Human microglial cells have phenotypic and functional characteristics in common with both macrophages and dendritic antigen-presenting cells.

abstract：:To determine whether monocytes can be generated from CD34+ hematopoietic progenitors in large numbers, cord blood CD34+ cells were first expanded for 3-10 days in X-VIVO 10 medium supplemented with FCS, stem cell factor (SCF), thrombopoietin (TPO), and Flt-3 Ligand (Flt-3L), and then differentiated in IMDM medium supp...

journal_title：Journal of leukocyte biology

authors： Stec M,Weglarczyk K,Baran J,Zuba E,Mytar B,Pryjma J,Zembala M

更新日期：2007-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Macrophages play an important role in a wide variety of physiologic and pathologic processes. Plasticity and functional polarization are hallmarks of macrophages. Macrophages commonly exist in two distinct subsets: classically activated macrophages (M1) and alternatively activated macrophages (M2). M2b, a subtype of M...

journal_title：Journal of leukocyte biology

authors： Wang LX,Zhang SX,Wu HJ,Rong XL,Guo J

更新日期：2019-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have previously reported that human neutrophils can be permeabilized with the cholesterol-complexing agent digitonin. These permeabilized cells can be induced to secrete lysosomal constituents when exposed to micromolar levels of free Ca2+, a process that is enhanced by certain guanine nucleotides. We examined the ...

journal_title：Journal of leukocyte biology

authors： Smolen JE,Stoehr SJ,Traynor AE,Sklar LA

更新日期：1987-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effect of endothelial cells (EC) on lymphocyte mitogen responses was examined. Irradiated or mitomycin C treated EC were co-cultured with allogeneic peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBM), and proliferative responses to pokeweed mitogen (PWM) and phytohemagglutinin (PHA) were assessed by 3H-thymidine incorporati...

journal_title：Journal of leukocyte biology

authors： Shanahan WR Jr,Weston DM,Korn JH

更新日期：1985-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:TLR agonists such as LPS and poly(I:C) induce expression of type I IFNs, such as IFN-α and -β, by macrophages. To examine the role of IFN-β in the induction of ISGs by LPS, we compared the ability of LPS to induce ISGF3 activity and ISG expression in bone marrow-derived macrophages from WT and Ifnb1(-/-) mice. We foun...

journal_title：Journal of leukocyte biology

authors： Sheikh F,Dickensheets H,Gamero AM,Vogel SN,Donnelly RP

更新日期：2014-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:IRG are a family of IFN-regulated proteins that are critical for resistance to infection. Mouse IRG proteins are divided into GMS and GKS subfamilies, based on a sequence within the G1 GTP-binding motif. The GMS proteins have a particularly profound impact on immunity, as typified by Irgm1, of which absence leads to a...

journal_title：Journal of leukocyte biology

authors： Henry SC,Traver M,Daniell X,Indaram M,Oliver T,Taylor GA

更新日期：2010-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The paradigm for activation of the neutrophil NADPH oxidase with the protein kinase C activator phorbol myristate acetate (PMA) states that the oxidase assembles the plasma membrane and that the metabolites generated are released extracellularly. This paradigm is challenged by the results presented. Most of the PMA-in...

journal_title：Journal of leukocyte biology

authors： Lundqvist H,Follin P,Khalfan L,Dahlgren C

更新日期：1996-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of the study was to elucidate the effect of lipopolysaccharide (LPS) administration in vivo (Escherichia coli endotoxin, 1 mg/kg body weight) on the expression and cellular activity of glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PDH, EC 1.1.1.49), the rate-limiting enzyme of the hexose monophosphate shunt in hepatic ...

journal_title：Journal of leukocyte biology

authors： Spolarics Z,Navarro L

更新日期：1994-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Antagonism of ROS signaling can inhibit cell apoptosis and autophagy, thus favoring the maintenance and expansion of hematopoietic stem cells. Alpha lipoic acid (ALA), a small antioxidant molecule, affects cell apoptosis by lowering the ROS level. In this study, we show that ALA promoted production of human pluripoten...

journal_title：Journal of leukocyte biology

authors： Dong Y,Bai J,Zhang Y,Zhou Y,Pan X,Li X,Zhou Q,Chen Y,Lai M,Mao B,Bian G,Feng J,Xie F,Chen B,Nakahata T,Zhang Y,Ma F

更新日期：2020-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The human endometrium is exposed to cyclical fluctuations of ovarian-derived sex steroids resulting in proliferation, differentiation (decidualization), and menstruation. An influx of leukocytes (up to 15% macrophages) occurs during the latter stages of the menstrual cycle, including menses. We believe the endometrial...

