Recombinant human IL-7 administration in mice affects colony-forming units-spleen and lymphoid precursor cell localization and accelerates engraftment of bone marrow transplants.

abstract：:Serum MBP, also known as MBL, is a C-type lectin that is known to be a soluble host defense factor involved in innate immunity. It has been well established that dying microbes and apoptotic cells release highly viscous DNA that induces inflammation and septic shock, and apoptotic cells display fragmented DNA on their...

journal_title：Journal of leukocyte biology

authors： Nakamura N,Nonaka M,Ma BY,Matsumoto S,Kawasaki N,Asano S,Kawasaki T

更新日期：2009-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We show that interleukin-18 is constitutively produced by dendritic cells; synthesis and secretion are poorly affected by maturative stimuli. Challenge of dendritic cells with autologous anti-tetanus toxoid T lymphocytes results in a secretory switch, with induction of secretion of biologically active interleukin-18 a...

journal_title：Journal of leukocyte biology

authors： Gardella S,Andrei C,Costigliolo S,Poggi A,Zocchi MR,Rubartelli A

更新日期：1999-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:How regulatory T (TR) cells dampen T cell responses remains unclear. Multiple modes of action have been proposed, including cell contact-dependent and/or cytokine-dependent mechanisms. Suppression may involve direct contact between TR cells and responder T cells. Alternatively, TR cells may act on dendritic cells to r...

journal_title：Journal of leukocyte biology

authors： Bodor J,Fehervari Z,Diamond B,Sakaguchi S

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this study, we analyzed the specific effects of transforming growth factor beta (TGF-beta1) and/or IL-4 on monocyte-derived cells. Monocytes were cultured with GM-CSF, GM-CSF/TGF-beta1, GM-CSF/IL-4, or GM-CSF/IL-4/TGF-beta1 before cell morphology, phenotype, and function were assessed. As expected, interleukin-4 is...

journal_title：Journal of leukocyte biology

authors： Guironnet G,Dezutter-Dambuyant C,Vincent C,Bechetoille N,Schmitt D,Péguet-Navarro J

更新日期：2002-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Leukocyte trafficking from the blood into the tissues represents a key process during inflammation and requires multiple steps mediated by adhesion molecules and chemoattractants. Inflammation has a detrimental role in several diseases, and in such cases, the molecular mechanisms controlling leukocyte migration are po...

journal_title：Journal of leukocyte biology

authors： Rossi B,Angiari S,Zenaro E,Budui SL,Constantin G

更新日期：2011-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Fanconi anemia proteins participate in a canonical pathway that repairs cross-linking agent-induced DNA damage. Cells with inactivated Fanconi anemia genes are universally hypersensitive to such agents. Fanconi anemia-deficient hematopoietic stem cells are also hypersensitive to inflammatory cytokines, and, as imp...

journal_title：Journal of leukocyte biology

authors： Garbati MR,Hays LE,Rathbun RK,Jillette N,Chin K,Al-Dhalimy M,Agarwal A,Newell AE,Olson SB,Bagby GC Jr

更新日期：2016-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The human activation antigen CD69 is an early inducible surface glycoprotein acquired by T cells in the thymus at the stage of positive selection and during activation of mature lymphoid cells both in vivo and in vitro. We have studied the regulatory influence of CD69 activation pathway on the glycolytic process and t...

journal_title：Journal of leukocyte biology

authors： Conde M,Montaño R,Moreno-Aurioles VR,Ramirez R,Sanchez-Mateos P,Sanchez-Madrid F,Sobrino F

更新日期：1996-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Given the variable protective efficacy provided by Mycobacterium bovis bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG), there is an urgent need to develop new vaccines against tuberculosis. As dendritic cells (DC) play a critical role in initiating and regulating a protective T cell response against the pathogens, the comprehension of...

journal_title：Journal of leukocyte biology

authors： Giacomini E,Remoli ME,Gafa V,Pardini M,Fattorini L,Coccia EM

更新日期：2009-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The airway epithelial cell of the lower respiratory tract is the primary host target cell for respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) infection. To estimate whether infected epithelial cells contribute to the inflammatory host response observed during the acute infection phase we analyzed the cell surface expression of inte...

journal_title：Journal of leukocyte biology

authors： Arnold R,Konig W

更新日期：1996-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study was initiated to identify and characterize thyroid fibrosis in a murine model of granulomatous experimental autoimmune thyroiditis (G-EAT) and determine if TGF-beta1 might be involved in fibrosis. G-EAT was induced by transfer of mouse thyroglobulin-sensitized spleen cells activated in vitro with thyroglobu...

