Evidence that the Mitsuda reaction to Mycobacterium leprae can be mediated by lymphocytes responsive to Mycobacterium tuberculosis.

abstract：:Statins reduce plasma cholesterol, but clinical trials and in vitro studies indicate that they might also possess anti-inflammatory properties. The effect of simvastatin on circulating cytokines and leucocytes was evaluated in a human in vivo model of low-grade inflammation. Thirty young healthy male participants rece...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental immunology

authors： Erikstrup C,Ullum H,Pedersen BK

更新日期：2006-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Exposure to intratracheal immunization and aerosolization with soluble antigen plus murmayl-dipeptide (MDP) induces the development of plaque-forming cells in the pulmonary draining lymph nodes of two of three inbred mouse strains. Splenectomy before immunization led to a heightened plaque-forming cell response in the...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental immunology

authors： Allen EM,Abramoff P,Fink JN,Calvanico NJ

更新日期：1987-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although both envelope glycoproteins of the hepatitis C virus, E1 and E2/NS1, show a high degree of sequence variation, the E1 protein includes a well conserved domain, which may be functionally important. We have analysed the human B cell response to a peptide fragment from amino acid residues 314-330 (EP3) covering ...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental immunology

authors： Siemoneit K,Cardoso Mda S,Koerner K,Wölpl A,Kubanek B

更新日期：1995-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Anaemia of chronic disease (ACD) is frequently found in rheumatoid arthritis (RA). In the pathogenesis of ACD both cytokines, such as tumour necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha), IL-1 and IL-6 as well as a relative deficiency of erythropoietin (EPO), are thought to play a key role. In the present study the role of IL-6 i...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental immunology

authors： Jongen-Lavrencic M,Peeters HR,Rozemuller H,Rombouts WJ,Martens AC,Vreugdenhil G,Pillay M,Cox PH,Bijser M,Brutel G,Breedveld FC,Swaak AJ

更新日期：1996-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:It is well known that monocytes may play an active role in thrombogenesis, since they may express on their surface tissue factor, the major initiator of the clotting cascade. The results of this investigation demonstrate beta-2-glycoprotein I (beta2-GPI) mRNA expression by human peripheral blood monocytes, indicating ...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental immunology

authors： Conti F,Sorice M,Circella A,Alessandri C,Pittoni V,Caronti B,Calderaro C,Griggi T,Misasi R,Valesini G

更新日期：2003-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cell death and the release of chromatin have been demonstrated to activate the immune system producing autoantibodies against nuclear antigens in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). Apoptosis, necrosis, necroptosis, secondary necrosis, autophagy and the clearance of dying cells by phagocytosis are proces...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental immunology

authors： Fenton K

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Streptococcus pneumoniae infection may result in asymptomatic carriage, mucosal or invasive disease. We hypothesize that self-limiting or fatal disease outcome follows infection with S. pneumoniae differential activation of the host immune response. BALB/c and C57BL/6 mice were inoculated intranasally with S. pneumoni...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental immunology

authors： Mizrachi-Nebenzahl Y,Lifshitz S,Teitelbaum R,Novick S,Levi A,Benharroch D,Ling E,Dagan R

更新日期：2003-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An adult twin with recurrent bacterial infections was found to have a partial functional deficiency of complement factor D. Full restoration of alternative pathway activity and zymosan- or cobra venom factor-induced consumption of C3 and B was found after reconstitution of patient's serum with purified D. Family studi...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental immunology

authors： Kluin-Nelemans HC,van Velzen-Blad H,van Helden HP,Daha MR

更新日期：1984-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Immunological cell functions were evaluated during 24, 48 and 96 h O2 exposure in C57Bl/6 mice. A normobaric O2 exposure resulted in depression of delayed type hypersensitivity (DTH) to oxazolone and Staphylococcus aureus antigens. This effect was proportional to the duration of O2 exposure. The antibody response of s...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental immunology

authors： Levacher-Place M,Gougerot-Pocidalo MA,Rouveix B,Kraus L,Pocidalo JJ

更新日期：1983-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Using a sensitive IL-1-dependent T cell clone we estimated interleukin 1 (IL-1)-like activity in a variety of synovial fluids (SF). Although we demonstrate that SF contains potent inhibitors of endogenous and exogenous IL-1 we were able to estimate that samples from rheumatoid arthritis, osteoarthritis and other arthr...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental immunology