journal_title：Journal of leukocyte biology

authors： Thiruchelvam U,Dransfield I,Saunders PT,Critchley HO

更新日期：2013-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Dysregulated Ca(2+) handling is prevalent during sepsis and postulated to perpetuate the aberrant inflammation underlying subsequent organ dysfunction and death. The signal transduction cascades mediating these processes are unknown. Here, we identify that CaMKIα mediates the Mϕ response to LPS in vitro and the inflam...

journal_title：Journal of leukocyte biology

authors： Zhang X,Guo L,Collage RD,Stripay JL,Tsung A,Lee JS,Rosengart MR

更新日期：2011-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Polyclonal B cell activation is not a peculiar characteristic to a particular infection, as many viruses, bacteria, and parasites induce a strong polyclonal B cell response resulting in hyper-gamma-globulinemia. Here, we discuss the different roles proposed for polyclonal B cell activation, which can be crucial for ea...

journal_title：Journal of leukocyte biology

authors： Montes CL,Acosta-Rodríguez EV,Merino MC,Bermejo DA,Gruppi A

更新日期：2007-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Lipopolysaccharide (LPS) has been shown to induce proliferation of human T-lymphocytes only in the presence of monocytes and CD34(+) hematopoietic cells (HCs) from peripheral blood. This finding provided evidence of an active role of CD34(+) HCs during inflammation and immunological events. To investigate mechanisms b...

journal_title：Journal of leukocyte biology

authors： Umland O,Heine H,Miehe M,Marienfeld K,Staubach KH,Ulmer AJ

更新日期：2004-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:HSA preparations for i.v. use are administered in critically ill patients. Although increasing intravascular osmotic pressure seems to be a pathophysiologically orientated treatment, clinical trials do not indicate a benefit for mortality in HSA-treated patients. Instead, there is evidence for inflammatory reactions u...

journal_title：Journal of leukocyte biology

authors： Humpert PM,Lukic IK,Thorpe SR,Hofer S,Awad EM,Andrassy M,Deemer EK,Kasper M,Schleicher E,Schwaninger M,Weigand MA,Nawroth PP,Bierhaus A

更新日期：2009-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Epithelial and submucosal mesenchymal (SM) cells from normal human small intestine and colon could be directly infected by several strains of the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). Macrophage-derived virus strains were more potent than the HTLVIIIB prototype strain. Persistent release of virus over several months imp...

journal_title：Journal of leukocyte biology

authors： Moyer MP,Gendelman HE

更新日期：1991-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Aged and protein-malnourished hosts have diminished febrile responses and increased morbidity and mortality from infection that could be due to deficiencies in the production of certain monokines. In this study, the ability of peritoneal macrophages from aged and protein-malnourished rats to produce IL-1 and TNF was e...

journal_title：Journal of leukocyte biology

authors： Bradley SF,Vibhagool A,Kunkel SL,Kauffman CA

更新日期：1989-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The nucleosome, the basic structure of chromatin and normal product of cell apoptosis, plays a pivotal role both in the induction and the pathogenesis of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). Nucleosomes have been found to circulate at high levels in patients with SLE and apoptosis of lymphoid cells is increased during ...

journal_title：Journal of leukocyte biology

authors： Laderach D,Bach JF,Koutouzov S

更新日期：1998-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fluoroquinolones have immunomodulatory properties and interfere with cytokine production. The aim of this study was to characterize the extent of the superinduced mRNA levels in activated human lymphocytes incubated with ciprofloxacin (5 and 80 micro g/ml) using a cytokine gene expression microarray from R and D Syste...

journal_title：Journal of leukocyte biology

authors： Eriksson E,Forsgren A,Riesbeck K

更新日期：2003-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Monocytes have been categorized in three main subpopulations based on CD14 and CD16 surface expression. Classical monocytes express the CD14(++)CD16(-)CCR2(+) phenotype and migrate to inflammatory sites by quickly responding to CCL2 signaling. Here, we identified and characterized the expansion of a novel monocyte sub...

journal_title：Journal of leukocyte biology

authors： Gama L,Shirk EN,Russell JN,Carvalho KI,Li M,Queen SE,Kalil J,Zink MC,Clements JE,Kallas EG

更新日期：2012-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Studies of the metabolism and function of the amyloid precursor protein (APP) and its proteolytic fragment A beta in cultured cells, transgenic mice, and post-mortem brain tissue have advanced our understanding of Alzheimer disease (AD). However, the molecular pathogenesis of the disease is still not clear, and we are...

