Coenzyme Q plays opposing roles on bacteria/fungi and viruses in Drosophila innate immunity.

abstract：:Single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in immune-related genes have been shown to play a role in driving the development of the severe phenotypes of dengue virus (DENV) infection. We assessed the association between IFNL3 gene SNP (rs12979860) and dengue clinical outcomes in children. Patients with dengue-related symp...

journal_title：International journal of immunogenetics

authors： da Silva Cezar RD,da Silva Castanha PM,Matos Freire N,Mola C,Feliciano do Carmo R,Tenório Cordeiro M,Baptista P,Silva Vasconcelos LR,Moura P,da Silva Teixeira VG

更新日期：2020-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study was to evaluate the frequency of TNFa-e microsatellites and the promoter region (TNF-308 and TNF-238) in HIV/AIDS-infected patients presenting or not lipodystrophy syndrome (LS). The design is the genetic case-control association study. Microsatellite and the TNF promoter region polymorphisms wer...

journal_title：International journal of immunogenetics

authors： Silva MM,Simões RT,Castelli EC,Mendes-Junior CT,Deghaide NH,Tsuda LC,Machado AA,Donadi EA,Fernandes AP

更新日期：2010-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Toll-like receptor 4 (TLR4) is the most important TLR among the pattern recognition receptors which recognizes lipopolysaccharide of gram-negative bacteria. They identify a highly conserved structure of microbes called pathogen-associated molecular patterns and activate immune and inflammatory responses that have been...

journal_title：International journal of immunogenetics

authors： Sinha S,Singh J,Jindal SK,Birbian N,Singla N

更新日期：2014-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Nitric oxide (NO) is an endogenous vasodilator involved in inflammatory and autoimmune response, and in the pathophysiology of diabetic vascular disease. Endothelium-derived NO is formed from L-arginine by endothelial NO synthase (eNOS), and earlier studies have provided evidence for altered NO metabolism and impaired...

journal_title：International journal of immunogenetics

authors： Mamoulakis D,Bitsori M,Galanakis E,Vazgiourakis V,Panierakis C,Goulielmos GN

更新日期：2009-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Haematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) remains the only cure for most haematological malignancies, however, the mortality rate remains high. Complications after HSCT include relapse, graft versus host disease (GvHD), graft rejection and infection. Over the last few years several groups, have demonstrated that...

journal_title：International journal of immunogenetics

authors： Norden J,Pearce KF,Irving JAE,Collin MP,Wang XN,Wolff D,Kolb HJ,Socie G,Kuzmina Z,Greinix H,Holler E,Rocha V,Gluckman E,Hromadnikova I,Dickinson AM

更新日期：2018-07-25 00:00:00

abstract：:Interleukin-18 (IL-18) plays a vital role in both innate and acquired immunity. We analysed polymorphisms at -607(C/A) and -137(G/A) in the promoter region of IL-18 gene by allele-specific polymerase chain reaction in normal healthy subjects (n = 173) and patients with pulmonary tuberculosis (n = 165). Allele, genotyp...

journal_title：International journal of immunogenetics

authors： Harishankar M,Selvaraj P,Rajeswari DN,Anand SP,Narayanan PR

更新日期：2007-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Luminex xMAP system has become an important tool for HLA antibody screening and identification in sera of transplant patients. Recently, the Luminex single antigen bead assay was shown to be prone to an artefact, the so called prozone phenomenon: Sera with high titer HLA antibodies gave negative results when teste...

journal_title：International journal of immunogenetics

authors： Weinstock C,Schnaidt M

更新日期：2013-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Knowledge on blood group phenotypes is of key importance in clinical practice. It used in blood transfusion practice to determine the direction of recruitment of voluntary donors as required for each population within a country, and for disease association and population genetics studies. This study aimed at reporting...

journal_title：International journal of immunogenetics

authors： Doku GN,Agbozo WK,Annor RA,Kisseh GD,Owusu MA

更新日期：2019-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sunlight/ultraviolet (UV) irradiation has been recognized as an important risk factor for developing systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). However, the interpretation of genetic variations involved in UV-light sensitivity is largely unknown. Recent studies indicated that two genetic variations of ERCC2/XPD gene (rs17997...

journal_title：International journal of immunogenetics

authors： Wan L,Lin YJ,Sheu JJ,Huang CM,Tsai Y,Tsai CH,Wong W,Tsai FJ

更新日期：2009-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:HLA donor-specific antibodies developed de novo after transplant remain a major cause of chronic allograft dysfunction. Our study main purpose was to determine whether HLA MM, assessed traditionally and by HLA total and AbVer eplet mismatch load (EptMM and EpvMM) assessed with HLAMatchMaker, had impact on dnDSA develo...

journal_title：International journal of immunogenetics

authors： Tafulo S,Malheiro J,Santos S,Dias L,Almeida M,Martins S,Pedroso S,Mendes C,Lobato L,Castro-Henriques A

