Phosphatidylinositol-3-kinase activity during in vitro dendritic cell generation determines suppressive or stimulatory capacity.

abstract：:Obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS) is a common sleep disorder characterized by repeated episodes of apnea and hypopnea during sleep. Continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) is the most effective method for treating OSAS and alleviating the patients' symptoms. The aim of this study was to assess the effect of 3...

journal_title：Immunologic research

authors： Can M,Uygur F,Tanrıverdi H,Acıkgoz B,Alper B,Guven B

更新日期：2016-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Infection of mice with Listeria monocytogenes has led to a puzzling observation: mice deficient in lymphocytes are more resistant during the early innate immune response. This is counterintuitive, because mice deficient in the adaptive immune response are unable to clear the infection and eventually die. This work wil...

journal_title：Immunologic research

authors： Carrero JA,Unanue ER

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Many clues point to a role for T lymphocytes in the pathogenesis of rheumatoid arthritis (RA), although the importance of these cells and their position within the rheumatoid pathogenic scheme remain unknown. Encouraged by data from animal models of T-lymphocyte-mediated autoimmunity, a major focus of research into th...

journal_title：Immunologic research

authors： Zwillich SH,Weiner DB,Williams WV

更新日期：1994-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The erbB family of receptor tyrosine kinases are growth factor receptors that are overexpressed or mutated in a large variety of human cancers. Studies of erbB-mediated signal transduction will lead to an understanding of the role played by this family of receptors in normal and transformed cells. In this article, we ...

journal_title：Immunologic research

authors： O'Rourke DM,Greene MI

更新日期：1998-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Anti-rods and rings (anti-RR) antibody induction is related to the combination of interferon and ribavirin in the treatment of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection. If the main factor leading to this autoimmune reaction is the combination of these drugs, is not well known, but in vitro studies shows that ribavirin alone ...

journal_title：Immunologic research

authors： da Silva Sacerdote AB,Filgueira NA,de Barros Barreto S,Batista AD,Lopes EP

更新日期：2020-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:WASP, the product of the gene mutated in Wiskott-Aldrich syndrome, is expressed only in hematopoietic cells and is the archetype of a family of proteins that include N-WASP and Scar/WAVE. WASP plays a critical role in T cell activation and actin reorganization. WASP has multiple protein-interacting domains. Through it...

journal_title：Immunologic research

authors： Ramesh N,Geha R

更新日期：2009-01-01 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：:The coexistence of alopecia areata (AA) and systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) has been described, but the association between these conditions is yet to be firmly established. We aimed to evaluate the association between AA and SLE using a large-scale real-life computerized database. A cross-sectional study was condu...

journal_title：Immunologic research

authors： Kridin K,Shalom G,Comaneshter D,Cohen AD

更新日期：2020-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:T helper (Th) lymphocytes differentiate into two distinct subsets--Th1 and Th2--as defined by functional abilities and cytokine profiles. The functional differences between Th subsets are explained primarily through the activities of the cytokines they secrete. Interferon-gamma (IFN-gamma) is the signature cytokine of...

journal_title：Immunologic research

authors： Singh VK,Rai G

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:CD8+ T cells are critically important for immune defense against many viral and bacterial pathogens, and are also key components of cancer immunotherapy. Help from CD4+ T cells is usually essential for optimal CD8+ T cell responses, driving the primary response, the survival of memory cells, and the generation of prot...

journal_title：Immunologic research

authors： Livingstone AM,Wilson EB,Ontiveros F,Wang JC

更新日期：2009-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Rituximab is a chimeric monoclonal anti-CD20 antibody and was the first monoclonal antibody (mAb) therapy approved by FDA (Food and Drug Administration) for the treatment of B-cell lymphoma. It has revolutionized the treatment of patients with CD20-positive non-Hodgkin's lymphoma and CLL. Rituximab is currently being ...

journal_title：Immunologic research

authors： Riaz W,Hernandez-Ilizaliturri FJ,Czuczman MS

更新日期：2010-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The endoplasmic reticulum aminopeptidase 1 (ERAP1) performs a major role in antigen processing, trimming N-terminally extended peptides to the final epitope for presentation by major histocompatibility complex class I molecules. Recent genome-wide association studies have identified single nucleotide polymorphisms (SN...

journal_title：Immunologic research

authors： Reeves E,Elliott T,James E,Edwards CJ

更新日期：2014-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pathologies attributable to fungal infections represent a growing concern in both developed and developing countries. Initially discovered as opportunistic pathogens of immunocompromised hosts, fungi such as Candida albicans are now being placed at the centre of a more complex and dynamic picture in which the outcome ...

journal_title：Immunologic research

authors： Cottier F,Pavelka N

更新日期：2012-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In our laboratory we study the mechanisms by which the immune system controls viral infection and by which viruses evade immune control. To study issues at this interface between virology and immunology, we work from the hypothesis that viruses manipulate the immune response as the immune response attempts to eradicat...

