Degenerative changes in the A375 melanoma line induced by transforming growth factor beta 1.

abstract：:The human matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) are importantly involved in aneurysm formation. Since the clinical manifestations in Behçet disease (BD) include aneurysm formation among major symptoms, polymorphisms in MMP-9 might be associated with BD susceptibility. The aim of the current case-control study was to invest...

journal_title：Immunology letters

authors： Naouali A,Kaabachi W,Tizaoui K,Amor AB,Hamzaoui A,Hamzaoui K

更新日期：2015-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Bisphenol A (BPA) is a widely used plasticizer, which came into focus because of its genotoxic and sensitizing potential. Besides its toxic properties, BPA is also well-known for its antioxidant chemical properties. This in vitro study investigated the interference of BPA with interferon-γ (IFN-γ)-induced tryptophan b...

journal_title：Immunology letters

authors： Gostner JM,Raggl E,Becker K,Überall F,Schennach H,Pease JE,Fuchs D

更新日期：2015-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mice were exposed to restraint stress for 3h. During this period, low body temperature (hypothermia, 39 degrees C-->less than 37 degrees C) and high blood glucose levels (hyperglycemia, 150 mg/dl-->up to 220 mg/dl) were simultaneously induced. Reflecting a stress-induced phenomenon, blood levels of catecholamines incr...

journal_title：Immunology letters

authors： Watanabe M,Tomiyama-Miyaji C,Kainuma E,Inoue M,Kuwano Y,Ren H,Shen J,Abo T

更新日期：2008-01-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Members of the transforming growth factor beta (TGF-beta) superfamily are soluble factors that regulate a variety of functional responses including proliferation, differentiation, apoptosis and cell cycle, among others, depending not only on the cell type and its differentiation state, but also on the milieu of cytoki...

journal_title：Immunology letters

authors： Licona-Limón P,Soldevila G

更新日期：2007-03-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Others have reported that a monoclonal anti-human IL-2 receptor antibody (anti-CD25) specifically binds a membrane receptor on Xenopus laevis PHA-induced and paraformaldehyde-fixed splenic blasts. In this paper, we present evidence suggesting that this binding is an artifact of membrane damage. Specifically, significa...

journal_title：Immunology letters

authors： Haynes L,Moynihan JA,Cohen N

更新日期：1990-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:For more than two decades, chloroquine (CQ) was largely and deliberately used as first choice drug for malaria treatment. However, worldwide increasing cases of resistant strains of Plasmodium have hampered its use. Nevertheless, CQ has recently been tested as adjunct therapy in several inflammatory situations, such a...

journal_title：Immunology letters

authors： Thomé R,Lopes SC,Costa FT,Verinaud L

更新日期：2013-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:ITIM-bearing receptors, a family which only recently has been recognized, play a key role in the regulation of the ITAM-induced activation of immune competent cells. The mechanism of ITM-mediated regulation in various cells was recently clarified. The present review focuses on ITIM bearing membrane proteins that negat...

journal_title：Immunology letters

authors： Gergely J,Pecht I,Sármay G

更新日期：1999-05-03 00:00:00

abstract：:In transplant rejection, graft versus host or autoimmune diseases T cells are mediating the pathophysiological processes. Compared to unspecific pharmacological immune suppression specific inhibition of those T cells, that are involved in the disease, would be an alternative and attractive approach. T cells are activa...

journal_title：Immunology letters

authors： Neumann F,Sturm C,Hülsmeyer M,Dauth N,Guillaume P,Luescher IF,Pfreundschuh M,Held G

更新日期：2009-08-15 00:00:00

abstract：:The monocytic cell line I937 was derived from U937 by sorting for cells with high expression of MHC class II molecules. Further analysis of these class II molecules revealed the presence of the HLA-DR3 subtype suggesting that the cell line was a potential candidate for testing antigen presentation to T cells restricte...

journal_title：Immunology letters

authors： Reischl IG,Pöllabauer EM,Peiritsch S,Schlager S,Gladstone P,Vooijs WC,Woisetschläger M,Mudde GC

更新日期：1996-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pretreatment with interleukin (IL)-10 inhibited the release of growth-related oncogene GRO-alpha but not of epithelial-cell derived neutrophil activating protein (ENA)-78, after injection of lipopolysaccharide (LPS) into healthy humans. In vitro, IL-10 dose-dependently attenuated LPS-induced release of both GRO-alpha ...

