Genome-Wide Analysis to Identify HLA Factors Potentially Associated With Severe Dengue.

abstract：:Prolonged shedding of viral RNA occurs in some individuals following SARS-CoV-2 infection. We perform comprehensive immunologic evaluation of one individual with prolonged shedding. The case subject recovered from severe COVID-19 and tested positive for SARS-CoV-2 viral RNA repeatedly as many as 87 days after the firs...

journal_title：Frontiers in immunology

authors： Turner JS,Day A,Alsoussi WB,Liu Z,O'Halloran JA,Presti RM,Patterson BK,Whelan SPJ,Ellebedy AH,Mudd PA

更新日期：2021-01-08 00:00:00

abstract：:Diseases due to mycobacteria, including tuberculosis, leprosy, and Buruli ulcer, rank among the top causes of death and disability worldwide. Animal studies have revealed the importance of T cells in controlling these infections. However, the specific antigens recognized by T cells that confer protective immunity and ...

journal_title：Frontiers in immunology

authors： James CA,Seshadri C

更新日期：2020-02-11 00:00:00

abstract：:Transfer of recipient regulatory T cells (Tregs) induces mixed chimerism and tolerance in an irradiation-free bone marrow (BM) transplantation (BMT) model involving short-course co-stimulation blockade and mTOR inhibition. Boosting endogenous Tregs pharmacologically in vivo would be an attractive alternative avoiding ...

journal_title：Frontiers in immunology

authors： Granofszky N,Farkas AM,Muckenhuber M,Mahr B,Unger L,Maschke S,Pilat N,Holly R,Wiletel M,Regele H,Wekerle T

更新日期：2017-07-19 00:00:00

abstract：:Short-chain fatty acids (SCFAs), such as acetate, butyrate, and propionate, modulate immune responses in the gut. However, the effect of SCFAs on mucosal vaccine-induced immune cell migration is poorly understood. Here, we investigated whether SCFAs modulate chemokine expression induced by the killed whole-cell oral c...

journal_title：Frontiers in immunology

authors： Sim JR,Kang SS,Lee D,Yun CH,Han SH

更新日期：2018-01-29 00:00:00

abstract：:Conventional influenza vaccines aim at the induction of virus-neutralizing antibodies that provide with sterilizing immunity. However, influenza vaccination often confers protection from disease but not from infection. The impact of infection-permissive vaccination on the immune response elicited by subsequent influen...

journal_title：Frontiers in immunology

authors： Choi A,Ibañez LI,Strohmeier S,Krammer F,García-Sastre A,Schotsaert M

更新日期：2020-06-09 00:00:00

abstract：:The latest advancements in oncology research are focused on autologous immune cell therapy. However, the effectiveness of this type of immunotherapy for cancer remediation is not equivalent for all patients or cancer types. This suggests the need for better preclinical screening models that more closely recapitulate i...

journal_title：Frontiers in immunology

authors： Sherman H,Gitschier HJ,Rossi AE

更新日期：2018-04-23 00:00:00

abstract：:Implantation of the fertilized egg into the maternal uterus is a crucial step in pregnancy establishment. Increasing evidence suggests that its success depends on various cell types of the innate immune system and on the fine balance between inflammatory and anti-inflammatory processes. In addition, it has recently be...

journal_title：Frontiers in immunology

authors： Zenclussen AC,Hämmerling GJ

更新日期：2015-06-17 00:00:00

abstract：:MHC class I (MHC-I) polymorphisms are associated with the outcome of some viral infections and autoimmune diseases. MHC-I proteins present antigenic peptides and are recognized by receptors on natural killer cells and cytotoxic T lymphocytes, thus enabling the immune system to detect self-antigens and eliminate target...

journal_title：Frontiers in immunology

authors： Hudson LE,Allen RL

更新日期：2016-07-25 00:00:00

abstract：:New vaccine design approaches would be greatly facilitated by a better understanding of the early systemic changes, and those that occur at the site of injection, responsible for the installation of a durable and oriented protective response. We performed a detailed characterization of very early infection and host re...

journal_title：Frontiers in immunology

authors： Rosenbaum P,Tchitchek N,Joly C,Stimmer L,Hocini H,Dereuddre-Bosquet N,Beignon AS,Chapon C,Levy Y,Le Grand R,Martinon F

更新日期：2018-04-25 00:00:00

abstract：:Leishmania parasites infect macrophages, causing a wide spectrum of human diseases, from cutaneous to visceral forms. In search of novel therapeutic targets, we performed comprehensive in vitro and ex vivo mapping of the signaling pathways upstream and downstream of antioxidant transcription factor [nuclear factor ery...

journal_title：Frontiers in immunology

authors： Vivarini ÁC,Calegari-Silva TC,Saliba AM,Boaventura VS,França-Costa J,Khouri R,Dierckx T,Dias-Teixeira KL,Fasel N,Barral AMP,Borges VM,Van Weyenbergh J,Lopes UG