journal_title：Immunologic research

authors： Virgin HW

更新日期：2005-01-01 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：: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：:This is a journey that began in medical school at Stanford in 1963 and that is still underway, now as faculty member here for the past 40 years. History is by its nature selective, and I chose highlights that reflect on the remarkable progress we have made using the immune system to treat cancer. We will never be sati...

journal_title：Immunologic research

authors： Levy R

更新日期：2014-05-01 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 "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：:Anti-HMGCR antibodies represent a characteristic serological feature of statin-exposed and statin-unexposed patients with immune-mediated necrotizing myopathy (IMNM). We assessed anti-HMGCR antibodies in patients with suspected IMNM following statin exposure and patients with other autoimmune rheumatic diseases. We ev...

journal_title：Immunologic research

authors： Shovman O,Gilburd B,Chayat C,Lazar AD,Amital H,Blank M,Bentow C,Mahler M,Shoenfeld Y

更新日期：2017-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In performing host-defense functions, cells of the immune system become activated by soluble chemokine signals and must migrate through endothelial cell or solid tissue barriers to reach sites of inflammation or infection. Regulated adhesive interactions of immune cells with endothelium, extracellular matrix component...

journal_title：Immunologic research

authors： Hauck CR,Klingbeil CK,Schlaepfer DD

更新日期：2000-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ethanol addition to B lymphocytes in vitro inhibits antigen-induced antibody secretion and antigen-induced cell proliferation. We tested the hypothesis that ethanol can inhibit the effect of interleukins on B-cell proliferation by adding ethanol to in vitro functional assays for IL-2 and IL-4. Ethanol does not inhibit...

journal_title：Immunologic research

authors： Aldo-Benson M,Pratt L,Hardwick J

更新日期：1992-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:For the last decade, we have focused on guanylyl cyclase C (GUCY2C) as a potentially ideal target antigen for colorectal cancer immunotherapy. GUCY2C is expressed only in intestinal epithelial cells and by nearly 100% of colorectal cancers. We have developed and tested a recombinant adenoviral vector possessing GUCY2C...

journal_title：Immunologic research

authors： Snook AE,Magee MS,Waldman SA

更新日期：2011-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:p-Phenylenediamine (PPD) and Diphenylcyclopropenone (DPCP) are two potent haptens. Both haptens are known to cause delayed-type hypersensitivity, involving a cytokine response and local infiltration of T-cell subpopulations, resulting in contact dermatitis. We investigated the systemic immune effects of PPD and DPCP, ...

journal_title：Immunologic research

authors： Svalgaard JD,Særmark C,Dall M,Buschard K,Johansen JD,Engkilde K

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:EBV (Epstein-Barr Virus) and other human DNA viruses are associated with autoimmune syndromes in epidemiologic studies. In this work, immunoglobulin G response to EBV-encoded proteins which share regions with human immune response proteins from the human host including ZEBRA (BZLF-1 encoded protein), BALF-2 recombinas...

journal_title：Immunologic research

authors： Dreyfus DH,Farina A,Farina GA

更新日期：2018-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Previous studies by our group, using an experimental autoimmune thyroiditis (EAT) model in Strain 13 inbred guinea pigs, resulted in T cell-mediated delayed hypersensitivity; however, autoantibodies proved not to be cytotoxic to thyroid epithelial cells in the presence or absence of complement proteins. Albeit, T cell...

journal_title：Immunologic research

authors： Lin MS,Tse HM,Delmastro MM,Bertera S,Wong CT,Lakomy R,He J,Sklavos MM,Coudriet GM,Pietropaolo M,Trucco MM,Piganelli JD

更新日期：2011-08-01 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：:This study investigated nitro-oxidative stress in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) in association with disease activity, immune-inflammatory biomarkers, and adhesion molecules. Two-hundred-four patients with SLE and 256 healthy volunteers were enrolled in this case-control study, which measured nitro-o...

journal_title：Immunologic research

authors： Scavuzzi BM,Simão ANC,Iriyoda TMV,Lozovoy MAB,Stadtlober NP,Franchi Santos LFDR,Flauzino T,de Medeiros FA,de Sá MC,Consentin L,Reiche EMV,Maes M,Dichi I

更新日期：2018-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Psoriasis is a common chronic T-cell-mediated autoimmune skin disease, and traditional immunotherapies for psoriasis have focused on the direct inhibition of T cells, which often causes toxicity and lacks long-term effectiveness. Safe and effective therapeutic strategies are strongly needed for psoriasis. In this stud...

journal_title：Immunologic research

authors： Yan HX,Li WW,Zhang Y,Wei XW,Fu LX,Shen GB,Yin T,Li XY,Shi HS,Wan Y,Zhang QY,Li J,Yang SY,Wei YQ

更新日期：2014-10-01 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