Macrophage-Neisseria gonorrhoeae Interactions: A Better Understanding of Pathogen Mechanisms of Immunomodulation.

abstract：:Mutants of a catalytically inactive variant of Proteinase 3 (PR3)-iPR3-Val103 possessing a Ser195Ala mutation relative to wild-type PR3-Val103-offer insights into how autoantigen PR3 interacts with antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibodies (ANCAs) in granulomatosis with polyangiitis (GPA) and whether such interactions can...

journal_title：Frontiers in immunology

authors： Pang YP,Casal Moura M,Thompson GE,Nelson DR,Hummel AM,Jenne DE,Emerling D,Volkmuth W,Robinson WH,Specks U

更新日期：2019-10-25 00:00:00

abstract：:Sialic acids, a group of acidic sugars abundantly expressed in the tissues of deuterostome animals but rarely found in microbes, serve as a "signature of self" for these animals. Cognate sensors for sialic acids include Siglecs, a family of transmembrane lectins of vertebrate immune systems that recognize glycans cont...

journal_title：Frontiers in immunology

authors： Angata T

更新日期：2018-12-04 00:00:00

abstract：:The rabbit monoclonal antibodies (mAbs) have advantages in pharmaceuticals and diagnostics with high affinity and specificity. During the past decade, many techniques have been developed for isolating rabbit mAbs, including single B cell antibody technologies. This review describes the basic characterization of rabbit...

journal_title：Frontiers in immunology

authors： Zhang Z,Liu H,Guan Q,Wang L,Yuan H

更新日期：2017-05-05 00:00:00

abstract：:NKG2D is a potent activating immunoreceptor expressed on nearly all cytotoxic lymphocytes promoting their cytotoxicity against self-cells expressing NKG2D ligands (NKG2DLs). NKG2DLs are MHC class I-like glycoproteins that usually are not expressed on "healthy" cells. Rather, their surface expression is induced by vari...

journal_title：Frontiers in immunology

authors： Kim Y,Born C,Bléry M,Steinle A

更新日期：2020-06-04 00:00:00

abstract：:Induced expression of serum amyloid A (SAA) is a hallmark of many inflammatory diseases, but whether SAA exacerbates inflammation or protects tissues against injury remains unclear. In dextran sulfate sodium (DSS)-induced colitis, SAA3 is the predominant isoform of inducible SAA proteins that also include SAA1 and SAA...

journal_title：Frontiers in immunology

authors： Zhang G,Liu J,Wu L,Fan Y,Sun L,Qian F,Chen D,Ye RD

更新日期：2018-06-29 00:00:00

abstract：:Extracellular vesicles (EVs) are increasingly recognized as important mediators of intercellular communication. In this study, we aimed to further characterize the role of macrophage-derived EVs in immune responses against hepatitis C virus (HCV) and the potential of polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs) to modulate thi...

journal_title：Frontiers in immunology

authors： Cai C,Koch B,Morikawa K,Suda G,Sakamoto N,Rueschenbaum S,Akhras S,Dietz J,Hildt E,Zeuzem S,Welsch C,Lange CM

更新日期：2018-04-12 00:00:00

abstract：:Multiple sclerosis is a chronic auto-inflammatory disease of the central nervous system affecting patients worldwide. Neuroinflammation in multiple sclerosis is mainly driven by peripheral immune cells which invade the central nervous system and cause neurodegenerative inflammation. To enter the target tissue, immune ...

journal_title：Frontiers in immunology

authors： Zondler L,Herich S,Kotte P,Körner K,Schneider-Hohendorf T,Wiendl H,Schwab N,Zarbock A

更新日期：2020-12-14 00:00:00

abstract：Background:Allergic rhinitis is a common disorder that affects 10% to 40% of the population worldwide. Allergen immunotherapy (AIT) represents the only therapy that has the potential to resolve clinical symptoms of allergic rhinitis. However, up to 30% of patients do not respond to AIT. Biomarkers predicting the clinic...

journal_title：Frontiers in immunology

authors： Ma TT,Cao MD,Yu RL,Shi HY,Yan WJ,Liu JG,Pan C,Sun J,Wei QY,Wang DY,Wei JF,Wang XY,Yin JS

更新日期：2020-11-24 00:00:00

abstract：:Chikungunya virus (CHIKV), a mosquito-borne Alphavirus, is endemic in different parts of the globe. The host macrophages are identified as the major cellular reservoirs of CHIKV during infection and this virus triggers robust TNF production in the host macrophages, which might be a key mediator of virus induced inflam...

journal_title：Frontiers in immunology

authors： Nayak TK,Mamidi P,Sahoo SS,Kumar PS,Mahish C,Chatterjee S,Subudhi BB,Chattopadhyay S,Chattopadhyay S

