The recognition of self-antigens and autoimmune disease.

abstract：:The past year has been refinement in our ability to delay the progression of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 infection through the use of nucleoside analogues, singly or in combination. Progress has also been made in our ability to detect drug-resistant isolates of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 and to begin ...

journal_title：Current opinion in immunology

authors： Lane HC

更新日期：1992-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The identification of human papillomavirus as the etiological factor for cervical cancer provides an opportunity to treat these malignancies by vaccination. Although therapeutic vaccination against viral oncogenes regularly induces a specific T cell response, clinical effectivity remains low. Three factors are particu...

journal_title：Current opinion in immunology

authors： van der Sluis TC,van der Burg SH,Arens R,Melief CJ

更新日期：2015-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Immunological memory is broadly understood as the underlying mechanism by which an organism remembers previous encounters with pathogens, aberrant cells, or self-antigens to produce a more rapid or robust secondary response upon re-encounter. This phenomenon is widely accepted as the hallmark feature of the adaptive i...

journal_title：Current opinion in immunology

authors： Lau CM,Sun JC

更新日期：2018-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Peptide-MHC interactions govern the fate of T cells in the thymus and the peripheral T cell repertoire. Recent progress has involved investigating how different peptides influence T cell selection and mature T cell function and the subsequent implications for tolerance and autoimmunity. ...

journal_title：Current opinion in immunology

authors： Ohashi PS

更新日期：1996-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Antigen presenting cells (APCs) alert the immune system to attack by extracellular organisms; APCs achieve this via internalization, degradation, and display of antigenic fragments on the cell surface by MHC class II molecules. These class II molecules bind to an accessory protein, termed the invariant chain, that ens...

journal_title：Current opinion in immunology

authors： Hiltbold EM,Roche PA

更新日期：2002-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:During the past couple of years there has been significant progress in our understanding of the development of different lineages of T cells within the thymus. Pathways, subpopulations and cellular dynamics are all becoming clearer. Signal transduction through primary and accessory receptors is also beginning to be un...

journal_title：Current opinion in immunology

authors： Scollay R

更新日期：1991-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pig-to-primate organ survival has been extended from a few minutes to weeks and occasionally months, following the development of transgenic pigs that express human complement-regulatory proteins, efficient antibody removal technologies and immunosuppressive strategies. The current limitation to the clinical applicati...

journal_title：Current opinion in immunology

authors： Logan JS

更新日期：2000-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Systems biology strives to derive accurate predictive descriptions of complex systems such as innate immunity. The innate immune system is essential for host defense, yet the resulting inflammatory response must be tightly regulated. Current understanding indicates that this system is controlled by complex regulatory ...

journal_title：Current opinion in immunology

authors： Smith KD,Bolouri H

更新日期：2005-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The IL-17/IL-17 receptor family is the newest and least understood of the cytokine subclasses. Composed of ligands IL-17A-IL-17F and receptors IL-17RA-IL-17RE, these cytokines have many unique structural and functional features. Since the discovery of the 'Th17' subset in 2005, particular attention has been paid to IL...

journal_title：Current opinion in immunology

authors： Gaffen SL

更新日期：2011-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Macrophages have specialized functions in different tissue microenvironments such as lymphohaemopoietic organs and the nervous system. Recently, progress has been made in defining cellular and molecular properties of isolated and tissue macrophages in the developing and adult animal. ...

journal_title：Current opinion in immunology

authors： Gordon S,Fraser I,Nath D,Hughes D,Clarke S

更新日期：1992-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Experimental models of transplantation provide strong support for the role of regulatory cells in tolerance. However, limited studies of humans who display sustained tolerance following transplantation have not definitively demonstrated a role for regulatory cells in this process. Rather than excluding or minimizing t...

journal_title：Current opinion in immunology

authors： Newell KA,Phippard D,Turka LA

更新日期：2011-10-01 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：:Lack of information on the mechanisms of protective immunity to AIDS virus infection represents a major obstacle to the development of a rational strategy for an effective HIV vaccine. In macaques, immunization with live attenuated simian immunodeficiency viruses has induced the most potent protective immunity and con...

journal_title：Current opinion in immunology

authors： Johnson RP,Desrosiers RC

更新日期：1998-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In higher vertebrates, recognition of the non-self signature of invading viruses by genome-encoded pattern recognition receptors initiates antiviral innate immunity. Retinoic acid-inducible gene I (RIG-I)-like receptors (RLRs) detect viral RNA as a non-self pattern in the cytoplasm and activate downstream signaling. D...

journal_title：Current opinion in immunology

authors： Yoneyama M,Onomoto K,Jogi M,Akaboshi T,Fujita T

更新日期：2015-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Antimicrobials represent a broad class of chemicals with the intended purpose of eliminating or controlling the growth of harmful microorganisms. Exposure can occur occupationally or through the use or consumption of consumer products. The use of antimicrobial agents has been associated with an increased incidence of ...

