The AC8 IgG3 monoclonal anti-cholesterol antibody modulates uptake and presentation of antigens for T cell activation.

abstract：:Pentoxifylline (PTX), a methylxanthine derivative and phosphodiesterase inhibitor, is known to influence production and/or function of some cytokines. We examined the effect of PTX on the in vitro expression of cytokine genes using endotoxin- or phytohaemagglutinin (PHA)-stimulated human blood mononuclear cells. The e...

journal_title：Immunology letters

authors： Rieneck K,Diamant M,Haahr PM,Schönharting M,Bendtzen K

更新日期：1993-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:H-2-linked gene(s) have been found to play a role in the quantitative regulation of response to human gamma-globulin (HGG) in mice selected for high or low antibody responsiveness to sheep erythrocytes. Unexpectedly, in a random genetically heterogeneous population of F2 interline hybrids, the gene(s) linked to the H-...

journal_title：Immunology letters

authors： Heumann AM,Mouton D,Biozzi G

更新日期：1982-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The present study was conducted to investigate the mode of cell death of bone marrow cells (BMC) treated in vivo or in vitro with gangliosides (DLG) derived from a T cell lymphoma, designated as Dalton's lymphoma (DL). BMC undergoing cell death showed morphological features characteristic to apoptosis such as cell shr...

journal_title：Immunology letters

authors： Bharti AC,Singh SM

更新日期：2000-04-03 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：:Alpha-fetoprotein (AFP), an onco-fetal protein which binds specifically polyunsaturated fatty acids, has been shown to modulate arachidonic acid metabolism in a human T-cell line. In Jurkat lymphoma cells, AFP decreases the synthesis of prostaglandins and increases the release of arachidonic acid and leukotrienes. The...

journal_title：Immunology letters

authors： Aussel C,Fehlmann M

更新日期：1987-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Innate lymphoid cells (ILC) have only recently been recognized as a separate entity of the lymphoid lineage. Their subpopulations share common characteristics in terms of early development and major transcriptional circuitry with their related cousins of the T cell world. It is currently hypothesized that ILCs constit...

journal_title：Immunology letters

authors： Gronke K,Kofoed-Nielsen M,Diefenbach A

更新日期：2016-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Murine peritoneal macrophages were isolated by adherence and their listericidal activity assessed in the presence or absence of selected cytokines. Untreated macrophages were not highly listericidal, showing moderate killing in the first 2 h after infection, and allowed progressive microbial growth thereafter (up to 9...

journal_title：Immunology letters

authors： Denis M,Gregg EO

更新日期：1991-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:CD24 is an extensively glycosylated membrane protein that is linked to the membrane via a glycosyl-phosphatidylinositol (GPI)-anchor. In mice, CD24 is expressed by hematopoietic and non-hematopoietic cells. CD24-/- mice do not have gross immunological defects, but detailed analysis revealed strongly reduced responses ...

journal_title：Immunology letters

authors： Bretz NP,Salnikov AV,Doberstein K,Garbi N,Kloess V,Joumaa S,Naumov I,Boon L,Moldenhauer G,Arber N,Altevogt P

更新日期：2014-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Clone C19 derived from a rat bladder cancer cell line BC31ad constitutively released cytotoxic factor RCF. The serum-free C19-conditioned medium was partially purified by DEAE-Sephacel, Sephacryl S-200 and MonoQ-FPLC chromatographies to the specific activity of 6.4 x 10(6) U/mg protein (LM assay). RCF was a 17-kDa pro...

journal_title：Immunology letters

authors： Hojo H,Kaneko A,Nanya K,Kayagaki N,Hashimoto Y

更新日期：1994-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Growth is coupled to physiological modifications of the immune system which reaches the functional capabilities according to age-related milestones. Few data are available on the circulating immunoglobulin levels and no data exist on total immunoglobulin light chains in infant macaques. Therefore we studied by a nephe...

journal_title：Immunology letters

authors： Pace M,D'Ovidio MC,Iale E,Strom R,Turillazzi P

更新日期：1996-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Rabbit anti-ovalbumin antibodies were found to bind to Swiss NIH 3T3 fibroblasts by indirect immunofluorescence, and to induce DNA synthesis when these cells were arrested in G0 phase of their replicating cycle (G0-S activity). The proof that these effects were related to the ovalbumin paratopes is based on the follow...

