Infection of human mononuclear phagocytes and macrophage-like THP1 cells with Leishmania donovani results in modulation of expression of a subset of chemokines and a chemokine receptor.

abstract：:We have depleted lymphocyte subsets in PVG and AO rats with MoAbs 3.2.3 (against NKR-P1 on NK and NK/T cells) and OX-8 (against CD8 on CTL and NK cells), and examined the effect on the killing of YAC-1 target cells in vitro and the effect on the acute rejection of small allogeneic lymphocytes in vivo (allogeneic lymph...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of immunology

authors： Løvik G,Vaage JT,Rolstad B,Naper C

更新日期：2001-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Neural transplantation may become an important treatment alternative for focal brain disorders. To date, the most successful grafts have been obtained in patients with Parkinson's disease. Completely normalized dopamine production and reduction of Parkinsonian symptoms have been demonstrated 10 years after grafting. H...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of immunology

authors： Larsson LC,Widner H

更新日期：2000-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The immunoglobulin (Ig) plasma levels are known to be, at least partially, genetically regulated, but all the genes involved are not known. Interleukin-1 (IL-1) is a potent proinflammatory cytokine able to serve as an adjuvant for immune responses. IL-1alpha gene is polymorphic, and at least one of the polymorphisms h...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of immunology

authors： Kilpinen S,Laine S,Hulkkonen J,Hurme M

更新日期：2003-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Dendritic cells (DCs) are specific antigen-presenting cells that play critical roles in the initiation and polarization of immune responses. DCs residing in the lungs might be detected in the bronchoalveolar lavage fluid (BALF). We analysed DC compartment in the peripheral blood and BALF of patients with allergy and i...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of immunology

authors： Kayserova J,Zentsova-Jaresova I,Budinsky V,Rozkova D,Kopecka J,Vernerova E,Pohunek P,Skalicka V,Spisek R,Sediva A

更新日期：2012-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Kva IgG2(k) myeloma protein showed a complete resistance to papain in the presence of cysteine at neutral pH, and a higher resistance to trypsin and alpha-chymotrypsin digestion than other IgG2 proteins. On the other hand, the Kva molecule was cleaved by pepsin at low pH to give the expected F(ab')2 fragment. When...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of immunology

authors： Vogt RA,Michaelsen TE

更新日期：1987-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Factor B is an essential component of the complement cascade which forms the C3 and C5 convertase of the alternative pathway. Factor B cleavage products also function as cofactors in antibody-independent monocyte-mediated cytotoxicity, macrophage spreading, plasminogen activation and proliferation of B lymphocytes. Se...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of immunology

authors： Pekna M,Hietala MA,Landin A,Nilsson AK,Lagerberg C,Betsholtz C,Pekny M

更新日期：1998-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Epstein-Barr virus (EBV)-transformed human B cells were seeded at densities below their capacity for autostimulatory growth and the effects of interleukin 1-alpha (IL-1-alpha), interleukin 1-beta (IL-1-beta) and B-cell growth factor (BCGF) were studied. When added separately, IL-1-alpha was able to support the growth ...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of immunology

authors： Gallagher G,Taylor N,Willdridge J

更新日期：1987-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mouse monoclonal antibodies against ED sequence-containing cellular fibronectin (cFn) were used to show that Fn in the inflamed synovium is distinct from the major form of plasma Fn (pFn). An accumulation of cFn was seen at sites of hyperplasia of the rheumatoid synovial membrane and in the walls of small vessels in t...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of immunology

authors： Walle TK,Vartio T,Helve T,Virtanen I,Kurki P

更新日期：1990-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The oral commensal bacterium Streptococcus gordonii has been gathering interest as a candidate live mucosal vaccine delivery vector. S. gordonii has been shown to be capable of activating antigen presenting immune cells in a manner which leads to their activation and maturation, yet the mechanism used by S. gordonii t...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of immunology

authors： Mayer ML,Phillips CM,Townsend RA,Halperin SA,Lee SF

更新日期：2009-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Basophilic granulocytes and mast cells of different species have been reported to originate from thymocytes and other lymphocytes. These observations were recently confirmed when evidence was given that thymic antigen is present on rabbit basophilic granulocytes. In the study reported here, human leukocytes were teste...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of immunology

