Transforming growth factor-beta 1 enhances IgG and IgA sheep red blood cell responses.

abstract：:Lactic acid bacteria (LAB) are abundant in the gastrointestinal tract where they continuously regulate the immune system. NK cells are potently activated by dendritic cells (DCs) matured by inflammatory stimuli, and NK cells are present in the gut epithelium and in mesenteric lymph nodes, but it is not known how NK-DC...

journal_title：International immunology

authors： Fink LN,Zeuthen LH,Christensen HR,Morandi B,Frøkiaer H,Ferlazzo G

更新日期：2007-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Human intestinal intraepithelial lymphocytes (iIEL) are a unique population of predominantly CD8 alpha beta+, TCR alpha beta+ lymphocytes and, to a lesser extent, TCP gamma delta+ lymphocytes that proliferate poorly to anti-CD3 mitogenic signals but display significant cytolytic activity. Studies in mouse model system...

journal_title：International immunology

authors： Balk SP,Polischuk JE,Probert C,Stevens C,Ebert E,She J,Terhorst C,Blumberg RS

更新日期：1995-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:NOD mice spontaneously develop type I diabetes resulting from autoimmune destruction of their insulin-producing beta cells. Among the self-antigens targeted by NOD autoimmune T cells is a peptide, p277, from the sequence of the 60 kDa heat shock protein (hsp60). Common to the anti-p277 T cell populations of NOD mice i...

journal_title：International immunology

authors： Elias D,Tikochinski Y,Frankel G,Cohen IR

更新日期：1999-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To delineate the role of the IgH 3' enhancer in the regulation of Ig heavy (IgH) chain gene expression, mice harbouring rearranged IgH transgenes, with (PSVmu3) and without (PSVmu1) this element, were produced. RNA and protein analysis from the different transgenic lines revealed a 5- to 7-fold increase in the express...

journal_title：International immunology

authors： Arulampalam V,Furebring C,Samuelsson A,Lendahl U,Borrebaeck C,Lundkvist I,Pettersson S

更新日期：1996-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:During brain development, the generation of neurons and glial cells is rigorously regulated by diverse mechanisms including the immune system. Dysfunction of the developing system results in the onset of neurodevelopmental disorders and psychological disorders. Recent studies have demonstrated that the immune system i...

journal_title：International immunology

authors： Tanabe S,Yamashita T

更新日期：2018-09-25 00:00:00

abstract：:Southern blot analysis of genomic DNA of normal mouse thymocytes with a JH4 probe, a probe for JH4 of Igh genes, consistently showed a second band in addition to a germline band. The same band was also observed in analysis with a 5' DQ probe, a 5'-flanking sequence of DQ52, thus suggesting the use of DQ52. By analyzin...

journal_title：International immunology

authors： Suzuki H,Abe M,Nishikawa S,Nakayama E,Shiku H

更新日期：1989-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Despite intense recent interest, the suppressive mechanisms of regulatory CD25+CD4 T cells remain poorly understood. One deficiency in the field is the lack of in vivo models where the effects of regulatory CD25+CD4 T cells on antigen-specific responder T cells can be measured quantitatively. We describe one such mode...

journal_title：International immunology

authors： Thorstenson KM,Herzovi L,Khoruts A

更新日期：2005-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this study, we report that the release of IL-1 receptor antagonist (IL-1ra) from IL-4-stimulated neutrophils is markedly enhanced in the presence of IL-10. We also show that up-regulation of IL-1ra release by IL-10 in IL-4-stimulated neutrophils takes place through IL-1ra mRNA stabilization and enhancement of IL-1r...

journal_title：International immunology

authors： Crepaldi L,Silveri L,Calzetti F,Pinardi C,Cassatella MA

更新日期：2002-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Ig heavy chain (IgH) locus is controlled by multiple regulatory sequences mapping both within the IgH transcription unit (E mu) and downstream (3') of IgH coding sequences (hs3a, hs1,2, hs3b and hs4). Enhancer knockout studies in mice have implicated E mu in the control of IgH variable region gene assembly, but si...

journal_title：International immunology

authors： Shi X,Eckhardt LA

更新日期：2001-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Unlike splenic B cells from normal BALB/c mice, those from autoimmune-prone NZB x NZW (B/W) F1 young mice were hyperresponsive to interleukin 2 (IL2) and proliferated even in the absence of prior stimulation signals. We found that the B cell subpopulation responsible for this event belongs to that with 6B2 (B220)-dull...