authors： Hopkins SJ,Humphreys M,Jayson MI

更新日期：1988-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In view of its potent inhibitory capacity on immune cells in culture, we wished to determine the ability of transforming growth factor (TGF) beta 1 to down-regulate immune responses in vivo. Preliminary experiments suggested that, at the doses used, systemic injection of soluble TGF beta 1 could not affect bacterial-i...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental immunology

authors： Strassmann G,Bertolini DR,Eidelman O

更新日期：1991-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have studied the role of three mouse distinct non-H-2 genes (Bcg, Tbc-1, xid) in several phenomena of antituberculosis immunity and resistance. On the basis of median survival time (MST) of mice following infection with virulent Mycobacterium tuberculosis H37Rv, Bcg gene did not control resistance to the lethal dos...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental immunology

authors： Nikonenko BV,Apt AS,Mezhlumova MB,Avdienko VG,Yeremeev VV,Moroz AM

更新日期：1996-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A highly concentrated (20%) immunoglobulin (Ig)G preparation for subcutaneous administration (IGSC 20%), would offer a new option for antibody replacement therapy in patients with primary immunodeficiency diseases (PIDD). The efficacy, safety, tolerability and pharmacokinetics of IGSC 20% were evaluated in a prospecti...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental immunology

authors： Borte M,Kriván G,Derfalvi B,Maródi L,Harrer T,Jolles S,Bourgeois C,Engl W,Leibl H,McCoy B,Gelmont D,Yel L

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Coeliac disease (CD) is described as an autoimmune enteropathy associated with the presence of IgG and IgA antigliadin and antitransglutaminase autoantibodies. While of diagnostic significance, the role of these autoantibodies in the immunopathogenesis of CD is elucidated. An inappropriate T cell immune response to gl...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental immunology

authors： Cremata JA,Sorell L,Montesino R,Garcia R,Mata M,Cabrera G,Galvan JA,Garcia G,Valdes R,Garrote JA

更新日期：2003-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:As Q fever is associated with an inflammatory syndrome, we determined circulating levels of inflammatory cytokines, cytokine antagonists, and activation markers of leucocytes in patients with acute Q fever and Q fever endocarditis. Tumour necrosis factor (TNF) and IL-6, but not IL-1beta, were markedly increased compar...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental immunology

authors： Capo C,Amirayan N,Ghigo E,Raoult D,Mege J

更新日期：1999-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cell mediated immunity (CMI) to hepatitis B viral antigens was studied in BALB/mice after immunization with purified hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg), or core antigen (HBcAg), with adjuvants. The two in vitro assays for cell-mediated immunity (CMI), utilizing lymph node cells, were release of interferon after expos...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental immunology

authors： De Moerloose PA,Frazer IH,Sewell WA,Collins EJ,Mackay IR

更新日期：1986-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Human gut-associated immunoregulatory events were studied in a pokeweed mitogen (PWM)-stimulated culture system using lymphocytes obtained from the mesenteric lymph nodes (MLN) of female subjects undergoing gastroplasty for obesity. Compared with peripheral blood lymphocytes, lymphocytes obtained from MLN secreted IgG...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental immunology

authors： Pang G,Yeung S,Clancy RL,Cripps AW,Hennessy EJ,Santhanam AN

更新日期：1986-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Eosinophils from the peritoneal washings of normal rats adhered to live or formalin-fixed schistosomula of Schistosoma mansoni in vitro, in the presence of heat-inactivated serum from infected rats. Eosinophil adherence caused permeability changes in the schistosomula as revealed by 51Cr release and methylene blue upt...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental immunology

authors： Mackenzie CD,Ramalho-Pinto FJ,McLaren DJ,Smithers SR

更新日期：1977-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have recently demonstrated that peripheral blood monocytes from patients with multiple sclerosis (MS) have a defect in stimulating autologous and allogeneic T lymphocytes. This defect was found to correlate with disease activity. In this report we demonstrate that prothymosin alpha (ProT alpha), a rat thymus fracti...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental immunology

authors： Reclos GJ,Baxevanis CN,Sfagos C,Papageorgiou C,Tsokos GC,Papamichail M

更新日期：1987-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Silicosis is a chronic progressive granulomatous and fibrotic lung disease caused by inhaled silica. Although the causative agent is known, the pathogenesis, especially the immunologic response, is not well understood. We examined two important components of cell-mediated immune responses in the lungs of rats with sil...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental immunology

