Complement factor C5a in acute exacerbation of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease.

abstract：:The binding of 125I-labelled bovine serum albumin (BSA)-anti-BSA immune complexes (IC) to Raji cells and polymorphonuclear (PMN) cells in vitro was studied. The IC were reacted for 1 h at 37 degrees C with normal human serum (NHS) diluted 1:2 in the presence or absence of human erythrocytes (E) before presentation for...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of immunology

authors： Rasmussen JM,Jepsen HH,Svehag SE

更新日期：1987-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Oral vaccination with the combined B subunit/whole cell cholera vaccine generates antitoxin memory cells that could be isolated from peripheral blood for at least 1 year after immunization. These memory cells were triggered by antigen in vitro to produce antitoxin in the presence of autologous T cells and monocytes. A...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of immunology

authors： Lycke N,Hellström U,Holmgren J

更新日期：1987-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The authors have previously reported on the ability of A60, an immunodominant antigenic complex of Mycobacterium bovis BCG, to prevent cancer development in mice challenged with EMT 6 tumour cells. Such effect proved to rely on neoplastic cell lysis by cytolytic T lymphocytes and activated macrophages. The involvement...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of immunology

authors： Maes H,Cocito C

更新日期：1996-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cytokines produced by tumour and immune cells may play a significant role in a modulation of immune cells response against tumour. We investigated an ability of peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMC) of patients with early and advanced stages of ovarian cancer and from non-cancer patients to produce various cytokin...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of immunology

authors： Nowak M,Klink M,Glowacka E,Sulowska Z,Kulig A,Szpakowski M,Szyllo K,Tchorzewski H

更新日期：2010-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hyper-IgE syndrome (HIES) is a rare primary immunodeficiency disease characterized by eczema, recurrent staphylococcal aureus skin abscesses, pneumonia with pneumatocele formation, remarkably high serum IgE levels, eosinophilia and involvement of skeleton and connective tissues. Heterozygous signal transducer and acti...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of immunology

authors： Zhang LY,Tian W,Shu L,Jiang LP,Zhan YZ,Liu W,Zhao XD,Cui YX,Tang XM,Wang M,Wu DQ,Yang XQ

更新日期：2013-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To evaluate the level of lymphocyte activation in reactive and rheumatoid arthritis, density gradient-isolated, synovial fluid mononuclear cells were stained with a panel of antisera directed at lymphocyte activation markers using an avidin-biotin-peroxidase complex (ABC) method. More specifically, we studied the expr...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of immunology

authors： Konttinen YT,Nordström D,Bergroth V,Leirisalo-Repo M,Skrifvars B

更新日期：1986-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Three strains of mice bearing the autosomal recessive lpr gene (MRL, C57BL/6, and C3H) that had spontaneously developed a lupus-like disease were studied sequentially for functional natural killer (NK) and natural cytotoxic (NC) cell activity. Natural killing was impaired in spleen and bone marrow cells from all the l...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of immunology

authors： Pan LZ,Dauphinée MJ,Ansar Ahmed S,Talal N

更新日期：1986-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To study the location and mechanism of apoptosis within the human tuberculosis (TB) and leprosy lesions, parallel sections were analyzed for mycobacterial antigens (M.Ag), Fas ligand (FasL), Fas, CD68 and Mac387 by immunohistochemistry, and apoptotic cells by the terminal deoxynucleotidyl-transferase-mediated dUTP-dig...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of immunology

authors： Mustafa T,Bjune TG,Jonsson R,Pando RH,Nilsen R

更新日期：2001-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:TNF-alpha production has a central role in the development and progression of Pseudomonas aeruginosa septic shock. We have previously shown that P. aeruginosa slime-glycolipoprotein (slime-GLP) is the most potent stimulant compared to P. aeruginosa lipopolysaccharide (LPS), for TNF-alpha production and NF-kB activatio...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of immunology

authors： Lagoumintzis G,Xaplanteri P,Dimitracopoulos G,Paliogianni F

更新日期：2008-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:IgE antibodies against trinitrophenylated ovalbumin (TNP-OVA) were raised in Brown Norway rats by a highly reproducible immunization procedure. With these rats, the kinetics of the IgE response was studied, both for free circulating and cell-bound IgE. Cell-bound IgE was dissociated from peritoneal cell suspensions at...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of immunology