更新日期：2017-09-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Tuberculosis (TB) remains a leading global health problem that is aggravated by emergence of drug-resistant strains, which account for increasing number of treatment-refractory cases. Thus, eradication of this disease will strongly require better therapeutic strategies. Identification of host factors promoting disease...

journal_title：Frontiers in immunology

authors： Ndlovu H,Marakalala MJ

更新日期：2016-10-24 00:00:00

abstract：:B cell activation via the B cell receptor (BCR) signalosome involves participation of signaling molecules such as BTK and BLNK. Genetic defects in these molecules are known to impair B cell differentiation and subsequently lead to agammaglobulinemia. Here we identified novel mutations in BTK and BLNK in two unrelated ...

journal_title：Frontiers in immunology

authors： Geier CB,Sauerwein KMT,Leiss-Piller A,Zmek I,Fischer MB,Eibl MM,Wolf HM

更新日期：2018-12-18 00:00:00

abstract：:Multiple myeloma (MM) and its pre-cancerous stage monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance (MGUS) allow to study immune responses and the chronology of inflammation in the context of blood malignancies. Both diseases are characterized by the production of a monoclonal immunoglobulin (mc Ig) which for subsets...

journal_title：Frontiers in immunology

authors： Bosseboeuf A,Allain-Maillet S,Mennesson N,Tallet A,Rossi C,Garderet L,Caillot D,Moreau P,Piver E,Girodon F,Perreault H,Brouard S,Nicot A,Bigot-Corbel E,Hermouet S,Harb J

更新日期：2017-10-19 00:00:00

abstract：:In this study we demonstrate the feasibility of direct, quantitative measurement of cytokine proteins in single human CD8 lymphocytes from fresh peripheral blood of healthy donors following a brief ex vivo stimulation. Cytokine-secreting cells were identified using cell surface "catch" reagents and single cell data we...

journal_title：Frontiers in immunology

authors： Saxena A,Dagur PK,Desai A,McCoy JP Jr

更新日期：2018-10-23 00:00:00

abstract：:Multiple myeloma (MM) is a plasma cell malignancy and the second most common hematological neoplasm in adults, comprising 1.8% of all cancers. With an annual incidence of ~30,770 cases in the United States, MM has a high mortality rate, leading to 12,770 deaths per year. MM is a genetically complex, highly heterogeneo...

journal_title：Frontiers in immunology

authors： Caraccio C,Krishna S,Phillips DJ,Schürch CM

更新日期：2020-04-24 00:00:00

abstract：:PU.1 is an ETS-family transcription factor that plays a broad range of roles in hematopoiesis. A direct regulator of myeloid, dendritic-cell, and B cell functional programs, and a well-known antagonist of terminal erythroid cell differentiation, it is also expressed in the earliest stages of T-cell development of each...

journal_title：Frontiers in immunology

authors： Rothenberg EV,Hosokawa H,Ungerbäck J

更新日期：2019-02-20 00:00:00

abstract：:The spectrum of clinical forms observed in leprosy and its pathogenesis are dictated by the host's immune response against Mycobacterium leprae, the etiological agent of leprosy. Previous results, based on metabolomics studies, demonstrated a strong relationship between clinical manifestations of leprosy and alteratio...

journal_title：Frontiers in immunology

authors： Silva CAM,Belisle JT

更新日期：2018-02-02 00:00:00

abstract：:Chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection disrupts immune functions, including that of cytotoxic CD8+ T-cells which are important mediators of immune response. While HCV cure aims to eliminate long term sequelae of infection, whether direct-acting antiviral (DAA) treatment results in immune reconstitution remains uncl...

journal_title：Frontiers in immunology

authors： Vranjkovic A,Deonarine F,Kaka S,Angel JB,Cooper CL,Crawley AM

更新日期：2019-08-13 00:00:00

abstract：:Background: Chagas cardiomyopathy is the main fibrosing myocarditis among known heart diseases. Development of cardiomyopathy has been related to extracellular matrix (ECM) remodeling, which are controlled by matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) and cytokines, especially interleukin (IL)-1β. The convertion of 31KDa inacti...

journal_title：Frontiers in immunology

authors： Medeiros NI,Pinto BF,Elói-Santos SM,Teixeira-Carvalho A,Magalhães LMD,Dutra WO,Correa-Oliveira R,Gomes JAS

更新日期：2019-04-18 00:00:00

abstract：:NLRC5 is a member of the NLR family that acts as a transcriptional activator of MHC class I genes. In line with the function of several related NLR proteins in innate immune responses, there is, however, also ample evidence that NLRC5 contributes to innate and adaptive immune responses beyond the regulation of MHC cla...

journal_title：Frontiers in immunology

authors： Benkő S,Kovács EG,Hezel F,Kufer TA

更新日期：2017-02-17 00:00:00

abstract：:In contrast to peptide-recognizing T cells, invariant natural killer T (iNKT) cells express a semi-invariant T cell receptor that specifically recognizes self- or foreign-lipids presented by CD1d molecules. There are three major functionally distinct effector states for iNKT cells. Owning to these innate-like effector...