authors： Struhar DJ,Harbeck RJ,Gegen N,Kawada H,Mason RJ

更新日期：1989-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Soluble histocompatibility antigens of the class II region have been detected in synovial fluids obtained from patients with rheumatoid arthritis. A capture immunoassay involving two monoclonal antibodies was used; interference by rheumatoid factor, which is a feature of such assays, was overcome by mild pretreatment ...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental immunology

authors： Stevenson FK,Douglass WA,Spellerberg MB,Walters MT,Cawley MI

更新日期：1990-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Oestradiol and the selective oestrogen receptor modulator (SERM) raloxifene have been shown to ameliorate collagen-induced arthritis (CIA) in rats and in mice. One aim was to investigate if raloxifene exerts its anti-arthritic and anti-osteoporotic effects during the induction or effector phase of arthritis. A second ...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental immunology

authors： Jochems C,Islander U,Erlandsson M,Engdahl C,Lagerquist M,Ohlsson C,Nandakumar KS,Holmdahl R,Carlsten H

更新日期：2011-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An experimental model of immunological deficiency obtained by treating mice for 6 months with serum of human blood drawn from different healthy individuals has been studied. The results show that an alteration of a circulating lymphocyte population with alterations of the ratio CD4+/CD8+ appeared in mice stimulated fo...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental immunology

authors： Galdiero F,Galdiero M,Nuzzo I,Vitiello M,Bentivoglio C,Romano-Carratelli C

更新日期：1997-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Anaphylaxis denotes an immediate hypersensitivity reaction to allergen, exclusively mediated by IgE antibodies. However, IgE antibodies do not explain all the syndromes that are encountered. We investigated potent IgG-mediated anaphylaxis in CD40-deficient mice that lack the immunoglobulin class switching for T cell-d...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental immunology

authors： Wakayama H,Hasegawa Y,Kawabe T,Saito H,Kikutani H,Shimokata K

更新日期：1998-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Perturbation of epithelial structure is a prominent but poorly understood feature of the immunopathological response to bacterial antigens which characterizes the destructive lesion of periodontitis. Western analysis of sera from 22 patients with periodontitis detected multiple antigens in extracts of epithelial cells...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental immunology

authors： Ye P,Harty DW,Chapple CC,Nadkarni MA,Carlo AA,Hunter N

更新日期：2003-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Kawasaki disease (KD) is an immune-mediated vasculitis with symptoms that mimic febrile illness; the immune origin has been suggested but never proved. First, cell chip technology was used to screen immune targets cells. With the indirect immunofluorescence assay we found that the HeLa cell chip could be recognized by...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental immunology

authors： Cui J,Zhou Y,Hu H,Zhao L,Du Z,Du H

更新日期：2018-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Monoclonal anti-dermatan sulphate antibodies were produced with hybridization after immunizing BALB/c mice with dermatan sulphate (DS). These antibodies were tested for cross-reactivity to double-stranded DNA (dsDNA) and heat-denatured DNA (ssDNA). Five clones had binding activity to DS, dsDNA and ssDNA in enzyme-link...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental immunology

authors： Ohnishi K,Sagawa A,Nakabayashi T,Ohmoto A,Megumi,Yoshikawa M,Watanabe I,Mukai M,Yasuda I,Nakagawa S

更新日期：1989-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fluorescent probes can monitor events in lymphocytes stimulated by mitogens and antigens. Early activation is associated with conformational changes in membrane macromolecules, and has been studied by measurement of fluorescence intensity or polarization of the membrane-localizing probes ANS, NPN, DPH and TMRITC. Subs...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental immunology

authors： Nairn RC,Rolland JM

更新日期：1980-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study was to identify the epitopes recognized by antibodies to the asialoglycoprotein receptor, a specific hepatocyte protein, from sera of patients with autoimmune hepatitis. An ELISA test was used to detect anti-asialoglycoprotein receptor antibodies in the sera of patients with autoimmune hepatitis....

journal_title：Clinical and experimental immunology

authors： Hajoui O,Martin S,Alvarez F

更新日期：1998-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Intravenous immune globulin (IVIG) exhibits a number of immunomodulatory properties that are mediated by the Fe portion of IgG and by the spectrum of variable (V) regions contained in the immune globulin preparations. Five predominant and non-exclusive mechanisms of action have been proposed to account for the immunom...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental immunology

authors： Mouthon L,Kaveri SV,Spalter SH,Lacroix-Desmazes S,Lefranc C,Desai R,Kazatchkine MD

更新日期：1996-05-01 00:00:00