journal_title：Immunology letters

authors： Olszyna DP,Pajkrt D,van Deventer SJ,van der Poll T

更新日期：2001-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The question is still unresolved whether in insulin-dependent (type I) diabetes T-lymphocytes mediate an autoimmune response towards pancreatic islets. We now present direct evidence in an animal model for autoimmune T-lymphocytes with specificity for islet antigens. Mice of strain C57BL/6 were immunized repeatedly wi...

journal_title：Immunology letters

authors： Kolb H,Ben-Nun A,Cohen IR,Barberena I,Kiesel U

更新日期：1985-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Intrahepatic injection of alloantigen prolongs allograft survival and inhibits T-lymphocyte release of both IL-2 and IFN-gamma but not IL-4. This suggests that intrahepatic processing of antigen lead to a predominance of Th2 cell population with inhibition of Th1 cell type. This study examines the effects ...

journal_title：Immunology letters

authors： Chen Y,McKenna GJ,Ong C,Mui AL,Chung SW

更新日期：2002-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Several recent findings indicate that mouse bone marrow-derived mast cells (BMMC) express RNA encoding interleukin-4 (IL-4) and secrete detectable amounts of IL-4 in response to cross-linking of Fc epsilon RI receptors, Fc gamma R receptors, or to ionomycin. We investigated the desensitization of BMMC from the view po...

journal_title：Immunology letters

authors： Nakamura M,MacGlashan D Jr

更新日期：1994-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Both the sporozoites and the erythrocytic stages can modulate the hepatic phase by cytokines, notably IFN-gamma, TNF and IL-6, either directly or as a result of a cascade of events, and by MHC-restricted and antibody-dependent cell-mediated cytotoxicity. The role played by CD8+ T cells in inducing protective immunity ...

journal_title：Immunology letters

authors： Mazier D,Rénia L,Nussler A,Pied S,Marussig M,Goma J,Grillot D,Miltgen F,Drapier JC,Corradin G

更新日期：1990-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Peanut agglutinin (PNA), a D-galactose specific lectin, agglutinated 10-18% of lymphocytes isolated from tonsils of 3- to 6-yr-old children. PNA+ cells were found to be mainly B lymphocytes showing a 9.6 times higher specific activity of DNA polymerase alpha compared to the PNA- cells. The specific activity of deoxycy...

journal_title：Immunology letters

authors： Taljanidisz J,Spasokukotskaja T,Sasvári-Székely M,Antoni F,Staub M

更新日期：1987-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Wistar rats submitted to 3 intravenous (i.v.) or intraperitoneal (i.p.) immunizations with saline extract of rat male accessory glands (RAG) associated to liposomes developed a delayed type hypersensitivity (DTH) response to RAG after the first immunization, a remission state after the second immunization and a specif...

journal_title：Immunology letters

authors： Correa SG,Riera CM

更新日期：1991-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Thirteen synthetic peptides corresponding to different regions of the SV40 large T antigen were used as immunogens after coupling to a carrier protein. All peptide conjugates elicited sera that recognized the inducing peptide. In 10 cases the corresponding sites in the native large T antigen also were recognized, as d...

journal_title：Immunology letters

authors： Friedrich U,Scheidtmann KH,Walter G

更新日期：1986-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We describe the quantification of the absolute amounts of HLA class II mRNA and class II transactivator (CIITA) mRNA by competitive reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction in cultured synovial fibroblast-like cells (SFC) of patients with rheumatoid arthritis. High basal levels of transcription of class II mRNA...

journal_title：Immunology letters

authors： Navarrete Santos A,Riemann D,Thiele K,Kehlen A,Navarrete Santos A,Langner J

更新日期：1997-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Interferon-gamma (IFN-gamma) stimulates the development of monocytic features in human myeloid precursors. Because transcriptional regulation of IFN-gamma and the pituitary hormone prolactin (PRL) has been described to involve common Jak-STAT pathways, we addressed here the question of whether PRL plays a role in mono...

journal_title：Immunology letters

authors： Sedo A,Van Weyenbergh J,Rouillard D,Bauvois B

更新日期：1996-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Over the last two decades HIV-1 has spread worldwide and has now surpassed malaria as the leading cause of infectious disease mortality in adults (http://www.who.int/infectious-disease-report/pages/ch1text.html). The clinical course and outcome of HIV-1 infection are highly variable among individuals. Most individuals...

