Human clones with natural killer function can activate B cells and secrete B cell differentiation factors.

abstract：:This study was performed to investigate whether gamma delta T cells could also be divided into subsets, identified by a cytokine profile, as described for alpha beta T helper (Th) cell subsets. Cytokine production was studied in 22 gamma delta T cell clones obtained from the synovial fluid and peripheral blood of one ...

journal_title：European journal of immunology

authors： Chomarat P,Kjeldsen-Kragh J,Quayle AJ,Natvig JB,Miossec P

更新日期：1994-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:C3 is the central component of the complement system. Upon activation, C3 sequentially generates various proteolytic fragments, C3a, C3b, iC3b, C3dg, each of them exposing novel surfaces, which are sites of interaction with other proteins. C3 and its fragments are therapeutic targets and markers of complement activati...

journal_title：European journal of immunology

authors： Subías Hidalgo M,Yébenes H,Rodríguez-Gallego C,Martín-Ambrosio A,Domínguez M,Tortajada A,Rodríguez de Córdoba S,Llorca O

更新日期：2017-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Adenosine triphosphate has previously been shown to induce semi-mature human monocyte-derived dendritic cells (DC). These are characterized by the up-regulation of co-stimulatory molecules, the inhibition of IL-12 and the up-regulation of some genes involved in immune tolerance, such as thrombospondin-1 and indoleamin...

journal_title：European journal of immunology

authors： Ben Addi A,Lefort A,Hua X,Libert F,Communi D,Ledent C,Macours P,Tilley SL,Boeynaems JM,Robaye B

更新日期：2008-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Peptides presented by MHC class I molecules are mostly derived from proteins synthesized by the antigen-presenting cell itself, while peptides presented by MHC class II molecules are predominantly from materials acquired by endocytosis. External antigens can also be presented by MHC class I molecules in a process refe...

journal_title：European journal of immunology

authors： Hari A,Ganguly A,Mu L,Davis SP,Stenner MD,Lam R,Munro F,Namet I,Alghamdi E,Fürstenhaupt T,Dong W,Detampel P,Shen LJ,Amrein MW,Yates RM,Shi Y

更新日期：2015-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We studied the competitive repopulation by different B cells of irradiated mice reconstituted with bone marrow from either congenic or Ig-transgenic (TG) mice mixed at different ratios. We found that after reconstitution, the number of B cells recovered in the different chimeras is similar and independent of the ratio...

journal_title：European journal of immunology

authors： Freitas AA,Rosado MM,Viale AC,Grandien A

更新日期：1995-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A human monoclonal IgE from patient DES, IgE (DES), has been shown to activate the classical pathway of complement. The mechanism of this activation has been investigated and can be summarized as follows: (a) IgE (DES) is able to bind and activate C1 in a dose-dependent fashion. This activation increases with the size...

journal_title：European journal of immunology

authors： Saint-Remy JM

更新日期：1984-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:T cell receptor (TCR) genes are initially activated in hematopoietic stem cells that have been committed to the T cell lineage during ontogeny. We have established cell lines derived from hematopoietic organs which express truncated TCR delta mRNA (1.3 kbp). In this study, cDNA clones of this mRNA were analyzed to cha...

journal_title：European journal of immunology

authors： Shimamura M,Ohta S

更新日期：1995-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Inhibitory anti-antibodies induced in patients by xenogeneic or even by humanized anti-T cell antibodies remain an unresolved problem. Mice also produce anti-antibodies following injection of xeno- or allogeneic anti-T cell antibodies. Here we report a principle based on sequentially applied anti-T cell antibodies gen...

journal_title：European journal of immunology

authors： Mysliwietz J,Thierfelder S,Mocikat R,Kremmer E

更新日期：1994-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Interleukin-31 (IL-31) is a Th2 cell-derived cytokine that has been closely linked to pruritic skin inflammation. More recently, enhanced IL-31 serum levels have also been observed in patients with allergic rhinitis and allergic asthma. Therefore, the main aim of this study was to unravel the contribution of IL-31 to ...

journal_title：European journal of immunology

authors： Neuper T,Neureiter D,Sarajlic M,Strandt H,Bauer R,Schwarz H,Suchanek P,Korotchenko E,Dillon SR,Hammerl P,Stoecklinger A,Weiss R,Horejs-Hoeck J

更新日期：2020-07-10 00:00:00

abstract：:To detect possible differences in immunogenicity between tumors induced in T cell-deficient mice and phenotypically normal congenic mice, 16 sarcomas, 8 having developed in nude BALB/c mice and 8 having developed in congenic normal (nu/+) mice, were transplanted to normal BALB/c recipients and the rates of rejection o...

