The Retinoic Acid Receptor-alpha mediates human T-cell activation and Th2 cytokine and chemokine production.

abstract：BACKGROUND:Inappropriate activation of T lymphocytes plays an important role in perinatal complications. However, data on T lymphocyte activation markers of preterm infants is scarce. We investigated the association between gender, gestational and postnatal age, preeclampsia (PE), premature rupture of membranes (PROM) ...

journal_title：BMC immunology

authors： Sava F,Toldi G,Treszl A,Hajdú J,Harmath Á,Tulassay T,Vásárhelyi B

更新日期：2016-06-21 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:To understand the evolutionary origins of our own immune system, we need to characterise the immune system of our distant relatives, the marsupials and monotremes. The recent sequencing of the genomes of two marsupials (opossum and tammar wallaby) and a monotreme (platypus) provides an opportunity to charact...

journal_title：BMC immunology

authors： Wong ES,Papenfuss AT,Belov K

更新日期：2011-08-19 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Human tonsils are a rich source of B lymphocytes exhibiting a variety of phenotypes and activation states. Existing methods of purification are time consuming or costly. The aim of the present study was to optimize conditions to isolate large numbers of highly purified primary B lymphocytes from tonsils in a...

journal_title：BMC immunology

authors： Zuccolo J,Unruh TL,Deans JP

更新日期：2009-05-27 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Active cancer immunotherapies are beginning to yield clinical benefit, especially those using peptide-pulsed dendritic cells (DCs). Different adjuvants, including Toll-like receptor (TLR) agonists, commonly co-administered to cancer patients as part of a DC-based vaccine, are being widely tested in the clini...

journal_title：BMC immunology

authors： Ioannou K,Derhovanessian E,Tsakiri E,Samara P,Kalbacher H,Voelter W,Trougakos IP,Pawelec G,Tsitsilonis OE

更新日期：2013-09-22 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Understanding immune mechanisms, particularly the role of innate immune markers during latent TB infection remains elusive. The main objective of this study was to evaluate mRNA gene expression patterns of toll-like receptors (TLRs) as correlates of immunity during latent TB infection and further infer their...

journal_title：BMC immunology

authors： Alemnew B,Hoff ST,Abebe T,Abebe M,Aseffa A,Howe R,Wassie L

更新日期：2021-01-28 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Impaired diabetic wound healing occurs as a consequence of excessive reactive oxygen species (ROS) and inflammatory cytokine production. We previously found that whey protein (WP) was able to normally regulate the ROS and inflammatory cytokines during the inflammatory phase (first day) in streptozotocin (STZ...

journal_title：BMC immunology

authors： Ebaid H,Ahmed OM,Mahmoud AM,Ahmed RR

更新日期：2013-07-25 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Interleukin 7 (IL-7) signals via the IL-7 receptor (IL-7R) and drives homeostatic T-cell proliferation in patients after allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (aHSCT). PURPOSE:We performed a prospective study in adults (n = 33) and children (n = 29) undergoing aHSCT measuring plasma IL-7 and so...

journal_title：BMC immunology

authors： Poiret T,Rane L,Remberger M,Omazic B,Gustafsson-Jernberg A,Vudattu NK,Ahmed R,Ernberg I,Winiarski J,Magalhaes I,Ringden O,Maeurer M

更新日期：2014-06-19 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Eosinophils are innate immune cells present in the intestine during steady state conditions. An intestinal eosinophilia is a hallmark of many infections and an accumulation of eosinophils is also observed in the intestine during inflammatory disorders. Classically the function of eosinophils has been associa...

journal_title：BMC immunology

authors： Forman R,Bramhall M,Logunova L,Svensson-Frej M,Cruickshank SM,Else KJ

更新日期：2016-05-31 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Proinflammatory genes are highly expressed in several metabolic disorders associated with obesity. But it is not clarified whether gene expression levels and downstream inflammatory markers are related to the metabolic state or the presence of obesity. Hence, the present study aimed to compare Toll-Like Rece...

journal_title：BMC immunology

authors： Amiri P,Baradaran B,Saghafi-Asl M,Naghizadeh M,Shanehbandi D,Karamzad N,Vahed SZ

更新日期：2019-07-04 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The lymphatic vascular pattern in the head of mice has rarely been studied, due to problems of sectioning and immunostaining of complex bony structures. Therefore, the association of head lymphoid tissues with the lymphatics has remained unknown although the mouse is the most often used species in immunology...

