A role for the B-cell CD74/macrophage migration inhibitory factor pathway in the immunomodulation of systemic lupus erythematosus by a therapeutic tolerogenic peptide.

abstract：:Epididymitis represents a serious threat to male fertility and usually develops following secondary bacterial infection of the epididymis such as urinary tract infections or sexually transmitted diseases. Surprisingly, very little is known about the innate host response triggered by bacterial infection in the male rep...

journal_title：Immunology

authors： Mühlbauer M,Cheely AW,Yenugu S,Jobin C

更新日期：2008-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Peripheral blood lymphocytes (PBL) from non-immunized rabbits or from rabbits immunized several months previously with a single dose of sheep red blood cells (SRBC) were cultured at several different cell densities in the presence of antigen for 5 days. The cells were then distributed in 10 microliter microcultures at...

journal_title：Immunology

authors： Luzzati AL,Giacomini E,Lefkovits I

更新日期：1985-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Human granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor (GM-CSF) reporter constructs containing up to 3.3 kb of upstream promoter sequence were transiently transfected into both Jurkat and HUT78 human T-cell lines. In Jurkat cells, stimulation with phorbol 12-myristate 13-acetate (PMA) plus phytohemaglutinin (PHA) prod...

journal_title：Immunology

authors： Bergmann MW,Staples KJ,Barnes PJ,Newton R

更新日期：2004-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Myelin oligodendrocyte glycoprotein (MOG), a minor protein of the central nervous system myelin, is recognized as a potential target in multiple sclerosis and neuromyelitis optica. The extracellular domain of MOG is commonly used in a wide range of mouse strains and other animals to induce experimental autoimmune ence...

journal_title：Immunology

authors： Delarasse C,Smith P,Baker D,Amor S

更新日期：2013-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Homogenates from human lung contained a preformed slow reacting substance (pSRS). The pattern of contraction on the guinea-pig ileum by pSRS was indistinguishable from that of SRS-A. The activity of pSRS could not be attributed to the presence of K+, Na+, Ca2+ and Mg2+ ions, or any prostaglandin including PGF2 or its ...

journal_title：Immunology

authors： Turnbull LS,Jones DG,Kay AB

更新日期：1976-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Human β-defensin 3 (hBD-3) activates antigen-presenting cells through Toll-like receptors (TLRs) 1/2. Several TLR1/2 agonists have been identified but little is known about how they might differentially affect cellular activation. We compared the effects of hBD-3 with those of another TLR1/2 agonist, Pam(3) CSK(4) , i...

journal_title：Immunology

authors： Funderburg NT,Jadlowsky JK,Lederman MM,Feng Z,Weinberg A,Sieg SF

更新日期：2011-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Activation of human eosinophils by platelet-activating factor (PAF) involves multiple signal transduction pathways. Among these, protein kinase C has been demonstrated both to mediate respiratory burst and to suppress an alternative pathway of activation of respiratory burst and arachidonic acid metabolism in eosinoph...

journal_title：Immunology

authors： Dent G,Munoz NM,Zhu X,Rühlmann E,Magnussen H,Leff AR,Rabe KF

更新日期：2000-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Self-reactive clones, estimated by anti-V beta monoclonal antibodies (mAb) in conjunction with the Mls system, are confined to a population of intermediate (int) T-cell receptor (TCR) (or CD3) cells (i.e. TCRint cells), but are not found among TCRhigh cells. The next questions to be answered are whether autologous kil...

journal_title：Immunology

authors： Moroda T,Iiai T,Suzuki S,Tsukahara A,Tada T,Nose M,Hatakeyama K,Seki S,Takeda K,Watanabe H,Abo T

更新日期：1997-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To determine whether the paracrine secretion of interleukin-12 (IL-12) can efficiently stimulate the resistance to Mycobacterium avium complex (MAC) infection, 3T3 fibroblasts were stably transfected to secrete IL-12 (480 U/106 cells/48 hr) and their effect on MAC infection was investigated in genetically susceptible ...

journal_title：Immunology

authors： Kang BY,Chung SW,Lim YS,Kim EJ,Kim SH,Hwang SY,Kim TS

更新日期：1999-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Trypanosoma cruzi, the causative agent of Chagas' disease, is a protozoan parasite that infects humans and other mammals in Central and Latin America. Several alterations of the immune response after infection have been described, such as severe immunosuppression of both cellular and humoral responses and massive poly...