journal_title：European journal of immunology

authors： Svane IM,Engel AM,Nielsen MB,Ljunggren HG,Rygaard J,Werdelin O

更新日期：1996-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Aging is accompanied by altered immunity, resulting in a variable state of poorly understood immunodeficiency. While both the numbers and the functionality of naïve T cells are decreased by aging, the impact of these changes upon immune defense against bacterial pathogens in vivo remains understudied. Using a model of...

journal_title：European journal of immunology

authors： Smithey MJ,Renkema KR,Rudd BD,Nikolich-Žugich J

更新日期：2011-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Interleukin-5 (IL-5) plays a critical role in the pathogenesis of eosinophil-associated allergic disorders, such as asthma. IL-5 may also play a major role in the development of eosinophilia-associated lymphoproliferative disorders caused by human T lymphotropic virus type I (HTLV-I). In this study, we have investigat...

journal_title：European journal of immunology

authors： Li-Weber M,Giaisi M,Krammer PH

更新日期：2001-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Studies based on either MHC class II-knockout or CD4+ T cell-depleted murine models have demonstrated a critical role for CD4+ T cells in the generation of CD8+ T cell memory. However, it is difficult to extend these findings to immunocompromised humans where a complete loss of CD4+ T cells is rarely observed. Here, w...

journal_title：European journal of immunology

authors： Smith C,Martinez M,Cooper L,Rist M,Zhong J,Khanna R

更新日期：2008-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Responsiveness to IL-13 involves at least two chains, IL-4Ralpha and IL-13Ralpha1. Although mouse B cells express IL-4Ralpha, little is known about their expression of IL-13Ralpha chains. To investigate this topic further, we have generated a monoclonal antibody (C41) specific for murine IL-13Ralpha1. Using C41, IL-13...

journal_title：European journal of immunology

authors： Poudrier J,Graber P,Herren S,Berney C,Gretener D,Kosco-Vilbois MH,Gauchat JF

更新日期：2000-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Spleen cells from trypanosome-infected mice strongly suppressed lymphocyte stimulation induced in normal spleen cell populations by lipopolysaccharide, concanavalin A or allogeneic (H-2-different) stimulator cells. This suppression was not H-2-restricted, as responses of spleen lymphocytes both allogeneic and syngenei...

journal_title：European journal of immunology

authors： Pearson TW,Roelants GE,Pinder M,Lundin LB,Mayor-Withey KS

更新日期：1979-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The cytotoxic response of cell sorter-purified small Lyt-2+ splenic cytotoxic lymphocyte precursors from 10 individual C57BL/6 mice to mutant class I H-2Kbm1 or H-2Dbm14 allodeterminants was analyzed under limiting dilution conditions. The cytotoxic activity of anti-bm1-specific or anti-bm14-specific cytotoxic T lymph...

journal_title：European journal of immunology

authors： Reimann J,Bellan A

更新日期：1986-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Naturally occurring CD4+CD25(high) regulatory T cells (nTreg) are essential for maintaining tolerance. FOXP3 has been established as a molecular marker of nTreg; however, FOXP3 cannot be used as a reliable marker for bona fide human nTreg since effector T cells also up-regulate FOXP3 expression upon activation. Despit...

journal_title：European journal of immunology

authors： Battaglia M,Roncarolo MG

更新日期：2009-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We investigated here the potential role of Toll-like receptors (TLR) and the adaptor protein MyD88 in innate immunity responses to Cryptococcus neoformans, a pathogenic encapsulated yeast. Peritoneal macrophages from MyD88(-/-) or TLR2(-/-) mice released significantly less TNF-alpha, compared with wild-type controls, ...

journal_title：European journal of immunology

authors： Biondo C,Midiri A,Messina L,Tomasello F,Garufi G,Catania MR,Bombaci M,Beninati C,Teti G,Mancuso G

更新日期：2005-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:DC not only activate CD4 T (Th) cell and cytotoxic CD8 T cell (CTL) responses against pathogens, but they also tolerize autoreactive T cells in order to avoid autoimmunity. Previous studies have demonstrated that steady-state DC can tolerize naïve CTL, naïve Th cells and memory CTL. A study in this issue of the Europe...

journal_title：European journal of immunology

authors： Kurts C

更新日期：2010-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Granzyme A (TSP-1) is a serine esterase expressed in cytotoxic T and natural killer (NK) cell lines. Its presence in in vivo primed T cells is disputed at present. Here we show that normal rat NK cells contain granzyme A in vivo and that its expression is augmented by their short-term in vitro treatment with IL 2. Gra...

