Molecular cloning and characterization of Th1 and Th2 cytokines of African buffalo (Syncerus caffer).

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

abstract：:Brucellosis is a worldwide zoonosis. Infection with Brucella species results in the activation of cell-mediated immune response. The interaction between Th1and Th2 cytokines determines the outcome of disease. Production of each cytokine is in turn affected by genetic factors. In this study, we investigated the possibl...

journal_title：International journal of immunogenetics

authors： Davoudi S,Amirzargar AA,Hajiabdolbaghi M,Rasoolinejad M,Soodbakhsh A,Jafari S,Piri H,Maleknejad P,Bagherian H,Madadi N,Nikbin B

更新日期：2006-10-01 00:00:00

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 single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) G949T in the mannose-binding lectin ( MBL ) 1 gene has been associated with low MBL-A concentration in serum and detected at different frequencies in various European pig populations. However, the origin of this SNP is not known. Part of the MBL1 gene was sequenced in 12 wild b...

journal_title：International journal of immunogenetics

authors： Bergman IM,Sandholm K,Ekdahl KN,Okumura N,Uenishi H,Guldbrandtsen B,Essler SE,Knoll A,Heegaard PM,Edfors I,Juul-Madsen HR

更新日期：2013-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study was to investigate the genetic association between recurrent aphthous stomatitis (RAS) and human leucocyte antigen (HLA) class I and II alleles and HLA haplotypes. Families selected had at least one child suffering from recurrent aphthous stomatitis in addition to one or both of the parents. HLA-...

journal_title：International journal of immunogenetics

authors： Albanidou-Farmaki E,Deligiannidis A,Markopoulos AK,Katsares V,Farmakis K,Parapanissiou E

更新日期：2008-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Illumina first introduced their TruSight human leucocyte antigen (HLA) next-generation sequencing (NGS) typing kit in 2015 and subsequently followed up with a new version in 2016. Here we report on our experience comparing the two versions of the Illumina HLA NGS kits. ...

journal_title：International journal of immunogenetics

authors： Profaizer T,Lázár-Molnár E,Pole A,Delgado JC,Kumánovics A

更新日期：2017-08-01 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：:C-reactive protein (CRP) is an inflammation marker implicated in the pathogenesis of schizophrenia. To investigate association of the CRP rs1417938, rs1800947, rs1205 variants with susceptibility to schizophrenia 208 unrelated Armenians (103 patients and 105 healthy controls) were genotyped. In this pilot study, none ...

journal_title：International journal of immunogenetics

authors： Zakharyan R,Chavushyan A,Khoyetsyan A,Stahelova A,Arakelyan A,Boyajyan A,Mrazek F,Petrek M

更新日期：2010-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Catalase (CAT) is an antioxidant enzyme and plays a significant role in the protection against oxidative stress by reducing hydrogen peroxide. The CAT cDNA of Eriocheir sinensis (EsCAT) was cloned via RACE technique. The complete sequence of EsCAT cDNA consisted of a 5' untranslated regions (UTR) of 224 bp, a 3' UTR o...

journal_title：International journal of immunogenetics

authors： Wang M,Wang L,Zhou Z,Gao Y,Wang L,Shi X,Gai Y,Mu C,Song L

更新日期：2013-06-01 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：:We examined five single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) and reconstructed 5-locus haplotypes of the CCL2 gene, in knee osteoarthritis (OA) cases and in controls. The CCL2 rs2857657 variant (G) allele was observed more frequently in female knee OA cases than in controls. One haplotype (H5) was observed exclusively in t...

journal_title：International journal of immunogenetics

authors： Hulin-Curtis SL,Bidwell JL,Perry MJ

更新日期：2013-08-01 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：:In this study, we aimed to find new genes associated with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) so that more comprehensive genes would be used for monitoring and/or diagnosing patients. Illumina digital gene expression profiling was applied in two sample types - peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) and synovial cells to com...

journal_title：International journal of immunogenetics

authors： Wang H,Guo J,Jiang J,Wu W,Chang X,Zhou H,Li Z,Zhao J

更新日期：2017-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:HLA-DQB1*06:48 has single nucleotide polymorphisms within codons 70 and 62 of exon 2 (GGG>AGG and AAG>AAC) relative to HLA-DQB1*06:02:01 and HLA-DQB1*06:37. This results in amino acid differences (G>R and K>N) that will change the polarity and charge of the encoded antigen and may therefore affect its peptide repertoi...

journal_title：International journal of immunogenetics

authors： Foster L,Tate D,Poulton K

更新日期：2013-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Programmed death ligand-1 (PD-L1) plays an important role in the attenuation of adaptive immune responses in higher vertebrates. Here, we describe the identification of the Pekin duck PD-L1 orthologue (duPD-L1) and its gene structure. The duPD-L1 cDNA encodes a 311-amino acid protein that has an amino acid identity of...

journal_title：International journal of immunogenetics

authors： Yao Q,Fischer KP,Tyrrell DL,Gutfreund KS

更新日期：2015-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pemphigus foliaceus (PF) is an autoimmune bullous epidermal disease, characterized by autoantibodies specific to the desmosomal protein desmoglein 1 (dsg1) and by acantholysis, the rupture of the cellular junctions among keratinocytes. Known also as fogo selvagem (wild fire) in Brazil, the disease has distinct epidemi...

