Endothelium as a target for antiphospholipid antibodies.

abstract：:During bacterial peritonitis of patients on continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis (CAPD) leukocytes, particularly polymorphonuclear neutrophilic granulocytes (PMNs), migrate into the peritoneal cavity. However, at the site of inflammation PMNs are not sufficiently able to protect the host against micro-organisms. ...

journal_title：Immunobiology

authors： Elsner J,Sach M,Knopf HP,Norgauer J,Kapp A,Schollmeyer P,Dobos GJ

更新日期：1995-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Considering that imbalance of central tolerance in the thymus contributes to aggressive autoimmunity, we compared the expression of peripheral tissue autoantigens (PTA) genes, which are involved in self-representation in the thymic stroma, of two mouse strains; DBA-1/J (MHC-H2(q)) susceptible and DBA-2/J (MHC-H2(d)) r...

journal_title：Immunobiology

authors： Donate PB,Fornari TA,Junta CM,Magalhães DA,Macedo C,Cunha TM,Nguyen C,Cunha FQ,Passos GA

更新日期：2011-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The innate immune system recognizes pathogen-associated molecular patterns (PAMP) to cope with evolving infections. Toll-like receptors (TLRs) play a pivotal role in recognition of PAMPs. In the course of infection not a single but rather a full panel of different microbial components interacts with distinct TLRs simu...

journal_title：Immunobiology

authors： Dalpke AH,Frey M,Morath S,Hartung T,Heeg K

更新日期：2002-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This is the first application of flow cytometry for the detection of lamina propria plasma cells and their intracellular immunoglobulins in patients with inflammatory bowel disease compared to healthy controls. The study has been focused on the distribution of IgA, IgG, IgM and the four IgG subclasses. Plasma cells we...

journal_title：Immunobiology

authors： Dorn I,Schlenke P,Mascher B,Stange EF,Seyfarth M

更新日期：2002-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Surfactant protein D has multiple functions in innate immunity in the lung. The generation of SP-D knock-out mice has revealed a central role for this protein in the control of lung inflammation. Accumulating evidence in mouse models of infection and inflammation indicates that truncated recombinant forms of surfactan...

journal_title：Immunobiology

authors： Clark H,Reid KB

更新日期：2002-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Dendritic cells (DCs) play a key role in the orchestration of the immune system by virtue of their capacity to control both immunity and tolerance induction. The functions of DCs depend on the subset as well as their location and activation state. A number of in vitro protocols, developed to recapitulate DC generation...

journal_title：Immunobiology

authors： Conti L,Gessani S

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The majority of B lymphocytes, virgin T lymphocytes and a subpopulation of memory T cells express the addressin, L-selectin. Natural killer (NK) cells in rodents and humans also express L-selectin. We have shown that a similar proportion (40%) of NK cells in mouse spleen also express the integrin, CD18Mac-1, and moreo...

journal_title：Immunobiology

authors： Lejtenyi D,Osmond DG,Miller SC

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Interleukin-6 (IL-6) induced increased, leukocyte and platelet counts on around day 20 when it was administered into [BALB/c-->C3H/He] bone marrow chimeras from day 1 to day 12. Increased leukocyte counts and hemoglobin (Hb) levels were also observed at around day 60 and from day 41 to 80, respectively. On the other h...

journal_title：Immunobiology

authors： Imamura M,Hashino S,Kobayashi H,Tanaka J,Imai K,Han M,Fujii Y,Kobayashi M,Higa T,Kasai M

更新日期：1994-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A mouse ear reaction for testing cell mediated immunity of human lymphocytes using the local graft-versus-host reaction assay is described. Five million human mononuclears were locally injected into the ears of immune suppressed NZW mice. The reaction mounted was quantitated by determining the 125I-Iodo-Deoxyuridine (...

journal_title：Immunobiology

authors： Mukamel E,Umiel T,Shohat B,Pecht M,Servadio C,Trainin N

更新日期：1985-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Macrophages located in airways and the alveolar space are continually exposed to different signals from the respiratory mucosa. In this respect, epithelial cells represent an important source of cytokines and mediators modulating the state of activation and/or differentiation of mononuclear phagocytes. Many of the pro...

journal_title：Immunobiology

authors： Striz I,Brabcova E,Kolesar L,Liu XD,Brabcova I,Sekerkova A,Poole JA,Jaresova M,Slavcev A,Rennard SI

