Transendothelial migration of effector T cells across inflamed endothelial barriers does not require heparan sulfate proteoglycans.

abstract：:Evidence from several different experimental systems suggests that regulatory cells specific for self-antigens exist in the normal immune repertoire, and that these cells are necessary for maintenance of self-tolerance and prevention of autoimmune disease. We attempted to demonstrate the existence of regulatory cells ...

journal_title：International immunology

authors： Lindsey JW,Jin R

更新日期：2000-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Interleukin-15 (IL-15) is a cytokine critical for maintenance of intestinal intra-epithelial lymphocytes (IELs), especially CD8αα + IELs (CD8αα IELs). In the intestine, IL-15 is produced by intestinal epithelial cells (IECs), blood vascular endothelial cells (BECs) and hematopoietic cells. However, the precise role of...

journal_title：International immunology

authors： Zhu Y,Cui G,Miyauchi E,Nakanishi Y,Mukohira H,Shimba A,Abe S,Tani-Ichi S,Hara T,Nakase H,Chiba T,Sehara-Fujisawa A,Seno H,Ohno H,Ikuta K

更新日期：2020-05-08 00:00:00

abstract：:Dendritic cells (DC) are potent antigen-presenting cells and understanding their mechanisms of antigen uptake is important for loading DC with antigen for immunotherapy. The multilectin receptors, DEC-205 and macrophage mannose receptor (MMR), are potential antigen-uptake receptors; therefore, we examined their expres...

journal_title：International immunology

authors： Kato M,Neil TK,Fearnley DB,McLellan AD,Vuckovic S,Hart DN

更新日期：2000-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Novel biomarkers of rheumatoid arthritis (RA), in addition to antibodies against cyclic citrullinated peptides, are required. Metabolome analysis is a promising approach to identify metabolite biomarkers for clinical diagnosis. We adopted a comprehensive nontargeted metabolomics approach combining capillary electropho...

journal_title：International immunology

authors： Kishikawa T,Maeda Y,Nii T,Arase N,Hirata J,Suzuki K,Yamamoto K,Masuda T,Ogawa K,Tsuji S,Matsushita M,Matsuoka H,Yoshimura M,Tsunoda S,Ohshima S,Narazaki M,Ogata A,Saeki Y,Inohara H,Kumanogoh A,Takeda K,Okada Y

更新日期：2020-08-31 00:00:00

abstract：:Toll-like receptors (TLRs) recognize a variety of microbial products and induce defense responses. Pathogen sensing by TLRs occurs either on the cell surface or in endolysosomes. TLR-dependent responses are greatly influenced by the site of pathogen sensing. TLR heterodimers TLR1/TLR2 and TLR2/TLR6 recognize tri- or d...

journal_title：International immunology

authors： Motoi Y,Shibata T,Takahashi K,Kanno A,Murakami Y,Li X,Kasahara T,Miyake K

更新日期：2014-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The alternative complement pathway (ACP) in vertebrates is known to be important in inflammatory reactions, and to be activated by foreign substances such as bacterial lipopolysaccharide (LPS) and zymosan, although to date no intrinsic activators have been identified except complement receptor type 2. From the point o...

journal_title：International immunology

authors： Oshima H,Soma G,Mizuno D

更新日期：1993-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recent studies have shown that tumor cells acquire escape mechanisms to evade host immunity in the tumor microenvironment. Two key immune checkpoint pathways mediated by immunosuppressive co-signaling, the first via programmed cell death 1 (PD-1) and PD-1 ligand 1 (PD-1/PD-L1) and the second via CTLA-4 and B7 (CTLA-4/...

journal_title：International immunology

authors： Hamanishi J,Mandai M,Konishi I

更新日期：2016-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The chaperone glucose-regulated protein 94 (GRP94) has long been used to augment peptide presentation to T cells. This chaperone binds antigenic peptides, binds to receptors on professional antigen-presenting cells (APCs), activates these cells and after internalization, transfers the peptides to MHC class I for activ...

journal_title：International immunology

authors： Biswas C,Sriram U,Ciric B,Ostrovsky O,Gallucci S,Argon Y

更新日期：2006-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Activated macrophages exert strong arginase (ASE) activity that converts L-arginine into ornithine, the key precursor for putrescine and polyamine biosynthesis. Macrophages were previously also shown to generate nitric oxide that is derived from the guanido group of arginine by the oxidative deiminase (OAD) reaction. ...

journal_title：International immunology

authors： Benninghoff B,Lehmann V,Eck HP,Dröge W

更新日期：1991-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have previously cloned the murine homolog of cDNA for the human myelomonocytic differentiation antigen, CD14. We synthesized three hydrophilic peptides derived from the predicted amino acid sequence of murine CD14 (mCD14), designated MS7.1, MS7.2, and MS7.3, respectively, and raised antisera against them. Each anti...

