Characterization of T-cell-receptor gamma (TRG) gene rearrangements in alloreactive T-cell clones.

abstract：:The goal of this study was to evaluate the influence of KIR-HLA genotypes on the outcome of patients undergoing treatment for haematological malignancies by non-T-depleted lymphocyte haematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) from HLA-matched sibling donors. The prospective study was conducted at the Center of He...

journal_title：Human immunology

authors： Cardozo DM,Marangon AV,da Silva RF,Aranha FJP,Visentainer JEL,Bonon SHA,Costa SCB,Miranda ECM,de Souza CA,Guimarães F

更新日期：2016-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pregnancy can prime the maternal humoral immune response against paternal human leukocyte antigens (HLA) of the child. Previous studies have reported that formation of antibodies against inherited paternal HLA is associated with the presence of primed cytotoxic T lymphocytes (CTLs) specific for these antigens. Recentl...

journal_title：Human immunology

authors： van Kampen CA,Versteeg-vd Voort Maarschalk MF,Langerak-Langerak J,Roelen DL,Claas FH

更新日期：2002-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In order to investigate the distribution of epitopes recognized by T-cell clones directed against HLA class II products, bulk primed cell populations were generated using cells matched for class I determinants but disparate for class II determinants. Cells were cloned by single cell deposition (FACS IV) or limiting di...

journal_title：Human immunology

authors： Reinsmoen NL,Bach FH

更新日期：1986-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Basophils are the rare granulocytes and play an important role in the polarization of Th2 responses and protection against helminth parasites. In addition, basophils contribute to the pathogenesis of several diseases such as asthma, chronic allergy and lupus. Notably, Th17 cells are also implicated in the pathogenesis...

journal_title：Human immunology

authors： Sharma M,Stephen-Victor E,Poncet P,Kaveri SV,Bayry J

更新日期：2015-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This article hashas been withdrawn at the request of the author(s) and/or editor. The Publisher apologizes for any inconvenience this may cause. The full Elsevier Policy on Article Withdrawal can be found at http://www.elsevier.com/locate/withdrawalpolicy. ...

journal_title：Human immunology

authors： Li T,Huang H,Liao D,Ling H,Su B,Cai M

更新日期：2015-11-14 00:00:00

abstract：:Induced Treg with the phenotype CD4(+)CD25(+)Foxp3(+)IFNγ(+) were shown to be associated with good long-term graft outcome in renal transplant recipients and inhibition of allogeneic T-cell responses in vitro. In the present study, we investigated whether apoptosis and Fas/FasL-dependent pathways contribute to the inh...

journal_title：Human immunology

authors： Daniel V,Sadeghi M,Wang H,Opelz G

更新日期：2013-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Dendritic cells (DCs) exposed to tumor antigens followed by treatment with T(h)1-polarizing differentiation signals have paved the way for the development of DC-based cancer vaccines. Critical parameters for assessment of the optimal functional state of DCs and prediction of the vaccine potency of activated DCs have i...

journal_title：Human immunology

authors： Holmstrøm K,Pedersen AW,Claesson MH,Zocca MB,Jensen SS

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Immune thrombocytopenia (ITP) is a heterogeneous autoimmune disease, characterized by dysregulation of cellular immunity. Th17 and associated IL-17 were involved in the pathogenesis of ITP. Runt-related transcription factor 1 (RUNX1), a member of the runt domain-containing family of transcription factors, is required ...

journal_title：Human immunology

authors： Zhong X,Wu Y,Liu Y,Zhu F,Li X,Li D,Li Z,Zeng L,Qiao J,Chen X,Xu K

更新日期：2016-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Two biallelic polymorphisms, previously described in the human intercellular adhesion molecule (ICAM)-1 gene at codon 241 (glycine [G] to arginine [R] substitution) and codon 469 (glutamic acid [E] to lysine [K] substitution) have been associated with a number of diseases including myocardial infarction, transplant re...

journal_title：Human immunology

authors： Holder AL,Wolf S,Walshe C,Pandya P,Stanford RE,Smith JD,Rose ML,Lawson C

更新日期：2008-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The human major histocompatibility complex includes a group of non-classical HLA class I genes, HLA-E, -F and -G. While nearly all focus since the discovery of these class Ib molecules have been on basic biochemistry and molecular biology of HLA-G and HLA-E, as well as their expression patterns, functions in immune mo...

