Effect of pentoxifylline on levels of pro-inflammatory cytokines during chronic hepatitis C.

abstract：:The routine availability of nucleated human cells for experimental use in limited in the absence of venipuncture. In this paper we have demonstrated that macrophages may be harvested routinely from the waste dialysis bags of patients undergoing continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis. These cells were identified as ...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of immunology

authors： Maddox Y,Foegh M,Zeligs B,Zmudka M,Bellanti J,Ramwell P

更新日期：1984-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In vitro lymphocyte stimulation was performed on peripheral blood lymphocytes from 48 leprosy patients, 15 healthy contacts of leprosy patients, and 16 normal controls who lived in a leprosy-free area and who had not been exposed to leprosy. Tuberculin PPD and an antigen fraction. MLW 1, prepared from M. leprae, were ...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of immunology

authors： Closs O,Reitan LJ,Negassi K,Harboe M,Belehu A

更新日期：1982-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The relationship of velocity of blood flow to density and microanatomical distribution of inflammatory cells in the dermis was studied in 20 human tuberculin tests. Most positive reactions showed maximal blood flow velocities (measured as red blood cell (RBC) flux) at the centre of the reaction, but the two most inten...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of immunology

authors： Swanson Beck J,Gibbs JH,Potts RC,Jawad ES,Kardjito T,Spence VA,Grange JM

更新日期：1989-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fresh human T lymphocytes from the blood of healthy individuals exhibited few motile forms, i.e. nonspherical shape and lamellar surface activity, when allowed to settle on a plastic surface. This poor motility of 'normal' blood T lymphocytes is most likely physiological, since under the same conditions more than 75% ...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of immunology

authors： Sundqvist KG,Otteskog P,Mellstedt H

更新日期：1986-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have previously reported that a cytosolic alkaline fraction (FI) obtained from epimastigotes of Trypanosoma cruzi promotes the activation, proliferation and differentiation of normal murine B cells into antibody-secreting plasmocytes. Neither the mechanism nor the cells involved in the FI-induced polyclonal B-cell ...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of immunology

authors： Montes CL,Zuñiga E,Minoprio P,Vottero-Cima E,Gruppi A

更新日期：1999-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:RadLV-Rs infection induces a murine immunodeficiency syndrome associated with a dramatic enlargement of spleen and lymph nodes. Surprisingly, the lymphoproliferation excludes thymus and Peyer's patches (PP). To understand the cellular interactions underlying lymphoproliferation further, the authors investigated the fa...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of immunology

authors： Colombi S,Moutschen M,de Leval L,Demoitié MA,Trebak M,Martin MT,Boniver J

更新日期：1997-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:One successful approach to generate dendritic cells (DC) is to cultivate peripheral blood monocytes in fetal calf serum (FCS)-containing medium in the presence of granulocyte-macrophage colony stimulating factor (GM-CSF) and interleukin (IL)-4. Because the use of xenogenic proteins has to be strictly avoided for clini...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of immunology

authors： Pietschmann P,Stöckl J,Draxler S,Majdic O,Knapp W

更新日期：2000-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:IgE levels in cord blood have been investigated as predictors of atopy, but no definitive findings have been made. Other factors, including cells and/or cytokines may serve as predictors of this disease. Cord blood and peripheral blood was obtained at birth and at 7 months of age, respectively, from children (n = 2) w...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of immunology

authors： Smith-Norowitz TA,Norowitz KB,Silverberg JI,Chice S,Shah V,Stanek A,Walker D,Brennan JP,Durkin HG,Bluth MH