更新日期：2019-04-12 00:00:00

abstract：:Scavenger receptors are cell surface membrane-bound receptors that typically bind multiple ligands and promote the removal of endogenous proteins and pathogens. In this study, we characterized a novel scavenger receptor-like protein, namely, SpBark. SpBark was upregulated in hemocytes after challenges with bacteria, s...

journal_title：Frontiers in immunology

authors： Li XC,Zhou J,Zhou JF,Wang Y,Ma H,Wang Y,Zhao S,Fang WH

更新日期：2019-08-23 00:00:00

abstract：:Macrophages, as professional phagocytes of the immune system, possess the ability to detect and clear invading pathogens and apoptotic cells through phagocytosis. Phagocytosis involves membrane reorganization and remodeling events on the cell surface, which play an essential role in innate immunity and tissue homeosta...

journal_title：Frontiers in immunology

authors： Rubio JM,Astudillo AM,Casas J,Balboa MA,Balsinde J

更新日期：2018-07-24 00:00:00

abstract：:Pathogenic autoantibodies can cause inflammation and tissue injury in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). Although IgG4 is considered non-inflammatory owing to the unique structure of its hinge region, the role of IgG4 autoantibodies in SLE remains largely unknown. The titers of serum anti-nuclear-IgG antibodies (ANA-...

journal_title：Frontiers in immunology

authors： Pan Q,Xiao H,Shi L,He Y,Cai J,Wu J,Li A,Ye L,Yang C,Liu HF

更新日期：2020-06-17 00:00:00

abstract：:We have developed a therapeutic vaccine consisting of a mixture of lethally-irradiated allogeneic cutaneous melanoma cell lines with BCG and GM-CSF as adjuvants. The CSF-470 vaccine is currently being assayed in a Phase II-III trial against medium-dose IFN-α2b. All vaccinated patients immunized intradermally developed...

journal_title：Frontiers in immunology

authors： Aris M,Bravo AI,Barrio MM,Mordoh J

更新日期：2015-03-30 00:00:00

abstract：:Foxp3+ Treg cells are indispensable for maintaining self-tolerance in secondary lymphoid organs (SLOs). However, Treg cells are also recruited to non-lymphoid tissues (NLTs) during inflammation. Recent advances in the understanding of Treg cell biology provided us with molecular mechanisms-both transcriptional and epi...

journal_title：Frontiers in immunology

authors： Korn T,Muschaweckh A

更新日期：2019-11-14 00:00:00

abstract：:Indoles, as the ligands of aryl hydrocarbon receptor (AhR), have been shown to possess immune-modulating property in terms of the balancing between regulatory T cells (Treg) and T helper 17 cells (Th17) activities. In the present study, we examined the effects of dietary indoles, 3,3'-diindolylmethane (DIM) and indole...

journal_title：Frontiers in immunology

authors： Kim WH,Lillehoj HS,Min W

更新日期：2019-03-26 00:00:00

abstract：:Endometriosis, a common cause of pelvic pain and female infertility, depends on the growth of vascularized endometrial tissue at ectopic sites. Endometrial fragments reach the peritoneal cavity during the fertile years: local cues decide whether they yield endometriotic lesions. Macrophages are recruited at sites of h...

journal_title：Frontiers in immunology

authors： Capobianco A,Rovere-Querini P

更新日期：2013-01-28 00:00:00

abstract：:Infiltration of immune cells into the tumor microenvironment (TME) can regulate growth and survival of neoplastic cells, impacting tumorigenesis and tumor progression. Correlations between the number of effector immune cells present in a tumor and clinical outcomes in many human tumors, including breast, have been wid...

journal_title：Frontiers in immunology

authors： Pachynski RK,Wang P,Salazar N,Zheng Y,Nease L,Rosalez J,Leong WI,Virdi G,Rennier K,Shin WJ,Nguyen V,Butcher EC,Zabel BA

更新日期：2019-05-08 00:00:00

abstract：:Psoriasis is a chronic, inflammatory disease affecting the skin and joints. The pathogenesis of this disease is associated with genetic, environmental and immunological factors, especially unbalanced T cell activation and improper keratinocyte differentiation. Psoriatic lesion infiltrate is composed of monocytes and T...

journal_title：Frontiers in immunology

authors： Costa MC,Paixão CS,Viana DL,Rocha BO,Saldanha M,da Mota LMH,Machado PRL,Pagliari C,de Oliveira MF,Arruda S,Carvalho EM,Carvalho LP

更新日期：2020-03-25 00:00:00

abstract：:C-reactive protein (CRP), a humoral component of the innate immune system with important functions in host-defense, is extensively used as a sensitive biomarker of systemic inflammation. During inflammation, hepatocyte-derived CRP rises dramatically in the blood due to increased interleukin-6 (IL-6) levels. Reliable d...

