S M Callister

Summary

Affiliation: Gundersen Lutheran Medical Center
Country: USA

Publications

  1. ncbi Detection of borreliacidal antibodies in dogs after challenge with Borrelia burgdorferi-infected ixodes scapularis ticks
    S M Callister
    Section of Infectious Diseases, Gundersen Lutheran Medical Center, La Crosse, Wisconsin 54601, USA
    J Clin Microbiol 38:3670-4. 2000
  2. ncbi Ability of the borreliacidal antibody test to confirm lyme disease in clinical practice
    Steven M Callister
    Microbiology Research Laboratory Section of Infectious Diseases Gundersen Lutheran Medical Foundation, Gundersen Lutheran Medical Center, La Crosse, Wisconsin 54601, USA
    Clin Diagn Lab Immunol 9:908-12. 2002
  3. ncbi Detection of borreliacidal antibodies in Lyme borreliosis patient sera containing antimicrobial agents
    D A Jobe
    Microbiology Research Laboratory, Gundersen Lutheran Medical Center, La Crosse, Wisconsin 54601, USA
    Clin Diagn Lab Immunol 6:930-3. 1999
  4. ncbi Circulating endothelial cells in patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia
    Ronald S Go
    Center for Cancer and Blood Disorders, Gundersen Lutheran Health System, 1900 South Avenue, Mail Stop EB2 001, 54601 La Crosse, WI, USA
    Ann Hematol 87:369-73. 2008
  5. ncbi Gamma interferon inhibits production of Anti-OspA borreliacidal antibody in vitro
    Erik L Munson
    Wisconsin State Laboratory of Hygiene, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin 53706, USA
    Clin Diagn Lab Immunol 9:1095-101. 2002
  6. ncbi Interleukin-23 is required for development of arthritis in mice vaccinated and challenged with Borrelia species
    Nicholas J Kotloski
    University of Wisconsin, Wisconsin State Laboratory of Hygiene, 465 Henry Mall, Madison, WI 53706, USA
    Clin Vaccine Immunol 15:1199-207. 2008
  7. ncbi Anti-interleukin-15 prevents arthritis in Borrelia-vaccinated and -infected mice
    Corey A Amlong
    University of Wisconsin, Wisconsin State Laboratory of Hygiene, Department of Bacteriology, 465 Henry Mall, Madison, WI 53706, USA
    Clin Vaccine Immunol 13:289-96. 2006
  8. ncbi Role of IL-17, transforming growth factor-beta, and IL-6 in the development of arthritis and production of anti-outer surface protein A borreliacidal antibodies in Borrelia-vaccinated and -challenged mice
    Dean T Nardelli
    Wisconsin State Laboratory of Hygiene, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI 53706, USA
    FEMS Immunol Med Microbiol 53:265-74. 2008
  9. ncbi Significantly improved accuracy of diagnosis of early Lyme disease by peptide enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay based on the borreliacidal antibody epitope of Borrelia burgdorferi OspC
    Dean A Jobe
    Microbiology Research Laboratory, Gundersen Lutheran Medical Center, 1300 Badger Street, La Crosse, WI 54601, USA
    Clin Vaccine Immunol 15:981-5. 2008
  10. ncbi Lyme arthritis: current concepts and a change in paradigm
    Dean T Nardelli
    Wisconsin State Laboratory of Hygiene, University of Wisconsin, 465 Henry Mall, Madison, WI 53706, USA
    Clin Vaccine Immunol 15:21-34. 2008

