Enhanced production of tumour necrosis factor alpha (TNF-alpha) by its precursor on the cell surface of primed THP-1 cells.

abstract：RATIONALE:Sarcoidosis is an idiopathic granulomatous disorder with heterogeneous clinical manifestations and variable prognosis. Monitoring disease activity is important to identify patients requiring treatment. Several cytokines have previously been shown to be elevated in the serum of patients with sarcoidosis and ma...

journal_title：Cytokine

authors： Geyer AI,Kraus T,Roberts M,Wisnivesky J,Eber CD,Hiensch R,Moran TM

更新日期：2013-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Growth related oncogene protein-alpha (GRO-alpha) is a member of C-X-C chemokine and plays an important role in inflammatory responses. Expression of GRO gene family is regulated by a number of factors at both transcriptional and posttranscriptional levels. In the present study, we have addressed the possible regulati...

journal_title：Cytokine

authors： Shibata T,Imaizumi T,Matsumiya T,Tamo W,Hatakeyama M,Yoshida H,Munakata H,Fukuda I,Satoh K

更新日期：2003-11-07 00:00:00

abstract：:Human interleukin-6 (IL-6) secreted by cytokine- or endotoxin-induced fibroblasts, monocytes, keratinocytes, endometrial stromal cells, and endothelial cells, when analyzed under denaturing and reducing conditions, consists of a set of differentially modified phosphoglycoproteins of molecular mass in the range from 23...

journal_title：Cytokine

authors： May LT,Shaw JE,Khanna AK,Zabriskie JB,Sehgal PB

更新日期：1991-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The interleukin (IL)-7 receptor (IL-7R) is expressed on human pre-B but not mature B-cells. We hypothesised that aberrant expression of IL-7R contributes to B-cell oncogenesis. Surface expression of IL-7R components CD127 and CD132, and intracellular Ki-67 and Bcl-2 were examined by flow cytometry on peripheral blood ...

journal_title：Cytokine

authors： Sasson SC,Smith S,Seddiki N,Zaunders JJ,Bryant A,Koelsch KK,Weatherall C,Munier ML,McGinley C,Yeung J,Mulligan SP,Moore J,Cooper DA,Milliken S,Kelleher AD

更新日期：2010-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Interleukin 17 (IL-17) is induced during the early stages of tuberculosis infection, playing an important role in the defense against mycobacterial infection. To date, only one study performed in Chinese Han population has found an association between IL-17F sequence variants and susceptibility to tuberculos...

journal_title：Cytokine

authors： Ocejo-Vinyals JG,de Mateo EP,Hoz MÁ,Arroyo JL,Agüero R,Ausín F,Fariñas MC

更新日期：2013-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have investigated phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase (PI3K)-dependent survival signalling pathways using several cytokines in three different hemopoietic cell lines, MC/9, FDC-P1, and TF-1. Cytokines caused PI3K- and PKB-dependent phosphorylation of FOXO3a (previously known as FKHRL1) at three distinct sites. Following ...

journal_title：Cytokine

authors： Behzad H,Jamil S,Denny TA,Duronio V

更新日期：2007-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Adipocytokines represent a molecular link between metabolic factors and vascular function. The purpose of our study was to investigate the relationship between adiponectin, leptin and renal function parameters in patients with glomerular filtration rate (GFR) above 90 ml/min/m(2) and type 2 diabetes. MATE...

journal_title：Cytokine

authors： Barlovic DP,Zaletel J,Prezelj J

更新日期：2009-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Two assays--isolated peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMC) and a whole blood assay (WBA)--are commonly used to study TNF-alpha production by an individual in order to distinguish between high and low cytokine producers. We assessed the reliability and reproducibility of these assays. METHODS:The PBMC as...

journal_title：Cytokine

authors： Bakiyeva LT,Brooks RA,Rushton N

更新日期：2005-04-07 00:00:00

abstract：:Although tumor necrosis factor (TNF) and interleukin 6 (IL 6) are purported to be important mediators of inflammatory responses following trauma, it is not known if the serum levels of these cytokines are altered by simple hemorrhage. The objective of this study therefore was to determine whether or not: 1) there is a...

journal_title：Cytokine

authors： Ayala A,Perrin MM,Meldrum DR,Ertel W,Chaudry IH

更新日期：1990-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is a common functional gastrointestinal disorder which presents with abdominal pain and alterations of the bowel habits. The pathophysiology of IBS is not well-recognized. Low grade inflammation has been suggested as one of the underlying mechanisms of IBS. Variations in the ci...

