Alleles of the KIR2DL4 receptor and their lack of association with pre-eclampsia.

abstract：:Ig class switch recombination (CSR) is dependent upon the expression of activation-induced deaminase and targeted to specific isotypes by germ-line transcript expression and isotype-specific factors. NF-kappaB plays critical roles in multiple aspects of B cell biology and has been implicated in the mechanism of CSR by...

journal_title：European journal of immunology

authors： Wang L,Wuerffel R,Kenter AL

更新日期：2006-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:T cell recognition of self antigens is a key event in the pathogenesis of autoimmune diseases. To date, the initial events that trigger autoreactive T cells are unknown. The "molecular mimicry" hypothesis predicts that during an infection T cells that recognize both a microbial antigen and a related self peptide becom...

journal_title：European journal of immunology

authors： Maier B,Molinger M,Cope AP,Fugger L,Schneider-Mergener J,Sønderstrup G,Kamradt T,Kramer A

更新日期：2000-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Since the discovery of antibody-producing B cells in chickens six decades ago, chickens have been a model for B-cell development in gut-associated lymphoid tissue species. Here we describe targeting of the immunoglobulin light chain locus by homologous recombination in chicken primordial germ cells (PGCs) and generati...

journal_title：European journal of immunology

authors： Schusser B,Collarini EJ,Pedersen D,Yi H,Ching K,Izquierdo S,Thoma T,Lettmann S,Kaspers B,Etches RJ,van de Lavoir MC,Harriman W,Leighton PA

更新日期：2016-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cure of leishmaniasis requires a type 1 immune response characterized by IFN-gamma production. Leishmania major infection leads to a type 2 response suppressing cure of susceptible BALB/c mice, and L. major causes an exacerbated type 2 response in mouse strains with a gene knockout (KO) such that they lack IL-12p40 (I...

journal_title：European journal of immunology

authors： Wilson ME,Recker TJ,Rodriguez NE,Young BM,Burnell KK,Streit JA,Kline JN

更新日期：2002-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The biological behavior of immune cells is determined by their intrinsic properties and interactions with other cell populations within their microenvironment. Several studies have confirmed the existence of tight spatial interactions between mast cells (MCs) and Tregs in different settings. For instance, we have rece...

journal_title：European journal of immunology

authors： Frossi B,D'Incà F,Crivellato E,Sibilano R,Gri G,Mongillo M,Danelli L,Maggi L,Pucillo CE

更新日期：2011-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There is an antigen presenting cell (APC) in the lymphoid organs capable of presenting exogenous antigen (Ag) with major histocompatibility complex (MHC) class I molecules. This study was initiated to isolate clones of these APC to definitively establish their phenotype and to further study their properties. Murine bo...

journal_title：European journal of immunology

authors： Kovacsovics-Bankowski M,Rock KL

更新日期：1994-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The activation requirements for antigen-dependent proliferation of CD4+ T cells are well documented, while the events leading to the inactivation phase are poorly understood. Here, we tested the hypothesis that the lymphocyte-activation gene 3 (LAG-3), a second major histocompatibility complex (MHC) class II ligand, p...

journal_title：European journal of immunology

authors： Huard B,Tournier M,Hercend T,Triebel F,Faure F

更新日期：1994-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The V beta 8.3-specific superantigenic lectin Urtica dioica agglutinin (UDA) was used to delete the V beta 8.3+ T cells in MRL lpr/lpr mice. In contrast to the systemic lupus erythematosus-like pathology which progresses with age in the phosphate-buffered saline-injected MRL lpr/lpr controls, UDA-treated animals did n...

journal_title：European journal of immunology

authors： Musette P,Galelli A,Chabre H,Callard P,Peumans W,Truffa-Bachi P,Kourilsky P,Gachelin G

更新日期：1996-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Primary proliferative T cell responses require stimulation with antigen-pulsed dendritic cells (Ag-DC). Here we show that for optimal stimulation, dendritic cells (DC) not exposed directly to antigen are also required. Ag-DC added to DC-depleted T cells caused negligible primary stimulation; adding back DC resulted in...

journal_title：European journal of immunology

authors： Knight SC,Iqball S,Roberts MS,Macatonia S,Bedford PA

更新日期：1998-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Following antigen encounter and subsequent resolution of the immune response, a single naïve T cell is able to generate multiple subsets of memory T cells with different phenotypic and functional properties and gene expression profiles. Single-cell technologies, first and foremost flow cytometry, have revealed the com...

