Synthetic peptide with antiproliferative activity: a short C-terminal fragment of the human interferon alpha-2 molecule.

abstract：:CBA spleen cells have been stimulated in vitro with A/Jap influenza virus-infected CBA spleen cells to generate a 'primary' cytotoxic lymphocyte (CL) response. The culture conditions were devised to allow the segregation of individual clones of CL and cytotoxicity measured by the lysis of infected or non-infected L-92...

journal_title：Immunology letters

authors： Komatsu Y,Nawa Y,Marbrook J

更新日期：1982-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Vitamin D (vitD) is involved in important regulatory functions of the innate and adaptive immune system. So, it has been hypothesized that vitD might influence the course of atopic dermatitis (AD). Also obesity may have impact on immune system. The aim of our study was to investigate vitamin D status and bod...

journal_title：Immunology letters

authors： D'Auria E,Barberi S,Cerri A,Boccardi D,Turati F,Sortino S,Banderali G,Ciprandi G

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of the present work was to develop an in vitro model of eosinophil cytotoxicity which mimics numerous in vivo situations characterized by complement activation through the alternative pathway. Our results demonstrate that eosinophilic granulocytes from patients with parasitic diseases and blood eosinophilia we...

journal_title：Immunology letters

authors： De Simone C,Ferrari M,Pugnaloni L,Ferrarelli G,Rumi C,Sorice F

更新日期：1986-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a debilitating neurological disorder of the central nervous system (CNS), characterized by activation and infiltration of leukocytes and dendritic cells into the CNS. In the initial phase of MS and its animal model, experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis (EAE), peripheral macrophages infi...

journal_title：Immunology letters

authors： Jiang Z,Jiang JX,Zhang GX

更新日期：2014-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An isogenic pair of virulent and avirulent Yersinia enterocolitica O9 strains was used to examine the influence of the virulence plasmid on the non-specific modification of the cellular immunity in BALB/c mice after experimental infection with yersiniae. The modification of contact hypersensitivity response to dinitro...

journal_title：Immunology letters

authors： Ruiz-Bravo A,Jimenez-Valera M,Roman SM

更新日期：1996-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This report describes an immunoradiometric assay for Plasmodium falciparum in infected blood, based on a cross-reacting monoclonal antibody (mAb) raised against P. berghei. In this assay, binding of the mAb to intact P. berghei parasites coated on microtiter plates is inhibited by solubilized P. falciparum infected re...

journal_title：Immunology letters

authors： Pass A,Avidor B,Golenser J,Laskov R,Sulitzeanu D

更新日期：1985-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Using the method of estimation of alpha-helical and beta-folded types of secondary structure from amino acid composition, it has been established that interferons contain about 60-70% of alpha-helices and not more than 10-20% of beta-structure. The same result was obtained using empirical and stereochemical rules for ...

journal_title：Immunology letters

authors： Zav'yalov VP,Denesyuk AI

更新日期：1982-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Diabetes mellitus is associated with an increased incidence of cardiovascular events and microvascular complications. Serum amyloid A (SAA), a HDL apolipoprotein is a risk marker for cardiovascular disease. A permanent increase in SAA plasma levels is observed in diabetics. Because SAA acts on leukocytes, we evaluated...

journal_title：Immunology letters

authors： Hatanaka E,Monteagudo PT,Marrocos MS,Campa A

更新日期：2007-02-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Lipopolysaccharide (LPS) is a major component of the outer membrane of Gram-negative bacteria. As such, it signals monocytes, macrophages and neutrophils to up-regulate phagocytic functions and to release pro-inflammatory cytokines. Despite the established role of CD14 as the main LPS receptor, the precise nature of t...

journal_title：Immunology letters

authors： Leon-Ponte M,Kirchhof MG,Sun T,Stephens T,Singh B,Sandhu S,Madrenas J

更新日期：2005-01-15 00:00:00

abstract：:We have recently generated CD4 clones from BALB/c mice immunized with a plasmid DNA containing the gene encoding for the catalytic domain of trans-sialidase, an important enzyme expressed on the surface of Trypanosoma cruzi trypomastigotes. These clones allowed us to study in vitro the interaction between T cells and ...

journal_title：Immunology letters

authors： Rodrigues MM,Ribeirão M,Boscardin SB

更新日期：2000-07-03 00:00:00

abstract：:After exposure to a concanavalin A (Con A)-unreactive variant of alpha 1-acid glycoprotein (AGP), macrophages released an inhibitor of interleukin-1 (IL-1) proliferative activity in the thymocyte comitogenic assay. This effect was observed with AGP concentrations above 100 micrograms/ml in the macrophage supernatant a...

journal_title：Immunology letters

authors： Bories PN,Kodari E,Feger J,Rouzeau JD,Agneray J,Durand G

更新日期：1990-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have explored the requirements for the induction of the N-formyl-methionyl-leucyl-phenylalanine (FMLP) response in Daudi cells after anti-immunoglobulin treatment. Our results indicate that (a) induction of responsiveness to FMLP was observed in Daudi only after crosslinking of surface immunoglobulin by anti-immuno...

journal_title：Immunology letters

authors： Kalunta CI,Kaptein JS,Scott SJ,Lin CK,Gu DG,Lad PM

更新日期：1992-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:It has been shown that engraftment of human peripheral blood lymphocytes (PBL) from Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) seropositive donors in C.B-17/SCID mice is associated with a high incidence of human B cell tumors. More recently, we described a new approach enabling engraftment of human PBL in normal strains of mice or rats...