更新日期：2021-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report the identification of a novel HLA-DRB1*04, officially named DRB1*0460. It was detected during performing HLA-DRB1 high resolution typing by DNA sequencing-based method. The exon 2 nucleotide sequence of DRB1*0460 is identical to that of DRB1*040301 except at codon 63 (AGC-->AAC), changing the encoded serine ...

journal_title：International journal of immunogenetics

authors： Frison S,Rinaldini C,Pagoda M,Brambilla C,Poli F

更新日期：2007-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The human platelet alloantigen (HPA) 4b allele is rarely observed in Caucasians and the observed incidence in Asians is usually lower than 1.0%. We report the first Brazilian with the allele HPA-4b, and were able to determined that he inherited it from his father. ...

journal_title：International journal of immunogenetics

authors： Toralles-Pereira C,de M C Pardini MI,Deffune E,Machado PE

更新日期：2005-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:According to the IMGT/HLA Database, the DNA sequence of A*11:53 is identical to A*11:02:01 in exons 2, 3, 4 and 5 except at codon 276. A*11:53 was reported as a rare variant of A*11, while A*11:02:01 was understood to be the second most frequently observed variant of A*11 after A*11:01:01 in Taiwanese. We sequenced HL...

journal_title：International journal of immunogenetics

authors： Yang KL,Chu CC,Marsh SG,Lin PY

更新日期：2012-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Food allergy is a potentially fatal immune-mediated disorder with incompletely understood mechanisms. We studied the genetic control of food allergy using major histocompatibility complex-identical mice (H2(s)) and an adjuvant-free method of sensitization. Whereas, transdermal exposure to hazelnut - a model allergenic...

journal_title：International journal of immunogenetics

authors： Parvataneni S,Birmingham NP,Gonipeta B,Gangur V

更新日期：2009-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cytokines are essential for the control of the immune response as most of the immunosuppressive drugs target cytokine production or their action. The calcineurin inhibitors (CNIs) cyclosporine (CsA) and tacrolimus are immunosuppressive drugs widely used after renal transplantation to prevent allograft rejection. They ...

journal_title：International journal of immunogenetics

authors： Seyhun Y,Ciftci HS,Kekik C,Karadeniz MS,Tefik T,Nane I,Turkmen A,Oguz FS,Aydin F

更新日期：2015-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report here the novel variant of HLA-DRB1*09:01, DRB1*09:01:08, discovered in a Taiwanese volunteer bone marrow donor by a sequence-based typing (SBT) method. The DNA sequence of DRB1*09:01:08 is identical to the sequence of DRB1*09:01:02 in exon 2 except a silent mutation at nucleotide position 261(C→T) (GCC→GCT a...

journal_title：International journal of immunogenetics

authors： Yang KL,Lee SK,Yang SY,Kao RH,Lin CL,Lin PY

更新日期：2013-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report here a novel human leukocyte antigen (HLA) allele, DRB1*1449, in the Han-Chinese population. The nature of the new allele was confirmed by the sequencing-based typing (SBT) method. Genomic DNA and six subclones containing DNA fragment of DRB1 exon 2 were sequenced in both forward and reverse directions. The ...

journal_title：International journal of immunogenetics

authors： Miao KR,Xue M,Zhou XY,Xu R,Fei XM,Pan QQ,Zhang JW,Zhao X,Fan S,KuKuruga D,Xu AL,Wang CY

更新日期：2006-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Human papillomavirus (HPV) infection can lead to the development of productive epithelial lesions and cervical cancer. Most cervical HPV infections are solved by cell-mediated immunity within 1-2 years, and it is known that chronic inflammation predisposes to lesions progression and tumour development. In this context...

journal_title：International journal of immunogenetics

authors： Mangieri LFL,Sena MM,Cezar-Dos-Santos F,Trugilo KP,Okuyama NCM,Pereira ÉR,Maria GCQ,Watanabe MAE,de Oliveira KB

更新日期：2019-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:FcγRIIB contains a unique immunoreceptor tyrosine-based inhibition motif (ITIM) and functions as a negative feedback regulator of leucocyte activation and antibody production. We have previously reported FcγRIIB-nt645+25A/G gene polymorphism to be associated with prevalence and severity of periodontitis, FcγRIIB expre...

journal_title：International journal of immunogenetics

authors： Wang Y,Sugita N,Kikuchi A,Iwanaga R,Hirano E,Shimada Y,Sasahara J,Tanaka K,Yoshie H

更新日期：2012-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mannose-binding lectin (MBL) is a protein able to bind to carbohydrate patterns on pathogen membranes; upon MBL binding, its' associated serine protease MBL-associated serine protease type 2 (MASP2) is autoactivated, promoting the activation of complement via the lectin pathway. For both MBL2 and MASP2 genes, the freq...

