Binding of the hepatitis C virus envelope protein E2 to CD81 provides a co-stimulatory signal for human T cells.

abstract：:Unexpected fetal loss is one of the common complications of pregnancy; however, the pathogenesis of many miscarriages, particularly those not associated with infections, is unknown. We previously found that activated DEC-205+ dendritic cells (DCs) and NK1.1+ invariant natural killer T (iNKT) cells are recruited into t...

journal_title：European journal of immunology

authors： Negishi Y,Ichikawa T,Takeshita T,Takahashi H

更新日期：2018-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Dermal and mucosal lymphocyte infiltrates in patients with lichen ruber planus and chronic graft-vs.-host disease exhibited reactivity with anti-fibronectin antibodies. This reactivity was associated with the lymphocytes and localized pericellularly. In contrast, biopsy areas outside lymphocyte accumulations were rela...

journal_title：European journal of immunology

authors： Sundqvist KG,Wanger L,Heimdahl A,Lönnqvist B,Hauzenberger D

更新日期：1991-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cathelicidins are a family of host defence peptides that are known to selectively alter innate immunity in response to infection and other changes in immune status. A study in this issue of the European Journal of Immunology elucidates a new role for mouse cathelin-related antimicrobial peptide in the adaptive immune ...

journal_title：European journal of immunology

authors： Wuerth K,Hancock RE

更新日期：2011-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effect of Trypanosoma brucei infections on parasite-specific antibody responses was examined by immunization of infected mice with radio-attenuated trypanosomes of a noncross-reacting clone. Antibody titers (total Ig) against variant surface antigen were determined by indirect immunofluorescence. The suppression r...

journal_title：European journal of immunology

authors： Sacks DL,Askonas BA

更新日期：1980-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Dendritic cells (DCs) play a key role in regulating innate and adaptive immunity. Our understanding of DC biology has benefited from studies in CD11c.DTR and CD11c.DOG mouse models that use the CD11c promoter to express a diphtheria toxin (DT) receptor transgene to inducibly deplete CD11c(+) cells. Other models to in...

journal_title：European journal of immunology

authors： van Blijswijk J,Schraml BU,Reis e Sousa C

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The major histocompatibility complex (MHC) class II region is assumed to influence autoimmune diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis. In the mouse, the H-2q haplotype is associated with susceptibility to collagen-induced arthritis, while the H-2p haplotype is not. The class II A molecules of these haplotypes differ by ...

journal_title：European journal of immunology

authors： Brunsberg U,Gustafsson K,Jansson L,Michaëlsson E,Ahrlund-Richter L,Pettersson S,Mattsson R,Holmdahl R

更新日期：1994-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The heat shock protein (HSP) Hsp90 is known to chaperone cytosolic peptides for MHC class I (MHCI)-restricted antigen presentation to T lymphocytes. We now demonstrate a role for Hsp90 activity in presentation of antigens on MHCII. Treatment of mouse antigen-presenting cells (APC) with the pharmacological Hsp90 inhibi...

journal_title：European journal of immunology

authors： Rajagopal D,Bal V,Mayor S,George A,Rath S

更新日期：2006-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Toll-like receptors (TLR) 7 and 8 are closely related members of the TLR family of pathogen-associated molecular pattern recognition receptors and have an important function in activation of innate immune responses upon viral infection. TLR7 can be activated selectively by the guanosine analogue loxoribine, whereas th...

journal_title：European journal of immunology

authors： Jurk M,Kritzler A,Schulte B,Tluk S,Schetter C,Krieg AM,Vollmer J

更新日期：2006-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The 20S proteasome is a protease complex of functional importance for antigen processing. Two of the 14 proteasome subunits, delta and MB1, can be replaced by the major histocompatibility complex (MHC)-encoded and interferon-gamma (IFN-gamma)-inducible subunits LMP2 and LMP7, respectively. LMP2 and LMP7 alter the clea...

journal_title：European journal of immunology

authors： Groettrup M,Kraft R,Kostka S,Standera S,Stohwasser R,Kloetzel PM

更新日期：1996-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:FTY720 is a novel immunosuppressant that improves the outcomes after solid organ and bone marrow transplantation (BMT) due to the sequestration of T cells into LN. We tested the hypothesis that the sequestration of donor T cells in LN by FTY720 would enhance their interaction with host APC, thus causing a greater degr...