journal_title：Immunology letters

authors： Marcus H,Burakova T,Shezen E,David M,Canaan A,Lubin I,Reisner Y

更新日期：1996-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The influence of human recombinant granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor (rH GM-CSF) on respiratory burst response of isolated human neutrophils was examined. Preincubation of cells with rH GM-CSF significantly increased the respiratory burst in response to formyl-methionyl-leucyl-phenylalanine (FMLP), meas...

journal_title：Immunology letters

authors： Leino L,Nuutila J,Pelliniemi TT,Rajamäki A

更新日期：1993-09-01 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：:Clonal and oligoclonal populations of gammadelta T cells, with respect to the expression of T cell receptors for antigen (Tcr), have been shown to localize in normal and inflamed tissues. The mechanisms responsible for the tissue-selective accumulation of these subsets are still not known. gammadelta T cells are the p...

journal_title：Immunology letters

authors： Wilson E,Walcheck B,Davis WC,Jutila MA

更新日期：1998-11-01 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：:Natural killer (NK) cells and cytotoxic T lymphocytes (CTL), the functional coordination of which are governed by various signal substances, are crucial in the body's defense of tumor and virus-infected cells. We investigated the role of various neurotransmitters and hormones on the regulation of functional parameters...

journal_title：Immunology letters

authors： Lang K,Drell TL,Niggemann B,Zänker KS,Entschladen F

更新日期：2003-12-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Within the 3' end of nucleotide sequence of human adult T-cell leukaemia virus (ATLV) four small open frames in various phases were found previously. The frames code for 10,000-, 11,000-, 12,000- and 27,000-dalton polypeptides, one of which can be responsible for virus transforming activity. By means of methods of pre...

journal_title：Immunology letters

authors： Zav'yalov VP,Denesyuk AI

更新日期：1987-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cellular membranes contain microdomains known as 'lipid rafts' or detergent-insoluble microdomains (DRM), enriched in cholesterol and sphingolipids. DRM can play an important role in many cellular processes, including signal transduction, cytoskeletal organization, and pathogen entry. Many receptors like T cell recept...

journal_title：Immunology letters

authors： Beekman JM,van der Linden JA,van de Winkel JG,Leusen JH

更新日期：2008-03-15 00:00:00

abstract：:A consensus motif for a bovine major histocompatibility complex (MHC) class I molecule, A20, was derived from parainfluenza type-3 (PI-3) virus-infected muscle-derived fibroblast cells and peripheral blood leukocytes by extraction of the naturally processed peptides from MHC class I molecules by treatment with TFA and...

journal_title：Immunology letters

authors： Bamford AI,Douglas A,Friede T,Stevanovic S,Rammensee HG,Adair BM

更新日期：1995-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Autoimmunity in disease is driven by autoantigen. Cell surface molecules may stimulate autoreactive T-helpers if class II MHC is expressed; special factors may predispose to the ease of class II induction. Soluble autoantigens may be focused by primed B cells and processed for presentation to T cells. Autoantigenicity...

journal_title：Immunology letters

authors： Roitt IM,Cooke A

更新日期：1987-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Satratoxins have been recognized as potential immunomodulatory agents in outbreaks of building-related illness. Here we report that satratoxin G-treated human leukemia HL-60 cells underwent apoptosis through the action of caspase-3 which was activated by both caspase-8 and caspase-9. Western blot analysis of caspase-3...

journal_title：Immunology letters

authors： Nagase M,Shiota T,Tsushima A,Murshedul Alam M,Fukuoka S,Yoshizawa T,Sakato N

更新日期：2002-10-21 00:00:00

abstract：:Based on the fact that monoclonal antibody (mAb) 2F5 recognizing ELDKWA-epitope on HIV-1 gp41 separately or in combination with other mAbs showed potent neutralizing activity to a wide range of primary HIV-1 isolates in vivo and in vitro, but this epitope undergoes restricted mutation. ELNKWA is a neutralizing-resista...

journal_title：Immunology letters

authors： Dong XN,Xiao Y,Chen YH

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The assessment strategy for implementation of the Union of European Medical Specialists' (UEMS) Immunology curriculum is based on a combination of formative and summative assessments. The strategy comprises a combination of workplace-based assessments and knowledge-based assessments designed to ensure acquisition of k...

journal_title：Immunology letters

authors： Choremi-Papadopoulou E,Faure GC,Malenica B,Misbah SA,Zlabinger GJ

更新日期：2009-06-30 00:00:00

abstract：:Natural Killer (NK) cells were discovered when research on T cells produced an unexplained background, or "natural" cytotoxicity in non-immunized mice. The previously unknown cells were thus named "natural" killer cells, or NK cells. They are roughly defined by a lack of the T cell marker CD3 and a presence of CD56 (o...

journal_title：Immunology letters

authors： Ribatti D

更新日期：2017-10-01 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：:We studied isotype profiles of anti-HIV antibodies (Ab) in HIV-1-infected African patients with high viral loads and major B cell dysfunction. We focussed on IgG1, IgG3, and IgA as these classes and subclasses tend to support neutralizing functions against HIV. Total IgG1, IgG3 and IgA were detected in the plasma of b...

journal_title：Immunology letters

authors： Béniguel L,Bégaud E,Peruchon S,Cognasse F,Gabrié P,Marovich M,Lucht F,Genin C,Garraud O

更新日期：2004-04-30 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：:This paper describes a new murine monoclonal antibody, UN5, raised against human thymocytes. This antibody recognizes a molecule of approximately 45 kDa on thymocytes. Flow cytometric analysis reveals a high intensity of labeling with the majority of thymocytes, whereas only CD20+ cells from peripheral whole-blood sam...

journal_title：Immunology letters

authors： Tassone P,Bonelli P,Tuccillo F,Bond HM,Turco MC,Morrone G,Cecco L,Cerra M,Venuta S

更新日期：1994-02-01 00:00:00