journal_title：International journal of immunogenetics

authors： Ferraroni NR,Segat L,Guimarães RL,Brandão LA,Crovella S,Constantino-Silva RN,Loja C,da Silva Duarte AJ,Grumach AS

更新日期：2012-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Routine HLA typing of a renal patient for purposes of registration for transplantation revealed an unusual human leucocyte antigen (HLA)-B and Cw genotype, with three specificities detected. Results were confirmed in a second sample, and in a second laboratory. The possibility of these results reflecting a chimaeric s...

journal_title：International journal of immunogenetics

authors： Poole K,Montague B,Roberts R,Stoves J,Bendukidze N,Clark B

更新日期：2006-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the present study, DNA typing for human leucocyte antigen (HLA)-DPB1, -DRB1, and -DQB1 was performed using polymerase chain reaction-sequence-based-typing (PCR-SBT) method on 94 randomly selected, healthy, unrelated individuals from the Ewenki ethnic population in Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region of China. A total ...

journal_title：International journal of immunogenetics

authors： Su X,Bi L,Hai R,Qimuge S,Ying M,Bahring S,Gong M

更新日期：2007-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The T-cell immunoglobulin and mucin domain 3 (TIM-3) has been shown to be associated with susceptibility to rheumatoid arthritis (RA). In this study, we investigated the association of four single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) of the TIM-3 gene with RA susceptibility in Chinese Hui and Han groups. Using restriction ...

journal_title：International journal of immunogenetics

authors： Xu J,Yang Y,Liu X,Wang Y

更新日期：2011-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Many genes related to innate and adaptive immunity reside within the major histocompatibility complex (MHC) and have been associated with a multitude of complex, immune-related disorders. Despite years of genetic study, this region has seen few causative determinants discovered for immune-mediated diseases. Reported a...

journal_title：International journal of immunogenetics

authors： Clark PM,Kunkel M,Monos DS

更新日期：2015-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Genome-wide association studies identified many loci associated with the two forms of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), Crohn's disease (CD) and ulcerative colitis (UC). Components of the interleukin-23 signalling pathway, such as IL23R, JAK2 and STAT3, have been implicated in both diseases. In addition, emerging evid...

journal_title：International journal of immunogenetics

authors： Polgar N,Csongei V,Szabo M,Zambo V,Melegh BI,Sumegi K,Nagy G,Tulassay Z,Melegh B

更新日期：2012-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cytotoxic T lymphocytes (CTLs) play an essential role in the control of viral replication during human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection. However, the efficacy of the CTL response varies between individuals. We tested the hypothesis that genetic polymorphisms in the lytic effector molecule perforin could influenc...

journal_title：International journal of immunogenetics

authors： McIlroy D,Meyer L,Dudoit Y,Samri A,Delfraissy JF,Autran B,Debré P,Theodorou I

更新日期：2006-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A new allelic variant in MICB*005 lineage, MICB*005:09, has been identified in a male Uyghur individual recruited from Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, China by PCR-sequence-based typing (Sanger sequencing) and confirmed by cloning and sequencing. Aligned with MICB*005:03, this new allelic variant shows a synonymous...

journal_title：International journal of immunogenetics

authors： Tursun M,Wang Z,Guo W,Hasim A,Tian W

更新日期：2019-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mannose-binding lectin (MBL) is a key molecule of the innate immune system and a competent to bind carbohydrates of a variety of microorganisms, resulting in complement activation and opsonophagocytosis against various pathogens. However, there is no systemic investigation on the MBL's role in innate immune responses ...

journal_title：International journal of immunogenetics

authors： Sheng A,Lan J,Wu H,Lu J,Wang Y,Chu Q,Jia Z,Song M,Liu L,Wang W

更新日期：2010-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The African buffalo (Syncerus caffer) has been implicated as the reservoir of several bovine infectious agents. However, there is insufficient information on the protective immune responses in the African buffalo, particularly in infected animals. In this study, we analysed Th1 cytokines IL-2 and IFN-γ, and Th2 cytoki...

journal_title：International journal of immunogenetics

authors： Suzuki S,Konnai S,Okagawa T,Githaka NW,Kariuki E,Gakuya F,Kanduma E,Shirai T,Ikebuchi R,Ikenaka Y,Ishizuka M,Murata S,Ohashi K

更新日期：2012-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Tumour necrosis factor-alpha (TNFalpha) has been implicated in the pathogenicity of severe sepsis by both genetic association studies and animal models. Conflicting functional data have emerged in relation to genetic variants and TNFalpha protein production. Therefore, we assessed the functionality of TNFalpha genetic...

journal_title：International journal of immunogenetics

authors： O'Dwyer MJ,Mankan AK,Ryan AW,Lawless MW,Stordeur P,Kelleher D,McManus R,Ryan T

更新日期：2008-08-01 00:00:00