The immunodominant epitope of lipocalin allergen Bos d 2 is suboptimal for human T cells.

abstract：:E-selectin is an endothelium-specific inducible adhesion molecule which binds several inflammatory cell types, including neutrophils, monocytes, natural killer cells and a subset of memory T cells. E-selectin is important in the initial rolling interaction of these cells on inflamed endothelium. The transient kinetics...

journal_title：European journal of immunology

authors： Noble KE,Panayiotidis P,Collins PW,Hoffbrand AV,Yong KL

更新日期：1996-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Several T cell abnormalities have been described in the course of acute Trypanosoma cruzi infection in mice, including severe effects on the thymus. In the present study, looking at the expression of extracellular matrix ligands in the thymus, we observed that deposits of fibronectin and laminin increased progressivel...

journal_title：European journal of immunology

authors： Cotta-de-Almeida V,Bonomo A,Mendes-da-Cruz DA,Riederer I,De Meis J,Lima-Quaresma KR,Vieira-de-Abreu A,Villa-Verde DM,Savino W

更新日期：2003-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effect of high antigen dose on the activation of cytochrome c peptide-primed lymph node cells was determined in several strains of mice by a limiting dilution analysis. It was found that proliferation of cytochrome c peptide-specific T cells was completely inhibited at high antigen concentration in C57BL/6 but onl...

journal_title：European journal of immunology

authors： Ceredig R,Corradin G

更新日期：1986-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effect of cyclosporin A (CsA) on the delayed-type hypersensitivity (DTH) elicited in mice by sheep red blood cells was investigated. Evidence is presented that a single injection of CsA adversely affects the inflammatory reaction. Sensitized T lymphocytes initiate the DTH reaction by their recruiting activity on p...

journal_title：European journal of immunology

authors： Shidani B,Milon G,Marchal G,Truffa-Bachi P

更新日期：1984-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A small dose of the IgG1 fraction of anti-idiotypic antibody (aId1) raised in guinea pigs against a strain A/J antibody specific for streptococcal Group A carbohydrate sensitizes A/J mice against Group A streptococci. This is opposed to the previously established suppressive function of anti-idiotypic antibody of the ...

journal_title：European journal of immunology

authors： Eichmann K,Rajewsky K

更新日期：1975-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Bone marrow mesenchymal progenitor cells (BMSC) are used for regenerating tissues of mesodermal origin, as well as tissues of different embryological derivation. Experimental evidence shows that BMSC are able to suppress the activation of the immune response by mechanisms that are still not completely understood. Thus...

journal_title：European journal of immunology

authors： Augello A,Tasso R,Negrini SM,Amateis A,Indiveri F,Cancedda R,Pennesi G

更新日期：2005-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Acute inflammatory activation of macrophages by Toll-like and related receptors is characterized by transient activation of MAPK-, NF-κB- and IRF-mediated signaling pathways and expression of pro-inflammatory genes. This activation state is inherently unstable and often transitions into a state of 'tolerance' characte...

journal_title：European journal of immunology

authors： Ivashkiv LB

更新日期：2011-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mice lacking the tumor suppressor gene p53 spontaneously develop T-cell lymphomas at a high rate, suggesting that in these mice lymphomas arise due to defective apoptosis mechanisms in T cells mediated by p53. However, a role of p53 in regulation of T-cell responses or apoptosis has been poorly defined. TCR-mediated s...

journal_title：European journal of immunology

authors： Singh N,Huang L,Qin H

更新日期：2010-02-01 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：:Peptides associated with HLA-B35 commonly have a proline or occasionally a serine residue in the P2 anchor position of the peptide, with a tyrosine at the C terminus. Based on this motif, we identified an octamer epitope from influenza A matrix protein which is presented by HLA-B35. The requirements for MHC binding an...