Collaborators

  • Rondald S Go
  • Todd J Kowalski
  • Ronald F Schell
  • Dean T Nardelli
  • Steven D Lovrich
  • Thomas F Warner
  • Erik L Munson
  • Dean A Jobe
  • David J DeCoster
  • Sara Heil Peterson
  • Nicholas J Kotloski
  • Douglas M England
  • Jose R Torrealba
  • Matthew A Burchill
  • John A Christopherson
  • Krista E Asp
  • Corey A Amlong
  • Beth A Fredricks
  • K H Kevin Luk
  • Jose Torrealba
  • Monica C Remington
  • Craig A Jackson
  • Stephanie E Albrecht
  • D A Jobe
  • Michelle A Mathiason
  • Kee Hang Kevin Luk
  • Rhonda L La Fleur
  • Jennifer C Johnson
  • Youngmi Kim
  • Nancy Sparks
  • Joseph P Cloute
  • Scott M Kirk
  • Melanie L Molitor
  • Cindy L Croke
  • Brian K Du Chateau
  • William A Agger
  • Jani R Jensen
  • N Rawal
  • R F Schell

Detail Information

Publications24

  1. ncbi Detection of borreliacidal antibodies in dogs after challenge with Borrelia burgdorferi-infected ixodes scapularis ticks
    S M Callister
    Section of Infectious Diseases, Gundersen Lutheran Medical Center, La Crosse, Wisconsin 54601, USA
    J Clin Microbiol 38:3670-4. 2000
    ..burgdorferi infection. Detection of borreliacidal antibodies, especially against B. burgdorferi isolate 50772, is also a reliable serodiagnostic test for detection of Lyme disease in dogs...
  2. ncbi Ability of the borreliacidal antibody test to confirm lyme disease in clinical practice
    Steven M Callister
    Microbiology Research Laboratory Section of Infectious Diseases Gundersen Lutheran Medical Foundation, Gundersen Lutheran Medical Center, La Crosse, Wisconsin 54601, USA
    Clin Diagn Lab Immunol 9:908-12. 2002
    ..Collectively, the results confirm that the BAT is a sensitive and highly specific test and suggest that widespread use would increase the accuracy of serodiagnostic confirmation of Lyme disease...
  3. ncbi Detection of borreliacidal antibodies in Lyme borreliosis patient sera containing antimicrobial agents
    D A Jobe
    Microbiology Research Laboratory, Gundersen Lutheran Medical Center, La Crosse, Wisconsin 54601, USA
    Clin Diagn Lab Immunol 6:930-3. 1999
    ..These simple procedures greatly enhance the clinical utility of the borreliacidal-antibody test...
  4. ncbi Circulating endothelial cells in patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia
    Ronald S Go
    Center for Cancer and Blood Disorders, Gundersen Lutheran Health System, 1900 South Avenue, Mail Stop EB2 001, 54601 La Crosse, WI, USA
    Ann Hematol 87:369-73. 2008
    ..While no correlation was found between CECs and clinical features, more studies in a larger patient sample size and advanced disease are necessary...
  5. ncbi Gamma interferon inhibits production of Anti-OspA borreliacidal antibody in vitro
    Erik L Munson
    Wisconsin State Laboratory of Hygiene, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin 53706, USA
    Clin Diagn Lab Immunol 9:1095-101. 2002
    ..These results show that IFN-gamma does not play a major role in the production of anti-OspA borreliacidal antibody. Additional studies are needed to determine which cytokine(s) will enhance production of borreliacidal antibody...
  6. ncbi Interleukin-23 is required for development of arthritis in mice vaccinated and challenged with Borrelia species
    Nicholas J Kotloski
    University of Wisconsin, Wisconsin State Laboratory of Hygiene, 465 Henry Mall, Madison, WI 53706, USA
    Clin Vaccine Immunol 15:1199-207. 2008
    ..These findings provide insight into previously overlooked immune mechanisms responsible for the development of Lyme arthritis...
  7. ncbi Anti-interleukin-15 prevents arthritis in Borrelia-vaccinated and -infected mice
    Corey A Amlong
    University of Wisconsin, Wisconsin State Laboratory of Hygiene, Department of Bacteriology, 465 Henry Mall, Madison, WI 53706, USA
    Clin Vaccine Immunol 13:289-96. 2006
    ..These results suggest that IL-15 plays a major role in orchestrating IL-17 induction of arthritis associated with Borrelia-vaccinated and -infected mice...