更新日期：2008-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Tumour necrosis factor-α-induced protein-8 like-2 (TIPE2) is a newly identified immune negative regulator. The abnormal expression of TIPE2 has been found in several human inflammatory diseases. However, the expression level and clinical significance of TIPE2 in childhood asthma remain unclear. In this study, we detec...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of immunology

authors： Ma Y,Liu X,Wei Z,Wang X,Wang Z,Zhong W,Li Y,Zhu F,Guo C,Zhang L,Wang X

更新日期：2013-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We evaluated membrane expression and function of complement receptors CR1 and CR3 on neutrophils from 27 HIV-positive (HIV+) subjects (14 in the CDC class III and 13 class IV) as well as their modulation in vitro by recombinant tumour necrosis factor-alpha (rTNF-alpha) and granulocyte-macrophage colony stimulating fac...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of immunology

authors： Capsoni F,Minonzio F,Colombo G,Ongari AM,Bonara P,Rizzardi GP,Lazzarin A,Zanussi C

更新日期：1992-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Two new TCRV beta coding region polymorphisms were identified: V beta 6.9a/b and V beta 21.4a/b. In both cases, a single nucleotide difference gives rise to an amino acid exchange. Genomic typing by the PCR/sequence-specific oligonucleotide probing technique was performed to study a possible contribution of these two ...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of immunology

authors： Hansen T,Rønningen KS,Ploski R,Kimura A,Thorsby E

更新日期：1992-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The role of elevated intracellular calcium concentration [Ca2+]i in the LPS-induced activation of interleukin-1 beta (IL-1 beta) production was examined in cells representing different stages of myeloid differentiation (undifferentiated monocytic leukaemia cell line THP-1, THP-1 cells induced to adherent, macrophage-l...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of immunology

authors： Hurme M,Viherluoto J,Nordström T

更新日期：1992-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a common respiratory condition involving the airways and characterized by airflow limitation. Gaseous and noxious particles play an important role in this process. Antioxidants are the substances that may protect cells from the damage caused by unstable molecules known a...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of immunology

authors： Singh S,Verma SK,Kumar S,Ahmad MK,Nischal A,Singh SK,Dixit RK

更新日期：2017-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:X-irradiated (250 rad), cyclophosphamide-treated or ATx A mice injected with syngeneic trinitrophenylated spleen cells (TNP-SC) and footpad challenged with syngeneic lymphoblasts generated delayed-type hypersensitivity (DTH) responses 24, 48 and 72 h after challenge. The syngeneic-DTH (syn-DTH) response was mediated b...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of immunology

authors： Tarcic N,Baler R,Naor D

更新日期：1984-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The role of HLA class I subunits in class II-restricted immune responses was investigated by means of a panel of monoclonal antibodies (MoAb) recognizing HLA-A,B,C heavy chain and different beta 2 microglobulin (beta 2m) epitopes. MoAb against either class I subunit strongly inhibited mixed lymphocyte cultures, genera...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of immunology

authors： Spagnoli GC,Ausiello CM,Cassone A,Casciani CU,Bellone G,Malavasi F

更新日期：1987-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Using cytotoxic effector cells of different anti-H-2 specificities, new cell-mediated lympholysis targets, normally undetected on Meth. A tumour cells, were shown after passage with vaccinia or Moloney virus. The H-2d CML targets on Meth. A cells recognized by B10.BR anti-B10.D2 effector cells were presented only afte...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of immunology

authors： Matossian-Rogers A,Garrido F,Festenstein H

更新日期：1977-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The heavy (H) chains of three anti-streptococcal group A carbohydrate antibodies (anti-SACHO) of restricted heterogeneity, elicited in inbred Sprague-Dawley rats, were subjected to 40 cycles of automated Edman degradation. All three antibody H-chain preparations had an identical amino acid sequence and were classified...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of immunology

authors： Klapper DG,Stankus RP,Leslie GA,Capra JD

更新日期：1976-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Supernatants harvested from peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMC) incubated either with the non-specific mitogen phytohaemagglutinin-P (PHA) or with the specific antigen tuberculin purified protein derivative for 72 h decreased collagen synthesis by dermal fibroblasts. PHA-induced mononuclear cell factors (PHA-MCF...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of immunology

authors： Hart PH,Powell LW,Cooksley WG,Halliday JW

更新日期：1983-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Granulocyte colony-stimulating factor (G-CSF) possesses an antimicrobial effect in several animal models of infection. To evaluate a possible effect of G-CSF on the course of pneumococcal meningitis, rabbits infected intracisternally (i.c.) with Streptococcus pneumoniae type 3 (n = 7) received 50 microgram/kg of rhG-C...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of immunology

