Roles of group IIA phospholipase A2 and complement in killing of bacteria by acute phase serum.

abstract：:Peripheral CD4 T-cell depletion has been observed in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-negative patients with pulmonary tuberculosis (TB). To investigate more accurately this alteration, we studied peripheral blood CD45RA(+) and CD29(high) CD4 subsets in 79 TB patients with (HIV(+)TB(+)) or without (HIV(-)TB(+)) HIV ...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of immunology

authors： Diagbouga S,Chiron JP,Sanou O,Ledru E

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:B-Lymphocyte-activating factor (BAFF/BLyS) is a survival factor for B cells, belonging to the tumor necrosis ligand super family. Serum BAFF levels have been found to be elevated in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). Neutralization of BAFF activity was suggested as an additional therapeutic approach in ...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of immunology

authors： Toubi E,Kessel A,Rosner I,Rozenbaum M,Paran D,Shoenfeld Y

更新日期：2006-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Leukaemic blood lymphocytes from a patient in the terminal stage of chronic lymphocytic leukaemia (CLL) according to the Kiel classification were stimulated by lipopolysaccharide from Escherichia coli. During progression to blast transformation, stimulated cells lost receptors for mouse erythrocytes (MRBC), accumulate...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of immunology

authors： Robèrt KH,Juliusson G,Biberfeld P

更新日期：1983-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Inflammatory mediators such as interleukin-1 beta (IL-1 beta), tumour necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha), and interleukin-6 (IL-6) exhibit local autocrine and paracrine effects as well as distant systemic effects on target cells. Human Kupffer cells, the fixed tissue macrophages of the liver, may modulate immune and en...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of immunology

authors： Kutteh WH,Rainey WE,Carr BR

更新日期：1991-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Serum exerts several effects in lymphocyte cultures, one of them being manifested very early. The presence of fetal calf serum (FCS) results in a markedly higher thymidine uptake within a few minutes, as compared with serum-free cultures. On the other hand, the uptake of uridine and other purine bases seem to be littl...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of immunology

authors： Kristensen F,Joncourt F,de Weck AL

更新日期：1981-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The secretion of interleukin (IL)-1 beta, IL-6 and tumour necrosis factor (TNF)-alpha were compared when freshly isolated autologous monocytes or monocytederived macrophages (MDMs) were co-cultured in vitro with autologous fragment (F)-spheroids established from a series of head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of immunology

authors： Heimdal JH,Aarstad HJ,Olsnes C,Olofsson J

更新日期：2001-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Thymopentin (TP-5) is a synthetic pentapeptide that corresponds to the active 32-36 amino acid sequence of the thymic hormone thymopoietin, of which it retains all the immunomodulatory properties. In this study, we have evaluated the effects of long term prophylactic treatment with TP-5 on the clinical, immunological ...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of immunology

authors： Nicoletti F,Zaccone P,Magro G,Barcellini W,Cavallaro V,Belli G,Cocuzza C,di Marco R,Meroni PL

更新日期：1994-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Analysis of seven variable-diversity-joining (VDJ) gene rearrangements in B splenocytes from a 125-day-old bovine foetus revealed an extensive heavy-chain complementarity-determining region 3 (CDR3H) length variation (9-56 codons). Indeed, the global CDR3H size spectratyping of foetal VDJ rearrangements substantiated ...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of immunology

authors： Saini SS,Kaushik A

更新日期：2002-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Tumour regression induced in cancer patients by local instillation of Bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG) into the bladder has been considered to be mainly mediated by activated cellular immunity and inflammatory reactions. In the present study we investigated the cytotoxicity of T cells bearing gamma/delta T-cell receptor...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of immunology

authors： Wang MH,Chen YQ,Gercken J,Ernst M,Böhle A,Flad HD,Ulmer AJ

更新日期：1993-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Spleen cells or thymocytes immune to one H-2 genotype are cytotoxic to allogeneic target cells of a third-party genotype, provided the target shares private specificities determined by either the H-2K or the H-2D locus of the H-2 complex with the H-2 genotype used for sensitization in vivo. The present results on elim...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of immunology

authors： Jorgensen PN,Güttler F,Rubin B

更新日期：1975-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sera from patients with primary biliary cirrhosis recognize various cellular components, such as mitochondria, centromere, nuclear envelope, and multiple nuclear dot antigens. There also appears to be a novel antibody reacting with a particular protein in these sera. The presence of this antibody was investigated by d...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of immunology

authors： Miyachi K,Matsushima H,Hankins RW,Hirakata M,Mimori T,Hosaka H,Amagasaki Y,Miyakawa H,Kako M,Shibata M,Onozuka Y,Ueno U