authors： Stallman PJ,Van Elven EH,Feltkamp-Vroom TM,Brutel de la Rivière A

更新日期：1977-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In murine schistosomiasis mansoni the worm egg-induced granulomatous inflammation is bi-phasic: an initial Th1 type is subsequently switched to a Th2 type response. Analysis of the cellular, molecular base of the Th1-associated response (5-6 weeks post infection) revealed mRNA messages for interleukin (IL)-12 p40, IL-...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of immunology

authors： Todt JC,Whitfield JR,Ivard SR,Boros DL

更新日期：2000-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Antibodies against IL-1 alpha were detected in sera of apparently healthy individuals. The immunoglobulins belonged to the IgG class, particularly IgG1, IgG2, and IgG4. [125I]rIL-1 alpha bound to Fab fragments of IgG, and IgG immune complexes of molecular weights from 160 to 700 kDa were formed in the sera by [125I]rI...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of immunology

authors： Svenson M,Bagge Hansen M,Bendtzen K

更新日期：1990-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:(NZB x NZW)F1 (B/W) mice spontaneously develop a disease which is remarkably similar to systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) in humans. This disease is characterized by the appearance of autoantibodies to double-stranded (ds)DNA and the subsequent development of fatal glomerulonephritis. The prophylactic treatment of B/...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of immunology

authors： Lin RH,Wang LF

更新日期：1994-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A synthetic peptide conjugate based on the N-terminal sequence of a 10 000 MW immunosuppressive serum protein (reOLT 4) was used to immunize female Lewis rats prior to mating, in order to determine whether blocking this protein had an effect on pregnancy. The N-terminal sequence of (reOLT 4) has close sequence homolog...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of immunology

authors： Lord R,Goto S,Vari F,Long-Pan T,Chiang KC,Chen CL,Sunagawa M

更新日期：1999-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Rabbit Ig against human beta2-microglobulin was found to be mitogenic for human peripheral lymphocytes, tonsil lymphocytes, and appendix and spleen cells. Anti-beta2-m gave increased DNA synthesis, with peak responses on day 3 or 4 and showed a dose-response effect when diluted. The effect was seen in both serum-free ...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of immunology

authors： Ringeén O,Möller E

更新日期：1975-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The procoagulant activities of non-elicited mouse monocytes/macrophages from four anatomical localizations were compared. These cell populations were further examined for their ability to increase their procoagulant activity on exposure to endotoxin or phytohaemagglutinin (PHA). Peritoneal macrophages exhibited the hi...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of immunology

authors： Lyberg T,Amlie E,Kaplun A,Prydz H

更新日期：1983-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Central events in the host defence system and immune-mediated damage are tightly regulated by cell adhesion molecules. Sera from 28 human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-1 infected children divided into groups according to disease severity, six seroreverting (SR) children and 25 healthy controls were studied to detect th...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of immunology

authors： Gaddi E,Laucella S,Balbaryski J,Cantisano C,Barboni G,Candi M,Giraudi V

更新日期：2000-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:BALB/c mice were injected with an affinity-chromatography-purified placental transferrin receptor preparation. Spleen cells were fused with NS-1 myeloma cells. Sixteen hybrids producing monoclonal antibodies specific for the transferrin receptor and two hybrids specific for transferrin were identified by radioimmunoas...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of immunology

authors： Nikinmaa B,Enns CA,Tonik SE,Sussman HH,Schröder J

更新日期：1984-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Psoriasis is a T-cell mediated inflammatory skin disease which has been associated with group A, beta-haemolytic streptococcal infections. Four 20 a.a. long M6-peptides sharing 5-6 a.a. sequences with human epidermal keratins were identified. To investigate the role of potentially cross-reactive T cells in the pathoge...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of immunology

authors： Sigmundsdottir H,Sigurgeirsson B,Troye-Blomberg M,Good MF,Valdimarsson H,Jonsdottir I

更新日期：1997-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Human monocytes activated with lymphokines after 3-7 days of in vitro maturation released stable cytostatic factor(s) (CF), as determined by reduction of [methyl-3H]thymidine incorporation and cell counts in target cell cultures. Lipopolysaccharide from Escherichia coli slightly enhanced the release of CF. The CF rele...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of immunology

authors： Hammestrøm J

更新日期：1982-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Human CD26 has dipeptidyl peptidase-4 (DPP IV) enzyme activity and binds to adenosine deaminase (ADA). CD26 is costimulatory for lymphocytes and has a circulating soluble form (sCD26). DPP IV enzyme inhibition is a new successful type 2 diabetes therapy. We examined whether the ADA binding and catalytic functions of s...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of immunology

authors： Yu DM,Slaitini L,Gysbers V,Riekhoff AG,Kähne T,Knott HM,De Meester I,Abbott CA,McCaughan GW,Gorrell MD