journal_title：Frontiers in immunology

authors： Wang H,Hogquist KA

更新日期：2018-06-26 00:00:00

abstract：:The suppressor of cytokine signaling (SOCS) family of intracellular checkpoint inhibitors has received little recognition compared to other checkpoint inhibitors. Two members of this family, SOCS1 and SOCS3, are indispensable, since SOCS1 knockout in mice results in neonatal death due to interferon gamma (IFNγ) induce...

journal_title：Frontiers in immunology

authors： Johnson HM,Lewin AS,Ahmed CM

更新日期：2020-10-23 00:00:00

abstract：:The participation of cytokines and chemokines in Plasmodium vivax malaria (Pv-malaria) activates the immune response and thus causes the production of several inflammatory mediators. This process is already well-established, but little is known about eicosanoids in malaria physiopathology, especially in regards to inf...

journal_title：Frontiers in immunology

authors： Abreu-Filho PG,Tarragô AM,Costa AG,Monteiro WM,Meielles AFG,Costa TCC,Silva JS,Zambuzi FA,Gardinassi LG,Moraes LAB,Lacerda MVG,Sorgi CA,Faccioli LH,Malheiro A

更新日期：2019-09-18 00:00:00

abstract：:Antibody evolution studies have been traditionally limited to either tracing a single clonal lineage (B cells derived from a single V-(D)-J recombination) over time or examining bulk functionality changes (e.g., tracing serum polyclonal antibody proteins). Studying a single B cell disregards the majority of the humora...

journal_title：Frontiers in immunology

authors： Yermanos AD,Dounas AK,Stadler T,Oxenius A,Reddy ST

更新日期：2018-10-02 00:00:00

abstract：:Human Campylobacter infections are progressively rising and of high socioeconomic impact. In the present preclinical intervention study we investigated anti-pathogenic, immuno-modulatory, and intestinal epithelial barrier preserving properties of vitamin D applying an acute campylobacteriosis model. Therefore, seconda...

journal_title：Frontiers in immunology

authors： Mousavi S,Lobo de Sá FD,Schulzke JD,Bücker R,Bereswill S,Heimesaat MM

更新日期：2019-09-03 00:00:00

abstract：:Determining whether an asymptomatic individual with Prostate-Specific Antigen (PSA) levels below 20 ng ml-1 has prostate cancer in the absence of definitive, biopsy-based evidence continues to present a significant challenge to clinicians who must decide whether such individuals with low PSA values have prostate cance...

journal_title：Frontiers in immunology

authors： Cosma G,McArdle SE,Reeder S,Foulds GA,Hood S,Khan M,Pockley AG

更新日期：2017-12-18 00:00:00

abstract：:Free heme is an inflammatory molecule capable of inducing migration and activation of neutrophils. Here, we examine the heme-driven oxidative stress-associated cell death mechanisms in human neutrophils infected with Leishmania infantum, an etiologic agent of visceral leishmaniasis (VL). We first performed exploratory...

journal_title：Frontiers in immunology

authors： Quintela-Carvalho G,Luz NF,Celes FS,Zanette DL,Andrade D,Menezes D,Tavares NM,Brodskyn CI,Prates DB,Gonçalves MS,de Oliveira CI,Almeida RP,Bozza MT,Andrade BB,Borges VM

更新日期：2017-11-23 00:00:00

abstract：:A major limitation to the translation of tolerogenic therapies to clinical transplantation is a lack of biomarkers that can be used as surrogate measures for predicting the successful induction of immune tolerance which would allow for the safe withdrawal of immunosuppression. We have used three different mouse models...

journal_title：Frontiers in immunology

authors： Cobbold SP,Adams E,Waldmann H

更新日期：2011-04-06 00:00:00

abstract：:Plasma cells (PCs) are essentially characterized by the co-expression of CD138 and CD38, which allows their identification in flow cytometry in bone marrow (BM), peripheral blood, or cell suspensions from tissues. These terminally differentiated B-cells may lose the expression of surface CD19 and that of CD20 while re...

journal_title：Frontiers in immunology

authors： Robillard N,Wuillème S,Moreau P,Béné MC

更新日期：2014-03-31 00:00:00

abstract：:Patients with severe eosinophilic asthma (SEA; characterized by persistent eosinophilia in blood and airway tissues) experience frequent asthma exacerbations with poor clinical outcomes. Interleukin 5 (IL-5) and IL-5 receptor alpha subunit (IL-5α) play key roles in eosinophilia maintenance, and relevant therapeutic st...

journal_title：Frontiers in immunology

authors： Kim JE,Lee DH,Jung K,Kim EJ,Choi Y,Park HS,Kim YS

更新日期：2021-01-08 00:00:00