journal_title：Immunology

authors： Da Silva AC,Espinoza AG,Taibi A,Ouaissi A,Minoprio P

更新日期：1998-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The L2C leukaemia is a B-lymphocytic neoplasm of strain 2 guinea-pigs, maintained by passaging in vivo. It synthesizes mu and lambda immunoglobulin chains. These combines to form monomeric (7S) IgM molecules which are inserted into the plasma membranes. From here they are shed as monomeric IgM and as a species of high...

journal_title：Immunology

authors： Hough DW,Chapple JC,Stevenson FK,Stevenson GT

更新日期：1978-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Neuropeptides can influence immune effector cell function at both systemic and mucosal immune sites. We examined the ability of substance P (SP) to modulate the natural killer (NK) activity of intestinal intraepithelial leucocytes (IEL). Yac-1 killing by IEL but not splenic cells was increased after either 18 hr prein...

journal_title：Immunology

authors： Croitoru K,Ernst PB,Bienenstock J,Padol I,Stanisz AM

更新日期：1990-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMC) from a patient suffering from the hyper IgE syndrome were used to generate phytohaemagglutinin (PHA)-expanded T-cell clones (all CD4+, CD8-, CD23-). A selection of the clones was tested for their ability to help IgE secretion by culturing with normal B cells in the presence of...

journal_title：Immunology

authors： Quint DJ,Bolton EJ,McNamee LA,Solari R,Hissey PH,Champion BR,MacKenzie AR,Zanders ED

更新日期：1989-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Antigenic encounter by T cells induces immunological synapse formation and T-cell activation. Using different concentrations of toxic shock syndrome toxin-1 (TSST-1) as stimulus, we examined the capacities of dendritic cells (DC) and macrophages (Mphi) to prime syngeneic naive T cells. DCs were, under all experimental...

journal_title：Immunology

authors： Rothoeft T,Gonschorek A,Bartz H,Anhenn O,Schauer U

更新日期：2003-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A superantigen (Streptococcus pyogenes mitogen-2; SPM-2) that stimulates human helper T cells bearing unique types of variable domains of T-cell receptor beta-chain (TCR V beta) was isolated from the culture supernatant of S. pyogenes strain T12. The active molecule isolated by diethylaminoethyl (DEAE)-cellulose chrom...

journal_title：Immunology

authors： Rikiishi H,Okamoto S,Sugawara S,Tamura K,Liu ZX,Kumagai K

更新日期：1997-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Some plasmacytomas produce myeloma proteins with known antibody specificities and the secretion of these proteins by individual tumour cells can be determined using haemolytic plaque assay. After a 3 day culture of mouse plasmacytoma cells in medium containing 10% normal mouse serum, the number of plaques was reduced ...

journal_title：Immunology

authors： Kim BS,Chin DK

更新日期：1980-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The spontaneous regression of AK-5 histiocytoma is mediated by natural killer (NK) cells through antibody-dependent cell-mediated cellular cytotoxicity (ADCC) and the target cell death involves necrosis and apoptosis. We have studied the NK cell activation and the associated induction of apoptosis in the AK-5 tumour i...

journal_title：Immunology

authors： Bright JJ,Kausalya S,Khar A

更新日期：1995-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Thymocytes expressing self-reactive T-cell receptors (TCR) are eliminated in the thymus through a TCR-mediated signal. This cell death signal (negative selection) generates nuclear morphological change and DNA fragmentation in thymocytes. However, the pathway leading to DNA fragmentation of thymocytes following TCR en...

journal_title：Immunology

authors： Nagata T,Kishi H,Liu QL,Matsuda T,Imanaka T,Tsukada K,Kang D,Muraguchi A

更新日期：2002-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Initial separation and concentration of Clq from fresh, normal equine serum was accomplished by precipitation in 0.02 M acetate buffer, pH 5.5, at 4 degrees for 24 h. The re-dissolved precipitate was clarified by centrifugation at 80,000 g for 1 h and then dialysed against Tris-HCl buffer (0.05 M, pH 8.0) containing 1...

journal_title：Immunology

authors： McDonald TL,Burger D

更新日期：1979-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The immunoglobulin content of porcine nasal, tracheal and bronchio-alveolar secretions was determined. IgA was the predominant immunoglobulin in nasal and tracheal secretions, there being no significant difference (P greater than 0.01) between their IgA:IgG ratios of 2.7:1 and 2.4:1, respectively. In contrast, IgG was...