  8. ncbi Role of IL-17, transforming growth factor-beta, and IL-6 in the development of arthritis and production of anti-outer surface protein A borreliacidal antibodies in Borrelia-vaccinated and -challenged mice
    Dean T Nardelli
    Wisconsin State Laboratory of Hygiene, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI 53706, USA
    FEMS Immunol Med Microbiol 53:265-74. 2008
    ..These findings demonstrate a role for the combined effects of IL-17, IL-6, and TGF-beta in the adaptive immune events leading to the development of Borrelia-induced arthritis...
  9. ncbi Significantly improved accuracy of diagnosis of early Lyme disease by peptide enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay based on the borreliacidal antibody epitope of Borrelia burgdorferi OspC
    Dean A Jobe
    Microbiology Research Laboratory, Gundersen Lutheran Medical Center, 1300 Badger Street, La Crosse, WI 54601, USA
    Clin Vaccine Immunol 15:981-5. 2008
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  10. ncbi Lyme arthritis: current concepts and a change in paradigm
    Dean T Nardelli
    Wisconsin State Laboratory of Hygiene, University of Wisconsin, 465 Henry Mall, Madison, WI 53706, USA
    Clin Vaccine Immunol 15:21-34. 2008
  11. ncbi Anti-p19 antibody treatment exacerbates lyme arthritis and enhances borreliacidal activity
    Sara Heil Peterson
    University of Wisconsin, Wisconsin State Laboratory of Hygiene, Department of Bacteriology, and Department of Pathology, Veterans Administration Hospital, Madison, WI 53706, USA
    Clin Vaccine Immunol 14:510-7. 2007
    ..The novel activities of anti-p19 antibody show that p19 may be an important therapeutic site for the treatment of Lyme arthritis...
  12. ncbi Borreliacidal OspC antibody response of canines with Lyme disease differs significantly from that of humans with Lyme disease
    Steven D Lovrich
    Microbiology Research Laboratory, Gundersen Lutheran Medical Center, 1300 Badger Street, La Crosse, Wisconsin 54601, USA
    Clin Vaccine Immunol 14:635-7. 2007
    ..The findings therefore confirm a major difference between the borreliacidal antibody responses of humans and canines with Lyme disease...
  13. ncbi Anti-CD25 antibody treatment of mice vaccinated and challenged with Borrelia spp. does not exacerbate arthritis but inhibits borreliacidal antibody production
    Dean T Nardelli
    University of Wisconsin, Wisconsin State Laboratory of Hygiene, 465 Henry Mall, Madison, WI 53706, USA
    Clin Vaccine Immunol 13:884-91. 2006
    ..These findings suggest that additional mechanisms besides CD4(+) CD25(+) T cells are involved in the regulation of the immune response to Borrelia infection following vaccination...
  14. ncbi Rapid pyrazinamide susceptibility testing of Mycobacterium tuberculosis by flow cytometry
    Beth A Fredricks
    Wisconsin State Laboratory of Hygiene, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI 53706, USA
    J Microbiol Methods 67:266-72. 2006
    ..The advantages of simplicity, speed and accuracy make the flow cytometric susceptibility assay an immediate impact technology to improve patient care...
  15. ncbi Interleukin-6 promotes anti-OspA borreliacidal antibody production in vitro
    Erik L Munson
    University of Wisconsin, Wisconsin State Laboratory of Hygiene, 465 Henry Mall, Madison, WI 53706, USA
    Clin Vaccine Immunol 13:19-25. 2006
    ..Treatment with anti-IL-6 also inhibited enhanced borreliacidal antibody production induced by anti-gamma interferon. These data suggest that IL-6 plays a significant role in the production of anti-OspA borreliacidal antibodies...
  16. ncbi Reassessment of a midwestern Lyme disease focus for Borrelia burgdorferi and the human granulocytic ehrlichiosis agent
    Craig A Jackson
    Microbiology Research Laboratory, Gundersen Lutheran Medical Center, La Crosse, Wisconsin 54601, USA
