Strategies to enhance rituximab anti-tumor activity in the treatment of CD20-positive B-cell neoplasms.

abstract：:Type I diabetes (T1D) is a chronic autoimmune disease caused by pancreatic β-cell destruction induced by autoantibodies and autoreactive T cells. After significant reduction of the β-cell mass, diabetes sets in and can cause significant complications. It is estimated that more than 3 million Americans have T1D, and it...

journal_title：Immunologic research

authors： Manzar GS,Kim EM,Rotti P,Zavazava N

更新日期：2014-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Severe combined immunodeficiency (SCID) disorders compromise lymphocyte numbers and/or function. One subset of SCID typically affects T cell and Natural Killer (NK) cell development in tandem (T-B+NK-) due to mutations arising in the genes encoding the common γ chain or Janus Kinase 3 (JAK3). In rare circumstances, mu...

journal_title：Immunologic research

authors： Khanolkar A,Wilks JD,Liu G,Simpson BM,Caparelli EA,Kirschmann DA,Bergerson J,Fuleihan RL

更新日期：2020-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Epidemiological studies have demonstrated an inverse correlation between prevalence of helminth infections and allergic diseases both associated to Th2 immune responses. On the other hand, such an inverse correlation has also been evidenced between allergies and bacterial infections, associated to Th1 responses. In th...

journal_title：Immunologic research

authors： Roumier T,Capron M,Dombrowicz D,Faveeuw C

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:γδ T cells represent a relevant proportion of T lymphocytes that express T cell receptors (TCRs) encoded by the γ and δ T cell receptor genes. Whereas the most circulating γδ T cell type, Vδ2 T cells, has been described and studied intensively, the potential role of Vδ1 T cells remains largely unclear. Here, we identi...

journal_title：Immunologic research

authors： Hua F,Kang N,Gao YA,Cui LX,Ba DN,He W

更新日期：2013-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Nitric oxide (.NO) is a freely diffusible inter- and intracellular messenger produced by a variety of mammalian cells including vascular endothelium, neurons, smooth muscle cells, macrophages, neutrophils, platelets, and pulmonary epithelium. In smooth muscle cells, platelets, and neutrophils, .NO raises intracellular...

journal_title：Immunologic research

authors： Aslan M,Freeman BA

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The role of human cytomegalovirus (HCMV) and Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) in the exacerbation of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is still uncertain. We prospectively investigated the presence of EBV and HCMV infection in both epithelial and immune cells of colonic mucosa of IBD patients, both refractory and responders to...

journal_title：Immunologic research

authors： Ciccocioppo R,Racca F,Scudeller L,Piralla A,Formagnana P,Pozzi L,Betti E,Vanoli A,Riboni R,Kruzliak P,Baldanti F,Corazza GR

更新日期：2016-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Besides their well-characterized role as the initiator of adaptive immune responses, dendritic cells (DCs) play a critical role in the induction and maintenance of self-tolerance, the failure of which could lead to autoimmune/inflammatory diseases. Although it is clear that tolerance is a property of DCs at the steady...

journal_title：Immunologic research

authors： Fu C,Jiang A

更新日期：2010-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Thymic stromal lymphopoietin (TSLP) is an interleukin 7-like cytokine expressed mainly by epithelial cells. Current studies provide compelling evidence that TSLP is capable of activating dendritic cells to promote T helper (Th) 2 immune responses. TSLP has also been shown to directly promote Th2 differentiation of naï...

journal_title：Immunologic research

authors： Zhang Y,Zhou B

更新日期：2012-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Dendritic cells (DCs) are known to play an important role in initiating and orchestrating antimicrobial immunity. Given the fact that candidiasis appears often in immunocompromised patients, it seems plausible that DCs hold the key to new antifungal strategies. One possibility to enhance the potency of DC-based immuno...

journal_title：Immunologic research

authors： Shi D,Li D,Yin Q,Qiu Y,Yan H,Shen Y,Lu G,Liu W

更新日期：2015-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Dendritic cells (DC) are the sentinels of the immune system, linking innate with adaptive responses. The functional responses of DC are subject to complex regulation and serve as targets for pathogens. Ca2+-mediated signal transduction pathways serve a central regulatory role in DC responses to diverse antigens, inclu...