journal_title：Human immunology

authors： Persson G,Jørgensen N,Nilsson LL,Andersen LHJ,Hviid TVF

更新日期：2020-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The acquired form of idiopathic thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (TTP) is an autoimmune disease, in which the underlying ADAMTS13-deficiency is caused by inhibitory autoantibodies against the protease. Human leukocyte antigens (HLA), responsible for antigen presentation, play an important role in the development of...

journal_title：Human immunology

authors： Sinkovits G,Szilágyi Á,Farkas P,Inotai D,Szilvási A,Tordai A,Rázsó K,Réti M,Prohászka Z

更新日期：2017-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The association between single-nucleotide polymorphisms -174G/C (rs1800795) and -572G/C (rs1800796) in the interleukin-6 (IL-6) gene promoter region and ischemic heart disease (IHD)/ischemic stroke (IS) remains controversial and ambiguous. In this study, we performed a more precise estimation of the relationship by a ...

journal_title：Human immunology

authors： Ma Y,Tang RK,Yang X,Peng GG,Liu Y,Wang XM,Wu BH,Yu JM

更新日期：2011-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Preformed and de novo donor-specific HLA antibodies (DSA) have been associated with allograft dysfunction and failure. The application of solid-phase methods have increased the sensitivity and specificity of antibody detection; however the clinical significance of these DSA is under evaluation. In the present study, w...

journal_title：Human immunology

authors： Zeevi A,Lunz JG 3rd,Shapiro R,Randhawa P,Mazariegos G,Webber S,Girnita A

更新日期：2009-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Felty's syndrome (FS) is a rare complication of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) previously shown to be strongly associated with HLA-DR4 and less significantly with HLA-DQw7. To map more precisely the HLA locus responsible for susceptibility to FS, we have examined HLA-DR4 and DQ beta-chain polymorphisms in FS patients and c...

journal_title：Human immunology

authors： Lanchbury JS,Jaeger EE,Sansom DM,Hall MA,Wordsworth P,Stedeford J,Bell JI,Panayi GS

更新日期：1991-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We describe the production of mouse monoclonal antibodies specific for the human TcR using as the immunogen transfected murine T-cell hybridoma cells coexpressing mouse CD3 with human Jurkat TcR alpha and beta chains. The shortage of monoclonal antibodies (mAbs) specific for the human TcR-V alpha and V beta families r...

journal_title：Human immunology

authors： Zumla A,McCormack A,George A,Batchelor R,Lechler R

更新日期：1992-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the present study, we explored the specific requirements for lysis of human activated T cells by CD4+ CTLs. This was achieved by using human CD4+ T cell lines or clones specific for a peptidic fragment of influenza virus as both CTL effectors and target T cells (TTCs). Our results further establish that human activ...

journal_title：Human immunology

authors： Eljaafari A,Dorval I,Zeliszewski D,Le Gac S,Sterkers G

更新日期：1992-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A PCR-based SSO-assay has been developed to characterize the allelic polymorphism at the HLA-DPA1 locus. To validate the performance of this assay, 77 samples were typed side by side in a blinded fashion by the SSO assay and sequencing-based typing (SBT); 100% concordance was seen between the two methods. To address q...

journal_title：Human immunology

authors： Moonsamy PV,Klitz W,Tilanus MG,Begovich AB

更新日期：1997-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We followed 138 Spanish patients (37 men and 101 women) with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) to analyze whether patient sex influenced the HLA-DRB1 associations with disease susceptibility. Results showed that, although a high increase of the shared epitope (SE) was observed in both genders, distribution of HLA-DRB1 specifi...

journal_title：Human immunology

authors： Gonzalez-Escribano MF,Rodriguez R,Valenzuela A,Garcia A,Núñez-Roldan A

更新日期：1999-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The polymorphic MICA gene encodes glycoproteins that activate T cells and NK cells through the NKG2D receptor and may costimulate immune functions. We found that MICA was expressed on freshly isolated human fibroblasts and was markedly decreased when fibroblasts were grown to confluency in culture dishes. MICA surface...