journal_title：European journal of immunology

authors： Mahnke YD,Brodie TM,Sallusto F,Roederer M,Lugli E

更新日期：2013-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Dendritic cells (DC) are extremely proficient inducers of naïve CD4+ T cell activation due to their high expression level of peptide-MHC and an array of accessory molecules involved in cell migration, adhesion and co-signaling, including PD-1 ligand 1 (PD-L1) and PD-1 ligand 2 (PD-L2). Whether PD-L1 and PD-L2 have a s...

journal_title：European journal of immunology

authors： Kuipers H,Muskens F,Willart M,Hijdra D,van Assema FB,Coyle AJ,Hoogsteden HC,Lambrecht BN

更新日期：2006-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Subcutaneous immunization with hen egg-white lysozyme (HEL) in complete Freund's adjuvant induces, both in antibody responder and nonresponder mice, a classical delayed-type hypersensitivity (DTH) reaction evaluated as footpad swelling. This response can be specifically transferred to naive recipients by Lyt-1+2- T ce...

journal_title：European journal of immunology

authors： Colizzi V,Doria G,Adorini L

更新日期：1984-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cytokines elicited by superantigens have been suggested to play a central role in severe systemic clinical manifestations of gram-positive sepsis. Here we provide evidence for a potent inflammatory cytokine response in acute invasive group A streptococcal infections, and show a direct correlation between the magnitude...

journal_title：European journal of immunology

authors： Norrby-Teglund A,Chatellier S,Low DE,McGeer A,Green K,Kotb M

更新日期：2000-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hematopoietic development is a delicate balance of cell fate decisions in multipotent cells between self-renewal and differentiation. In multiple developmental systems, the Notch receptors are important factors regulating these processes. Hematopoietic progenitor cells have been shown to express Notch1, and studies wi...

journal_title：European journal of immunology

authors： Jönsson JI,Xiang Z,Pettersson M,Lardelli M,Nilsson G

更新日期：2001-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Postganglionic sympathetic neurons innervate secondary lymphoid organs and secrete norepinephrine (NE) as the primary neurotransmitter. NE binds and signals through five distinct members of the adrenergic receptor family. In this study, we show elevated expression of the β2-adrenergic receptor (ADRB2) on primary human...

journal_title：European journal of immunology

authors： Estrada LD,Ağaç D,Farrar JD

更新日期：2016-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Delayed hypersensitivity (DH) reaction to human Ig, corynebacterium parvum or allogeneic cells at the site of tumor cell injection, suppressed the fibrosarcoma (SCFS) growth in chickens. Spleen cells of SC chickens sensitized to human Ig or C. parvum suppressed SCFS growth when adoptively transferred with tumor cells,...

journal_title：European journal of immunology

authors： Palladino MA,Thorbecke GJ

更新日期：1978-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Activation of invariant natural killer T (iNKT) cells by treatment with their α-galactosyl ceramide ligand provides therapeutic benefits in several immune inflammatory settings. Given the artificial nature of this stimulation, the natural regulatory functions of iNKT remain uncertain. Addressing this issue in a mouse ...

journal_title：European journal of immunology

authors： Bourgeois EA,Levescot A,Diem S,Chauvineau A,Bergès H,Milpied P,Lehuen A,Damotte D,Gombert JM,Schneider E,Girard JP,Gourdy P,Herbelin A

更新日期：2011-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Using a new mAb, 2F1, we characterize a mouse natural killer (NK) cell antigen termed 'killer cell lectin-like receptor G1' (KLRG1; formerly mouse MAFA or 2F1-Ag). KLRG1 is expressed on 30-60% of murine NK cells, and a small fraction of T cells, and is composed of a homodimer of glycosylated 30-38-kDa subunits. Striki...

journal_title：European journal of immunology

authors： Corral L,Hanke T,Vance RE,Cado D,Raulet DH

更新日期：2000-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cells of the innate immune system build immunological memory via epigenetic reprogramming after stimulations with microbial ligands. This functional readjustment allows for enhanced nonspecific inflammatory responses upon secondary challenges, a process termed "trained immunity." The epigenomic blueprint of trained mo...