journal_title：Immunologic research

authors： Connolly SF,Kusner DJ

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Chronic inflammation mediated by microglial cells is the fundamental process contributing to the death of dopamine (DA)-producing neurons in the brain. Production of inflammatory products by these microglial cells characterizes the slow destructive process in Parkinson's disease (PD). The activation of microglial cell...

journal_title：Immunologic research

authors： Qian L,Flood PM

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:CD62L governs the circulation of CD8(+) T cells between lymph nodes and peripheral tissues, whereby the expression of CD62L by CD8(+) T cells promotes their recirculation through lymph nodes. As such, CD62L participates in the fate of adoptively transferred CD8(+) T cells and may control their effectiveness for cancer...

journal_title：Immunologic research

authors： Díaz-Montero CM,Zidan AA,Pallin MF,Anagnostopoulos V,Salem ML,Wieder E,Komanduri K,Montero AJ,Lichtenheld MG

更新日期：2013-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The human thymus is required for establishment of a normal T cell repertoire in fetal development, as children born without a thymus (DiGeorge Syndrome) lack thymus-derived (T) and T cell immunity. While the function of the thymus in children for production of new T cells is clear, it has not been obvious that the adu...

journal_title：Immunologic research

authors： Haynes BF,Sempowski GD,Wells AF,Hale LP

更新日期：2000-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The "X chromosome-nucleolus nexus" hypothesis provides a comprehensive explanation of how autoantibodies can develop following cellular stress. The hypothesis connects autoimmune diseases with the impact of environmental factors, such as viruses, through epigenetic disruption. The inactive X chromosome, a major epigen...

journal_title：Immunologic research

authors： Brooks WH

更新日期：2018-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The stimulatory natural killer group 2 member D (NKG2D) lymphocyte receptor, initially discovered and expressed mostly on natural killer (NK) cells, T cells and natural killer T cells, can promote tumor immune surveillance. However, with increasing tumor grade, tumors themselves express NKG2D to self-stimulate oncogen...

journal_title：Immunologic research

authors： Tang M,Acheampong DO,Wang Y,Xie W,Wang M,Zhang J

更新日期：2016-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Immunological memory is a hallmark of adaptive immunity, a defense mechanism endowed to vertebrates during evolution. However, an autoimmune pathogenic role of memory lymphocytes is also emerging with accumulating evidence, despite reasonable skepticism on their existence in a chronic setting of autoimmune damage. It ...

journal_title：Immunologic research

authors： Devarajan P,Chen Z

更新日期：2013-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Interleukin (IL)-21 is a member of the γ chain-receptor cytokine family along with IL-2, IL-4, IL-7, IL-9, and IL-15. The effects of IL-21 are pleiotropic, owing to the broad cellular distribution of the IL-21 receptor. IL-21 is secreted by activated CD4 T cells and natural killer T cells. Within CD4 T cells, its secr...

journal_title：Immunologic research

authors： Pallikkuth S,Pahwa S

更新日期：2013-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The key role of T cells in hepatitis C virus (HCV) elimination and the ability of dendritic cells (DCs) to induce antiviral T cell responses suggest that DC vaccines could be a promising approach in the treatment of chronic HCV infection. The aim of our study was to evaluate, whether immunotherapy with DCs is safe and...

journal_title：Immunologic research

authors： Chernykh E,Leplina O,Oleynik E,Tikhonova M,Tyrinova T,Starostina N,Ostanin A

更新日期：2018-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An early and critical event of the human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) life cycle is uncoating of the viral core. Uncoating involves the disassembly of HIV-1 capsid (CA). The underlying mechanisms governing uncoating are poorly defined, and the role of viral and host factors in uncoating is not well understood...

journal_title：Immunologic research

authors： Briones MS,Chow SA

更新日期：2010-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Activation-induced cell death (AICD) has been demonstrated in T-cell hybridomas, immature thymocytes, and activated mature T cells. However, the molecular mechanisms of AICD and its physiological role in T-helper-cell differentiation remain uncertain. Recently, we have shown that Th1 and Th2 cells have distinct mechan...