journal_title：European journal of immunology

authors： Dong T,Boyd D,Rosenberg W,Alp N,Takiguchi M,McMichael A,Rowland-Jones S

更新日期：1996-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We investigated here the potential role of Toll-like receptors (TLR) and the adaptor protein MyD88 in innate immunity responses to Cryptococcus neoformans, a pathogenic encapsulated yeast. Peritoneal macrophages from MyD88(-/-) or TLR2(-/-) mice released significantly less TNF-alpha, compared with wild-type controls, ...

journal_title：European journal of immunology

authors： Biondo C,Midiri A,Messina L,Tomasello F,Garufi G,Catania MR,Bombaci M,Beninati C,Teti G,Mancuso G

更新日期：2005-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Oxidant stress can initiate or enhance inflammatory responses during tissue injury, possibly through activation of redox-sensitive chemokines. Because the transcription factor Nrf2 (NF-E2-related factor 2) is responsive to oxidative stress, and induces expression of cytoprotective and antioxidant genes that attenuate ...

journal_title：European journal of immunology

authors： Zhang X,Chen X,Song H,Chen HZ,Rovin BH

更新日期：2005-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Polypeptides synthesized in a rabbit reticulocyte lysate system directed by mRNA from the T cell line LH8-105, obtained by radiation leukemia virus-induced transformation of hen egg-white lysozyme (HEL)-specific suppressor T lymphocytes, are able, when injected into mice, to specifically suppress the antibody response...

journal_title：European journal of immunology

authors： Ricciardi-Castagnoli P,Robbiati F,Barbanti E,Colizzi V,Pini C,De Santis R,Doria G,Adorini L

更新日期：1985-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Polymorphonuclear neutrophils (PMN) modulate the adaptive immune response through interactions with immature dendritic cells (iDC) while spontaneous apoptotic neutrophils PMNapo (PMNapo) may have an inhibitory effect on DC functions. We investigate the effect exerted by PMNapo in DC maturation and the role of Mycobact...

journal_title：European journal of immunology

authors： Alemán M,de la Barrera S,Schierloh P,Yokobori N,Baldini M,Musella R,Abbate E,Sasiain M

更新日期：2007-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Interferon (IFN) was detected upon co-culture of cloned Sendai virus (SV)-specific T lymphocyte with SV-presenting syngeneic stimulator cells. The antiviral activity was defined as IFN-alpha, beta. The T cell clones, upon contact with antigen-presenting stimulator cells, stimulated adherent cells present in the stimul...

journal_title：European journal of immunology

authors： Ertl HC,Brown EG,Finberg RW

更新日期：1982-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The expression of HLA class II genes is under the control of a transcriptional activator, CIITA, encoded by the AIR-1 locus. Here we show that CIITA inhibits HIV-1 LTR transactivation mediated by Tat. The inhibition occurred when CIITA and Tat were transiently expressed in cells after transfection and, most importantl...

journal_title：European journal of immunology

authors： Accolla RS,Mazza S,De Lerma Barbaro A,De Maria A,Tosi G

更新日期：2002-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Langerhans cells (LC) are the principal dendritic cell (DC) population in the epidermis of the skin. Owing to their prominent position at the environmental barrier, LC have long been considered to be prototypic sentinel DC. More recently, the precise role of LC in the initiation and control of cutaneous immune respons...

journal_title：European journal of immunology

authors： Kaplan DH,Kissenpfennig A,Clausen BE

更新日期：2008-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Dendritic cells (DC) are known to support the activation of natural killer (NK) cells. However, little is known about the role for DC in NK-cell homeostasis. In order to investigate this question, a novel bacterial artificial chromosome transgenic mouse model was generated in which the diphtheria toxin receptor is exp...

journal_title：European journal of immunology

authors： Hochweller K,Striegler J,Hämmerling GJ,Garbi N

更新日期：2008-10-01 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：:CD27 is a lymphocyte-specific member of the TNF receptor (TNFR) family. It is a costimulatory molecule for peripheral T cells, as defined by its ability to enhance the TCR-induced proliferative response. We show here that CD27 augments TCR-induced Jun N-terminal kinase (JNK) activity in primary murine lymph node T cel...