journal_title：Frontiers in immunology

authors： Wetterö J,von Löhneysen S,Cobar F,Kristenson M,Garvin P,Sjöwall C

更新日期：2021-01-08 00:00:00

abstract：:Long lasting antibody responses and immunological memory are the desired outcomes of vaccination. In general, multiple vaccine doses result in enhanced immune responses, a notable exception being booster-induced hyporesponsiveness, which has been observed with polysaccharide and glycoconjugate vaccines. In this study,...

journal_title：Frontiers in immunology

authors： Mantile F,Capasso A,De Berardinis P,Prisco A

更新日期：2019-03-19 00:00:00

abstract：:Immunodominant T cell epitopes preferentially targeted in multiple individuals are the critical element of successful vaccines and targeted immunotherapies. However, the underlying principles of this "convergence" of adaptive immunity among different individuals remain poorly understood. To quantitatively describe epi...

journal_title：Frontiers in immunology

authors： Ogishi M,Yotsuyanagi H

更新日期：2019-04-16 00:00:00

abstract：:Donor-specific blood transfusion (DST) can lead to significant prolongation of allograft survival in experimental animal models and sometimes human recipients of solid organs. The mechanisms responsible for the beneficial effect on graft survival have been a topic of research and debate for decades and are not yet ful...

journal_title：Frontiers in immunology

authors： Mohr Gregoriussen AM,Bohr HG

更新日期：2017-02-21 00:00:00

abstract：:Inducible Bronchus Associated Lymphoid Tissue (iBALT) is an ectopic lymphoid tissue associated with severe forms of chronic lung diseases, including chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, rheumatoid lung disease, hypersensitivity pneumonitis and asthma, suggesting that iBALT may exacerbate these clinical conditions. H...

journal_title：Frontiers in immunology

authors： Hwang JY,Silva-Sanchez A,Carragher DM,Garcia-Hernandez ML,Rangel-Moreno J,Randall TD

更新日期：2020-09-25 00:00:00

abstract：:Ninety percent of those diagnosed with systemic lupus erythematosus are female, with peak incidence between the ages of 15 and 45, when women are most hormonally active. Despite significant research effort, the mechanisms underlying this sex bias remain unclear. We previously showed that a functional knockout of estro...

journal_title：Frontiers in immunology

authors： Cunningham MA,Wirth JR,Scott JL,Eudaly J,Collins EL,Gilkeson GS

更新日期：2016-02-15 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：:Dendritic cells (DC) are specialized sentinel cells that bridge the innate and adaptive immune response and play a crucial role in shaping the adaptive immune response. Vitamin D, a known epidemiological risk factor for the development of several autoimmune diseases, influences the development of dendritic cells. Cons...

journal_title：Frontiers in immunology

authors： Saul L,Mair I,Ivens A,Brown P,Samuel K,Campbell JDM,Soong DY,Kamenjarin N,Mellanby RJ

更新日期：2019-03-28 00:00:00

abstract：:The role of inflammation in atherosclerosis has been recognized several decades ago and existing treatments provide benefits in part through non-specific anti-inflammatory actions. Compared with other cytokines, interleukin-1β (IL-1β) is associated with acute and chronic inflammation. Anti-inflammatory therapy with ca...

journal_title：Frontiers in immunology

authors： Mai W,Liao Y

更新日期：2020-12-10 00:00:00

abstract：:The follicular helper T (Tfh) cells help is critical for activation of B cells, antibody class switching, and germinal center (GC) formation. The Tfh cells are characterized by the expression of CXC chemokine receptor 5 (CXCR5), ICOS, programed death 1 (PD-1), B cell lymphoma 6 (BCL-6), and IL-21. They are involved in...

journal_title：Frontiers in immunology

authors： Jogdand GM,Mohanty S,Devadas S

更新日期：2016-11-23 00:00:00

abstract：:Autoantibodies directed against citrullinated epitopes of proteins are highly diagnostic of rheumatoid arthritis (RA), and elevated levels of protein citrullination can be found in the joints of patients with RA. Calcium-dependent peptidyl-arginine deiminases (PAD) are the enzymes responsible for citrullination. PAD2 ...

journal_title：Frontiers in immunology

authors： Zhou Y,Chen B,Mittereder N,Chaerkady R,Strain M,An LL,Rahman S,Ma W,Low CP,Chan D,Neal F,Bingham CO 3rd,Sampson K,Darrah E,Siegel RM,Hasni S,Andrade F,Vousden KA,Mustelin T,Sims GP

更新日期：2017-09-25 00:00:00

abstract：:Human regulatory CD4+ T cells (Tregs) are potent immunosuppressive lymphocytes responsible for immune tolerance and homeostasis. Since the seminal reports identifying Tregs, vast research has been channeled into understanding their genesis, signature molecular markers, mechanisms of suppression, and role in disease. T...

journal_title：Frontiers in immunology

authors： Adair PR,Kim YC,Zhang AH,Yoon J,Scott DW

更新日期：2017-09-21 00:00:00