journal_title：International immunology

authors： Hasegawa K,Abe M,Okada T,Hirose S,Sato H,Shirai T

更新日期：1989-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The MHC class I antigens enhance the T cell response to various mitogenic stimuli. Class I antigens co-cap and associate with the CD3 structure on these cells. The present work shows that co-aggregation of these MHC antigens with CD3 induces a sustained elevated Ca2+ response in T cells. The duration required for a 50...

journal_title：International immunology

authors： Dasgupta JD,Granja CB,Yunis EJ,Relias V

更新日期：1994-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Seeligeriolysin O (LSO), a member of cholesterol-dependent cytolysins of Listeria seeligeri, exhibits cytokine-inducing activity. In this study, we examined the profile of cytokines expressed in macrophages of mice after stimulation with full-length form of recombinant LSO (rLSO530), C-terminal-truncated protein (rLSO...

journal_title：International immunology

authors： Ito Y,Kawamura I,Kohda C,Tsuchiya K,Nomura T,Mitsuyama M

更新日期：2005-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Toll-like receptor 7 (TLR7) and TLR9 sense microbial single-stranded RNA (ssRNA) and ssDNA in endolysosomes. Nucleic acid (NA)-sensing in endolysosomes is thought to be important for avoiding TLR7/9 responses to self-derived NAs. Aberrant self-derived NA transportation to endolysosomes predisposes to autoimmune diseas...

journal_title：International immunology

authors： Li X,Saitoh S,Shibata T,Tanimura N,Fukui R,Miyake K

更新日期：2015-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Using a complete series of overlapping peptides, we have identified the T cell epitopes of a malaria vaccine candidate, the circumsporozoite (CS) protein, that are recognized by sporozoite-exposed residents of a non-endemic country. This protein and subunits from it are being considered as malaria sporozoite vaccine c...

journal_title：International immunology

authors： Zevering Y,Houghten RA,Frazer IH,Good MF

更新日期：1990-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Non-obese diabetic (NOD) mice that are genetically deficient in either IFN-gamma or beta chain of the IFN-gammaR develop diabetes with similar kinetics to wild-type NOD mice. In the current study, we demonstrated that treatment of IFN-gamma signaling-deficient NOD mice with cyclophosphamide (CY) not only fails to indu...

journal_title：International immunology

authors： Mori Y,Kato T,Kodaka T,Kanagawa EM,Hori S,Kanagawa O

更新日期：2008-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The non-obese diabetic (NOD) mouse spontaneously develops T-cell-mediated autoimmune insulitis. We analyzed the clonotypes of T cell infiltrates of the NOD mouse islets using a new method we have developed recently, which consists of RT-PCR amplification of the CDR3 region of the TCR beta chain mRNA and subsequent sin...

journal_title：International immunology

authors： Komagata Y,Masuko K,Tashiro F,Kato T,Ikuta K,Nishioka K,Ito K,Miyazaki J,Yamamoto K

更新日期：1996-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have determined the origin and cell surface phenotype of B cells producing antibody in response to immunization with the non-self TI-2 antigen polyvinyl pyrrolidinone (PVP). We report that the responding cells are derived from precursors in adult bone marrow and display the phenotype characteristic of B-1 cells. By...

journal_title：International immunology

authors： Whitmore AC,Haughton G,Arnold LW

更新日期：1996-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although there has been extensive analysis on the capacity of MHC-peptide tetramers to bind antigen-specific TCR, there have been comparatively few studies regarding the role of the CD4 and CD8 co-receptors in binding and activation by these multimeric molecules. Here, we start from the observation that different anti...

journal_title：International immunology

authors： Campanelli R,Palermo B,Garbelli S,Mantovani S,Lucchi P,Necker A,Lantelme E,Giachino C

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:IL-7 is a required factor for T-cell homeostasis. Because of low expression levels and poor reagent availability, the cellular sources of IL-7 have proven challenging to characterize. In this study, we describe a reporter mouse in which enhanced GFP is expressed from the endogenous Il7 locus. We show that IL-7 is prod...

journal_title：International immunology

authors： Miller CN,Hartigan-O'Connor DJ,Lee MS,Laidlaw G,Cornelissen IP,Matloubian M,Coughlin SR,McDonald DM,McCune JM

更新日期：2013-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cells bearing the gamma delta form of the TCR make up only 1-3% of T cells in the adult murine thymus and peripheral lymphoid organs. Evidence from studies of nude mice suggests that the development of at least some gamma delta T cells is thymus dependent; however, until now it has not been directly demonstrated that ...