journal_title：International immunology

authors： Nasu N,Yoshida S,Akizuki S,Higuchi Y,Setoguchi M,Yamamoto S

更新日期：1991-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D(3) [1,25(OH)(2)D(3)] and the vitamin D receptor (VDR) are important regulators of autoimmunity. The effect of the VDR on the ability of mice to fight a primary or secondary infection has not been determined. Young and old VDR knockout (KO) mice were able to clear both primary and secondary infe...

journal_title：International immunology

authors： Bruce D,Whitcomb JP,August A,McDowell MA,Cantorna MT

更新日期：2009-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:After activation, populations of antigen-specific T cells flow between sites of antigen expression, local lymphoid structures and other lymphoid and non-lymphoid organs. In this study, we documented the in vivo dynamics of a CD8(+) T cell response to antigen delivered using herpes simplex virus amplicon vectors and re...

journal_title：International immunology

authors： Azadniv M,Dugger K,Bowers WJ,Weaver C,Crispe IN

更新日期：2007-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:SCID mice are profoundly immunodeficient, resulting from an inability to carry out the V(D)J recombination reaction during both B cell and T cell development. Recently, however, it was revealed that normal rearrangement frequently did occur in the TCR delta and gamma chain loci in the SCID thymus. To evaluate whether ...

journal_title：International immunology

authors： Araki R,Itoh M,Hamatani K,Abe M

更新日期：1996-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Dendritic cells (DCs) are responsible for the initiation of immune responses. Our study demonstrates a new pathway for generating a large quantity of stimulatory monocyte-derived DCs (Mo-DCs) from human monocytes using anti-4-1BB ligand (4-1BBL) mAb to trigger reverse signaling. The anti-4-1BBL-driven Mo-DCs (DCs(alph...

journal_title：International immunology

authors： Ju S,Ju S,Ge Y,Qiu H,Lu B,Qiu Y,Fu J,Liu G,Wang Q,Hu Y,Shu Y,Zhang X

更新日期：2009-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Treatment of melanoma cell lines with IFN-gamma induces the switch from proteasome (PS) to immunoproteasome (iPS). This finding has profound implications for the immunobiology of melanoma cells since certain peptides (such as Melan-A(mart1)(27-35)) are cleaved differently by iPS, thus implying a different ability to b...

journal_title：International immunology

authors： Cangemi G,Morandi B,D'Agostino A,Peri C,Conte R,Damonte G,Ferlazzo G,Biassoni R,Melioli G

更新日期：2003-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:pp56lck is a member of the src family of tyrosine kinases mainly expressed in T lymphocytes. Src tyrosine kinases have been implicated in the control of cell growth and differentiation in different cell types, but the mechanism of regulation of these enzymes is poorly understood. In order to characterize the distinct ...

journal_title：International immunology

authors： Carrera AC,Li P,Roberts TM

更新日期：1991-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Antibody responses to ingested antigens can be inhibited by a mechanism known as oral tolerance which acts to prevent excessive stimulation from luminal contents. Local IgA responses can be induced in this non-responsive environment and during intestinal inflammation, mucosal IgG responses can also be increased. The p...

journal_title：International immunology

authors： Zettel L,Clark DA,Ernst PB

更新日期：1992-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We demonstrate here that human necrosis factor-alpha, a potent neutrophil activator, induces rapid (within 3 h) apoptosis of these cells, i.e. neutrophils treated with this cytokine exhibit (i) light and electron microscopic changes characteristic to apoptotic cells, (ii) reduced propidium iodide binding to DNA, and (...

journal_title：International immunology

authors： Takeda Y,Watanabe H,Yonehara S,Yamashita T,Saito S,Sendo F

更新日期：1993-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The mucosa is one of the initial sites of group A streptococcal (GAS) infection and salivary IgA (sIgA) is thought to be critical to immunity. However, the target epitopes of sIgA and the function of sIgA in GAS immunity, in particular the role of accessory cells and complement, is largely unknown. We studied the aqui...

journal_title：International immunology

authors： Brandt ER,Hayman WA,Currie B,Carapetis J,Jackson DC,Do KA,Good MF

更新日期：1999-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Investigation of the process of Peyer's patch (PP) formation has been hampered by difficulties in identifying its initial step in the embryo. In this study, we overcame this problem by means of whole-mount immunohistochemistry using mAb against the molecules which were expressed in the cells accumulated at the site of...

journal_title：International immunology

authors： Adachi S,Yoshida H,Kataoka H,Nishikawa S

更新日期：1997-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:It is well established that the bacterial superantigens bind to both TCR beta-chain and, with moderate affinity, to MHC class II molecules. Class II-bearing cells bind the superantigen and present the superantigen to T cells expressing certain TCR beta-chain variable region alleles. We have observed that the superanti...

