Post-Aire maturation of thymic medullary epithelial cells involves selective expression of keratinocyte-specific autoantigens.

abstract：:The main environmental risk factor associated with the development of Crohn's disease (CD) is cigarette smoking. Although the mechanism is still unknown, some studies have shown that cigarette exposure affects the intestinal barrier of the small bowel. Among the factors that may be involved in this process are Paneth ...

journal_title：Frontiers in immunology

authors： Berkowitz L,Pardo-Roa C,Salazar GA,Salazar-Echegarai F,Miranda JP,Ramírez G,Chávez JL,Kalergis AM,Bueno SM,Álvarez-Lobos M

更新日期：2019-09-25 00:00:00

abstract：:Platelet Derived Growth Factor Receptor Alpha (PDGFRA) mutations occur in only about 5-7% of gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GIST), notably with alterations on exons 12/14/18. The most frequent PDGFRA mutation is the exon 18 D842V, which is correlated to specific clinico-pathological features, such as primary imatini...

journal_title：Frontiers in immunology

authors： Indio V,Ravegnini G,Astolfi A,Urbini M,Saponara M,De Leo A,Gruppioni E,Tarantino G,Angelini S,Pession A,Pantaleo MA,Nannini M

更新日期：2020-06-02 00:00:00

abstract：:Mycobacteria propelled modulation of host responses is of considerable interest in the face of emerging drug resistance. Although it is known that Abl tyrosine kinases affect entry and persistence of mycobacteria, mechanisms that couple c-Abl to proximal signaling pathways during immunity are poorly understood. Loss-o...

journal_title：Frontiers in immunology

authors： Mahadik K,Prakhar P,Rajmani RS,Singh A,Balaji KN

更新日期：2018-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The potential of natural killer (NK) cells to target numerous malignancies in vitro has been well documented; however, only limited success has been seen in the clinic. Although NK cells prove non-toxic and safe regardless of the cell numbers injected, there is often little persistence and expansion observed in a pati...

journal_title：Frontiers in immunology

authors： Domogala A,Madrigal JA,Saudemont A

更新日期：2015-06-03 00:00:00

abstract：:The small GTPase Rab5 is one of the master regulators of vesicular trafficking that participates in early stages of the endocytic pathway, such as endocytosis and endosome maturation. Three Rab5 isoforms (a, b, and c) share high sequence identity, and exhibit complex functions. However, the role of Rab5c in virus infe...

journal_title：Frontiers in immunology

authors： Wang L,Li C,Zhang X,Yang M,Wei S,Huang Y,Qin Q,Wang S

更新日期：2020-09-02 00:00:00

abstract：:A major obstacle in kidney transplantation for primary focal segmental glomerulosclerosis (FSGS) is the risk of disease recurrence. Recurrent FSGS affects up to 60% of first kidney grafts and exceeds 80% in patients who have lost their first graft due to recurrent FSGS. Clinical and experimental evidence support the h...

journal_title：Frontiers in immunology

authors： Kienzl-Wagner K,Waldegger S,Schneeberger S

更新日期：2019-07-17 00:00:00

abstract：:γ9δ2T cells play a critical role in daily cancer immune surveillance by sensing cancer-mediated metabolic changes. However, a major limitation of the therapeutic application of γ9δ2T cells is their diversity and regulation through innate co-receptors. In order to overcome natural obstacles of γ9δ2T cells, we have deve...

journal_title：Frontiers in immunology

authors： Straetemans T,Kierkels GJJ,Doorn R,Jansen K,Heijhuurs S,Dos Santos JM,van Muyden ADD,Vie H,Clemenceau B,Raymakers R,de Witte M,Sebestyén Z,Kuball J

更新日期：2018-05-30 00:00:00

abstract：:Bacille Calmette-Guérin (BCG) is a live-attenuated strain of Mycobacterium bovis developed a century ago by repeated subculture. It remains the only vaccine against tuberculosis (TB) in use today, and it offers variable protection against the respiratory forms of TB responsible for transmission. The principal genetic ...

journal_title：Frontiers in immunology

authors： Gonzalo-Asensio J,Marinova D,Martin C,Aguilo N

更新日期：2017-12-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Functional impairment of T-cells and a concomitant augmented expression of programmed death-1 (PD-1) have been observed in visceral leishmaniasis patients, as well as in experimental models for visceral and cutaneous leishmaniasis. The PD-1/PD-1-ligand (PD-1/PD-L) interaction negatively regulates T-cell effector funct...

journal_title：Frontiers in immunology

authors： Filippis C,Arens K,Noubissi Nzeteu GA,Reichmann G,Waibler Z,Crauwels P,van Zandbergen G