journal_title：International immunology

authors： Kelly KA,Pearse M,Lefrancois L,Scollay R

更新日期：1993-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The CD2 co-receptor expressed on the surface of T lymphocytes is able to stimulate T cell activation, proliferation and cytokine production in the absence of direct engagement of the antigen-specific TCR. Engagement of human CD2 by mitogenic pairs of anti-CD2 mAb induces tyrosine phosphorylation of a number of intrace...

journal_title：International immunology

authors： Lin H,Martelli MP,Bierer BE

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Antigen engagement of the TCR may lead to activation of mature T cells while inducing deletion or positive selection of immature thymocytes. Using thymocytes from TCR transgenic mice recognizing the allo-antigen H-2Kb we investigated whether double-positive CD4+CD8+ (DP) thymocytes constitute a particular developmenta...

journal_title：International immunology

authors： Simon AK,Auphan N,Schmitt-Verhulst AM

更新日期：1996-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:CD18-deficient PL/J mice develop dermatitis characterized by hyperkeratosis, and a mixed dermal and epidermal inflammatory infiltrate. The development of this disease requires low-level CD18 expression and at least two PL/J loci. Currently, the mechanisms by which decreased beta(2) integrin expression on leukocytes pr...

journal_title：International immunology

authors： Barlow SC,Xu H,Weaver CT,Lindsey JR,Schoeb TR,Bullard DC

更新日期：2004-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:NKT cells are characterized by their expression of an NKT-cell-specific invariant antigen-receptor α chain encoded by Vα14Jα18 gene segments. These NKT cells bridge the innate and acquired immune systems to mediate effective and augmented responses; however, the limited number of NKT cells in vivo hampers their analys...

journal_title：International immunology

authors： Ren Y,Dashtsoodol N,Watarai H,Koseki H,Quan C,Taniguchi M

更新日期：2014-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Antigen-driven interaction of dendritic cells (DC) with CD4(+) T(h) cells results in the exchange of bidirectional activating signals. Cross-linking of TCR by MHC class II-bound antigen activates T(h) cells, resulting in their up-regulation of CD40 ligand. Here we show that MHC class II molecules, in addition to their...

journal_title：International immunology

authors： Lokshin AE,Kalinski P,Sassi RR,Mailliard RB,Müller-Berghaus J,Storkus WJ,Peng X,Marrangoni AM,Edwards RP,Gorelik E

更新日期：2002-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Antibody class switch recombination (CSR) occurs after antigen activation of B cells. CSR is directed to specific heavy chain isotypes by cytokines and B cell activators that induce transcription from the unrearranged, or germline (GL), C(H) region genes. Transforming growth factor (TGF)-beta1 is essential for switch ...

journal_title：International immunology

authors： Shi MJ,Park SR,Kim PH,Stavnezer J

更新日期：2001-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We examined effects of c-fos overexpression on the development and property of peritoneal B-1 cells using transgenic (H2-c-fos) mice carrying the c-fos gene under the control of the constitutive H-2Kb promoter. The number of B-1b cells in the peritoneal cavity of H2-c-fos mice was 4-fold larger than that in control li...

journal_title：International immunology

authors： Mori S,Sakamoto A,Yamashita K,Fujimura L,Arima M,Hatano M,Miyazaki M,Tokuhisa T

更新日期：2004-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fas (CD95) is a cell surface death receptor belonging to the tumor necrosis factor receptor superfamily, which mediates apoptosis-inducing signaling when activated by Fas ligand or its agonistic antibody. lpr mice with a loss of apoptosis-inducing function mutation in the Fas gene develop systemic autoimmune disease a...

journal_title：International immunology

authors： Takahashi S,Futatsugi-Yumikura S,Fukuoka A,Yoshimoto T,Nakanishi K,Yonehara S

更新日期：2013-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:CD4 T cells are not thought to play a significant role in generating an effective primary CD8 T cell response to most viral infections. We have challenged this view by demonstrating that antigen-specific CD4 T cells can indeed suppress the proliferation of antigen-specific naive CD8 T cells in response to low doses of...

journal_title：International immunology

authors： Cose S,Brammer C,Zammit DJ,Blair DA,Lefrançois L

更新日期：2006-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Previously we have described the role of two 14mer peptides in autoimmune uveitis, PDSAg from the retinal autoantigen S-antigen (S-Ag) and B27PD from the sequence of disease-associated HLA-B molecules, which show antigenic mimicry. The retinal peptide gave rise to severe uveitis in the Lewis rat model of experimental ...

journal_title：International immunology

authors： Wildner G,Diedrichs-Möhring M

更新日期：2003-08-01 00:00:00