journal_title：European journal of immunology

authors： Crișan TO,Netea MG,Joosten LA

更新日期：2016-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In chickens, the pre-B cell development takes place in a specialized organ, the bursa of Fabricius. In this study, we show that fibronectin can be detected in the bursa at least from the day 15 of embryonic incubation up to 10 weeks of age after which the bursa starts to involute. During the embryonic incubation, fibr...

journal_title：European journal of immunology

authors： Palojoki E,Toivanen P,Jalkanen S

更新日期：1993-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The major role of cells of the dendritic family in immunity and tolerance has been amply documented. Since their discovery in 1973, these cells have gained increasing interest from immunologists, as they are able to detect infectious agents, migrate to secondary lymphoid tissue, and prime naive T lymphocytes, thereby ...

journal_title：European journal of immunology

authors： Hespel C,Moser M

更新日期：2012-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cross-linking induced interactions between the membrane form of immunoglobulin (mIg) and the cytoskeletal matrix have been described by several groups. To date, the function of mIgM association with the cytoskeleton is not yet understood. Delineation of the molecular basis of these interactions will be instrumental in...

journal_title：European journal of immunology

authors： Park JY,Jongstra-Bilen J

更新日期：1997-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Bone morphogenetic proteins (BMP) are multifunctional cytokines that belong to the TGF-beta superfamily. BMP have been shown to regulate haematopoietic stem cells, B lymphopoiesis and early thymocyte differentiation. In the present study we explored the role of BMP-6 in Jurkat TAg cells. BMP-6 rapidly induced phosphor...

journal_title：European journal of immunology

authors： Sivertsen EA,Huse K,Hystad ME,Kersten C,Smeland EB,Myklebust JH

更新日期：2007-10-01 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：:Naturally occurring CD4+CD25(high) regulatory T cells (nTreg) are essential for maintaining tolerance. FOXP3 has been established as a molecular marker of nTreg; however, FOXP3 cannot be used as a reliable marker for bona fide human nTreg since effector T cells also up-regulate FOXP3 expression upon activation. Despit...

journal_title：European journal of immunology

authors： Battaglia M,Roncarolo MG

更新日期：2009-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Monocyte/macrophage-mediated cytotoxicity requires the generation of activated oxygen radicals, which can be measured by chemiluminescence (CL). To investigate whether natural killer (NK) cell activity required activated oxygen species, both cytotoxicity against K562 target cells and CL were measured in cell populatio...

journal_title：European journal of immunology

authors： Ernst M,Lange A,Flad HD,Havel A,Ennen J,Ulmer AJ

更新日期：1984-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pre-graft priming of heart allograft recipients with donor strain blood induces tolerance in 100% of adult rats in the congenic LEW.1W to LEW.1A combination. This tolerant state is specific for donor MHC antigens as third-party blood transfusions fail to induce tolerance, and third-party skin grafts are promptly rejec...

journal_title：European journal of immunology

authors： van Denderen B,Pêche H,Gagne K,Usal C,Cuturi MC,Soulillou JP

更新日期：2001-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this study, after immunization with NK cells from a KIR2DS5(+) donor and screening on cell transfectants expressing different members of the killer immunoglobulin-like receptor (KIR) family, we generated a mAb, DF200, reacting with several KIR2D receptors including KIR2DL1/L2/L3, KIR2DS1/S2 and KIR2DS5. By the anal...

journal_title：European journal of immunology

authors： Della Chiesa M,Romeo E,Falco M,Balsamo M,Augugliaro R,Moretta L,Bottino C,Moretta A,Vitale M

更新日期：2008-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Somatic hypermutation (SH) in B cells undergoing T cell-dependent immune responses generates high-affinity antibodies that provide protective immunity. Most current models of SH postulate the introduction of a nick into the DNA and subsequent replication-independent, error-prone short-patch synthesis by one or more DN...

journal_title：European journal of immunology

authors： Schenten D,Gerlach VL,Guo C,Velasco-Miguel S,Hladik CL,White CL,Friedberg EC,Rajewsky K,Esposito G

更新日期：2002-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Antigen-presenting macrophages (M phi) were derived from day 7 cultures of bone marrow stem cells using L cell conditioned medium. The adherent bone marrow-derived macrophages (BMM phi) were 100% esterase-positive, 95% positive for C3 receptors, 93% positive for Fc receptors, and 95% actively phagocytic. Indirect immu...

journal_title：European journal of immunology

authors： Schook LB,Bingham EL,Gutmann DH,Niederhuber JE

更新日期：1982-12-01 00:00:00