journal_title：International immunology

authors： Rogers TJ,Guan L,Zhang L

更新日期：1995-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In order to further understand the developmental aspects of B-1 cells, we characterized the ontogeny of this B cell population in the spleen and peritoneal cavity of BALB/c mice. Although there are B-1 cells in the spleen within the first 1-3 weeks after birth, they do not at any stage represent the majority of spleni...

journal_title：International immunology

authors： Hamilton AM,Lehuen A,Kearney JF

更新日期：1994-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Dendritic cells (DCs) are specialized antigen-presenting cells that play pivotal roles in initiating immune responses. However, DC maturation is usually strongly restricted by the stromal microenvironment, especially in non-lymphoid tissues, such as skin and mucosa. Although suppression of DC maturation by stromal cel...

journal_title：International immunology

authors： Shiraishi H,Yoshida H,Saeki K,Miura Y,Watanabe S,Ishizaki T,Hashimoto M,Takaesu G,Kobayashi T,Yoshimura A

更新日期：2008-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:SKG mice, a newly established model of rheumatoid arthritis (RA), spontaneously develop autoimmune arthritis accompanying extra-articular manifestations, such as interstitial pneumonitis. To examine possible roles of T cells for mediating this systemic autoimmunity, we generated T cell clones from arthritic joints of ...

journal_title：International immunology

authors： Wakasa-Morimoto C,Toyosaki-Maeda T,Matsutani T,Yoshida R,Nakamura-Kikuoka S,Maeda-Tanimura M,Yoshitomi H,Hirota K,Hashimoto M,Masaki H,Fujii Y,Sakata T,Tsuruta Y,Suzuki R,Sakaguchi N,Sakaguchi S

更新日期：2008-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Semaphorin 3A (Sema3A), originally identified as a potent growth cone collapsing factor in developing sensory neurons, is now recognized as a key player in immune, cardiovascular, bone metabolism and neurological systems. Here we established an anti-Sema3A monoclonal antibody that neutralizes the effects of Sema3A bot...

journal_title：International immunology

authors： Yamashita N,Jitsuki-Takahashi A,Ogawara M,Ohkubo W,Araki T,Hotta C,Tamura T,Hashimoto S,Yabuki T,Tsuji T,Sasakura Y,Okumura H,Takaiwa A,Koyama C,Murakami K,Goshima Y

更新日期：2015-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Man has been found to produce highly conserved chitinases. The most prominent is the phagocyte-derived chitotriosidase, the plasma levels of which are markedly elevated in some pathological conditions. Here, we report that both polymorphonuclear neutrophils (PMNs) and macrophages (m) are a source of chitotriosidase. T...

journal_title：International immunology

authors： van Eijk M,van Roomen CP,Renkema GH,Bussink AP,Andrews L,Blommaart EF,Sugar A,Verhoeven AJ,Boot RG,Aerts JM

更新日期：2005-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Intracellular signaling triggered by the antigen receptor of primary B-1 (CD5+ B) lymphocytes is insufficient to bring about cell cycle progression to S phase; this appears to result from a block in signal propagation prior to the activation of protein kinase C. The present studies were undertaken to evaluate specific...

journal_title：International immunology

authors： Morris DL,Rothstein TL

更新日期：1994-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:CD161(++)IL-18Rα(+)CD8(+) human T cells have recently been identified as a new subset of memory cells but their exact role remains unclear. CD161(++)IL-18Rα(+)CD8(+), mucosal-associated invariant T cells express a semi-invariant TCR Vα7.2-Jα33, which recognizes the MHC-related protein 1. On the basis of properties inc...

journal_title：International immunology

authors： Havenith SH,Yong SL,Henson SM,Piet B,Idu MM,Koch SD,Jonkers RE,Kragten NA,Akbar AN,van Lier RA,ten Berge IJ

更新日期：2012-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this study, we show that IFNalpha increases the chemotaxis of human B cells to CCL20, CCL21 and CXCL12 in a dose- and time-dependent manner. The effect was maximal with 2000 IU ml(-1) IFNalpha. It peaked at 24 h and decreased thereafter. At 24 h, IFNalpha had increased B-cell chemotaxis to CCL20 by 20 +/- 6.2% (n =...

journal_title：International immunology

authors： Badr G,Borhis G,Treton D,Richard Y

更新日期：2005-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Peyer's patch (PP) organogenesis proceeds through three histologically distinct steps: formation of organizing centers expressing VCAM-1 and ICAM-1 in segregated regions of the intestine at 15.5 days post-coitus (d.p.c.) (step I), accumulation of blood cells expressing different sets of surface markers to this region ...

journal_title：International immunology

authors： Yoshida H,Honda K,Shinkura R,Adachi S,Nishikawa S,Maki K,Ikuta K,Nishikawa SI

更新日期：1999-05-01 00:00:00