Role of interferon regulatory factor-1 in the regulation of IL-18 production and activity.

abstract：:Human invariant natural killer T (NKT) cell TCRs bind to CD1d via an "invariant" Vα24-Jα18 chain (iNKTα) paired to semi-invariant Vβ11 chains (iNKTβ). Single-amino acid variations at position 93 (p93) of iNKTα, immediately upstream of the "invariant" CDR3α region, have been reported in a substantial proportion of huma...

journal_title：European journal of immunology

authors： Sanderson JP,Waldburger-Hauri K,Garzón D,Matulis G,Mansour S,Pumphrey NJ,Lissin N,Villiger PM,Jakobsen B,Faraldo-Gómez JD,Gadola SD

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A major contributing factor to the final magnitude and breadth of CD8(+) T-cell responses to complex antigens is immunodomination, where CD8(+) T cells recognizing their cognate ligand inhibit the proliferation of other CD8(+) T cells engaged with the same APC. In this study, we examined how the half-life of cell s...

journal_title：European journal of immunology

authors： Galea I,Stasakova J,Dunscombe MS,Ottensmeier CH,Elliott T,Thirdborough SM

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mouse bone marrow cells differentiate in culture in the presence of L cell-conditioned medium to macrophages (M phi). Proliferation, release of plasminogen activator, expression of transglutaminase, random motility and response to a standard preparation of purified M phi migration inhibitory factor (MIF) was recorded ...

journal_title：European journal of immunology

authors： Michels E,Stenzinger W,Sorg C

更新日期：1984-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:From human precursor B cells which had both immunoglobulin (Ig) heavy (H) chain loci in germ-line configuration, various IgH chain germ-line transcripts were isolated and sequenced. These transcripts were shown to contain sequences derived from the JH region, the IgH chain enhancer element or the Ig switch region. A n...

journal_title：European journal of immunology

authors： Thompson A,Timmers E,Schuurman RK,Hendriks RW

更新日期：1995-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Changes in endothelial permeability are crucial in the pathogenesis of many diseases. Adenosine is one of the endogenous mediators controlling endothelial permeability under normal conditions, and an endothelial cell surface enzyme CD73 is a key regulator of adenosine production. Here we report that IFN-beta is a nove...

journal_title：European journal of immunology

authors： Kiss J,Yegutkin GG,Koskinen K,Savunen T,Jalkanen S,Salmi M

更新日期：2007-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Bispecific antibodies binding to the TCR/CD3 complex and to a tumor-associated surface molecule can be used to target cytotoxic T lymphocytes against tumor cells. We reasoned that high-affinity binding to CD3 may reduce the efficiency of T cell stimulation and target the bispecific reagent to T cells rather than to tu...

journal_title：European journal of immunology

authors： Bortoletto N,Scotet E,Myamoto Y,D'Oro U,Lanzavecchia A

更新日期：2002-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Plasmacytoid dendritic cells (pDC) are specialized in massive production of type I interferons (IFN) upon viral infections. Activation of IFN regulatory factor (IRF)-7 is critically required for the synthesis of type I IFN in pDC. IRF-7 is highly expressed by resting pDC and translocates into the nucleus to initiate t...

journal_title：European journal of immunology

authors： Danis B,George TC,Goriely S,Dutta B,Renneson J,Gatto L,Fitzgerald-Bocarsly P,Marchant A,Goldman M,Willems F,De Wit D

更新日期：2008-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Interleukin-HP1 (HP1) is a murine T cell-derived lymphokine, originally described as a growth factor for B cell hybridomas and plasmacytomas, that was recently shown to stimulate growth and differentiation of normal B and T lymphocytes. Here, we describe a cDNA for HP1 that was isolated from a library prepared using m...

journal_title：European journal of immunology

authors： Van Snick J,Cayphas S,Szikora JP,Renauld JC,Van Roost E,Boon T,Simpson RJ

更新日期：1988-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:IL-18 is involved in the pathogenesis of atopic dermatitis, psoriasis, and allergic contact dermatitis. CXCL9, CXCL10, and CXCL11 recruit type 1 T cells, and the production of these chemokines by keratinocytes is enhanced in these dermatoses. We examined the in vitro effects of IL-18 on IFN-gamma-induced CXCL9, CXCL10...

journal_title：European journal of immunology

authors： Kanda N,Shimizu T,Tada Y,Watanabe S

更新日期：2007-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis (EAE), intravenous transfer of activated CD4(+) myelin-specific T cells is sufficient to induce disease. Transferred T cells access the CNS parenchyma by trafficking across the blood brain barrier (BBB) vascular endothelium into the perivascular space, and then across the g...