journal_title：Cytokine

authors： Bashashati M,Moradi M,Sarosiek I

更新日期：2017-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Obesity, a chronic low-grade inflammation metabolic abnormality, is related to high proinflammatory cytokines concentrations. Epstein-Barr virus-induced gene 3 (EBI3) encodes for the EBI3 beta subunit that constitutes interleukin (IL) 27 and 35. Our objective was to assess the association of three EBI3 single nucleoti...

journal_title：Cytokine

authors： Posadas-Sánchez R,Del Carmen González-Salazar M,Cardoso-Saldaña G,Andrés Criales-Vera S,Reyes-Barrera J,Pérez-Hernández N,Manuel Fragoso J,Vargas-Alarcón G

更新日期：2020-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recent evidence indicates that the rate of progression of the HIV-1 disease is significantly reduced in thalassaemia major patients upon treatment with high doses of desferrioxamine (DFX). The authors have previously demonstrated that in vitro exposure of mononuclear cells to DFX decreases the bioavailability of tumou...

journal_title：Cytokine

authors： Bellocq A,Israël-Biet D,Cadranel J,Perez J,Fouqueray B,Kanfer A,Girot R,Baud L

更新日期：1999-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:This study investigates the relationships between matrix metalloproteinases, inflammations mediators and type 2 diabetes mellitus in Tunisians metabolic syndrome (Mets) patients. METHODS:The study has included 239 MetS patients and 247 controls. Mets was defined according to the NCEP-ATPIII report. Mets patients ...

journal_title：Cytokine

authors： Zayani Y,El Golli N,Zidi W,Guizani I,Boussairi S,Aloui S,Ayadi I,Ftouhi B,Feki M,Ben Romdhane N,Ben Sliman H,Allal-Elasmi M,Kaabachi N

更新日期：2016-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Despite vaccine efforts, influenza outbreaks pose a significant threat to global public health. There are two commercially available seasonal influenza vaccines in the United States: the trivalent inactivated vaccine (TIV), delivered parenterally, and the live attenuated influenza vaccine (LAIV), delivered intranasall...

journal_title：Cytokine

authors： Ramakrishnan A,Althoff KN,Lopez JA,Coles CL,Bream JH

更新日期：2012-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND/AIMS:Infliximab (Ifx) is effective in the treatment of Crohn's disease (CD) and rheumatoid arthritis (RA), etanercept (Eta) in RA but not in CD. The mechanisms underlying these clinical differences are not fully understood, but this knowledge could be valuable to identify responders and develop new treatment...

journal_title：Cytokine

authors： Agnholt J,Dahlerup JF,Kaltoft K

更新日期：2003-08-07 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:Osteocalcin, a bone-derived factor, could be a feasible marker for metabolic disorders and adverse cardiovascular outcomes. This study aimed to explore the correlation between serum osteocalcin levels and correct QT interval (QTc) interval prolongation, a risk factor of cardiac morbidity and mortality. METHODS:We...

journal_title：Cytokine

authors： Xu Y,Wang Y,Ma X,Xiao Y,Wang Y,Bao Y

更新日期：2020-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Since its first description in 1966, macrophage migration inhibitory factor (MIF) was found to play a critical role in inflammatory and immune responses as well as in disease pathogenesis especially in tumor pathogenesis and cancer progression. MIF is expressed in different cell types and is associated with many disea...

journal_title：Cytokine

authors： Adzavon YM,Zhao P,Lv B,Liu M,Zhang X,Xie F,Yang L,Shang L,Zhang M,Li Q,Ma X

更新日期：2017-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The genetic basis of complex diseases like ischemic stroke probably consists of several predisposing risk factors, such as genes involved in inflammation and thrombotic pathways. On this basis the aim of our study was to evaluate the role of SNPs (single nucleotide polymorphisms) of some pro-inflammatory/ant...

journal_title：Cytokine

authors： Tuttolomondo A,Di Raimondo D,Forte GI,Casuccio A,Vaccarino L,Scola L,Pecoraro R,Serio A,Clemente G,Arnao V,Palmeri M,Misiano G,Lio D,Pinto A,Licata G

更新日期：2012-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cell death and innate immunity are ancient evolutionary conserved processes that utilize a dazzling number of related molecular effectors and parallel signal transduction mechanisms. The investigation of the molecular mechanisms linking the sensing of a danger signal (pathogens or tissue damage) to the induction of an...

journal_title：Cytokine

authors： Yeretssian G,Labbé K,Saleh M

更新日期：2008-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Thrombopoietin (TPO) plays a pivotal role in megakaryopoiesis. TPO initiates its biological effects by binding to its receptor Mpl. A recombinant protein consisting of a carrier Fc domain linked to multiple Mpl-binding domains was constructed, and is called AMG531. To define the biological activity of AMG531, we exami...