更新日期：2011-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Guinea pig (gp) platelets react to nanomolar doses of the complement-derived anaphylatoxin C5a with a shape change, aggregation and release of biogenic amines and nucleotides from their granules. We have investigated the specific receptor for C5a on gp platelets which mediates these biological effects. Competitive bin...

journal_title：Immunobiology

authors： Kretzschmar T,Kahl K,Rech K,Bautsch W,Köhl J,Bitter-Suermann D

更新日期：1991-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cytokines play critical roles in the pathogenesis of Behçet's disease (BD). They mediated many of the effectors and regulatory functions of immune and inflammatory responses. Many studies have linked Interleukin-6 (IL-6) and Interleukin-10 (IL-10) pathologically to BD. Thus, this study aimed to investigate the associa...

journal_title：Immunobiology

authors： Talaat RM,Ashour ME,Bassyouni IH,Raouf AA

更新日期：2014-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Asthma is characterized by inflammation, pulmonary remodeling and bronchial hyperresponsiveness. We have previously shown that treatment with angiotensin-(1-7) [Ang-(1-7)] promotes resolution of eosinophilic inflammation and prevents chronic allergic lung inflammation. Here, we evaluated the effect of treatment with t...

journal_title：Immunobiology

authors： Magalhães GS,Gregório JF,Ramos KE,Cançado-Ribeiro ATP,Baroni IF,Barcelos LS,Pinho V,Teixeira MM,Santos RAS,Rodrigues-Machado MG,Campagnole-Santos MJ

更新日期：2020-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Chemokine CCL21 can effectively attract CCR7(+) dendritic cells (DCs), however its role in this event is poorly understood. In this report, we investigated the effect of exogenous CCL21 expressed in breast cancer MCF-7 on human monocyte-derived DCs. CCL21-transfected MCF-7 stimulation prompted DC functions: migration,...

journal_title：Immunobiology

authors： Wu S,Xing W,Peng J,Yuan X,Zhao X,Lei P,Li W,Wang M,Zhu H,Huang B,Huang L,Shen G

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Male reproductive tract infection and inflammation are important aetiological factors of infertility. Experimental Autoimmune Orchitis (EAO) is a model of chronic inflammation useful to study mechanisms of inflammatory reactions leading to testicular impairment. EAO is characterised by interstitial cell infi...

journal_title：Immunobiology

authors： Jarazo-Dietrich S,Jacobo P,Pérez CV,Guazzone VA,Lustig L,Theas MS

更新日期：2012-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Anti-anaemic drug ferric-sorbitol citrate showed immunomodulatory effects, activating NF-kappaB in peritoneal macrophages, which consequently secrete tumour necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha). TNF-alpha activates NF-kappaB in spleen cells. The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of iron polyisomaltosate, an...

journal_title：Immunobiology

authors： Poljak-Blazi M,Jaganjac M,Mustapic M,Pivac N,Muck-Seler D

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The activation of cytotoxic T lymphocytes (CTL) in vivo was found to be augmented by glutathione if injected i.p. in the late phase but not in the early phase of the response. The effect of glutathione possibly resembles the augmenting effect of 2-mercaptoethanol in lymphocyte cultures. ...

journal_title：Immunobiology

authors： Dröge W,Pottmeyer-Gerber C,Schmidt H,Nick S

更新日期：1986-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Chemokines are important mediators of leukocyte recruitment and activation that play critical roles in the pathology of inflammatory diseases such as atherosclerosis, rheumatoid arthritis and asthma. The vaccinia virus (strain Lister) expresses a 35 kDa soluble protein ('35K') that binds and inactivates a wide range o...

journal_title：Immunobiology

authors： Bursill CA,Cai S,Channon KM,Greaves DR

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The defective antigen presenting ability of antigen presenting cells (APCs) modulates host cytokines and co-stimulatory signals that may lead to severity of leprosy. In the present study, we sought to evaluate the phenotypic features of APCs along with whether DC SIGN (DC-specific intercellular adhesion molecule-grabb...

journal_title：Immunobiology

authors： Kumar S,Naqvi RA,Bhat AA,Rani R,Ali R,Agnihotri A,Khanna N,Rao DN

更新日期：2013-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Shigella spp. are known to penetrate the colonic epithelial cells causing shigellosis, which results in production of convalescent antibodies against porin, the surface exposed major outer membrane protein. Porin has been categorized as primarily TLR2-ligand and here we validated its signaling procedure in colonic INT...

