Principles of homeostasis in governing virus activation and latency.

abstract：:This study investigated nitro-oxidative stress in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) in association with disease activity, immune-inflammatory biomarkers, and adhesion molecules. Two-hundred-four patients with SLE and 256 healthy volunteers were enrolled in this case-control study, which measured nitro-o...

journal_title：Immunologic research

authors： Scavuzzi BM,Simão ANC,Iriyoda TMV,Lozovoy MAB,Stadtlober NP,Franchi Santos LFDR,Flauzino T,de Medeiros FA,de Sá MC,Consentin L,Reiche EMV,Maes M,Dichi I

更新日期：2018-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The tick-borne encephalitis (TBE) serocomplex of viruses, genus Flavivirus, includes a number of important human pathogens that cause serious neurological illnesses and hemorrhagic fevers. These viruses pose a significant public health problem due to high rates of morbidity and mortality, their emergence to new geogra...

journal_title：Immunologic research

authors： Robertson SJ,Mitzel DN,Taylor RT,Best SM,Bloom ME

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Tumor necrosis factor (TNF) inhibitors have been found to exhibit certain efficacy in treating refractory Takayasu arteritis (TA) in clinic despite severe adverse effects. The aim of this study is to investigate a natural anti-TNF compound, curcumin, its function, and its potential as treatment against TA. In total, 2...

journal_title：Immunologic research

authors： Shao N,Jia H,Li Y,Li J

更新日期：2017-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Eukaryotic cells perceive and respond to microbes, both pathogenic and commensal, by activation of signaling cascades such as the NF-kappaB pathway. Induction of such pathways leads to the upregulation of a program of gene expression that mediates pro-inflammatory and anti-apoptotic effector proteins. This host respon...

journal_title：Immunologic research

authors： Neish AS

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:LSP1 is an F-actin bundling cytoskeletal protein expressed in hematopoietic lineage and endothelial cells. We investigated the function of this protein by generating and analyzing an LSP1-deficient mouse strain and in this review we describe our findings together with those of other investigators. The results show a c...

journal_title：Immunologic research

authors： Jongstra-Bilen J,Jongstra J

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Previous studies by our group, using an experimental autoimmune thyroiditis (EAT) model in Strain 13 inbred guinea pigs, resulted in T cell-mediated delayed hypersensitivity; however, autoantibodies proved not to be cytotoxic to thyroid epithelial cells in the presence or absence of complement proteins. Albeit, T cell...

journal_title：Immunologic research

authors： Lin MS,Tse HM,Delmastro MM,Bertera S,Wong CT,Lakomy R,He J,Sklavos MM,Coudriet GM,Pietropaolo M,Trucco MM,Piganelli JD

更新日期：2011-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Type 1 diabetes (T1D) is a chronic autoimmune disease in which β cells are destroyed. Islet transplantation is the most promising therapeutic treatment for T1D patients. However, allograft rejection and autoimmune reaction have been recognized as primary causes of graft loss after transplantation. Alpha-1-antitrypsin ...

journal_title：Immunologic research

authors： Yang L,Liao YT,Yang XF,Reng LW,Qi H,Li FR

更新日期：2015-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Research during the last decade has significantly advanced our understanding of the molecular mechanisms at the interface between the nervous system and the immune system. Insight into bidirectional neuro-immune communication has characterized the nervous system as an important partner of the immune system in the regu...

journal_title：Immunologic research

authors： Pavlov VA,Tracey KJ

更新日期：2015-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We recently introduced the concept of the infectome as a means of studying all infectious factors which contribute to the development of autoimmune disease. It forms the infectious part of the exposome, which collates all environmental factors contributing to the development of disease and studies the sum total of bur...

journal_title：Immunologic research

authors： Bogdanos DP,Smyk DS,Invernizzi P,Rigopoulou EI,Blank M,Sakkas L,Pouria S,Shoenfeld Y

更新日期：2013-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Consideration of the pathophysiology of insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus in the nonobese diabetic (NOD) mouse can be viewed from a temporal perspective. We argue that there are discontinuous phases and each phase may reflect a phenotype educed by a particular set of genetic and epigenetic events. Therefore, tempora...