更新日期：2017-12-22 00:00:00

abstract：:The ability of dendritic cells (DCs) to stimulate and regulate T cells is critical to effective anti-tumor immunity. Therefore, it is important to fully recognize any inherent factors which may influence DC function under experimental conditions, especially in laboratory mice since they are used so heavily to model im...

journal_title：Frontiers in immunology

authors： Kokolus KM,Spangler HM,Povinelli BJ,Farren MR,Lee KP,Repasky EA

更新日期：2014-02-10 00:00:00

abstract：:Graft versus host disease (GVHD) is the major complication of allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation. GVHD is characterized by an imbalance between the effector and regulatory arms of the immune system which results in the over production of inflammatory cytokines. Moreover, there is a persistent reduction...

journal_title：Frontiers in immunology

authors： Beres AJ,Drobyski WR

更新日期：2013-06-24 00:00:00

abstract：:Aims: Heart failure is a clinical syndrome characterized by subclinical systemic inflammation and immune system activation associated with iron deficiency. No data exist on the various activations of immune-mediated mechanisms of inflammation in heart failure patients with reduced/preserved ejection fraction. We aimed...

journal_title：Frontiers in immunology

authors： Perticone M,Zito R,Miceli S,Pinto A,Suraci E,Greco M,Gigliotti S,Hribal ML,Corrao S,Sesti G,Perticone F

更新日期：2019-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:CD5L (CD5 molecule-like) is a secreted glycoprotein that controls key mechanisms in inflammatory responses, with involvement in processes such as infection, atherosclerosis, and cancer. In macrophages, CD5L promotes an anti-inflammatory cytokine profile in response to TLR activation. In the present study, we questione...

journal_title：Frontiers in immunology

authors： Sanjurjo L,Aran G,Téllez É,Amézaga N,Armengol C,López D,Prats C,Sarrias MR

更新日期：2018-03-12 00:00:00

abstract：:Re-directing T cells via chimeric antigen receptors (CARs) was first tested in HIV-infected individuals with limited success, but these pioneering studies laid the groundwork for the clinically successful CD19 CARs that were recently FDA approved. Now there is great interest in revisiting the concept of using CAR-expr...

journal_title：Frontiers in immunology

authors： Kim GB,Hege K,Riley JL

更新日期：2019-09-27 00:00:00

abstract：:Background: CXCL13 is preferentially secreted by Follicular Helper T cells (TFH) to attract B cells to germinal centers. Plasma levels of CXCL13 have been reported to be elevated during chronic HIV-infection, however there is limited data on such elevation during early phases of infection and on the effect of ART. Mor...

journal_title：Frontiers in immunology

authors： Mehraj V,Ramendra R,Isnard S,Dupuy FP,Lebouché B,Costiniuk C,Thomas R,Szabo J,Baril JG,Trottier B,Coté P,LeBlanc R,Durand M,Chartrand-Lefebvre C,Kema I,Zhang Y,Finkelman M,Tremblay C,Routy JP

更新日期：2019-02-21 00:00:00

abstract：:The COVID-19 pandemic, caused by Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2), has generated a significant repercussion on the administration of adoptive cell therapies, including chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T-cells. The closing of borders, the reduction of people transit and the confinement of the...

journal_title：Frontiers in immunology

authors： Ortiz de Landazuri I,Egri N,Muñoz-Sánchez G,Ortiz-Maldonado V,Bolaño V,Guijarro C,Pascal M,Juan M

更新日期：2020-10-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Cell signaling is an essential requirement for mammalian cell invasion by Trypanosoma cruzi. Depending on the parasite strain and the parasite developmental form, distinct signaling pathways may be induced. In this short review, we focus on the data coming from studies with metacyclic trypomastigotes (MT) generated in...

journal_title：Frontiers in immunology

authors： Maeda FY,Cortez C,Yoshida N

更新日期：2012-11-28 00:00:00

abstract：:Psoriatic arthritis (PsA) is an inflammatory arthritis, characterized by inflammation of entheses and synovium, leading to joint erosions and new bone formation. It affects 10-30% of patients with psoriasis, and has an estimated prevalence of approximately 1%. PsA is considered to be primarily an autoimmune disease, d...

journal_title：Frontiers in immunology

authors： Dolcino M,Pelosi A,Fiore PF,Patuzzo G,Tinazzi E,Lunardi C,Puccetti A

更新日期：2018-07-16 00:00:00

abstract：:Recombinant Adenovirus (Ad) based vectors have been utilized extensively as a gene transfer platform in multiple pre-clinical and clinical applications. These applications are numerous, and inclusive of both gene therapy and vaccine based approaches to human or animal diseases. The widespread utilization of these vect...