journal_title：Immunobiology

authors： Mukherjee S,Sinha D,Ghosh AK,Biswas T

更新日期：2014-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mugwort pollen allergy is frequent in parts of Europe. As mugwort pollen contains only one major allergen, Art v 1, which harbors only one T cell epitope, we employed mugwort pollen allergy as a model to study allergen-specific T cell responses. However, after 2004, we noticed a drastic decrease in the T cell response...

journal_title：Immunobiology

authors： Van Hemelen D,Hemmer W,Kmenta M,Berger UB,Kinaciyan T,Bohle B,Jahn-Schmid B

更新日期：2019-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The inability of spontaneous and some laboratory-induced tumors to stimulate the immune system has continuously raised the question of the validity of using immunological maneuvers in order to control tumor growth. In this project we suggest that a tumor which is nonimmunogenic still has an immunogenic potential that ...

journal_title：Immunobiology

authors： Klein BY,Sharon R,Tarcic N,Naor D

更新日期：1982-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:CD40 is essential for optimal B cell activation. It has been shown that CD40 stimulation can augment BCR-induced B cell responses, but the molecular mechanism(s) by which CD40 regulates BCR signaling is poorly understood. In this report, we attempted to characterize the signaling synergy between BCR- and CD40-mediated...

journal_title：Immunobiology

authors： Ying H,Li Z,Yang L,Zhang J

更新日期：2011-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recently, it could be shown that Cyclosporin A (CsA) inhibited the activation of T and B lymphocytes by interfering with an early step of the activation, namely the stimulation of the plasma membrane-bound lysophosphatide acyltransferase. In this report, we compared three CsA-derivatives, Dihydro-Cyclosporin C (Dihydr...

journal_title：Immunobiology

authors： Kroggel R,Goppelt-Strübe M,Martin M,Resch K

更新日期：1987-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Chitin and β-glucan are conserved throughout evolution in the fungal cell wall and are the most common polysaccharides in fungal species. Together, these two polysaccharides form a structural scaffold that is essential for the survival of the fungus. In the present study, we demonstrated that Aspergillus fumigatus alk...

journal_title：Immunobiology

authors： Dubey LK,Moeller JB,Schlosser A,Sorensen GL,Holmskov U

更新日期：2014-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Culture supernatants (CS) from Hodgkin derived cell lines have previously been shown to contain colony stimulating activity (CSF) for human cord blood cells, fetal bone marrow and fetal liver cells. In this study 3-day CS from four Hodgkin lines (L428, L538, L540, L591) and two sublines (L428KS, L428KSA) were examined...

journal_title：Immunobiology

authors： Kortmann C,Burrichter H,Monner D,Jahn G,Diehl V,Peter HH

更新日期：1984-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The part played by MHC antigens on lymphocyte homing has been investigated by inducing modifications of their expression on lymphoid cells. A significant, though moderate, enhancement of H-2 antigen expression has been observed following in vitro treatment of lymphocytes with alpha-IFN. A decrease has been obtained af...

journal_title：Immunobiology

authors： Navarro J,El Ansary M,Royo C,de Maeyer E,Touraine JL

更新日期：1984-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cytotoxicity and production of cytokines are two important functions of NK cells. These two different NK functions were studied in a syngeneic rat model in relation to MHC class I expression. We focussed on the mechanism by which NK cells modulate MHC class I expression on target cells and how this interferes with NK ...

journal_title：Immunobiology

authors： Jonges LE,Giezeman-Smits KM,van Vlierberghe RL,Ensink NG,Hagenaars M,Joly E,Eggermont AM,van de Velde CJ,Fleuren GJ,Kuppen PJ

更新日期：2000-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Phagocytosis Inhibitory Factor (PIF), a small (< 3000 D) molecule, was partially purified from human red blood cell membranes. This factor inhibits latex phagocytosis by monocytic cells. PIF is not toxic under the experimental conditions employed and the phagocytosis inhibitory activity is reversible since removal of ...

journal_title：Immunobiology

authors： Baranyi L,Baranji K,Yoshida T,Okada N,Okada H

更新日期：1994-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We investigated the mRNA expression of inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS) and the production of nitric oxide (NO) in human T cell lymphotropic virus type I (HTLV-I) p40tax-transfected U937 cells, a human monoblast cell line. Transfection of HTLV-I p40tax U937 cells induced up-regulation of iNOS mRNA expression and...

journal_title：Immunobiology

authors： Goto H,Nakamura T,Shirabe S,Ueki Y,Nishiura Y,Furuya T,Tsujino A,Nakane S,Eguchi K,Nagataki S

更新日期：1997-11-01 00:00:00