Defensins in the immunology of bacterial infections.

abstract：:Self-antigen-MHC complexes expressed by thymic stromal cells serve as ligands for TCR-mediated positive and negative selection, resulting in a self-MHC-restricted, self-tolerant T cell repertoire. It has recently become apparent that thymic stromal cells differ in their accessibility to antigen as well as their abilit...

journal_title：Current opinion in immunology

authors： Klein L,Kyewski B

更新日期：2000-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:While certain bacteria and respiratory viruses promote local inflammation and disease onset, a more diverse colonization of the different species in the (gut) microbiome may be linked to more regulatory responses and protection against asthma and allergies. These processes are also influenced in part by food intake, b...

journal_title：Current opinion in immunology

authors： Smits HH,van der Vlugt LE,von Mutius E,Hiemstra PS

更新日期：2016-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A strong skeleton relies on adaptation to varying physical demands and on maintenance of the bone tissue in order to avoid accumulation of micro-damage. In bone, the purinergic P2X7 ion channel receptor is expressed on both cells of the stromal lineage such as the bone forming osteoblasts and the mechano-sensing osteo...

journal_title：Current opinion in immunology

authors： Jørgensen NR

更新日期：2018-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The nuclear factor κ enhancer binding protein (NF-κB) family of transcription factors regulates the expression of a large array of genes involved in diverse cellular processes including inflammation, immunity and cell survival. Activation of NF-κB requires ubiquitination, a highly conserved and versatile modification ...

journal_title：Current opinion in immunology

authors： Chen J,Chen ZJ

更新日期：2013-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Innate lymphoid cells (ILCs) are critical to effective immune surveillance against pathogens, have malignant counterparts, and contribute to disease. Thus, it is important to understand ILC development. All ILCs are derived from the common lymphoid progenitor cell; however, the exact mechanisms and signals that initia...

journal_title：Current opinion in immunology

authors： Scoville SD,Freud AG,Caligiuri MA

更新日期：2019-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A marked increase in the susceptibility to cutaneous infections and malignancies has been observed in older humans indicating that cutaneous immunity becomes defective with age. In this review we will focus on recent developments in the understanding of age-related changes in immune function of the skin with a particu...

journal_title：Current opinion in immunology

authors： Vukmanovic-Stejic M,Rustin MH,Nikolich-Zugich J,Akbar AN

更新日期：2011-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Vaccination against intracellular pathogens requires generation of a pool of memory T cells able to respond upon infection and mediate either killing of the infected cell or induce killing mechanisms in the infected cell. T cell-inducing vaccines must aim to target the antigen to antigen-presenting cells (APCs) so tha...

journal_title：Current opinion in immunology

authors： Griffiths KL,Khader SA

更新日期：2014-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Vaccines have been developed and deployed against several important bacterial pathogens of humans, including Neisseria meningitidis, Bordetella pertussis, Streptococcus pneumoniae and Mycobacterium tuberculosis. These vaccines are generally considered a successful public health measure and are effective at controlling...

journal_title：Current opinion in immunology

authors： Barnett TC,Lim JY,Soderholm AT,Rivera-Hernandez T,West NP,Walker MJ

更新日期：2015-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Immunological memory can be regulated during either its development or its maintenance phases. Controversy and confusion surround both methods of regulation, especially in the field of T-cell memory. Recent work has helped in improving our definition of 'a memory cell', but this has been complicated by another major p...

journal_title：Current opinion in immunology

authors： Gray D

更新日期：1994-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The past year provided a number of challenges to our expectations regarding hematopoietic stem cell (HSC) biology. Evidence has emerged that HSCs arise intraembryonically before they can be detected in the yolk sac. A number of genes that may regulate the formation, self-renewal, or differentiation of HSC have been id...

journal_title：Current opinion in immunology

authors： Morrison SJ,Wright DE,Cheshier SH,Weissman IL

更新日期：1997-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recent research in systemic lupus erythematosus and animal models of lupus has provided new insight into the pathogenesis of this complex autoimmune disease. Progress has been made towards understanding the genetic contributions to disease susceptibility and induction, as well as towards elucidation of the lymphocyte ...

journal_title：Current opinion in immunology

authors： Drake CG,Kotzin BL

更新日期：1992-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The discovery of the CD1 antigen-presenting system reveals that T cells survey the lipid content of target cells via T-cell receptor (TCR) contact with CD1 bound to lipids, glycolipids and small molecules. Recently, CD1 proteins have been found to present mycobacterial lipopeptides that are involved in scavenging iron...

journal_title：Current opinion in immunology

authors： Van Rhijn I,Zajonc DM,Wilson IA,Moody DB

更新日期：2005-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The field of Type 1 diabetes research has been quick to embrace the era of translational medicine in the recent epoch. Building upon some 30 years of intense immunological research, the past decade has been marked by a series of clinical trials designed to evaluate the potential beneficial effects of a range of immune...

journal_title：Current opinion in immunology

authors： Roep BO,Peakman M

更新日期：2011-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Triggering lymphocyte effector functions is controlled by a diverse array of immune cell coreceptors that dampen or potentiate the primary activation signal from antigen receptors. Attenuation of lymphocyte activation has been shown to be accomplished by immunoreceptor tyrosine-based inhibition motifs that upon phosph...

journal_title：Current opinion in immunology

authors： Engels N,Wienands J

更新日期：2011-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Induction of antiviral immunity in vertebrates and invertebrates relies on members of the RIG-I-like receptor and Dicer families, respectively. Although these proteins have different size and domain composition, members of both families share a conserved DECH-box helicase domain. This helicase, also known as a duplex ...