journal_title：Immunology

authors： Morgan KL,Hussein AM,Newby TJ,Bourne FJ

更新日期：1980-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Docosahexaenoic (22:6 n-3) and eicosapentaenoic acid (20:5 n-3) stimulated the oxygen-dependent respiratory burst in intact neutrophils in a dose-dependent manner as measured by either superoxide dismutase (SOD)-inhibitable cytochrome c reduction and lucigenin-dependent chemiluminescence. A number of longer chain hexa...

journal_title：Immunology

authors： Poulos A,Robinson BS,Ferrante A,Harvey DP,Hardy SJ,Murray AW

更新日期：1991-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The present study aimed to determine whether the frequency of double positive (DP) thymocytes expressing alphabeta T-cell receptor (TCR) clonotypes at the time of selection regulates peripheral CD4 T-cell compartment size. Scid recipients were inoculated with various ratios of TCR Calpha(0/0) and wild-type bone marrow...

journal_title：Immunology

authors： Reed AJ,Zarrabi Y,Perate AL,Jeganathan A,Naji A,Noorchashm H

更新日期：2005-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We examined the mechanisms of disturbed T-lymphocyte function that occurred during Schistosoma japonicum infection of BALB/c mice from the viewpoint of the interleukin cascade reaction. Each point of the interleukin cascade reaction was examined. First, IL-1 production by adherent peritoneal or spleen cells, as a sour...

journal_title：Immunology

authors： Yamashita T,Watanabe T,Sendo F

更新日期：1987-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Accumulating evidence indicates that B cells may undergo sequential rearrangements at the light chain loci, despite already expressing light chain receptors. This phenomenon may occur in the bone marrow and, perhaps, in germinal centers. As immunoglobulin (Ig)kappa light chains usually rearrange before Iglambda light ...

journal_title：Immunology

authors： Perfetti V,Vignarelli MC,Palladini G,Navazza V,Giachino C,Merlini G

更新日期：2004-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Two herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1) antigens of apparent molecular weight 123,000 and 63,000 which are associated with the viral glycoprotein complex have been identified and purified using virus-specific monoclonal antibodies. Mice immunized with either glycoprotein showed marked resistance to challenge with viru...

journal_title：Immunology

authors： Chan WL

更新日期：1983-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mice injected in the footpad with carrageenin developed local inflammation which peaked at 48 hr. This delayed-type footpad swelling was significantly reduced in mice injected intraperitoneally (i.p.) with a specific nitric oxide (NO) synthase inhibitor, L-NGmonomethyl-arginine (L-NMMA). The draining lymph node (DLN) ...

journal_title：Immunology

authors： Ianaro A,O'Donnell CA,Di Rosa M,Liew FY

更新日期：1994-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Binding of streptococcal antigen was compared between T8+ cells and monocytes (Mo) from DRw6+ and DRw6- subjects. Both T8+ cells and Mo from DRw6- subjects bind streptococcal antigen (SA) specifically and almost entirely at a concentration of 1000 ng per 0.1 ml. However, the DRw6+, T8+ cells bind SA at a concentration...

journal_title：Immunology

authors： Lehner T,Jones T

更新日期：1984-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Vitamin A and its active metabolite retinoic acid are essential for the development and function of many tissues including the immune system. The induction of mucosal homing receptors on T and B cells by mucosal dendritic cells (DC) depends on the presence of vitamin A. Recent studies indicate that also the differenti...

journal_title：Immunology

authors： Beijer MR,Kraal G,den Haan JM

更新日期：2014-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Circulating CD4+ CD25+ regulatory T cells (Tregs) have been demonstrated to maintain immunotolerance and suppress the antigen-specific or antigen-non-specific T-cell responses, but their role in chronic hepatitis B (CHB) infection in humans has not been well characterized. In this study, we analysed the frequency and ...

journal_title：Immunology

authors： Peng G,Li S,Wu W,Sun Z,Chen Y,Chen Z

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Intestinal inflammatory disease or infection often results in the loss of the epithelial layer as a result mainly of the action of proteases, including the leucocyte serine proteinases (neutrophil elastase), lysosomal cathepsins and the matrix metalloproteinases from recruited inflammatory cells. Previous studies have...

journal_title：Immunology

authors： Miller TL,McGee DW

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00