    J Clin Microbiol 40:2070-3. 2002
    ..In contrast, the risk of acquiring human granulocytic ehrlichiosis remains minimal despite the abundance of appropriate vector ticks and reservoir rodents...
  17. ncbi Destructive arthritis in vaccinated interferon gamma-deficient mice challenged with Borrelia burgdorferi: modulation by tumor necrosis factor alpha
    John A Christopherson
    Wisconsin State Laboratory of Hygiene, Department of Medical Microbiology, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin 53706, USA
    Clin Diagn Lab Immunol 10:44-52. 2003
    ..Studies are in progress to determine the mechanism by which TNF-alpha-dependent cytokines generate the destructive arthritis...
  18. ncbi Inhibition of interleukin-17 prevents the development of arthritis in vaccinated mice challenged with Borrelia burgdorferi
    Matthew A Burchill
    Wisconsin State Laboratory of Hygiene, University of Wisconsin, Madison 53706, USA
    Infect Immun 71:3437-42. 2003
    ..Therapeutic intervention may be a realistic approach to prevent arthritis, especially if IL-17 is involved in the perpetuation of chronic or intermittent arthritis...
  19. ncbi C-terminal region of outer surface protein C binds borreliacidal antibodies in sera from patients with Lyme disease
    Dean A Jobe
    Microbiology Research Laboratory, Gundersen Lutheran Medical Center, La Crosse, Wisconsin 54601, USA
    Clin Diagn Lab Immunol 10:573-8. 2003
    ..The findings confirmed that sera from patients with early Lyme disease contain high concentrations of IgM or IgG borreliacidal antibodies that bind a conserved region of OspC...
  20. ncbi Neutralization of gamma interferon augments borreliacidal antibody production and severe destructive Lyme arthritis in C3H/HeJ mice
    Erik L Munson
    Wisconsin State Laboratory of Hygiene, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin 53706, USA
    Clin Diagn Lab Immunol 11:35-41. 2004
    ..These studies are needed to ensure an effective and safe vaccine against infection with B. burgdorferi...
  21. ncbi Association of CD4+ CD25+ T cells with prevention of severe destructive arthritis in Borrelia burgdorferi-vaccinated and challenged gamma interferon-deficient mice treated with anti-interleukin-17 antibody
    Dean T Nardelli
    Wisconsin State Laboratory of Hygiene, University of Wisconsin, 465 Henry Mall, Madison, WI 53706, USA
    Clin Diagn Lab Immunol 11:1075-84. 2004
    ..These results suggest that CD4+ CD25+ T cells are involved in regulation of a severe destructive arthritis induced with an experimental model of vaccination and challenge with B. burgdorferi...
  22. ncbi Borreliacidal OspC antibodies specific for a highly conserved epitope are immunodominant in human lyme disease and do not occur in mice or hamsters
    Steven D Lovrich
    Microbiology Research Laboratory, Gundersen Lutheran Medical Center, 1300 Badger Street, La Crosse, WI 54601, USA
    Clin Diagn Lab Immunol 12:746-51. 2005
    ..In addition, rodent animal models appear to be inappropriate subjects for assessing the effectiveness of the epitope for serodiagnosis or as a human Lyme disease vaccine...
  23. ncbi CD4(+) CD25(+) T cells prevent arthritis associated with Borrelia vaccination and infection
    Dean T Nardelli
    University of Wisconsin, Wisconsin State Laboratory of Hygiene, 465 Henry Mall, Madison, WI 53706, USA
    Clin Diagn Lab Immunol 12:786-92. 2005
    ..These findings establish a major role for CD4(+) CD25(+) T cells in the prevention of arthritis in Borrelia-vaccinated and challenged animals...
  24. ncbi Mycobacterium tuberculosis susceptibility testing by flow cytometry
    Ronald F Schell
    University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin, USA
    Curr Protoc Cytom . 2004
    ..The use of flow cytometry both improves the quality of susceptibility testing and advances public health measures for the prevention and control of this ancient scourge...