journal_title：European journal of immunology

authors： Hashimoto D,Asakura S,Matsuoka K,Sakoda Y,Koyama M,Aoyama K,Tanimoto M,Teshima T

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We investigated whether percutaneous sensitization with different allergens through barrier-disrupted skin regulates the balance of Th1/Th2 cytokine expression. When mice were sensitized with the typical hapten picryl chloride (PiCl) by a single topical application to intact skin, there was an up-regulation in the lym...

journal_title：European journal of immunology

authors： Kondo H,Ichikawa Y,Imokawa G

更新日期：1998-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Autoantibodies in the form of immune complexes are known to be crucial mediators in initiating inflammation in a variety of autoimmune diseases. This has been well documented in the anti-collagen II antibody-induced arthritis animal model for a long time now. Recently, in the K/B x N mouse model (the F1 of the TCR-tra...

journal_title：European journal of immunology

authors： Solomon S,Rajasekaran N,Jeisy-Walder E,Snapper SB,Illges H

更新日期：2005-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:B cells get help in the antibody response by presenting antigen to helper T (Th) cells. Upon antigen recognition, T cells produce lymphokines that act as growth and differentiation factors for B cells, but resting B cells require additional helper signals that depend on cell contact with an activated Th cell. Like lym...

journal_title：European journal of immunology

authors： Kawakami K,Parker DC

更新日期：1992-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Rabbit antibodies to Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua L.) immunoglobulin were affinity purified and used to screen cDNA libraries from spleen and head kidney mRNA. cDNA clones for both the secretory and membrane-bound heavy (H) chain were isolated, the nucleotide and deduced amino acid sequences of which are reported here. ...

journal_title：European journal of immunology

authors： Bengtén E,Leanderson T,Pilström L

更新日期：1991-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Transcriptional up-regulation of the VCAM-1 gene, induced by proinflammatory cytokines such as IL-1beta and TNF-alpha, requires activation of not only NF-kappaB, but also involves interferon regulatory factor (IRF)-1. During a study of gene induction by mechanical stimuli in cultured human endothelial cells, we noted ...

journal_title：European journal of immunology

authors： Ochi H,Masuda J,Gimbrone MA

更新日期：2002-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Alum has been the only adjuvant licensed for human vaccines for decades and is still widely used, but its mechanism of action remains obscure. Recently, the NLRP3 inflammasome has been linked to the immunostimulatory properties of alum and other particulate adjuvants, although it is disputed to what degree NLRP3 is ge...

journal_title：European journal of immunology

authors： Spreafico R,Ricciardi-Castagnoli P,Mortellaro A

更新日期：2010-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have explored how IL-15 influences Th1 or Th2 type immune response in vivo. Intraperitoneal application of an IL-15-IgG2b fusion protein (FP) to mice did neither significantly affect the footpad swelling nor the production of hemagglutinizing antibodies in a delayed type hypersensitivity reaction to sheep red blood...

journal_title：European journal of immunology

authors： Rückert R,Herz U,Paus R,Ungureanu D,Pohl T,Renz H,Bulfone-Paus S

更新日期：1998-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The glycolipid alpha-galactosylceramide (alpha-GalCer) is a potent activator of invariant natural killer T (iNKT) cells and has been shown to be an effective agent against cancer, infections and autoimmune diseases. The effectiveness of alpha-GalCer and its alkyl chain analogues depends on efficient loading and presen...

journal_title：European journal of immunology

authors： Denkberg G,Stronge VS,Zahavi E,Pittoni P,Oren R,Shepherd D,Salio M,McCarthy C,Illarionov PA,van der Merwe A,Besra GS,Dellabona P,Casorati G,Cerundolo V,Reiter Y

更新日期：2008-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report here the identification and characterization of murine CCX-CKR, a high affinity receptor for the murine beta-chemokines SLC/mCCL21, MIP-3beta/mCCL19 and TECK/mCCL25. Unlike most other chemokine receptors, CCX-CKR is unable to mediate Ca(2+) fluxes upon ligand binding when expressed in HEK293 cells. Murine CC...

journal_title：European journal of immunology

authors： Townson JR,Nibbs RJ

更新日期：2002-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Heat-stable antigen (HSA)/mouse CD24 (formerly termed Nectadrin) is a membrane glycoprotein with an unusual structure consisting of a small protein core and extensive glycosylation. It is expressed by hematopoietic cells but not by mature T lymphocytes. HSA on accessory cells is an important costimulatory molecule req...

