin G; Tibbo M; Molla B; Abate G; Britton S
Article: JOURNAL OF ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROMES (1999). 2002;31(1):56-62
Treatment of intestinal worms is associated with decreased HIV plasma viral load
Wolday D; Mayaan S; Mariam ZG; Berhe N; Seboxa T; Britton S; Galai N; Landay A; Bentwich Z
Article: JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY. 2002;40(2):704-706
Immune responses to the Mycobacterium tuberculosis-specific antigen ESAT-6 signal subclinical infection among contacts of tuberculosis patients
Doherty TM; Demissie A; Olobo J; Wolday D; Britton S; Eguale T; Ravn P; Andersen P
Article: CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL IMMUNOLOGY. 2002;124(2):255-261
Induction and abrogation of LACK reactive cells in the evolution of human leishmaniasis
Maasho K; Wolday D; Edjigu M; Söderström K; Britton S; Akuffo H
Article: SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES. 2002;34(5):331-337
Evaluation of outpatients with suspected pulmonary tuberculosis in a high HIV prevalence setting in Ethiopia:: Clinical, diagnostic and epidemiological characteristics
Bruchfeld J; Aderaye G; Palme IB; Bjorvatn B; Britton S; Feleke Y; Källenius G; Lindquist L
Article: CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL IMMUNOLOGY. 2001;123(2):219-225
Effect of deworming on human T cell responses to mycobacterial antigens in helminth-exposed individuals before and after bacille Calmette-Guerin (BCG) vaccination
Elias D; Wolday D; Akuffo H; Petros B; Bronner U; Britton S
Article: BRITISH JOURNAL OF DERMATOLOGY. 2001;145(5):809-815
Expression of inducible nitric oxide synthase and nitrotyrosine in borderline leprosy lesions
Schön T; Hernandez-Pando RH; Negesse Y; Leekassa R; Sundqvist T; Britton S
Article: MOLECULAR THERAPY. 2001;3(4):531-535
Smaller amounts of antiretroviral drugs are needed when combined with an active ribozyme against HIV-1
Maijgren-Steffensson C; Sönnerborg A; Vahlne A; Britton S; Larsson S; Ährlund-Richter L
Article: LEPROSY REVIEW. 2000;71(3):355-362
High dose prednisolone treatment of leprosy patients undergoing reactions is associated with a rapid decrease in urinary nitric oxide metabolites and clinical improvement.
Schön T; Leekassa R; Gebre N; Sundqvist T; Bizuneh E; Britton S
Article: AIDS. 2000;14(8):921-929
HIV-1 alters T helper cytokines, interleukin-12 and interleukin-18 responses to the protozoan parasite Leishmania donovani
Wolday D; Berhe N; Britton S; Akuffo H
Article: JOURNAL OF ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROMES (1999). 1999;22(5):445-452
Telomere loss in peripheral blood mononuclear cells may be moderately accelerated during highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART)
Hotchkiss G; Pehrson PO; Larsson S; Ährlund-Richter L; Britton S
Article: PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. 1999;96(22):12749-12753
Dose-response resistance to HIV-1/MuLV pseudotype virus ex vivo in a hairpin ribozyme transgenic mouse model
Andäng M; Hinkula J; Hotchkiss G; Larsson S; Britton S; Wong-Staal F; Wahren B; Ährlund-Richter L
Article: AIDS. 1999;13(14):1921-1925
HIV viral load and response to antileishmanial chemotherapy in co-infected patients
Berhe N; Wolday D; Hailu A; Abraham Y; Ali A; Gebre-Michael T; Desjeux P; Sönnerborg A; Akuffo H; Britton S
Article: INFECTION AND IMMUNITY. 1999;67(10):5258-5264
Role of Leishmania donovani and its lipophosphoglycan in CD4⁺ T-cell activation-induced human immunodeficiency virus replication
Wolday D; Akuffo H; Demissie A; Britton S
Article: AIDS RESEARCH AND HUMAN RETROVIRUSES. 1999;15(8):775-779
Similar HIV-1 subtype A V3 loop sequences are found in dual HIV-1/HIV-2 and HIV-1-only seropositives in Ghana
Sagoe KWC; Britton S; Mingle JAA; Affram K; Djokoto A; Sönnerborg A
Article: LEPROSY REVIEW. 1999;70(1):52-55
Increased levels of nitric oxide metabolites in urine from leprosy patients in reversal reaction.