journal_title：Current opinion in immunology

authors： Paro S,Imler JL,Meignin C

更新日期：2015-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The rise in IgE-mediated food allergy in recent times is the likely result of gene-environment interactions mediated via epigenetic pathways. As epigenetic modifications, including DNA methylation, are at the interface between the environment and the genome, they may be ideal biomarkers of modifiable disease pathways....

journal_title：Current opinion in immunology

authors： Martino DJ,Saffery R,Allen KJ,Prescott SL

更新日期：2016-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Immunity to intracellular pathogens and cancer relies on the generation of robust CD8(+) T cell effector responses as well as the establishment of immunological memory. During a primary immune response CD8(+) T cells experience diverse extracellular environmental cues and cell-cell interactions that trigger downstream...

journal_title：Current opinion in immunology

authors： Thaventhiran JE,Fearon DT,Gattinoni L

更新日期：2013-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Vaccines prophylactic against infection with human papillomavirus (HPV) are based on alum adjuvanted virus-like particles. Two such vaccines have recently been shown to prevent persistent HPV infection and associated cervical cancer precursor lesions. The genotype-specific neutralising antibody directed at conformatio...

journal_title：Current opinion in immunology

authors： Leggatt GR,Frazer IH

更新日期：2007-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Peanuts are a frequent cause of food allergy and the most common cause of fatal food-induced anaphylaxis in the U.S. Advances during the past two years have promoted our understanding of peanut allergens and peanut allergy prevalence, etiology, diagnosis, and therapy. The advances highlighted in this review include ev...

journal_title：Current opinion in immunology

authors： Finkelman FD

更新日期：2010-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Not surprisingly, most of the publications on enzyme immunoassays or latex agglutination tests in 1990 have been applications for specific antigens or antibodies. Nevertheless, a large number of studies of considerable interest to all users have been reported. In this short review, we have chosen to highlight investig...

journal_title：Current opinion in immunology

authors： Tijssen P,Adam A

更新日期：1991-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recent findings indicate that activated T lymphocytes, showing restricted T-cell receptor repertoire and a Th1-like profile of cytokine production, are responsible for macrophage activation and release of inflammatory cytokines, toxic oxygen metabolites and nitric oxide, which initiate and maintain the transmural inte...

journal_title：Current opinion in immunology

authors： Romagnani P,Annunziato F,Baccari MC,Parronchi P

更新日期：1997-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:MHC class I molecules present degradation products derived from intracellular proteins, whereas MHC class II molecules generally present peptides derived from extracellular or surface proteins. Recent insights into the cell biology of MHC class I and II molecules explain this difference. ...

journal_title：Current opinion in immunology

authors： Neefjes JJ,Momburg F

更新日期：1993-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Perception of pathogen-associated molecular patterns (PAMPs) constitutes the first layer of plant innate immunity and is referred to as PAMP-triggered immunity (PTI). For a long time, part of the plant community was sceptical about the importance of PAMP perception in plants. Genetic and biochemical studies have recen...

journal_title：Current opinion in immunology

authors： Zipfel C

更新日期：2008-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Distinctions between tumor necrosis factor, TNF-alpha, and lymphotoxin, TNF-beta, have previously been based on the differences between their protein sequences, biological activity, and molecular regulation. In the past year, elucidation of the molecular nature of the two molecules and the interactions with common rec...

journal_title：Current opinion in immunology

authors： Ruddle NH

更新日期：1992-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Antiviral T-cell responses between individuals that have similar major histocompatibility complex molecules share similarities in epitope hierarchies and T-cell receptor variable gene usage (public specificities), yet the T-cell receptor amino acid sequences differ between individuals (private specificities). The sign...

journal_title：Current opinion in immunology

authors： Welsh RM

更新日期：2006-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recent research has made great strides in uncovering the mechanisms by which the T helper 1 (Th1) cell gene expression program is established. In particular, studies examining the transcription factors T-bet, STAT1, and STAT4 have elucidated their roles in regulating Th1 signature genes, including Ifng, and have start...

journal_title：Current opinion in immunology

authors： Oestreich KJ,Weinmann AS

更新日期：2012-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Physiological cell death, which occurs as a continuous byproduct of cellular turnover, is non-immunogenic or even tolerogenic, thereby avoiding autoimmunity. By contrast, cancer cell death elicited by radiotherapy and some chemotherapeutic agents such as anthracyclines is immunogenic. Recent data suggest that innate a...

journal_title：Current opinion in immunology

authors： Tesniere A,Apetoh L,Ghiringhelli F,Joza N,Panaretakis T,Kepp O,Schlemmer F,Zitvogel L,Kroemer G

更新日期：2008-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Individuals are exposed to influenza viruses throughout their lifetime. Accumulating evidence shows the first viruses an individual is exposed to leaves an imprint on the antibody response induced by subsequent drifted and novel influenza viral exposures. Imprinted humoral immunity against influenza viruses relies on ...

journal_title：Current opinion in immunology

authors： Guthmiller JJ,Wilson PC

更新日期：2018-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The adoptive transfer of donor-type CD4(+)CD25(+)FOXP3(+) regulatory T cells (Treg) protects from graft-versus-host disease in murine bone marrow transplantation models. Results from first clinical trials exploring such strategies have recently been presented and seem to confirm the efficacy of Treg for the prevention...

journal_title：Current opinion in immunology

authors： Edinger M,Hoffmann P

更新日期：2011-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The intestinal mucosa is continuously exposed to harmless exogenous antigens derived from food proteins and microbiota. Continuous surveillance by suppressive regulatory T cells prevents inflammatory responses to these antigens thereby maintaining intestinal homeostasis. The nature of the antigenic pressure varies at ...

journal_title：Current opinion in immunology

authors： Veenbergen S,Samsom JN

更新日期：2012-06-01 00:00:00