journal_title：Journal of leukocyte biology

authors： Chen K,Wei Y,Sharp GC,Braley-Mullen H

更新日期：2000-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mac-1 (CD11b/CD18) is known to be involved in neutrophil (PMN) adhesion to endothelial cells and extracellular matrix. Although antibodies to CD 18 are being tested for therapy in humans, their role in PMN migration through the extracellular matrix is unknown. We used direct visualization to quantify PMN motility thro...

journal_title：Journal of leukocyte biology

authors： Saltzman WM,Livingston TL,Parkhurst MR

更新日期：1999-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Lymphocyte function-associated antigen (LFA-1) is a member of the beta2 family of integrins that is selectively expressed on leukocytes. Herein, we show that Ca(2)(+) mobilizing agents A23187, thapsigargin, and ionomycin induce an increase in adhesion to the LFA-1 ligand intercellular adhesion molecule-1 (ICAM-1) and ...

journal_title：Journal of leukocyte biology

authors： Rodríguez-Fernández JL,Sánchez-Martín L,de Frutos CA,Sancho D,Robinson M,Sánchez-Madrid F,Cabañas C

更新日期：2002-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF-alpha) has been shown to induce the production of interstitial collagenase by fibroblasts and chondrocytes. We investigated the role of TNF-alpha in collagenase gene expression by U937 monocyte/macrophage cells. Transcription of the TNF-alpha gene was observed after 0.5 h of phorbol my...

journal_title：Journal of leukocyte biology

authors： Callaghan MM,Lovis RM,Rammohan C,Lu Y,Pope RM

更新日期：1996-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The success of mesenchymal stem cell transplantation for proctitis depends not only on cell donors but also on host microenvironmental factors, which play a major role in conditioning mesenchymal stem cell immunosuppressive action and repair. This study sought to determine if flagellin, a TLR5 ligand, can enhance the ...

journal_title：Journal of leukocyte biology

authors： Linard C,Strup-Perrot C,Lacave-Lapalun JV,Benderitter M

更新日期：2016-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have previously reported that human airway macrophages do not respond to the beta-adrenoceptor agonist isoprenaline. The airway macrophage is known to be derived from the blood monocyte. In this study we have assessed the effect of beta-adrenoceptor stimulation on human monocytes matured into macrophages in vitro, ...

journal_title：Journal of leukocyte biology

authors： Baker AJ,Fuller RW

更新日期：1995-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cyclophilin A (CypA), a peptidylprolyl cis-trans isomerase, is a ubiquitous and multifunctional protein. In addition to its role as a host-cell receptor for cyclosporine A, CypA has diverse functions in inflammatory conditions and diseases. CypA secreted in response to inflammatory stimuli binds to the cell surface vi...

journal_title：Journal of leukocyte biology

authors： Dawar FU,Xiong Y,Khattak MNK,Li J,Lin L,Mei J

更新日期：2017-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In an analysis of nitric oxide (.NO) production and toxicity, chicken macrophage-generated .NO inhibited mitochondrial activity in both .NO-producing macrophages themselves and lymphoid tumor targets. However, differences in targeting of mitochondrial toxicity were observed among these cells. Two chicken macrophage ce...

journal_title：Journal of leukocyte biology

authors： Sung YJ,Dietert RR

更新日期：1994-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effect of platelets and their products on in vitro responses of human neutrophils to f-met-leu-phe (fMLP) and phorbol myristate acetate (PMA) was studied. Platelets produced a concentration-dependent inhibition of neutrophil superoxide anion (O2-) generation with maximum inhibition of the response to fMLP approach...

journal_title：Journal of leukocyte biology

authors： McGarrity ST,Hyers TM,Webster RO

更新日期：1988-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:HIV is known to subvert cellular machinery to enhance its replication. Recently, HIV has been reported to enhance TC renin expression. We hypothesized that HIV induces and maintains high renin expression to promote its own replication in TCs. Renin enhanced HIV replication in TCs in a dose-dependent manner. (P)RR-defi...

journal_title：Journal of leukocyte biology

authors： Chandel N,Ayasolla K,Lan X,Rai P,Mikulak J,Husain M,Malhotra A,McGowan J,Singhal PC

更新日期：2014-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:MRL/fas(lpr) mice, which undergo a systemic autoimmune disease with similarities to systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), display reduced pathology and prolonged survival if rendered deficient in ICAM-1. However, it remains unclear whether this is a result of the ability of ICAM-1 to promote the immune response or media...