journal_title：International journal of immunogenetics

authors： Köhler KF,Petzl-Erler ML

更新日期：2006-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Induced heteroduplex genotyping (IHG) is one of many methods that can be used to determine single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs). It is relatively new in comparison to other polymerase chain reaction (PCR)-based techniques. The aim of this study was to compare the results of genotyping using IHG with the results of g...

journal_title：International journal of immunogenetics

authors： Bown MJ,Weston S,Horsburgh T,Nicholson ML,Bell PR,Sayers RD

更新日期：2005-04-01 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：:Coenzyme Q (CoQ or ubiquinone) is a lipid-soluble component of virtually all types of cell membranes and has been shown to play multiple metabolic functions. Several clinical diseases including encephalomyopathy, cerebellar ataxia and isolated myopathy were shown to be associated with CoQ deficiency. However, the role...

journal_title：International journal of immunogenetics

authors： Cheng W,Song C,Anjum KM,Chen M,Li D,Zhou H,Wang W,Chen J

更新日期：2011-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To identify HLA-B*15 subtypes distribution in Han population in Beijing, People's Republic of China, 826 unrelated healthy individuals were typed using the polymerase chain reaction-sequence-based typing method. Within the 246 HLA-B*15 positive individuals, 29 HLA-B*15 alleles were identified, the most predominant of ...

journal_title：International journal of immunogenetics

authors： Yang G,Deng YJ,Qin H,Zhu BF,Chen F,Shen CM,Sun ZM,Chen LP,Wu J,Mu HF,Lucas R

更新日期：2010-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Matrix metalloproteinase 9 plays an important role in the development of bronchial asthma. We were interested in whether the polymorphisms -T1702A, -C1562T, R279Q and +C6T within the matrix metalloproteinase 9 (MMP-9) gene were associated with asthma in a population of 231 asthmatic children. However, we found no asso...

journal_title：International journal of immunogenetics

authors： Ganter K,Deichmann KA,Heinzmann A

更新日期：2005-08-01 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：:Type I interferons (IFN) are important mediators of the host defence against viruses through binding to the cell surface receptors, among which the binding to type I IFN receptor 2 (IFNAR2) is the very first step initiating a complex signal transduction cascade. By using RT-PCR and 5' RACE approaches, we obtained porc...

journal_title：International journal of immunogenetics

authors： Xing F,Li Y,Liang S,Liu D,Jiang C,Zhang Y,Kang L,Jiang Y

更新日期：2011-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Genes involved in regulation of the nuclear factor - kappa B (NF-κB) pathway are suggested to play a role in the pathogenesis of acute myeloid leukaemia (AML). The present study aimed to assess the association between the NF-κB1, TRAF3 and TLRs genes single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) and disease susceptibility as...

journal_title：International journal of immunogenetics

authors： Rybka J,Gębura K,Wróbel T,Wysoczańska B,Stefanko E,Kuliczkowski K,Bogunia-Kubik K

更新日期：2016-04-01 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：:Type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM) is a heterogeneous autoimmune disease, and both environmental and genetic factors play a role in its pathogenesis. Interleukin (IL)-18 is a potent pro-inflammatory cytokine capable of inducing interferon-gamma production that is associated with the development of T1DM. The gene for IL-1...

journal_title：International journal of immunogenetics

authors： Dong GP,Yu ZS,Liang L,Zou CC,Fu JF,Wang CL

更新日期：2007-04-01 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：:Perforin is one of the key effector molecules of cytotoxic T cells and natural killer cells. The influence of HLA-DRB1 alleles on peripheral blood perforin-positive CD4, CD8, CD16 and CD 56 cells was studied by flow cytometry. HLA-DRB1 typing was done in normal healthy subjects (NHS: n = 156) and patients with pulmona...

journal_title：International journal of immunogenetics

authors： Rajeswari DN,Selvaraj P,Raghavan S,Jawahar MS,Narayanan PR

更新日期：2007-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The genetic and immunophenotypic characteristics of a 3-year-old patient with Blau syndrome (BS), an early onset sarcoidosis caused by mutations in NOD2, were investigated. Molecular analysis of NOD2 gene was achieved by PCR and direct nucleotide sequencing. Immunophenotyping included cytometric analysis of memory-eff...

journal_title：International journal of immunogenetics

authors： Jimenez-Martinez MC,Cruz F,Groman-Lupa S,Zenteno JC

更新日期：2011-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Most humans lack a functional CASP12 gene, with the nonfunctional variant (CASP12p1), found in 100% of the Caucasian and east Asian population, and in approximately 80% of people of African descent. However, 20% of Africans carry an intact allele of CASP12, which produces a full-length pro-enzyme and increases the ris...

journal_title：International journal of immunogenetics

authors： Yavari M,Brinkley G,Klapstein KD,Hartwig WC,Rao R,Hermel E

更新日期：2012-10-01 00:00:00