journal_title：BMC immunology

authors： Lohrberg M,Pabst R,Wilting J

更新日期：2018-01-25 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Dysregulation of the immune system has been shown to occur during spaceflight, although the detailed nature of the phenomenon and the clinical risks for exploration class missions have yet to be established. Also, the growing clinical significance of immune system evaluation combined with epidemic infectious...

journal_title：BMC immunology

authors： Crucian B,Lee P,Stowe R,Jones J,Effenhauser R,Widen R,Sams C

更新日期：2007-05-23 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:We have previously reported that ATP treatment of M bovis-BCG infected human macrophages induces P2X7 receptor-dependent killing of intracellular mycobacteria. The mechanism mediating this bactericidal effect has not been full characterized but is known to be Ca2+-dependent and to promote the maturation and ...

journal_title：BMC immunology

authors： Biswas D,Qureshi OS,Lee WY,Croudace JE,Mura M,Lammas DA

更新日期：2008-07-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:While vaccination remains the most effective method to control hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection, 5-10% of recipients exhibit non-responsiveness to the HB vaccine. Immunological analysis of strong, weak or absent protective antibody responses to the HB vaccine should provide insights into the mechanisms that...

journal_title：BMC immunology

authors： Xu X,Li Y,Liang Y,Yin M,Yu Z,Zhang Y,Huang L,Ni J

更新日期：2018-07-28 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Regulatory T cells (Treg) play a crucial role in maintaining immune homeostasis and self-tolerance. The immune suppressive effects of Tregs should however be limited in case effective immunity is required against pathogens or cancer cells. We previously found that the Toll-like receptor 2 (TLR2) agonist, Pam...

journal_title：BMC immunology

authors： van Maren WW,Nierkens S,Toonen LW,Bolscher JM,Sutmuller RP,Adema GJ

更新日期：2011-03-24 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Neutrophils are critical in the defense against potentially harmful microorganisms, but their excessive and inappropriate activation can contribute significantly to tissue damage and a worsening pathology. Through the release of endocrine factors submandibular glands contribute to achieving a balance in neut...

journal_title：BMC immunology

authors： Mathison RD,Befus AD,Davison JS,Woodman RC

更新日期：2003-03-04 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Down syndrome (DS) is the most common syndromic immunodeficiency with an increased risk of infection, mortality from sepsis, and autoinflammation. Innate immune function is altered in DS and therefore we examined responses in CD11b and Toll like receptor 4 (TLR-4), which are important immune cell surface mar...

journal_title：BMC immunology

authors： Huggard D,McGrane F,Lagan N,Roche E,Balfe J,Leahy TR,Franklin O,Moreno A,Melo AM,Doherty DG,Molloy EJ

更新日期：2018-11-03 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Immunoglobulin rearrangement involves random and imprecise processes that act to both create and constrain diversity. Two such processes are the loss of nucleotides through the action of unknown exonuclease(s) and the addition of P nucleotides. The study of such processes has been compromised by difficulties...

journal_title：BMC immunology

authors： Jackson KJ,Gaeta B,Sewell W,Collins AM

更新日期：2004-09-02 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Inappropriate responses to normal intestinal bacteria may be involved in the development of Inflammatory Bowel Diseases (IBD, e.g. Crohn's Disease (CD), Ulcerative Colitis (UC)) and variations in the host genome may mediate this process. IL-10 gene-deficient (Il10-/-) mice develop CD-like colitis mainly in t...

journal_title：BMC immunology

authors： Barnett MP,McNabb WC,Cookson AL,Zhu S,Davy M,Knoch B,Nones K,Hodgkinson AJ,Roy NC

更新日期：2010-07-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Besides their prominent role in the elimination of infected or malignantly transformed cells, natural killer (NK) cells serve as modulators of adaptive immune responses. Enhancing bidirectional crosstalk between NK cells and dendritic cells (DC) is considered a promising tool to potentiate cancer vaccines. W...

journal_title：BMC immunology

authors： Oth T,Habets THPM,Germeraad WTV,Zonneveld MI,Bos GMJ,Vanderlocht J

更新日期：2018-02-13 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Pro-inflammatory cytokines can affect intracellular lipid metabolism. A variety of effects have been described for different cell types; hepatocyte lipid turnover pathways are inhibited during inflammation, whereas interleukin-1beta (IL-1beta) reduces intracellular cholesterol levels in fibroblasts. Levels o...