journal_title：Immunology letters

authors： Mangalo R,Doligez-Chambost A,Marcovich H

更新日期：1987-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Intravenous infusion of 1-O-alkyl-2-acetyl-sn-glyceryl-3-phosphorylcholine (AGEPC), a synthetic platelet-activating factor (PAF), induced fatal anaphylactoid reaction in guinea pigs, or reversible thrombocytopenia and leucopenia. These reactions showed a maximal depression of circulating platelet and leucocyte numbers...

journal_title：Immunology letters

authors： Demopoulos CA,Tsabikakis GE,Kapoulas VM

更新日期：1981-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The antigen receptors on the surface of B- and T-lymphocytes are complexes of several integral membrane proteins, essential for their proper expression and function. Recent studies demonstrated that transmembrane (TM) domains of the components of these receptors play a critical role in their association and function. ...

journal_title：Immunology letters

authors： Zidovetzki R,Rost B,Pecht I

更新日期：1998-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:CD24 is a heavy glycosylated protein that is overexpressed in numerous cancer and cancer stem cells. It is involved in the development, invasion, and metastasis of the cancer cells. CD24 can be considered in targeted cancer therapy as a new target. Here, phage display technology was used for the identification of nove...

journal_title：Immunology letters

authors： Eyvazi S,Kazemi B,Bandehpour M,Dastmalchi S

更新日期：2017-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The cytotoxicity of natural killer (NK) and lymphokine activated killer (LAK) cells against two human bladder tumor cell lines (BT-A and BT-B) was investigated using a fluorometric assay by labeling tumor cell DNA with Hoechst dye No. 33342. Our results demonstrate that BT-A and BT-B cells have low sensitivity to the ...

journal_title：Immunology letters

authors： Wang MH,Flad HD,Böhle A,Chen YQ,Ulmer AJ

更新日期：1991-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An effective HIV vaccine will likely need to induce potent and broad-based immunity, including CD8+ T cell responses. Hence, a quantitative assay to measure such responses in animal models will be important in the evaluation of candidate HIV vaccines. We show here that a single immunization with HIV DNA vaccines, foll...

journal_title：Immunology letters

authors： Otten GR,Chen M,Doe B,zur Megede J,Barnett S,Ulmer J

更新日期：2003-01-22 00:00:00

abstract：:Adult T-cell leukemia-derived factor (ADF)/human thioredoxin (TRX) has thiol-dependent reducing activities and is known to have regulatory roles on the DNA-protein interaction and cell activation. Inducive effect of ultraviolet (UV) has been indicated because of the enhanced expression of ADF/TRX in epidermal cells of...

journal_title：Immunology letters

authors： Sachi Y,Hirota K,Masutani H,Toda K,Okamoto T,Takigawa M,Yodoi J

更新日期：1995-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The cell-surface glycoproteins encoded by the major histocompatibility complex (MHC) bind to processed foreign antigens and present them to T lymphocytes. Two classes of MHC molecules and their corresponding gene sequences have been extensively studied in eutherian mammals and birds, but data on the marsupial MHC are ...

journal_title：Immunology letters

authors： Lam MK,Belov K,Harrison GA,Cooper DW

更新日期：2001-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the H-2-incompatible donor-recipient combination (BALB/c----CBA/H) local administration of cyclosporin allows a 4-fold reduction in a single dose prolonging survival of heart tissue allografts. These results suggest that local administration of cyclosporin may be useful for certain grafts. ...

journal_title：Immunology letters

authors： Górecki D,Kruszewski A,Jakóbisiak M,Lasek W

更新日期：1990-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:When human peripheral blood lymphocytes (PBL) are cultured with either concanavalin A (Con A)-treated or control autologous T lymphocytes, the mitogenic responses of the PBL co-cultured with Con A-treated cells are much lower. We have investigated the cell surface receptor changes during culture of T cells with and wi...

journal_title：Immunology letters

authors： Franklin JP,Stahl GF,Daniels JC

更新日期：1984-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The monoclonal antibody (mAb) UN2 was generated upon immunization of a Balb/c mouse with human thymocytes. mAb UN2 recognized an antigen expressed by a subpopulation of human thymocytes and peripheral blood lymphocytes. In thymus, mAb UN2 recognized cortical cells; its expression was higher on CD3bright than on CD3dim...