journal_title：European journal of immunology

authors： Velotti F,Palmieri G,Morrone S,Piccoli M,Frati L,Santoni A

更新日期：1989-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A commonly held postulate regarding the etiology of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is that of antigenic mimicry. Recent interest has focused on the mycobacterial 65-kDa heat-shock protein (hsp) as a putative causal agent. The 65-kDa hsp has over 40% sequence homology with the human hsp 60, and elevated synovial T cell resp...

journal_title：European journal of immunology

authors： Quayle AJ,Wilson KB,Li SG,Kjeldsen-Kragh J,Oftung F,Shinnick T,Sioud M,Førre O,Capra JD,Natvig JB

更新日期：1992-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mutations in PTEN-induced kinase 1 (PINK1), a serine/threonine kinase linked to familial early-onset Parkinsonism, compromise mitochondrial integrity and metabolism and impair AKT signaling. As the activation of a naïve T cell requires an AKT-dependent reorganization of a cell's metabolic machinery, we sought to deter...

journal_title：European journal of immunology

authors： Ellis GI,Zhi L,Akundi R,Büeler H,Marti F

更新日期：2013-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The pool of hematopoietic stem cells (HSCs) in the bone marrow is a mixture of resting, proliferating, and differentiating cells. Long-term repopulating HSCs (LT-HSC) are routinely enriched as Lin- Sca1+ c-Kit+ CD34- Flt3- CD150+ CD48- cells. The Flt3 ligand (Flt3L) and its receptor Flt3 are important regulators of HS...

journal_title：European journal of immunology

authors： Tornack J,Kawano Y,Garbi N,Hämmerling GJ,Melchers F,Tsuneto M

更新日期：2017-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The cornea is an immune privileged tissue. Since arginase has been found to modulate T-cell function by depleting arginine, we investigated the expression of arginase in the cornea and its possible role in immune privilege using a murine transplant model. We found that both the endothelium and epithelium of murine cor...

journal_title：European journal of immunology

authors： Fu H,Khan A,Coe D,Zaher S,Chai JG,Kropf P,Müller I,Larkin DF,George AJ

更新日期：2011-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A panel of closely and distantly related lysozymes and lysozyme-peptide fragments were utilized in assessing the specificity repertoire of murine anti-hen egg white lysozyme hybridomas. The 44 monoclonal antibodies could be divided into a minimum of 18 fine specificity groups in tests using the lysozyme panel. Two hyb...

journal_title：European journal of immunology

authors： Metzger DW,Ch'ng LK,Miller A,Sercarz EE

更新日期：1984-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The CBA/N mouse carries the X-linked immunodeficiency xid, resulting in defective B cell development. B cells from these animals cannot mount antibody responses to type 2 T-independent antigens, and do not synthesize DNA when stimulated with anti-immunoglobulin (Ig) antibodies which are mitogenic for normal B cells. T...

journal_title：European journal of immunology

authors： Hasbold J,Klaus GG

更新日期：1994-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The diversity of the human immune repertoire and how it relates to a functional immune response has not yet been studied in detail in humanized NOD.SCID.gammac(-/-) immunodeficient mice. Here, we used a multiplex PCR on genomic DNA to quantify the combinatorial diversity of all possible V-J rearrangements at the TCR-b...

journal_title：European journal of immunology

authors： Marodon G,Desjardins D,Mercey L,Baillou C,Parent P,Manuel M,Caux C,Bellier B,Pasqual N,Klatzmann D

更新日期：2009-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:NK cells can kill transformed, infected and stressed cells while most normal cells are spared. NK cells are activated by various endogenous self-ligands, some of which are actually expressed by normal cells. Thus, NK cells are inherently self-reactive and consequently, potentially auto-aggressive. How these cells are ...

journal_title：European journal of immunology

authors： Held W

更新日期：2008-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:CD5 is expressed on T cells and a subset of B cells (B1a). It can attenuate TCR signalling and impair CTL activation and is a therapeutic targetable tumour antigen expressed on leukemic T and B cells. However, the potential therapeutic effect of functionally blocking CD5 to increase T cell anti-tumour activity against...

journal_title：European journal of immunology

authors： Alotaibi F,Rytelewski M,Figueredo R,Zareardalan R,Zhang M,Ferguson PJ,Maleki Vareki S,Najajreh Y,El-Hajjar M,Zheng X,Min WP,Koropatnick J

更新日期：2020-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:IL-12 is an important immunomodulatory cytokine that induces tyrosine phosphorylation and activation of the signal transducer and activator of transcription (STAT)4. IL-12 induces sustained activation and nuclear translocation of STAT4 and this regulatory process is coupled to both tyrosine and serine phosphorylation ...

journal_title：European journal of immunology

authors： Athié-M V,Flotow H,Hilyard KL,Cantrell DA

更新日期：2000-05-01 00:00:00