authors： van Toorenenbergen AW,van Swieten P,Aalberse RC

更新日期：1983-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Strategically positioned in peripheral tissues, immune sentinel cells sense microbes and/or their shed products through different types of pattern-recognition receptors. Upon secretion, pre-formed pro-inflammatory mediators activate the microvasculature, inducing endothelium/neutrophil adherence and impairing endothel...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of immunology

authors： Scharfstein J,Schmitz V,Svensjö E,Granato A,Monteiro AC

更新日期：2007-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The addition of a small proportion (10%) of in vivo concanavalin-A (Con-A)-activated spleen cells to normal spleen cell cultures suppressed the primary immune response to sheep erythrocytes (SRBC) but had no effect on the thymus-independent primary immune response to 3,5-dinitro-4-hydroxy-phenacetyl-conjugated lipopol...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of immunology

authors： Ekstedt RD,Waterfield JD,Nespoli L,Möller G

更新日期：1977-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Twenty-eight children infected with Schistosoma haematobium and S. mansoni were tested for natural killer (NK) cell activity in vitro using the myeloid/erythroid cell line K562 as target. In addition, the frequency of large granular lymphocytes (LGL) and the number of HNK-1+ lymphocytes were examined in peripheral blo...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of immunology

authors： Gastl GA,Feldmeier H,Kortmann C,Daffalla AA,Peter HH

更新日期：1986-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We investigated interferon (IFN) production by peripheral blood mononuclear cells from four patients with chronic OKT4 T-lymphocytic leukaemia and three patients with abnormal expansions of granular lymphocytes. No spontaneous production of IFN-gamma was found in supernatants of cultures from both patients and normal ...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of immunology

authors： Pandolfi F,Capobianchi M,Matricardi P,Facchini J,Bonomo G,De Rossi G,Semenzato G,Fiorilli M,Dianzani F,Aiuti F

更新日期：1985-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Collagen-induced arthritis (CIA) is a well studied mouse model of the human disease rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Both CIA and RA are complex diseases affected by multiple genes as well as environmental factors. Identifying the genes that determine susceptibility to arthritis would give invaluable clues to the largely un...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of immunology

authors： Popovic M,Ahlqvist E,Rockenbauer E,Bockermann R,Holmdahl R

更新日期：2008-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mononuclear cells (MNC) eluted from rheumatoid synovial tissue of 16 patients with rheumatoid arthritis were examined for immunoglobulin-secreting cells (ISC). Immediately after elution and separation synovial tissue MNC contained considerable numbers of ISC. IgG and IgA ISC were more abundant than IgM ISC. At the sam...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of immunology

authors： Egeland T,Lea T,Mellbye OJ,Pahle JA,Ottesen T,Natvig JB

更新日期：1982-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The recombinant bacillus Calmette-Guérin (rBCG) secretion system utilizing an extracellular alpha antigen of Mycobacterium kansasii (alpha-K) was characterized biochemically and immunologically. The human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) p17gag B cell epitope fused to alpha-K was secreted in extremely large amoun...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of immunology

authors： Wada N,Ohara N,Kameoka M,Nishino Y,Matsumoto S,Nishiyama T,Naito M,Yukitake H,Okada Y,Ikuta K,Yamada T

更新日期：1996-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Rheumatoid arthritis synovial fluid (RA-SF) contains a distinct biological activity that selectively induces IgG2b production in LPS-activated murine B blasts. This IgG2b inducing factor (IgG2bIF) acts directly on purified LPS-activated B blasts from normal and Bruton's tyrosine kinase-defective CBA/N mice. In order t...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of immunology

authors： Lettesjö H,Ridderstad A,Möller E

更新日期：1997-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pemphigus vulgaris is a cutaneous autoimmune disease in which the occurrence of autoantibodies directed against desmoglein-3 and other self-antigens has been well established in patient sera. However, V-region interactions (connectivity) of serum IgG and IgM have not been analysed to date. In this report, it has been ...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of immunology

authors： Pacheco-García U,Tovar-Rivera T,Padierna-Olivos L,Rojas-Espinosa O,Sánchez-Colón S,Gutiérrez-Armenta M,Rivera-Benítez C,Masso-Rojas F,Sánchez-García FJ