journal_title：Immunology letters

authors： Tassone P,Bonelli P,Tuccillo F,Turco MC,De Rosa G,Morrone G,Cecco L,Cerra M,Petrella A,Nigro M

更新日期：1994-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:IL-6 mediates its pleiotropic functions through two membrane proteins, a ligand-binding molecule (IL-6 receptor, IL-6R) and a non-ligand-binding signal transducer (gp130). Starting with a previously isolated cDNA clone encoding human gp130, recombinant soluble gp130 (sgp130) lacking the transmembrane and cytoplasmic r...

journal_title：Immunology letters

authors： Yasukawa K,Futatsugi K,Saito T,Yawata H,Narazaki M,Suzuki H,Taga T,Kishimoto T

更新日期：1992-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Wnt5a is a secreted pleiotropic glycoprotein produced in an inflammatory state by a wide spectrum of ubiquitous cell populations. Recently, we demonstrated that Wnt5a skews the differentiation of human monocyte derived dendritic cells (moDCs) to a tolerogenic functional state. In this study we focus our interest on th...

journal_title：Immunology letters

authors： Valencia J,Martínez VG,Hidalgo L,Hernández-López C,Canseco NM,Vicente A,Varas A,Sacedón R

更新日期：2014-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In transgenic mice over-expressing CD200 (CD200(tg)) graft survival is associated with increased intra-graft expression of mRNAs for genes associated with altered T cell subset differentiation (Foxp3; TGFβ; IL-10). Grafts are rejected in recipients lacking the inhibitory receptor for CD200, CD200R1. We compared grafts...

journal_title：Immunology letters

authors： Yu K,Chen Z,Gorczynski R

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE:Polygonum orientale L. (family: Polygonaceae), named Hongcao in China, has effects of dispelling wind and dampness, promoting blood circulation, and relieving pain. Our group has already studied and confirmed that POEa and POEe (ethyl acetate and ethyl ether extract of P. orientale, respectively)...

journal_title：Immunology letters

authors： Gou KJ,Zeng R,Ren XD,Dou QL,Yang QB,Dong Y,Qu Y

更新日期：2018-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:CD27, which belongs to the TNF receptor family, is a costimulatory molecule that participates in T-cell activation. Unlike costimulatory molecules such as OX40 and 4-1BB, little is known about the role CD27 plays a role in the development of experimental diseases. We asked whether CD27 and its ligand CD70 participate ...

journal_title：Immunology letters

authors： Sumi T,Ishida W,Ojima A,Kajisako M,Sakanishi T,Yagita H,Fukushima A

更新日期：2008-08-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Th1 and Th2 cytokine response has been confirmed to be correlated with the pathogenesis of HCV infection. The aim of the study is to investigate the Th1 and Th2 cytokine profiles induced by HCV alternate reading frame protein (F protein) in chronic hepatitis C patients. We assessed the immune responses specific to HCV...

journal_title：Immunology letters

authors： Yue M,Deng X,Zhai X,Xu K,Kong J,Zhang J,Zhou Z,Yu X,Xu X,Liu Y,Zhu D,Zhang Y

更新日期：2013-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Human milk lactotransferrin at a concentration ranging from 1 to 10 micrograms/ml stimulated up to 5 times the humoral immune response to sheep red blood cells, expressed as the number of plaque-forming cells, when injected into mice 3 h before immunization. Further, lactotransferrin-treated thymocytes given intraveno...

journal_title：Immunology letters

authors： Zimecki M,Mazurier J,Machnicki M,Wieczorek Z,Montreuil J,Spik G

更新日期：1991-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Considering the role of interleukin (IL)-9 and IL-9-producing Th9 cells in pathogenesis of autoimmune diseases, this study aimed to evaluate serum IL-9 levels in patients with Behçet's disease (BD) compared to healthy subjects and to assess whether there is an association between serum IL-9 levels and dise...

journal_title：Immunology letters

authors： Nouri-Vaskeh M,Malek Mahdavi A,Khabbazi A,Jadideslam G

更新日期：2019-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Others have reported that a monoclonal anti-human IL-2 receptor antibody (anti-CD25) specifically binds a membrane receptor on Xenopus laevis PHA-induced and paraformaldehyde-fixed splenic blasts. In this paper, we present evidence suggesting that this binding is an artifact of membrane damage. Specifically, significa...

journal_title：Immunology letters

authors： Haynes L,Moynihan JA,Cohen N

更新日期：1990-12-01 00:00:00