journal_title：BMC immunology

authors： Persson J,Nilsson J,Lindholm MW

更新日期：2008-11-25 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Expressed in embryonic development, matrix metalloprotein-9 (MMP-9) is absent in most of developed adult tissues, but recurs in inflammation during tissue injury, wound healing, tumor formation and metastasis. Expression of MMP-9 is tightly controlled by extracellular cues including pro-inflammatory cytokine...

journal_title：BMC immunology

authors： Zhou L,Yan C,Gieling RG,Kida Y,Garner W,Li W,Han YP

更新日期：2009-03-19 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Early detection of capecitabine-resistance could largely increase overall survival of colorectal cancer (CRC) patients. Previous studies suggested examination of immune cells in peripheral blood would help to predict efficacy of chemotherapy. METHODS:We examined the immunological characteristics of peripher...

journal_title：BMC immunology

authors： Lu Y,Huang Y,Huang L,Xu Y,Wang Z,Li H,Zhang T,Zhong M,Gao WQ,Zhang Y

更新日期：2020-08-08 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:While dendritic cells (DCs) can induce tolerance in T cells, little is known about tolerance induction in DCs themselves. We have analysed tolerance induced in human in-vitro generated DCs by repeated stimulation with ligands for TLR4 and TLR2. RESULTS:DCs stimulated with the TLR4 ligand LPS did show a rapi...

journal_title：BMC immunology

authors： Albrecht V,Hofer TP,Foxwell B,Frankenberger M,Ziegler-Heitbrock L

更新日期：2008-11-24 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Activation signals can be negatively regulated by cell surface receptors bearing immunoreceptor tyrosine-based inhibitory motifs (ITIMs). CD300a, an ITIM bearing type I transmembrane protein, is expressed on many hematopoietic cells, including subsets of lymphocytes. RESULTS:We have taken two approaches to ...

journal_title：BMC immunology

authors： DeBell KE,Simhadri VR,Mariano JL,Borrego F

更新日期：2012-04-26 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The bacterial biofilm at the gingival margin induces a host immune reaction. In this local inflammation epithelial cells defend the host against bacterial challenge. Porphyromonas gingivalis (P. gingivalis), a keystone pathogen, infects epithelial cells. The aim of this study was to investigate the activatio...

journal_title：BMC immunology

authors： Groeger S,Jarzina F,Domann E,Meyle J

更新日期：2017-01-05 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The adaptive immune system maintains a diversity of T cells capable of recognizing a broad array of antigens. Each T cell's specificity for antigens is determined by its T cell receptors (TCRs), which together across all T cells form a repertoire of millions of unique receptors in each individual. Although m...

journal_title：BMC immunology

authors： Chu ND,Bi HS,Emerson RO,Sherwood AM,Birnbaum ME,Robins HS,Alm EJ

更新日期：2019-06-21 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Interleukin-9 (IL-9) was reported as an active participant in the pathogenesis of allergic asthma. This study aimed to investigate the major source ofIL-9 and its effect on interferon γ (IFN-γ) and immunoglobulin (Ig) secretion by B cells. METHODS:We isolated peripheral blood mononuclear cells from children...

journal_title：BMC immunology

authors： Jia L,Wang Y,Li J,Li S,Zhang Y,Shen J,Tan W,Wu C

更新日期：2017-07-19 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Class I major histocompatibility complex (MHC) molecules bind, and present to T cells, short peptides derived from intracellular processing of proteins. The peptide repertoire of a specific molecule is to a large extent determined by the molecular structure accommodating so-called main anchor positions of th...

journal_title：BMC immunology

authors： Sidney J,Peters B,Frahm N,Brander C,Sette A

更新日期：2008-01-22 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Toll-like receptor 2 (TLR2) plays a critical role in mediating inflammatory/immune responses against bacterial pathogens in lung. Streptococcus pneumoniae (S. pneumoniae) and nontypeable Haemophilus influenzae (NTHi) were previously reported to synergize with each other to induce inflammatory responses. Desp...

journal_title：BMC immunology

authors： Lim JH,Ha U,Sakai A,Woo CH,Kweon SM,Xu H,Li JD

更新日期：2008-07-29 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Tuberculosis (TB) remains a serious human health problem that affects millions of people in the world. Understanding the biology of Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) is essential for tackling this devastating disease. Mtb possesses a very complex cell envelope containing a variety of lipid components that par...

journal_title：BMC immunology

authors： Espinosa-Cueto P,Escalera-Zamudio M,Magallanes-Puebla A,López-Marín LM,Segura-Salinas E,Mancilla R

更新日期：2015-06-23 00:00:00