journal_title：Immunology letters

authors： Carrington M,Nelson G,O'Brien SJ

更新日期：2001-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:N-Acetyl-l-cysteine (NAC) is a well-known medication, primarily used as a mucolytic agent in pulmonary disease. Recently, we have found that NAC possesses antipyretic properties. The aim of the present study was to investigate the mechanism by which NAC attenuates fever. The concentration of interleukin (IL)-10 and pr...

journal_title：Immunology letters

authors： Wrotek S,Jędrzejewski T,Piotrowski J,Kozak W

更新日期：2016-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Four murine monoclonal antibodies (mAbs) showing similar reactivity with a cell-wall extract and mannan preparation obtained from Candida albicans were examined for epitope specificity. An enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) was used to determine total mAb binding to extracted cell-wall antigen when each mAb was...

journal_title：Immunology letters

authors： Chaffin WL,Morrow KJ Jr

更新日期：1989-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The inflammatory response plays an important role during the induction of several neonatal diseases. Previous studies have shown that during newborn infections, the natural imbalance between pro- and anti-inflammatory responses shifts toward the production of pro-inflammatory cytokines. In this study, we employed an a...

journal_title：Immunology letters

authors： Antas PR,Pedro TQ,Santiago EA,Lima JR,Silva FC,Melca LA,Ponte CG

更新日期：2016-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Both, HIV envelope proteins gp120 and gp41 can directly activate complement system, even in the absence of HIV-specific antibodies. During the budding process HIV acquires host membrane-associated molecules among these complement regulatory proteins (CRPs). The presence of CRPs on the viral surface rescues HIV from co...

journal_title：Immunology letters

authors： Bánki Z,Stoiber H,Dierich MP

更新日期：2005-03-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Despite the prominent progress in understanding cancer immunosurveillance mechanisms, there are some types of problems which have been identified to hinder effective and successful immunotherapy of cancers. Such problems have been ascribed to the tumor abilities in the creation of a tolerant milieu that can impair imm...

journal_title：Immunology letters

authors： Bahrambeigi S,Molaparast M,Sohrabi F,Seifi L,Faraji A,Fani S,Shafiei-Irannejad V

更新日期：2020-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cigarette smoke contains nicotine, an immunomodulatory component that is thought to affect immune surveillance and increase the progression of diseases. Dendritic cells (DCs) constitute a family of antigen-presenting (APCs) with inherent abilities to sense and translate environmental cues and to shape host immunity. W...

journal_title：Immunology letters

authors： Nouri-Shirazi M,Tinajero R,Guinet E

更新日期：2007-04-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Type 1 diabetes (T1D) is an autoimmune disease caused by the selective destruction of the insulin-producing β cells. Research into the pathogenesis of T1D has been hindered by the lack of detection of the autoimmune process during the asymptomatic period and by the inaccessibility to the target tissue. Therefore curre...

journal_title：Immunology letters

authors： Planas R,Pujol-Borrell R,Vives-Pi M

更新日期：2010-10-30 00:00:00

abstract：:Serum IgG1 levels are selectively increased in patients with chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection. In 15 patients who received interferon (IFN)-alpha therapy, serum levels of immunoglobulin classes and IgG subclasses were measured during treatment and after it was discontinued. In spite of important individual va...

journal_title：Immunology letters

authors： Musset L,Ghillani P,Lunel F,Cacoub P,Cresta P,Frangeul L,Rosenheim M,Preud'homme JL

更新日期：1997-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The basic functions of the immune system are protection from pathogens and maintenance of tolerance to self. The maintenance of commensal microbiota at mucosal surfaces adds a layer of complexity to these basic functions. Recent reports suggest follicular helper T cells (Tfh), a CD4(+) T cell subset specialized to pro...

journal_title：Immunology letters

authors： Winstead CJ

更新日期：2014-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:ErbB2, a member of the EGF receptor family of tyrosine kinases is overexpressed on many tumor cells of epithelial origin and is the molecular target of trastuzumab (Herceptin), the first humanized antibody used in the therapy of solid tumors. Trastuzumab, which is thought to act, at least in part, by downregulating Er...

journal_title：Immunology letters

authors： Zsebik B,Citri A,Isola J,Yarden Y,Szöllosi J,Vereb G

更新日期：2006-04-15 00:00:00