authors： Schmidt H,Stuertz K,Brück W,Chen V,Stringaris AK,Fischer FR,Nau R

更新日期：1999-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The expression and function of neural cell adhesion molecule (NCAM, CD56, Leu19) on leukaemic blasts was investigated. The expression of NCAM was frequent (64%) in 14 studied cases of acute myeloid leukaemia (AML) but not in chronic lymphocytic leukaemia (CLL: 1/3 cases positive) or immunocytoma (IC: no positivity). N...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of immunology

authors： Palucka AK,Porwit A,Reizenstein P

更新日期：1992-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Previously reported experiments suggested that an esterase or a protease, or both, might participate in the expression of human leukocyte migration inhibitory factor (LIF). To clarify this further, a wide variety of simple ester were tested for the ability to protect LIF against inactivation by the serine esterase inh...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of immunology

authors： Bendtzen K

更新日期：1977-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cells of the mononuclear phagocytic system (MPS) were described as playing a decisive role in amyloidogenesis. A relationship between the amyloid enhancing factor (AEF) and MPS cells was suggested and recently AEF activity was attributed to a serine esterase (SE) of leucocytic origin. In the present study, no correlat...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of immunology

authors： Niewold TA,Gruys E,Kisilevsky R,Shirahama TS

更新日期：1991-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the present study, T-cell subsets from aged individuals were examined by using anti-BAT (brain-associated thymocyte antigen) serum. Anti-BAT serum was raised against the human fetal brain at 28 weeks of gestation. After absorption wit AB erythrocytes, B-cell lines, and leukaemic cells, anti-BAT serum was T cell-spe...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of immunology

authors： Abe T,Morimoto C,Toguchi T,Kiyotaki M,Homma M

更新日期：1981-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Monoclonal anti-HLA-DR antibodies inhibited the production of interleukin-2 (IL-2) when added from the initiation of autologous (AMLR) and allogeneic (MLR) mixed lymphocyte reactions, but not 60 h later. The inhibitory activity of the anti-DR sera became apparent 8 h after initiation of the cultures and was maintained...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of immunology

authors： Palacios R

更新日期：1981-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Granulocyte-monocyte colony-stimulating factor (GM-CSF) regulates the function of antigen-presenting cells (APCs) and has been broadly used as the adjuvant. Here, we tested whether intranasal delivery of GM-CSF can improve the contraception of mouse zona pellucida 3 (mZP3) DNA vaccine. Our results showed that co-admin...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of immunology

authors： Ma X,Li J,Zhang F

更新日期：2012-12-01 00:00:00

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：: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：:Entamoeba histolytica can cause invasive disease by disruption of the intestinal barriers and subsequent lysis of the intestinal cells. Adherence to and contact dependent killing of host cells requires the galactose inhibitable lectin. To elucidate the mechanism whereby E. histolytica influences host defence, the auth...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of immunology

authors： Kim JM,Jung HC,Jin DZ,Im KI,Song IS,Kim CY

更新日期：1997-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Much evidence now indicates that human leucocyte antigen (HLA) class I and class II transgenic (Tg) mice can be of value in analysing HLA-restricted presentation of T-cell epitopes relevant to experimental models of autoimmune diseases. One area where this has been applied is the characterization of myelin epitopes pr...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of immunology

authors： Sireci G,Dieli F,Caccamo N,Barera A,Carta P,Di Sano C,Meraviglia S,Bonanno CT,Salerno A

更新日期：2003-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sera from 20 species of mammals were tested for their ability to lyse erythrocytes from 18 species of mammals and birds by the alternative complement pathway. Erythrocytes were not lysed by homologous complement, with one minor exception, but all erythrocytes tested were lysed by at least one complement source, and al...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of immunology

authors： Ish C,Ong GL,Desai N,Mattes MJ

更新日期：1993-08-01 00:00:00