journal_title：Current opinion in immunology

authors： Anderson SE,Weatherly L,Shane HL

更新日期：2019-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The extent of airway remodeling correlates with severity of asthma. Persistent airway hyperresponsiveness (AHR) is associated with airway remodeling, but not with inflammation. The increase in ASM mass is recognized as one of the most important factors related to AHR and to the severity of asthma. The infiltration of ...

journal_title：Current opinion in immunology

authors： Okayama Y,Ra C,Saito H

更新日期：2007-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Diseases due to defect in tolerance induction such as allergy, celiac disease, or Type 1 Diabetes develop mostly in childhood indicating the necessity of early intervention for primary prevention. Epidemiological studies report that breastfeeding could protect from these diseases. However, data are controversial and t...

journal_title：Current opinion in immunology

authors： Verhasselt V

更新日期：2010-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The development of novel vaccine candidates against infections with Mycobacterium tuberculosis has highlighted our limited understanding of immune mechanisms required to kill M. tuberculosis. The induction of a Th1 immunity is vital, but new studies are required to identify other mechanisms that may be necessary. Nove...

journal_title：Current opinion in immunology

authors： Izzo AA

更新日期：2017-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The invariant chain (Ii) has been shown to play a critical role in the assembly, intracellular transport and function of MHC class II molecules. Recent studies suggest that these distinct activities can in many cases be attributed to distinct isoforms of Ii or to specific regions within it. Thus, regulation of Ii synt...

journal_title：Current opinion in immunology

authors： Sant AJ,Miller J

更新日期：1994-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The identification and quantitation of peptides selected by class II MHC molecules during natural processing of proteins is of key importance in understanding the repertoire and distribution of T cells. The examination of peptides selected by class II MHC molecules has depended greatly on mass spectrometry, a powerful...

journal_title：Current opinion in immunology

authors： Suri A,Lovitch SB,Unanue ER

更新日期：2006-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:B cells that fail to pass a developmental checkpoint, either as immature or mature B cells, can be rescued by creating a new B cell antigen receptor through nested secondary immunoglobulin gene rearrangements, a process termed receptor editing. Tolerance-mediated receptor editing occurs in self-reactive immature bone ...

journal_title：Current opinion in immunology

authors： Hertz M,Nemazee D

更新日期：1998-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Malaria remains one of the greatest impediments to development in many tropical regions of the world. Understanding host immune responses to malaria parasites is crucial for the effective design and implementation of new vaccines and drugs. Recent research has seen the identification of the first pattern recognition r...

journal_title：Current opinion in immunology

authors： Engwerda CR,Good MF

更新日期：2005-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Macrophages specifically engulf apoptotic cells but not healthy cells. Phosphatidylserine (PtdSer) is localized at the inner leaflet of plasma membranes as a result of the action of flippases (ATP11A and 11C). When cells undergo apoptosis, caspase 3 cleaves and inactivates the flippases, while simultaneously cleaving ...

journal_title：Current opinion in immunology

authors： Nagata S,Segawa K

更新日期：2020-08-24 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：:While remarkable progress has been made using genetically altered mice to understand the importance of different cytokines in protecting against experimental infections or co-infections, an examination of the opportunistic infections that occur during HIV infection of humans does not yet show a clear picture of cytoki...

journal_title：Current opinion in immunology

authors： Mosier DE

更新日期：1994-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Chronic non-communicable diseases (NCDs) are increasingly recognized as the major cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide. Effective, affordable and broadly accessible medicines for their treatment are much sought after. Therapeutic B-cell vaccines aim at inducing neutralizing auto-reactive antibodies against impor...

journal_title：Current opinion in immunology

authors： Röhn TA,Bachmann MF

更新日期：2010-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Dendritic cells (DC) are heterogenous, comprising several subpopulations of migratory and lymphoid-organ-resident types. Recent studies addressing the role of each subset in antigen presentation in vivo have revealed a complex division of labor within the DC network. In addition to CD8(+) DC, migratory lung or dermal ...

journal_title：Current opinion in immunology

authors： Segura E,Villadangos JA

更新日期：2009-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The development of genetic epidemiology methods using recent human genetic mapping information, together with the growing availability of candidate genes, has led to major advances in the identification of host genes involved in human infectious diseases. Within the past year, highlights include the mapping of a locus...

journal_title：Current opinion in immunology

authors： Abel L,Dessein AJ

更新日期：1997-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The origin of the complement system is much more ancient than that of adaptive immunity, which is only found in jawed vertebrates. Recently, complement components of the alternative and lectin pathways have been identified in jawless fishes, and even in some deuterostome invertebrates. The primitive complement system ...

journal_title：Current opinion in immunology

authors： Nonaka M

更新日期：2001-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The hygiene hypothesis was initially formulated to explain the steep increase in the prevalence of allergies in Western societies observed over the past few decades. It proposes that the microbial environment interfaces with the innate immune system and modulates its ability to impart instructions to adaptive immune r...

journal_title：Current opinion in immunology

authors： Vercelli D

更新日期：2006-12-01 00:00:00