journal_title：Immunologic research

authors： Rudy GB,Sutherland RM,Lew AM

更新日期：1997-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The proteins of the tumor necrosis factor (TNF) receptor superfamily are a group of cell-surface receptors critically involved in the maintenance of homeostasis of the immune system. By interacting with their corresponding ligands, these receptors either induce cell death or promote cell survival of immune cells. The ...

journal_title：Immunologic research

authors： Zhou T,Mountz JD,Kimberly RP

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Naive CD4 T cell activation is a complex process involving many steps. T cell receptor (TCR) signals, provided by interaction with peptide/MHC on antigen-presenting cells (APC), control many events associated with activation. The extent of TCR signaling and the magnitude of the T cell response is in turn controlled by...

journal_title：Immunologic research

authors： Dubey C,Croft M

更新日期：1996-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Antimicrobial peptide innate immunity plays a central role in the susceptibility to infectious diseases, as has been described extensively in different settings. However, the role that these molecules play in the immunity mediated by polymorphonuclear phagocytes as part of the innate immunity of ageing individuals has...

journal_title：Immunologic research

authors： Rivas-Santiago B,Castañeda-Delgado JE,de Haro-Acosta J,Torres-Juarez F,Frausto-Lujan I,Marin-Luevano P,González-Amaro R,Enciso-Moreno JA

更新日期：2016-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Systemic sclerosis (SSc) is an intractable multifaceted disease with high mortality. Although its pathogenesis is not fully understood, recent studies have advanced our knowledge on SSc. The cardinal pathological features of SSc are autoimmunity, vasculopathy, and fibrosis. The B cells in SSc are constitutively activa...

journal_title：Immunologic research

authors： Furue M,Mitoma C,Mitoma H,Tsuji G,Chiba T,Nakahara T,Uchi H,Kadono T

更新日期：2017-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The role of gamma/delta T cells in immunity to bacterial infection and control of inflammation is discussed. Special emphasis is placed on the use of murine models in which various aspects of immune function can be monitored in the absence of gamma/delta T cells. Issues discussed include the response to and control of...

journal_title：Immunologic research

authors： Ziegler HK

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Liver injury after experimental acetaminophen treatment is mediated both by direct hepatocyte injury through a P450-generated toxic metabolite and indirectly by activated liver Kupffer cells and neutrophils. This study was designed to investigate the role of Notch signaling in the regulation of innate immune responses...

journal_title：Immunologic research

authors： Jiang L,Ke M,Yue S,Xiao W,Yan Y,Deng X,Ying QL,Li J,Ke B

更新日期：2017-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Immune cell development and function must be tightly regulated through cell surface receptors to ensure proper responses to pathogen and tolerance to self. In T cells, the signal from the T-cell receptor is essential for T-cell maturation, homeostasis, and activation. In mast cells, the high-affinity receptor for IgE ...

journal_title：Immunologic research

authors： Zhong XP,Shin J,Gorentla BK,O'Brien T,Srivatsan S,Xu L,Chen Y,Xie D,Pan H

更新日期：2011-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We examine whether B cell lines enriched for DNA specificity from either autoimmune (BWF1) or normal mice (Balb/c) can be rendered unresponsive to autoantigen in terms of the specific suppression of direct antibody-forming cells to DNA. These B cell lines were both Lyt-1 positive and negative. Preincubation with oligo...

journal_title：Immunologic research

authors： Aldo-Benson M,Borel H,Scheiderer-Pratt L,Borel Y

更新日期：1989-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We describe herein a 61-year-old woman who presented with fever, night sweats and cough. The diagnosis of pneumonia was established, but with symptom recurrence following antibiotic therapy, further diagnostics were performed. Biopsy via bronchoscopy revealed cryptogenic organizing pneumonia, and later on follow-up, a...

journal_title：Immunologic research

authors： Gueta I,Shoenfeld Y,Orbach H

更新日期：2014-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Risk posed by microbial superantigens in triggering or exacerbating SLE in genetically predisposed individuals, thereby altering the response to its treatment strategies, has not been studied. Using streptococcal pyrogenic exotoxin A and staphylococcal enterotoxin B as prototype superantigens, we have demonstrated tha...

journal_title：Immunologic research

authors： Dar SA,Janahi EM,Haque S,Akhter N,Jawed A,Wahid M,Ramachandran VG,Bhattacharya SN,Banerjee BD,Das S