更新日期：1999-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study (1) analysed the percentage of γδ T cells, γδ T cell subsets, Th17 cells and regulatory T cells (Treg cells) and (2) determined the role of IL-23 in primary nephrotic syndrome (PNS) patients with active disease and in remission. Eighty-four patients with PNS and 51 healthy age-matched controls were included...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of immunology

authors： Zhang L,Yan J,Yang B,Zhang G,Wang M,Dong S,Liu W,Yang H,Li Q

更新日期：2018-01-01 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：:The J-chain content of 3 IgM and 24 IgA preparations was quantitated by an immunochemical technique after reduction with 20mM dithiothreitol. The amounts released ranged from undetectable (less than 0.1 mg) to 7.3 mg per 100 mg of Ig. Most of the J-chain-deficient proteins were monomeric, but four polymeric IgA prepar...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of immunology

authors： Brandtzaeg P

更新日期：1976-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Peripheral blood monocyte (PBM) subsets play different roles in inflammatory response and tissue remodelling. The aim of this study was to investigate how allergen challenge affects the number of circulating PBMs in Dermatophagoides pteronyssinus (Dp) allergic patients (Dp-APs). Among 34 Dp-APs challenged, in 22 patie...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of immunology

authors： Kowal K,Moniuszko M,Dabrowska M,Bodzenta-Lukaszyk A

更新日期：2012-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The lymphokine secretion patterns of seven independent 91-101.lambda 2(315)/I-Ed specific, CD4+ T-cell clones have been investigated. Six of the clones are of the Th1 type as they secrete IL2 and IFN gamma, but not IL4. Some of these six Th1 clones produce TNF alpha/beta, and some produce minor amounts of IL5 and IL6....

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of immunology

authors： Lauritzsen GF,Bogen B

更新日期：1991-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A simple technique requiring only 0.2 ml whole blood for measuring the response of lymphocytes in cultures to each of various mitogens and antigens has been elaborated. The response is quantified by comparing the number of lymphocytes with and without a stimulating agent. The increment of cell numbers is given by a ce...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of immunology

authors： Haneberg B,Wesenberg F,Aarskog D

更新日期：1978-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Macrophages obtained from animals treated with beta-1,3-D-glucan-derivatized plastic beads were greatly stimulated, as judged by morphology, esterase release, and cytostatic effect on L-929 tumour cells in vitro. The pretreatment of mice with such beads conferred an apparent absolute local resistance to an otherwise l...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of immunology

authors： Seljelid R,Bøgwald J,Rasmussen LT,Larm O,Hoffman J,Berge A,Ugelstad J

更新日期：1985-06-01 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：BACKGROUND:Both C1-inhibitor (C1-INH) and antibodies against the CD18 adhesion molecule have been shown to reduce ischaemia-reperfusion injuries. The objective of this study was to investigate the effect of increased ischaemia times and to determine whether inhibiting C1 or blocking the CD18 function was protective in ...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of immunology

authors： Nielsen EW,Mollnes TE,Harlan JM,Winn RK

更新日期：2002-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To investigate autologous antigen recognition, we developed two autoreactive CD4+ T-cell clones, A2 and A10, maintained with non-T cells and IL-2. Autologous non-T-cell stimulation of the T-cell clones resulted in a decrease in cell surface expression of CD4, whereas the expression of CD2, CD3, and WT31 was unchanged....

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of immunology

authors： Hara M,Kitani A,Harigai M,Suzuki K,Hirose T,Kawakami M,Kawagae M,Nakamura H

更新日期：1991-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The activation of complement and the release of TNF-alpha, IL-6 and IL-8 are important pathogenic factors behind organ dysfunction in sepsis. The aim of this study was to determine whether infusion of anti-TNF antibodies alters complement activation and plasma concentrations of pro-inflammatory cytokines at high doses...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of immunology

authors： Bengtsson A,Redl H,Schlag G,Högåsen K,Götze O,Mollnes TE

更新日期：1998-11-01 00:00:00