更新日期：1998-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:IgG1 is cleaved in vitro by granulocyte elastase into Fc and Fab fragments. The elastase-specific Fc fragment has been previously detected in vivo. Biological activity of the fragments has been described in modulating neutrophil oxidative metabolism and enzyme release. To investigate further effects granulocyte chemot...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of immunology

authors： Eckle I,Kolb G,Havemann K

更新日期：1991-09-01 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：:The migration inhibition in vitro induced by measles virus material on leukocytes from 17 patients with multiple sclerosis (MS) was compared with that of 8 patients with various other central nervous system diseases and that of 12 healthy blood donors. Significant differences could not be demonstrated. The results do ...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of immunology

authors： Nordal HJ,Froland SS,Vandvik B,Norrby E

更新日期：1976-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Antigen 60 (A60), a member of the thermostable macromolecular antigen family (TMA) and main component of old tuberculin and purified protein derivative (PPD), has been purified from the cytoplasm of Mycobacterium bovis BCG; its structure and metabolism have already been described. In the present paper, the action of A...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of immunology

authors： Cocito C,Baelden MC,Benoit C

更新日期：1987-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Here we analyse the ability of soluble immune complexes (IC) prepared with cationized antibodies to induce cytotoxic responses mediated by neutrophils. While cationized IC induced high levels of cytotoxicity, control IC induced very low levels of response. Inhibition of cytotoxicity by catalase but not by three haemen...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of immunology

authors： Geffner JR,Trevani AS,Malchiodi E,Serebrinsky GP,Isturiz MA

更新日期：1993-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The induction of T-cell apoptosis is regulated in part by monocytes (CD14+ cells). Human peripheral blood monocytes inhibited the spontaneous cell death of activated T cells in vitro. The inhibition of T-cell apoptosis did not require autologous monocytes. Inhibition required direct contact with monocytes and was not ...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of immunology

authors： Sakata K,Sakata A,Kong L,Vela-Roch N,Talal N,Dang H

更新日期：1999-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this study we analysed the potential of highly purified polyclonal TcR alpha beta+, TcR gamma delta + and CD3- NK cells, to produce lymphokines in response to mitogenic stimulation. RNA hybridizations were performed to detect with high sensitivity the induction of multiple lymphokine genes. Upon stimulation with le...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of immunology

authors： Biassoni R,Ferrini S,Prigione I,Pelak VS,Sekaly RP,Long EO

更新日期：1991-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the context of ex vivo T cell elimination from bone marrow, the anti-T cell cytotoxic potential of immunotoxins (IT) prepared by conjugation of the monoclonal antibodies (MoAb) WT32 (CD3), T101 (CD5), and WT1 (CD7) to ricin A chain was evaluated. The cytotoxicity of IT was based on protein synthesis inhibition in h...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of immunology

authors： Preijers FW,Tax WJ,Wessels JM,Capel PJ,De Witte T,Haanen C

更新日期：1988-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Chronic granulomatous disease (CGD) is a primary immunodeficiency characterized by susceptibility to bacterial and fungal infections resulting from the inadequacy of phagocytic leucocytes to produce reactive oxygen radicals. CGD is a genetically heterogeneous disease with an X-linked recessive (XR-CGD) form caused by ...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of immunology

authors： Kutukculer N,Aykut A,Karaca NE,Durmaz A,Aksu G,Genel F,Pariltay E,Cogulu Ö,Azarsız E