更新日期：2016-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The coexistence of alopecia areata (AA) and systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) has been described, but the association between these conditions is yet to be firmly established. We aimed to evaluate the association between AA and SLE using a large-scale real-life computerized database. A cross-sectional study was condu...

journal_title：Immunologic research

authors： Kridin K,Shalom G,Comaneshter D,Cohen AD

更新日期：2020-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Anti-double-stranded DNA (dsDNA) B cells persist even in nonautoimmune- prone animals. In this review, we summarize data regarding the activation potential of these cells. Provision of cognate CD4 T cell help to anti-dsDNA B cells in nonautoimmune mice not only drives their maturation and entry into the B cell follicl...

journal_title：Immunologic research

authors： Fields ML,Seo SJ,Nish SA,Tsai JH,Caton AJ,Erikson J

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mast cells (MC) are important effector cells in allergic disorders. Recently, the role of MC in innate and adaptive immunity is gaining prominence. Nitric oxide is an important signaling molecule and its production in mast cell has been reported widely. However, controversy exists about whether MC produce NO. This rev...

journal_title：Immunologic research

authors： Sekar Y,Moon TC,Muñoz S,Befus AD

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have focused our research on understanding the basic biology of and developing novel therapeutic and prophylactic DNA vaccines. We have among others three distinct primary areas of interest which include: 1. Enhancing in vivo delivery and transfection of DNA vaccine vectors 2. Improving DNA vaccine construct immuno...

journal_title：Immunologic research

authors： Abdulhaqq SA,Weiner DB

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Dendritic cells (DC) are the sentinels of the immune system, linking innate with adaptive responses. The functional responses of DC are subject to complex regulation and serve as targets for pathogens. Ca2+-mediated signal transduction pathways serve a central regulatory role in DC responses to diverse antigens, inclu...

journal_title：Immunologic research

authors： Connolly SF,Kusner DJ

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Joint damage in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is characterized by cartilage and bone loss resulting in pain, deformity, and loss of joint function. Anti-citrullinated protein antibody (ACPA) has been implicated in RA pathogenesis and predicts radiographical joint damage and clinical severity. Therefore, the purpose of thi...

journal_title：Immunologic research

authors： Dusad A,Duryee MJ,Shaw AT,Klassen LW,Anderson DR,Wang D,Ren K,Gravallese EM,O'Dell JR,Mikuls TR,Thiele GM

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of the present study was to investigate the association between the presence of albuminuria and cytokines profile with biomarkers of endothelial damage and oxidative stress in patients with type 1 diabetes mellitus (DM1). The sample was composed by 35 healthy individuals, 63 DM1 patients with normoalbuminuria ...

journal_title：Immunologic research

authors： Pestana RM,Domingueti CP,Duarte RC,Fóscolo RB,Reis JS,Rodrigues AM,Martins LB,Sousa LP,Lage DP,Ferreira CN,Ferreira AV,Fernandes AP,Gomes KB

更新日期：2016-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In all eukaryotes, the cell shape depends on the actin filament cytoskeleton, which is regulated by the small GTPase RhoA. It is well known that the cell shape determines cell function and behavior. Inversely, any change in the cell behavior and/or function reverberates at the cell shape. In this review, we describe h...

journal_title：Immunologic research

authors： Wosik J,Suarez-Villagran M,Miller JH Jr,Ghobrial RM,Kloc M

更新日期：2019-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Upon entry to the systemic circulation, neutrophils exhibit a short mean time to cell death. The viability of most cell types in a steady state is preserved by the interplay of the Bcl-2 family of proteins, wherein the anti-apoptotic members inhibit the action of their pro-apoptotic counterparts. Neutrophils, however,...

journal_title：Immunologic research

authors： Murphy MP,Caraher E

更新日期：2015-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Many clues point to a role for T lymphocytes in the pathogenesis of rheumatoid arthritis (RA), although the importance of these cells and their position within the rheumatoid pathogenic scheme remain unknown. Encouraged by data from animal models of T-lymphocyte-mediated autoimmunity, a major focus of research into th...

journal_title：Immunologic research

authors： Zwillich SH,Weiner DB,Williams WV

更新日期：1994-01-01 00:00:00