journal_title：Journal of leukocyte biology

authors： Norman MU,James WG,Hickey MJ

更新日期：2008-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mast cells are immune sentinels and a driving force in both normal and pathological contexts of inflammation, with a prominent role in allergic hypersensitivities. Crosslinking of FcεRI by allergen-bound IgE Abs leads to mast cell degranulation, resulting in an early-phase response and release of newly synthesized pro...

journal_title：Journal of leukocyte biology

authors： Yousef M,Crozier RWE,Hicks NJ,Watson CJF,Boyd T,Tsiani E,MacNeil AJ

更新日期：2020-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:DCs orchestrate immune responses contributing to the pattern of response developed. In cancer, DCs may play a dysfunctional role in the induction of CD4(+)CD25(+)Foxp3(+) Tregs, contributing to immune evasion. We show here that Mo-DCs from breast cancer patients show an altered phenotype and induce preferentially Treg...

journal_title：Journal of leukocyte biology

authors： Ramos RN,Chin LS,Dos Santos AP,Bergami-Santos PC,Laginha F,Barbuto JA

更新日期：2012-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Angiogenesis is essential in many physiological and pathological processes and can be stimulated by many different factors. To better understand and to manipulate this process more effectively, it would be beneficial to identify molecules common to the signaling pathways stimulated by different classes of angiogenic f...

journal_title：Journal of leukocyte biology

authors： Yao M,Zhou RH,Petreaca M,Zheng L,Shyy J,Martins-Green M

更新日期：2006-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Dendritic cell-specific intercellular adhesion molecule-3-grabbing nonintegrin (DC-SIGN) has been described as an attachment molecule for human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) with the potential to mediate its transmission. We examined DC-SIGN expression in monocyte-derived macrophages (MDM) and its role in vira...

journal_title：Journal of leukocyte biology

authors： Chehimi J,Luo Q,Azzoni L,Shawver L,Ngoubilly N,June R,Jerandi G,Farabaugh M,Montaner LJ

更新日期：2003-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Neutrophils are the most abundant leukocytes in blood. From the circulation, they are quickly mobilized to sites of inflammation and/or infection. At the affected tissues, neutrophils display an impressive array of antimicrobial functions, including degranulation, production of reactive oxygen species (ROS), phagocyto...

journal_title：Journal of leukocyte biology

authors： Rosales C

更新日期：2020-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Neutrophil activation is a multistep process. In vitro activation of neutrophils with semiphysiological activators is optimal only after preactivation or priming with cytokines, chemotaxins, and/or bacterial products. Until now, no antibodies have been developed that can distinguish between resting and (cytokine) prim...

journal_title：Journal of leukocyte biology

authors： Koenderman L,Kanters D,Maesen B,Raaijmakers J,Lammers JW,de Kruif J,Logtenberg T

更新日期：2000-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Neutrophil apoptosis leads to macrophage ingestion of intact senescent neutrophils. This may represent a neutrophil removal mechanism that is important both in the control of inflammatory tissue injury and for the normal resolution processes of inflammation. Because apoptosis is likely to be a key control process in c...

journal_title：Journal of leukocyte biology

authors： Lee A,Whyte MK,Haslett C

更新日期：1993-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF-alpha) more than doubles tritiated thymidine ([3H]TdR) uptake in mouse macrophages stimulated by macrophage colony-stimulating factor (CSF-1). However, nothing is known of how TNF-alpha affects this increase or even whether it is manifested by increased cellular proliferation. Here we ...

journal_title：Journal of leukocyte biology

authors： Guilbert LJ,Winkler-Lowen B,Smith A,Branch DR,Garcia-Lloret M

更新日期：1993-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:CXCL8 is the principal human neutrophil-attracting chemokine and a major mediator of inflammation. The chemokine exerts its neutrophil-chemotactic and neutrophil-activating activities via interaction with glycosaminoglycans (GAGs) and activation of the G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) CXCR1 and CXCR2. Natural CXCL8...

journal_title：Journal of leukocyte biology

authors： Metzemaekers M,Vandendriessche S,Berghmans N,Gouwy M,Proost P

更新日期：2020-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Nitric oxide (NO) is a well-documented effector molecule in rodent phagocytes but its synthesis in human neutrophils has been controversial. In this study, NO production in human neutrophils activated by chemotactic peptide N-formyl-methionyl-leucyl-phenylalanine (fMLP) was measured in the presence of L-arginine (L-Ar...

journal_title：Journal of leukocyte biology

authors： Holm P,Kankaanranta H,Oja SS,Knowles RG,Moilanen E

更新日期：1999-07-01 00:00:00