journal_title：Immunologic research

authors： Roberts AI,Devadas S,Zhang X,Zhang L,Keegan A,Greeneltch K,Solomon J,Wei L,Das J,Sun E,Liu C,Yuan Z,Zhou JN,Shi Y

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mutations of the Wiskott-Aldrich Syndrome Protein (WASP) are responsible for classic Wiskott-Aldrich Syndrome (WAS), X-linked thrombocytopenia (XLT), and in rare instances congenital X-linked neutropenia (XLN). WASP is a regulator of actin polymerization in hematopoietic cells with well-defined functional domains that...

journal_title：Immunologic research

authors： Ochs HD

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Systemic sclerosis (SSc) is an intractable multifaceted disease with high mortality. Although its pathogenesis is not fully understood, recent studies have advanced our knowledge on SSc. The cardinal pathological features of SSc are autoimmunity, vasculopathy, and fibrosis. The B cells in SSc are constitutively activa...

journal_title：Immunologic research

authors： Furue M,Mitoma C,Mitoma H,Tsuji G,Chiba T,Nakahara T,Uchi H,Kadono T

更新日期：2017-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Herpes simplex virus type 1 infection of the mouse eye results in an impressive inflammatory response culminating in the death of the animal or the establishment of a "latent" infection depending on a number of ill-defined variables that include components of the innate and adaptive immune system. The application of t...

journal_title：Immunologic research

authors： Wickham S,Ash J,Lane TE,Carr DJ

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The initial stages of an immune response are regulated at the level of the cell-surface antigen and Fc receptors. The extracellular portions of these receptors provide immune specificity and determine the nature of the responding effector cells, whereas the intracellular portion transduces signals into the cell and de...

journal_title：Immunologic research

authors： Isakov N

更新日期：1997-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Memory cytotoxic T lymphocytes (CTLs) are able to provide protections to the host against repeated insults from intracellular pathogens. However, it has not been completely understood how the effector functions of memory CTLs are induced upon antigen challenge, which is directly related to the efficacy of their protec...

journal_title：Immunologic research

authors： Lv Y,Mattson E,Bhadurihauck A,Garcia K,Li L,Xiao Z

更新日期：2017-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The MHC class II antigen processing pathway provides a mechanism to selectively present peptides generated in the endosomal compartments of antigen presenting cells to CD4+ T cells. Transport of newly synthesized class II molecules to the endosomal pathway requires the function of an accessory protein, invariant chain...

journal_title：Immunologic research

authors： Jensen PE,Weber DA,Thayer WP,Chen X,Dao CT

更新日期：1999-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The two-signal model of T cell activation states that antigen recognition by TCR provides a tolerogenic signal (termed Signal 1) unless the T cell receives simultaneous costimulation (Signal 2) that permits antigen recognition to prime activation. Our efforts to characterize genetic and biochemical factors resulting f...

journal_title：Immunologic research

authors： Gamper CJ,Powell JD

更新日期：2010-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Dendritic cells (DCs) are considered a very promising arm to activate the immune system in immunotherapeutic strategies against cancer. DCs are the most powerful antigen-presenting cells (APCs), being highly efficient at generating robust immune responses. They are also considered the center of the immune system, sinc...

journal_title：Immunologic research

authors： Constantino J,Gomes C,Falcão A,Neves BM,Cruz MT

更新日期：2017-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Chronic infections have been a major topic of investigation in recent years, but the mechanisms that dictate whether or not a pathogen is successfully controlled are incompletely understood. Cytomegalovirus (CMV) is a herpesvirus that establishes a persistent infection in the majority of people in the world. Like othe...

journal_title：Immunologic research

authors： Snyder CM

更新日期：2011-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The indigenous oral microflora and the host are normally in a state of equilibrium; however, the introduction of a pathogen can result in innate and adaptive immune responses that either contribute to the development of the disease or lead to host immunity. The interactions between the microorganisms and the host are ...

journal_title：Immunologic research

authors： Michalek SM,Katz J,Childers NK,Martin M,Balkovetz DF

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00