更新日期：2019-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of the present study was to present further evidence of the specific reactivity of an anti-C3 receptor serum (AC3RS), to demonstrate membrane-bound C3 receptors by using this AC3RS in different serological an immunohistological methods, and to investigate the relationship between membrane-bound C3 receptors an...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of immunology

authors： Stein H,Gerdes J,Tolksdorf G,Klatt U

更新日期：1981-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Coeliac disease (CD) is a very common food-sensitive enteropathy, which is triggered by gluten ingestion and is mediated by CD4(+) T cells. In addition, alterations in the intestinal microbiota that is normally involved in the homeostasis of GALT (gut-associated lymphoid tissue) seem to play a role in CD. In accordanc...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of immunology

authors： D'Arienzo R,Stefanile R,Maurano F,Mazzarella G,Ricca E,Troncone R,Auricchio S,Rossi M

更新日期：2011-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this study, we discuss the use of glycopeptides containing tumour-associated carbohydrate antigens (TACA) as preventive vaccines for carcinomas. The results of our recent studies suggest that CD8(+) cytotoxic T cells are capable of recognizing small TACA in a conventional class I MHC-restricted fashion. TACA-specif...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of immunology

authors： Franco A

更新日期：2005-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The trophoblastic tissue and endothelium of fetal stem vessels in cryostat sections of first-trimester and term human placentae adsorbed erythrocytes sensitized with IgG antibodies of human, rabbit, and guinea pig origin. Native and heat-aggregated human and rabbit IgG, and human IgG subclasses except IgG2 inhibited t...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of immunology

authors： Matre R

更新日期：1977-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Extracorporeal photochemotherapy (ECP) has been shown to induce apoptosis in lymphocytes. Until recently the prevailing opinion has been that the monocytes were mainly not affected by this treatment. This study has investigated the effect of ECP and gamma irradiation on monocytes and immature dendritic cells (DC) in v...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of immunology

authors： Rao V,Saunes M,Jørstad S,Moen T

更新日期：2008-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Normal mouse spleen cells were cultured in different conditioned media (CM). Mixed lymphocyte culture supernatant (MLC SN) was shown to promote the proliferation of cytotoxic, Thy-1+, Lyt-1+, Lyt-2+, asialo-GM-1+, weakly adherent cells with numerous vacuoles and lysosome-like cytoplasmic granules. In contrast, the Con...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of immunology

authors： Courtoy R,Schaaf-Lafontaine N,Degiovanni G,Boniver J

更新日期：1983-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There is convincing evidence that certain combinations of alleles within the human leucocyte antigen (HLA) complex, particularly within HLA-DQ, are associated with either resistance or susceptibility to insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (IDDM). A previous study conducted on a large, well-defined group of patients de...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of immunology

authors： Baisch JM,Capra JD

更新日期：1992-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Peripheral blood lymphocytes from 43 patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and from age- and sex-matched normal controls were cultured with lipopolysaccharide (LPS) to examine the response to the polyclonal B-cell activator. Lymphocytes from active SLE patients incorporated 4840 +/- 471 (mean +/- SE) cpm in...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of immunology

authors： Abe T,Toguchi T,Takeuchi T,Kiyotaki M,Homma M

更新日期：1981-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The humoral response against the bacterial polysaccharide antigen alpha(1-->3) dextran (Dex) is controlled by J558 idiotype-(Id) specific T cells. These T cells of which the cell clone 178-4 Ts is a representative by all relevant criteria, recognize J558 Id-bearing B cells in an I-Ed-restricted manner. Costimulation v...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of immunology

authors： Rademaekers A,Specht C,Kölsch E

更新日期：2001-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The molecular status of Abs in the vaginal fluid is reconsidered as a basis for immunization strategies for women' vaccination against HIV. Analysis of separated immunoglobulins (Igs) shows a large proportion of uncleaved IgG, whereas the low amount of IgA includes SIgA, monomers and fragments. SIgM is at a very low l...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of immunology

authors： Hocini H,Barra A,Bélec L,Iscaki S,Preud'homme JL,Pillot J,Bouvet JP

更新日期：1995-08-01 00:00:00