journal_title：European journal of immunology

authors： Archambault AS,Sim J,Gimenez MA,Russell JH

更新日期：2005-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The thymic medulla is composed of distinct epithelial cell subsets, defined in this report by the reactivity of two novel antibodies, 95 and 29, raised against mouse thymic epithelial cell lines. These antibodies were used to probe the development of medulla in wild-type or mutant thymuses. In CD3 epsilon-deficient mi...

journal_title：European journal of immunology

authors： Naspetti M,Aurrand-Lions M,DeKoning J,Malissen M,Galland F,Lo D,Naquet P

更新日期：1997-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The variable region nucleotide sequences of seven (five IgM and two IgG) anti-histone monoclonal antibodies from a single MRL/Mp-lpr/lpr mouse have been determined. These antibodies are not clonally related and used diverse V, D and J genes. However, six of the seven antibodies have VH segments encoded by genes from t...

journal_title：European journal of immunology

authors： Monestier M

更新日期：1991-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To study the question when and where self peptides become associated with major histocompatibility complex class II molecules for tolerance induction, we recently developed a system in which the intracellular site(s) of antigen expression could be manipulated using gene cloning techniques. We previously constructed a ...

journal_title：European journal of immunology

authors： Bikoff EK

更新日期：1991-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Activation of mature CD8+ T cells requires recognition, via the T cell receptor (TCR), of peptide + MHC (pMHC) complexes with an avidity that exceeds a designated threshold. Multiple indicators of T cell avidity have been described that provide unique information on the characteristics of T cell interactions. However,...

journal_title：European journal of immunology

authors： La Gruta NL,Doherty PC,Turner SJ

更新日期：2006-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Interactions between CD8+ T cells and endothelial cells are important in both protective and pathologic immune responses. Endothelial cells regulate the recruitment of CD8+ T cells into tissues, and the activation of CD8+ T cells by antigen presentation and costimulatory signals. PD-L1 and PD-L2 are recently described...

journal_title：European journal of immunology

authors： Rodig N,Ryan T,Allen JA,Pang H,Grabie N,Chernova T,Greenfield EA,Liang SC,Sharpe AH,Lichtman AH,Freeman GJ

更新日期：2003-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase (IDO) suppresses T cell responses by its action in catabolising tryptophan. It is important in maintenance of immune privilege in the placenta. We investigated the activity of IDO in the cornea, following corneal transplantation and the effect of IDO over-expression in donor corneal endothe...

journal_title：European journal of immunology

authors： Beutelspacher SC,Pillai R,Watson MP,Tan PH,Tsang J,McClure MO,George AJ,Larkin DF

更新日期：2006-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A cDNA encoding the human beta Fc gamma receptor II (FcRII) was isolated from a placental cDNA library. Analysis of the predicted amino acid sequence indicates that this receptor is synthesized with a 42-amino acid leader sequence. The mature protein consists of 249 amino acids. The leader sequence and the cytoplasmic...

journal_title：European journal of immunology

authors： Engelhardt W,Geerds C,Frey J

更新日期：1990-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The activating NK cell receptor NKG2D binds to numerous stress-induced cell surface glycoproteins with MHC class I-related ectodomains. In humans, NKG2D ligands (NKG2DL) are members of the MHC-encoded MIC and non-MHC-encoded ULBP families of proteins. The redundancy of NKG2DL raises questions about unique features ass...

journal_title：European journal of immunology

authors： Wittenbrink M,Spreu J,Steinle A

更新日期：2009-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Two interleukin 5 (IL5)-specific retroviral expression vectors have been constructed containing the neomycin gene as selectable marker and either the mouse IL5 cDNA region or the rat genomic IL5 gene under the control of the thymidine kinase promoter. High viral titer supernatants derived from the transfected or infec...

journal_title：European journal of immunology

authors： Blankenstein T,Li WQ,Uberla K,Qin ZH,Tominaga A,Takatsu K,Yamaguchi N,Diamantstein T

更新日期：1990-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Vaccinia virus (VV)-encoded MHC class I Kd molecules which differ by a single amino acid change from glutamine (Kdw, wild type) to histidine (Kdm, mutant) at position 114 located in the floor of the peptide binding groove were compared in terms of peptide binding and cytotoxic T (Tc) cell recognition. Most anti-viral ...