journal_title：European journal of immunology

authors： Gravestein LA,Amsen D,Boes M,Calvo CR,Kruisbeek AM,Borst J

更新日期：1998-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A monoclonal antibody (12-15) reactive with the mouse CD2 was used to study the expression of the antigen in different lymphoid cell subsets. By two-color immunofluorescence using B or T cell-specific reagents and cell sorting in combination with biochemical analysis we provide evidence that the CD2 antigen is present...

journal_title：European journal of immunology

authors： Altevogt P,Michaelis M,Kyewski B

更新日期：1989-08-01 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：:The costimulatory receptor OX40 is expressed on activated T cells and regulates T-cell responses. Here, we show the efficacy and mechanism of action of an OX40 blocking antibody using the chronic house dust mite (HDM) mouse model of lung inflammation and in vitro HDM stimulation of cells from HDM allergic human donors...

journal_title：European journal of immunology

authors： Burrows KE,Dumont C,Thompson CL,Catley MC,Dixon KL,Marshall D

更新日期：2015-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The transition from fully developed CD4+CD8- single-positive (SP) thymocytes into fully mature recirculating peripheral T cells is both poorly understood with regard to the expression of restricted isoforms (CD45R) of the leukocyte common antigen and in terms of T cell function. The present investigation monitored the...

journal_title：European journal of immunology

authors： Yang CP,Bell EB

更新日期：1992-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:By means of a novel technique for identification and isolation of MHC class II-restricted antigen-specific T cells, we describe here in non-transgenic BALB / c mice physiological positive selection of an oligoclonal population of T cells which recognizes both a self MHC-derived peptide (Ialpha52) and a bacterial homol...

journal_title：European journal of immunology

authors： Bonnin D,Prakken B,Samodal R,La Cava A,Carson DA,Albani S

更新日期：1999-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Monocytes differentiate into dendritic cells (DC) in response to GM-CSF combined with other cytokines including IL-4 and IL-15. Here, we show that IL15-DC are efficient in priming naive CD8+ T cells to differentiate into melanoma antigen-specific cytotoxic T lymphocytes (CTL). While both melanoma peptide-pulsed IL15-D...

journal_title：European journal of immunology

authors： Dubsky P,Saito H,Leogier M,Dantin C,Connolly JE,Banchereau J,Palucka AK

更新日期：2007-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The contribution of specific antibodies (Ab) to successful clearance of Pneumocystis carinii from host pulmonary tissues has received increasing attention. Sera collected from diseased recombinase-activating gene (RAG)-1(-/-), TCRbetaxdelta(-/-), TCRbeta(-/-) and Abeta(-/-) mutants as well as from aerogenic parasite-e...

journal_title：European journal of immunology

authors： Hanano R,Kaufmann SH

更新日期：1999-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The use of fetal bovine serum (FBS) for the culture and expansion of mesenchymal stromal cells (MSCs) limits their possible clinical applications. Although some recent studies recommended substituting FBS with human platelet lysate (HPL) for the expansion of MSCs for clinical use, the functional capacity of the expand...

journal_title：European journal of immunology

authors： Abdelrazik H,Spaggiari GM,Chiossone L,Moretta L

更新日期：2011-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The role of T cell differentiation antigens in antigen-specific and nonspecific cytotoxicity by human cytotoxic T lymphocyte (CTL) clones was investigated. In contrast to other reports, several monoclonal antibodies (mAb) against the T3 antigen only marginally blocked antigen-specific cytotoxicity at high concentratio...

journal_title：European journal of immunology

authors： Schrezenmeier H,Kurrle R,Wagner H,Fleischer B

更新日期：1985-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Multi-component glycopeptide libraries and single glycopeptides were used for immunization of mice with the aim of inducing strong T helper cell responses to the repetitive sequence of MUC1 expressed by human tumor cells. The glycopeptides and glycopeptide libraries were modeled upon the native human MUC1 amino acid v...

journal_title：European journal of immunology

authors： Gad M,Jensen T,Gagne R,Komba S,Daugaard S,Kroman N,Meldal M,Werdelin O

更新日期：2003-06-01 00:00:00