journal_title：Frontiers in immunology

authors： Aldhamen YA,Seregin SS,Amalfitano A

更新日期：2011-09-06 00:00:00

abstract：:Interleukin (IL)-10 and IL-22 are key members of the IL-10 cytokine family that share characteristic properties such as defined structural features, usage of IL-10R2 as one receptor chain, and activation of signal transducer and activator of transcription (STAT)-3 as dominant signaling mode. IL-10, formerly known as c...

journal_title：Frontiers in immunology

authors： Mühl H

更新日期：2013-02-04 00:00:00

abstract：:A body of evidence suggests that food allergy (FA) has increased in prevalence over the past few decades. Novel findings support the hypothesis that some commensal bacteria and particularly microbial metabolites might contribute to development of oral tolerance and prevention from FA. Recently, beneficial effects of s...

journal_title：Frontiers in immunology

authors： Luu M,Monning H,Visekruna A

更新日期：2020-06-16 00:00:00

abstract：:Influenza A virus (IAV) remains a significant global health issue causing annual epidemics, pandemics, and sporadic human infections with highly pathogenic avian or swine influenza viruses. Current inactivated and live vaccines are the mainstay of the public health response to influenza, although vaccine efficacy is l...

journal_title：Frontiers in immunology

authors： Sridhar S

更新日期：2016-05-19 00:00:00

abstract：:Functional cross-talk between osteoblasts and osteoclasts is a key process for bone homeostasis. Although osteoblast hypoxia-inducible factor-1α (HIF-1α) pathway activation results in impaired osteoclastogenesis via the direct regulation of osteoprotegerin (OPG), it is unclear whether there are other efficient mediato...

journal_title：Frontiers in immunology

authors： Kang H,Yang K,Xiao L,Guo L,Guo C,Yan Y,Qi J,Wang F,Ryffel B,Li C,Deng L

更新日期：2017-10-16 00:00:00

abstract：:Antibody deficiency or hypogammaglobulinemia can have primary or secondary etiologies. Primary antibody deficiency (PAD) is the result of intrinsic genetic defects, whereas secondary antibody deficiency may arise as a consequence of underlying conditions or medication use. On a global level, malnutrition, HIV, and mal...

journal_title：Frontiers in immunology

authors： Patel SY,Carbone J,Jolles S

更新日期：2019-02-08 00:00:00

abstract：:Tissue macrophages play a crucial role in the maintenance of tissue homeostasis and also contribute to inflammatory and reparatory responses during pathogenic infection and tissue injury. The high heterogeneity of these macrophages is consistent with their adaptation to distinct tissue environments and specialization ...

journal_title：Frontiers in immunology

authors： Cassado Ados A,D'Império Lima MR,Bortoluci KR

更新日期：2015-05-19 00:00:00

abstract：:[This corrects the article DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2017.01609.]. ...

journal_title：Frontiers in immunology

authors： Xu C,Lu Y,Zheng X,Feng X,Yang X,Timm J,Wu J,Wang B,Lu M,Yang D,Liu J

更新日期：2020-07-24 00:00:00

abstract：:Human cytomegalovirus (HCMV) is under constant selective pressure from the immune system in vivo. Study of HCMV genes that have been lost in the absence of, or genetically altered by, such selection can focus research toward findings of in vivo significance. We have been particularly interested in the most pronounced ...

journal_title：Frontiers in immunology

authors： Patel M,Vlahava VM,Forbes SK,Fielding CA,Stanton RJ,Wang ECY

更新日期：2018-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:H7N9 viruses pose a threat to human health and they are no less harmful to the poultry industry than the H5N1 avian influenza viruses. However, the pathogenesis, transmissibility, and the host immune response of the H7N9 virus in chickens and mice remain unclear. In this study, we found that H7N9 viruses replicated in...

journal_title：Frontiers in immunology

authors： Jiao P,Song Y,Huang J,Xiang C,Cui J,Wu S,Qu N,Wang N,Ouyang G,Liao M

更新日期：2018-04-13 00:00:00

abstract：:Stromal cells are a subject of rapidly growing immunological interest based on their ability to influence virtually all aspects of innate and adaptive immunity. Present in every bodily tissue, stromal cells complement the functions of classical immune cells by sensing pathogens and tissue damage, coordinating leukocyt...

journal_title：Frontiers in immunology

authors： West NR

更新日期：2019-05-15 00:00:00

abstract：:The newborn's immune system must transition from a sterile haploidentical uterus to the world full of antigens. Regulatory B-cells (Breg; broadly defined as CD19+CD24hiCD38hi) are tolerance promoters in the adult immune system. They can inhibit IFN-γ and IL-17 production by T-cells and are essential in different condi...

journal_title：Frontiers in immunology

authors： Esteve-Solé A,Teixidó I,Deyà-Martínez A,Yagüe J,Plaza-Martín AM,Juan M,Alsina L

更新日期：2017-03-07 00:00:00