journal_title：European journal of immunology

authors： Müllbacher A,Lobigs M,Yewdell JW,Bennink JR,Tha Hla R,Blanden RV

更新日期：1999-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Developing T cells undergo distinct selection processes that determine the T cell receptor (TcR) repertoire. One of these processes is positive selection. Positive selection involves the differentiation to mature T cells of thymocytes bearing TcR capable of recognizing antigens in the context of self-major histocompat...

journal_title：European journal of immunology

authors： Carrera AC,Baker C,Roberts TM,Pardoll DM

更新日期：1992-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Peritoneal mast cells (PMC) and intestinal mucosal mast cells (IMMC) were purified from rats infected with the nematode Nippostrongylus brasiliensis. Overall protein constituents of both mast cell subtypes were analyzed by two-dimensional gel electrophoresis using either nonequilibrium pH gradient electrophoresis (NEP...

journal_title：European journal of immunology

authors： Abe T,Swieter M,Imai T,Hollander ND,Befus AD

更新日期：1990-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:C1q, a subcomponent of C1--the first component of complement, is synthesized by macrophages (M phi). Immunofluorescence and immunoperoxidase studies first indicated the presence of C1q on the surface of guinea pig (gp) and human peritoneal M phi (Loos, M., Storz, R., Müller, W. and Lemmel, E. M., Immunobiology 1981. 1...

journal_title：European journal of immunology

authors： Kaul M,Loos M

更新日期：1993-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The contribution of T cell responses to immunity against respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is not fully defined, but this is an important issue for vaccine design. Recent studies demonstrating RSV-induced pulmonary T cell suppression suggest that RSV may have evolved strategies to escape T cell immunity. Here we evalu...

journal_title：European journal of immunology

authors： Ostler T,Ehl S

更新日期：2002-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:X-linked agammaglobulinemia (XLA) is a primary immunodeficiency of the B-cell compartment caused by a defective gene encoding for the tyrosine kinase (btk) essential for B cell differentiation. Affected males undergo recurrent pyogenic infections and deficient immunoglobulin production. Peripheral blood T cells from 6...

journal_title：European journal of immunology

authors： Amedei A,Romagnani C,Benagiano M,Azzurri A,Fomia F,Torrente F,Plebani A,D'Elios MM,Del Prete G

更新日期：2001-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The pathways of human anti-pig T cell xenorecognition have been investigated. Freshly isolated porcine alveolar lavage (AL) cells induced primary proliferative responses by human peripheral and cord blood mononuclear cells which were inhibited by anti-HLA-DR antibody (indirect xenorecognition). Following over-night cu...

journal_title：European journal of immunology

authors： Dorling A,Lombardi G,Binns R,Lechler RI

更新日期：1996-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Dendritic cells (DC) play an essential role in the induction of primary immune responses; however, very little information is available on cytokine production by DC. Here we determined the cytokine gene expression profile of two immortalized DC clones, CB1 and D2SC/1, both generated from mouse spleen but differing in ...

journal_title：European journal of immunology

authors： Granucci F,Girolomoni G,Lutz MB,Foti M,Marconi G,Gnocchi P,Nolli L,Ricciardi-Castagnoli P

更新日期：1994-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:With the aid of a specific rabbit antibody preparation to purified monoclonal murine IgE, two plaque-forming cell (PFC) assays have been developed for the detection and enumeration of mouse IgE-secreting cells. The first assay, utilizing protein A-coated sheep red cells (protein A-SRC), detected antibody-secreting cel...

journal_title：European journal of immunology

authors： Rector ES,Lang GM,Carter BG,Kelly KA,Bundesen PG,Böttcher I,Sehon AH

更新日期：1980-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Histological techniques were used to identify antigen-presenting cells (APC) in adoptively transferred diabetes in NOD mice and Ins-HA transgenic mice, and in spontaneously diabetic NOD mice. In adoptively transferred disease, CD4+ T cells and F4/80+ macrophages dominated early infiltrates. By contrast, in spontaneous...

journal_title：European journal of immunology

authors： Lo D,Reilly CR,Scott B,Liblau R,McDevitt HO,Burkly LC

更新日期：1993-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:IL-10 is a potent anti-inflammatory molecule, which regulates TNF-alpha at multiple levels. We investigated whether IL-10 also modulated the activity of the TNF-alpha-converting enzyme (TACE). Using an ex vivo fluorogenic assay we observed that LPS rapidly induced TACE activity in monocytes coinciding with release of ...

journal_title：European journal of immunology

authors： Brennan FM,Green P,Amjadi P,Robertshaw HJ,Alvarez-Iglesias M,Takata M

更新日期：2008-04-01 00:00:00