journal_title：European journal of immunology

authors： Hubbe M,Altevogt P

更新日期：1994-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Phenotypic classification of human CD8(+) T cells using three cell surface markers, CD27, CD28 and CD45RA, was recently suggested to be useful for identification of naive, memory and effector CD8(+) T cells. However, it still remains unclear whether such classification precisely reflects functional classification of C...

journal_title：European journal of immunology

authors： Tomiyama H,Takata H,Matsuda T,Takiguchi M

更新日期：2004-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Treatment of human peripheral blood lymphocytes with cloned N alpha-desacetylthymosin alpha 1 induced interferon production. The kinetics is similar to that of mitogen-induced interferon induction. N alpha-desacetylthymosin alpha 1, in combination with mitogen, augments the amount of interferon produced. This interfer...

journal_title：European journal of immunology

authors： Svedersky LP,Hui A,May L,McKay P,Stebbing N

更新日期：1982-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The major leukocyte population in the decidua during the first trimester of pregnancy consists of NK cells that express receptors capable of recognizing MHC class I molecules expressed by placental trophoblast. These include members of the killer immunoglobulin-like receptor (KIR) family, the two-domain KIR (KIR2D), w...

journal_title：European journal of immunology

authors： Male V,Sharkey A,Masters L,Kennedy PR,Farrell LE,Moffett A

更新日期：2011-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis, an experimental murine model for multiple sclerosis, is induced by stimulation of myelin-specific T lymphocytes. Myelin oligodendrocyte glycoprotein (MOG), a minor component of myelin proteins, is a potent autoantigen which contributes extensively to the anti-myelin response....

journal_title：European journal of immunology

authors： Fazilleau N,Delarasse C,Sweenie CH,Anderton SM,Fillatreau S,Lemonnier FA,Pham-Dinh D,Kanellopoulos JM

更新日期：2006-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Antioxidant systems maintain cellular redox homeostasis. The thioredoxin-1 (Trx1) and the glutathione (GSH)/glutaredoxin-1 (Grx1) systems are key players in preserving cytosolic redox balance. In fact, T lymphocytes critically rely on reducing equivalents from the Trx1 system for DNA biosynthesis during metabolic repr...

journal_title：European journal of immunology

authors： Muri J,Thut H,Heer S,Krueger CC,Bornkamm GW,Bachmann MF,Kopf M

更新日期：2019-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Protein kinase C (PKC) has been implicated in the signaling of a number of cellular responses including activation of T cells. In the present report we have evaluated the effect of increased cAMP levels on PKC activation after stimulation of two distinct receptor systems on normal human T cells. PKC substrate phosphor...

journal_title：European journal of immunology

authors： Friedrich B,Cantrell DA,Gullberg M

更新日期：1989-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A hallmark of parasite infection is the accumulation of innate immune cells, notably granulocytes and mast cells, at the site of infection. While this is typically viewed as a transient response, with the tissue returning to steady state once the infection is cleared, we found that mast cells accumulated in the large-...

journal_title：European journal of immunology

authors： Sorobetea D,Holm JB,Henningsson H,Kristiansen K,Svensson-Frej M

更新日期：2017-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Here we demonstrate that components of the entire complement cascade are fixed on the surface of erythrocytes infected with the human malarial parasite Plasmodium falciparum. Despite the activation of lytic complement factors, no complement-mediated lysis of P. falciparum-infected erythrocytes occurred only in the abs...

journal_title：European journal of immunology

authors： Wiesner J,Jomaa H,Wilhelm M,Tony HP,Kremsner PG,Horrocks P,Lanzer M

更新日期：1997-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The distribution of idiotype-positive plaques in mice of various strains injected with T-independent (TI) and T-dependent conjugates of p-azobenzenearsonate (Ars) has been investigated. With maturation of the responses there is a progressive loss of dominance of the major cross-reactive idiotype (CRI) in A/J and C.AL-...

journal_title：European journal of immunology

authors： Henry C,Lucas A

更新日期：1982-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The T cell receptor (TcR) on CD8+ T lymphocytes recognizes a complex which consists of a major histocompatibility complex (MHC) heavy chain, beta 2-microglobulin (beta 2M), and peptide on the surface of antigen-presenting cells. Mutational analyses have suggested that the TcR recognizes both the alpha 1 and alpha 2 do...

journal_title：European journal of immunology

authors： Hogquist KA,Grandea AG 3rd,Bevan MJ

更新日期：1993-11-01 00:00:00