journal_title：Cytokine

authors： Broudy VC,Lin NL

更新日期：2004-01-21 00:00:00

abstract：:The gene for ISG12 (originally designated p27) was isolated as an oestrogen-induced gene. The authors undertook a comprehensive study using quantitative RT-PCR, in which we delineate the regulation of ISG12 by seven different cytokines including interferons and poly(I). poly(C) in seven human cell lines of different o...

journal_title：Cytokine

authors： Gjermandsen IM,Justesen J,Martensen PM

更新日期：2000-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) is a potent stimulus of angiogenesis that has an important role in many human malignancies including prostate carcinoma (PCa). We evaluated the role of the functional VEGF polymorphisms as genetic markers for PCa susceptibility and prognosis. METHODS:The study inclu...

journal_title：Cytokine

authors： Sfar S,Hassen E,Saad H,Mosbah F,Chouchane L

更新日期：2006-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:IL-18 is a pleiotropic and multifunctional cytokine that belongs to the IL-1 family. It is produced as a biologically inactive precursor, which is cleaved into its active mature form mainly by caspase-1. The caspase becomes active from its inactive precursor (procaspase-1) upon assembly of an inflammasome. Because of ...

journal_title：Cytokine

authors： Samarani S,Allam O,Sagala P,Aldabah Z,Jenabian MA,Mehraj V,Tremblay C,Routy JP,Amre D,Ahmad A

更新日期：2016-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Azidothymidine (AZT)-induced anemia in mice can be reversed by the administration of IGF-IL-3 (fusion protein of insulin-like growth factor II (IGF II) and interleukin 3). Although interleukin 3 (IL-3) and erythropoietin (EPO) are known to act synergistically on hematopoietic cell proliferation in vitro, injection of ...

journal_title：Cytokine

authors： DiFalco MR,Congote LF

更新日期：2002-04-07 00:00:00

abstract：:This moleculo-epidemiological and immunological study through cytokine response assessment was done to know the dynamics of cytokines in the initiation, persistence and association to physiological changes of a particular pathogen in water buffaloes. This is important to understand the magnitude and behavior of diseas...

journal_title：Cytokine

authors： Mingala CN,Konnai S,Cruz LC,Onuma M,Ohashi K

更新日期：2009-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:M1 mouse leukemia cells differentiate to macrophages/monocytes by the stimulation of interleukin-6 (IL-6)/leukemia inhibitory factor (LIF). To identify new LIF-induced genes, we have performed representational difference analysis using M1 cells and cloned mouse interleukin-3 (IL-3) receptor beta subunit gene. The mRNA...

journal_title：Cytokine

authors： Iwamoto T,Senga T,Adachi K,Hamaguchi M

更新日期：2004-02-07 00:00:00

abstract：:D-dopachrome tautomerase (D-DT) is a newly described cytokine and a member of the macrophage migration inhibitory factor (MIF) protein superfamily. MIF is a broadly expressed pro-inflammatory cytokine that regulates both the innate and the adaptive immune response. MIF activates the MAP kinase cascade, modulates cell ...

journal_title：Cytokine

authors： Merk M,Mitchell RA,Endres S,Bucala R

更新日期：2012-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Since liver regeneration after partial hepatectomy (PHx) is known to improve by pretreatment with recombinant human G-CSF (rhG-CSF), we investigated the mechanism by evaluating the distribution and activity of sinusoidal NK cells. F344 rats were treated with rhG-CSF (250 microg/kg/day) for 5 days before PHx. Pretreatm...

journal_title：Cytokine

authors： Oishi K,Hayamizu K,Aihaiti X,Itamoto T,Arihiro K,Asahara T

更新日期：2006-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is an immune disease in which the pathological immune reaction is thought to be initiated by the presentation of an (auto) antigen or superantigen by MHC class II positive cells to CD4 T cells. These successive immunological events can be studied by the cytokines produced at the different sta...

journal_title：Cytokine

authors： Zangerle PF,De Groote D,Lopez M,Meuleman RJ,Vrindts Y,Fauchet F,Dehart I,Jadoul M,Radoux D,Franchimont P

更新日期：1992-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Interleukin (IL)-7 stimulation improves virus- and tumor-specific CD8+ T cell responses. However, the role of IL-7 in modulation of dysfunctional CD8+ T cells in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) was not completely understood. In this study, a total of 37 HLA-A2 restricted patients with HCC and 16 healthy individuals wer...

journal_title：Cytokine

authors： Teng D,Ding L,Cai B,Luo Q,Wang H

更新日期：2019-06-01 00:00:00