Schön T; Gebre N; Sundqvist T; Habetmariam HS; Engeda T; Britton S
Article: SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES. 1999;31(2):123-126
Effects of HIV co-infection and chemotherapy on the urinary levels of nitric oxide metabolites in patients with pulmonary tuberculosis.
Schön T; Gebre N; Sundqvist T; Aderaye G; Britton S
Article: BIOCHEMICAL PHARMACOLOGY. 1998;56(3):389-395
Decrease in thymidylate kinase activity in peripheral blood mononuclear cells from HIV-infected individuals.
Jacobsson B; Britton S; Törnevik Y; Eriksson S
Article: CLINICAL AND VACCINE IMMUNOLOGY. 1997;4(5):627-629
Differences in humoral responses to the p24 antigen between Ethiopian and Swedish human immunodeficiency virus type 1-infected patients may suggest influences from a T-helper 2-like phenotype
Kebede T; Britton S; Fehniger T; Vahlne A; Sallberg M
Article: JOURNAL OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES. 1997;175(3):737-741
Leishmania aethiopica derived from diffuse leishmaniasis patients preferentially induce mRNA for interleukin-10 while those from localized leishmaniasis patients induce interferon-gamma
Akuffo H; Maasho K; Blostedt M; Hojeberg B; Britton S; Bakhiet M
Article: AIDS RESEARCH AND HUMAN RETROVIRUSES. 1996;12(12):1191-1194
Conference summary: Pathogenic mechanisms of HIV type 1-associated neurological syndromes
Chiodi F; Britton S; Elovaara I
Article: VIROLOGY. 1996;219(1):161-169
A novel ribozyme target site located in the HIV-1 Nef open reading frame
Larsson S; Hotchkiss G; Su J; Kebede T; Andang M; Nyholm T; Johansson B; Sonnerborg A; Vahlne A; Britton S; Ährlund-Richter L
Article: AIDS RESEARCH AND HUMAN RETROVIRUSES. 1995;11(7):805-811
DECREASED THYMIDINE KINASE LEVELS IN PERIPHERAL-BLOOD CELLS FROM HIV-SEROPOSITIVE INDIVIDUALS - IMPLICATIONS FOR ZIDOVUDINE METABOLISM
JACOBSSON B; BRITTON S; HE QM; KARLSSON A; ERIKSSON S
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Review: EXPERT REVIEW OF ANTI-INFECTIVE THERAPY. 2007;5(3):475-484
Chronic helminth infections may negatively influence immunity against tuberculosis and other diseases of public health importance
Elias D; Britton S; Kassu A; Akuffo H
Editorial comment: JOURNAL OF INTERNAL MEDICINE. 2007;261(2):103-105
It is all about infection
Britton S
Review: PARASITE IMMUNOLOGY. 2006;28(10):507-513
Helminthes could influence the outcome of vaccines against TB in the tropics
Elias D; Akuffo H; Britton S
Letter: THE LANCET. 2006;368(9536):646
Cholera and car accidents.
Lilliestierna H; Britton S
Review: CURRENT HIV RESEARCH. 2005;3(4):371-376
Alternative approach to blood screening using the ExaVir reverse transcriptase activity assay
Seyoum E; Wolday D; Mekonen T; Girma M; Meselle T; Källander C; Gronowitz S; Britton S
Letter: SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH. 2004;32(3):232-233
The HIV pandemic: darkness prevails but there is light
Britton S
Editorial comment: SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH. 2004;32(1):3-5
The HIV/AIDS pandemic: at last good news
Britton S
Published conference paper: MEDICAL MICROBIOLOGY AND IMMUNOLOGY. 2001;190(1-2):65-67
Emerging Leishmania/HIV co-infection in Africa
Wolday D; Berhe N; Akuffo H; Desjeux P; Britton S
Review: TRENDS IN PARASITOLOGY. 1999;15(5):182-187
Leishmania-HIV interaction:: Immunopathogenic mechanisms
Wolday D; Berhe N; Akuffo H; Britton S
Published conference paper: SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES. 1998;30(1):29-34
Live and killed human immunodeficiency virus type-1 increases the intracellular growth of Leishmania donovani in monocyte-derived cells
Wolday D; Akuffo H; Fessahaye G; Valantine A; Britton S

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