更新日期：2011-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:CD47 is a versatile cell-surface molecule expressed on nearly all haematopoietic cells. In its capacity as a thrombospondin-1 (TSP-1) receptor, CD47 has recently been shown to mediate cell death in certain cells, for example, activated but not resting T cells. Here, we have investigated the possibility that human mono...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of immunology

authors： Johansson U,Higginbottom K,Londei M

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Gαq, the alpha subunit of Gq, a member of the Gq/11 sub-family, was reported to inhibit phosphatidylinositol-3-Kinase (PI3K) activation and prevent the activation of Akt. Previous studies demonstrated that mice losing Gαq in their immune system could spontaneously develop inflammatory arthritis. In this study, we show...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of immunology

authors： Wang Y,Li Y,He Y,Sun Y,Sun W,Xie Q,Yin G,Du Y,Wang L,Shi G

更新日期：2012-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Spleen effector cells for IgG- and IgM-induced antibody-dependent cellular cytotoxicity (ADCC) were characterized with respect to density and cell surface markers by using sheep erythrocytes (SRBC) coated with hybridoma-derived monoclonal anti-SRBC IgG or anti-SRBC IgM antibodies as targets. While basically the same e...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of immunology

authors： Zöller M,Andrighetto GC,Heyman B,Lamon EW,Wigzell H

更新日期：1983-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:B cells are in analogy with T cells capable of expressing functional IL-2 receptors. IL-2R alpha-chain (CD25) positive T cells have been studied in detail but not much is known about CD25 positive B cells. The aim of this study was to examine the phenotypic properties of the CD25 expressing B cells collected from diff...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of immunology

authors： Amu S,Gjertsson I,Tarkowski A,Brisslert M

更新日期：2006-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We describe the effects of treatment with topical steroids or dithranol on T and dendritic cells in the skin of patients with chronic plaque psoriasis. Resolution of lesions by both types of topical treatments was accompanied by a marked decrease in epidermal T cells. In steroid treated lesions there was also a reduct...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of immunology

authors： Baker BS,Swain AF,Griffiths CE,Leonard JN,Fry L,Valdimarsson H

更新日期：1985-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The complement system is regarded as an important component of the innate defence system against invading bacteria. However, synergistic actions between the complement and the other components of innate immunity are incompletely known. Human group IIA phospholipase A(2) (hGIIA PLA(2)) is an effective antibacterial enz...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of immunology

authors： Grönroos JO,Salonen JH,Viander M,Nevalainen TJ,Laine VJ

更新日期：2005-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Immunoprecipitation of radioiodinated hairy cell leukaemia (HCL) cell lysates with monoclonal antibody (MoAb) HML-1, originally reported to recognize intraepithelial T cells, and with MoAb B-ly7, originally reported to react with HCL, led to identical biochemical characteristics. In SDS-PAGE under reducing conditions,...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of immunology

authors： Moldenhauer G,Mielke B,Dörken B,Schwartz-Albiez R,Möller P

更新日期：1990-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:C-reactive protein (CRP) binds to Fcγ-receptors, FcγRIIa (CD32) with high affinity and to FcγRIa (CD64) with low affinity. The binding to CD32 has been shown to be allele specific, that is, it binds to R/R131 but not to H/H131. Little is known about the cooperation of CRP and neutrophilic granulocytes (PMNs) in inflam...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of immunology

authors： Aas V,Sand KL,Asheim HC,Benestad HB,Iversen JG

更新日期：2013-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cockroaches have been identified as one of the major indoor allergens inducing perennial rhinitis and asthma. Per a 1s are a group of the major allergens from American cockroach. Although Per a 1s are major allergens from American cockroach, factors contributing to the allergenicity of Per a 1s are still poorly define...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of immunology

authors： He S,Zhang Z,Zhang H,Wei J,Yang L,Yang H,Sun W,Zeng X,Yang P

更新日期：2011-09-01 00:00:00