journal_title：Journal of leukocyte biology

authors： Li QX,Fuller SJ,Beyreuther K,Masters CL

更新日期：1999-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:It is well established that the cytokine IL-12 and the transcription factor STAT4, an essential part of the IL-12 signaling pathway, are critical components of the Th1 differentiation process in T cells. In response to pathogenic stimuli, this process causes T cells to proliferate rapidly and secrete high amounts of t...

journal_title：Journal of leukocyte biology

authors： Schaller M,Ito T,Allen RM,Kroetz D,Kittan N,Ptaschinski C,Cavassani K,Carson WF 4th,Godessart N,Grembecka J,Cierpicki T,Dou Y,Kunkel SL

更新日期：2015-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:TNF is implicated in the suppression of neutrophil apoptosis during sepsis. Multiple signaling pathways are involved in TNF-mediated antiapoptotic signaling; a role for the MAP kinases (MAPK), ERK1/2, and p38 MAPK has been suggested. Antiapoptotic signaling is mediated principally through TNF receptor-1 (TNFR-1), and ...

journal_title：Journal of leukocyte biology

authors： Kilpatrick LE,Sun S,Mackie D,Baik F,Li H,Korchak HM

更新日期：2006-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The adjuvant effect of gamma-inulin, a strong activator of the alternative complement pathway, is well-known, but its exact mechanism is not revealed yet. Here, we show that macrophages, isolated from the peritoneal cavity of gamma-inulin-injected mice and used as antigen-presenting cells, enhance the proliferation of...

journal_title：Journal of leukocyte biology

authors： Kerekes K,Cooper PD,Prechl J,Józsi M,Bajtay Z,Erdei A

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Seventy-kilodalton amino-terminal and 180-kDa cell-binding fibronectin fragments were used to determine which fibronectin domains support soluble gelatin interactions with macrophages. At each time measured, intact and 180-kDa fibronectin supported significantly larger quantities of cell-associated gelatin than contro...

journal_title：Journal of leukocyte biology

authors： Penc SF,Blumenstock FA,Kaplan JE

更新日期：1995-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Regulation of macrophage PCD plays an important role in pathogenesis of leishmaniasis. However, the precise involvement of any parasite molecule in this process remains uncertain. In the current study, in silico wide analysis demonstrated that genes in the Leishmania donovani genome are highly enriched for CpG motifs,...

journal_title：Journal of leukocyte biology

authors： Das S,Ghosh AK,Singh S,Saha B,Ganguly A,Das P

更新日期：2015-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Discussion on targeting LXR and PPAR agonists as therapeutic alternatives to ustekinumab therapy in LAD-1. ...

journal_title：Journal of leukocyte biology

authors： Cooper KN,Bagaitkar J

更新日期：2020-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effects of brefeldin A, monensin, and the weak base NH4Cl on the biosynthesis and processing of cathepsin G and neutrophil elastase of myeloid cells were investigated. Monoblast-like U-937 cells were biosynthetically labeled with [35S]methionine, followed by subcellular fractionation, immunoprecipitation, and anal...

journal_title：Journal of leukocyte biology

authors： Lindmark A,Gullberg U,Olsson I

更新日期：1994-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A lethal human septic shock model, mouse generalized Shwartzman reaction (GSR), was elicited by two consecutive lippolysaccharide (LPS) injections (24 h apart) in which interferon-gamma (IFN-gamma) induced by interleukin (IL)-12 played a critical role in the priming phase, and tumor necrosis factor (TNF) was an import...

journal_title：Journal of leukocyte biology

authors： Motegi A,Kinoshita M,Sato K,Shinomiya N,Ono S,Nonoyama S,Hiraide H,Seki S

更新日期：2006-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:HIV infection of mononuclear phagocytes (MP), mostly as tissue macrophages, is a dominant feature in the pathogenesis of HIV disease and its progression to AIDS. Although the general mechanism of infection is not dissimilar to that of CD4+ T lymphocytes occurring via interaction of the viral envelope with CD4 and a ch...

journal_title：Journal of leukocyte biology

authors： Cassol E,Alfano M,Biswas P,Poli G

更新日期：2006-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The neuropathogenesis of HIV-1 encephalitis and its associated dementia revolves around sustained viral replication in cells of mononuclear phagocyte origin (brain macrophages, multinucleated giant cells, and microglia). Macrophage secretory factors play important roles in facilitating monocyte trafficking into the br...

journal_title：Journal of leukocyte biology

authors： Persidsky Y,Gendelman HE

更新日期：1997-07-01 00:00:00