journal_title：Human immunology

authors： Zou Y,Mirbaha F,Stastny P

更新日期：2006-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Constitutive expression of major histocompatibility complex (MHC) class II molecules by duodenal epithelial cells (EC) suggests that they can present antigen to CD4(+) T cells. However, other molecular components including invariant chain (Ii), HLA-DM, and costimulatory molecules CD80, CD86 and CD40, are required for ...

journal_title：Human immunology

authors： Byrne B,Madrigal-Estebas L,McEvoy A,Carton J,Doherty DG,Whelan A,Feighery C,O'Donoghue DP,O'Farrelly C

更新日期：2002-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The association of rs12979860 and rs8099917 single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) near IL28B with sustained virological response (SVR) in hepatic allograft recipients undergoing treatment with PEGylated interferon (PEG-IFN) plus ribavirin (RBV) for recurrent hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection remains inconclusive. We ...

journal_title：Human immunology

authors： Zhang L,Lu Q,Yang Z,Wang X,Cai L,Liu X,Liao R,Yang X,Chen Y,Yang Z

更新日期：2014-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mannose-binding lectin (MBL) is a major, soluble, pattern-recognition molecule and an important component of the innate host defense. The role of MBL in inflammatory bowel diseases (IBDs) is controversial. We determined the prevalence of MBL deficiency in a Hungarian IBD patients' cohort, and whether it is associated ...

journal_title：Human immunology

authors： Papp M,Lakatos PL,Harsfalvi J,Farkas G,Palatka K,Udvardy M,Molnar T,Farkas K,Nagy F,Veres G,Lakatos L,Kovacs A,Dinya T,Kocsis AK,Papp J,Hungarian IBD Study Group.,Altorjay I

更新日期：2010-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Glucocorticoids are widely used for their anti-inflammatory and immunosuppressive properties. Changing concentrations of transcriptional cofactors or chemicals in transiently transfected tissue culture cells modify several properties of glucocorticoid receptor-regulated gene expression including total activity (A(max)...

journal_title：Human immunology

authors： Luo M,Simons SS Jr

更新日期：2009-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:RING 11, a second transport-associated gene (TAP2), has been recently identified in the DR-DP interval of the human class II region. Two predominant alleles, TAP2A and TAP2B, differing by 17 amino acids at the C-terminus of the ATP-binding domain are present in the Caucasoid population at frequencies of 79% and 21%, r...

journal_title：Human immunology

authors： Eiermann TH,Fakler J,Goldmann SF,Böhm BO

更新日期：1993-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this paper is to report a pedigree with hereditary hemochromatosis in which a recombination between the HLA-A and B loci occurred. Both the maternal and paternal HLA-A3, B7 haplotypes were carrying an allele for hemochromatosis. The A3, B12 haplotype of the proband was a recombinant of the maternal A3, ...

journal_title：Human immunology

authors： Edwards CQ,Cartwright GE,Skolnick MH,Amos DB

更新日期：1980-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Rapamycin contributes to the expansion of regulatory T cells (Tregs) in vitro. We investigated CD4(+)CD25(high)CD127(low) Treg level dynamics as well as the major parameters of cell immunity and sCD25 and highly sensitive C-reactive protein (hsCRP) concentrations in the blood of patients after coronary stenting (CS) w...

journal_title：Human immunology

authors： Potekhina AV,Provatorov SI,Sokolov VO,Pylaeva EA,Masenko VP,Noeva EA,Kukhtina NB,Krasnikova TL,Arefieva TI

更新日期：2011-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Quechua Amerindians established Inca Empire and chose Cuzco as their capital. Their language is closely related to that of Aymara ethnic group and both of them were originated from Titikaka Lake Altiplano area. In the present study we have analyzed Bolivian Quechua HLA profile and found that it has common characters w...

journal_title：Human immunology

authors： Arnaiz-Villena A,Juarez I,Lopez-Nares A,Crespo-Yuste E,Callado A,Suarez-Trujillo F

更新日期：2020-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:T cell mediated immunity is known to play a central role in the host response to control intra-cellular pathogens. This work demonstrates the presence of specific CD4(+) T cells to Leishmania spp. antigens in peripheral mononuclear cells of naïve individuals (normal volunteers from non-endemic regions). The responder ...

journal_title：Human immunology

authors： Gabaglia CR,Valle MT,Fenoglio D,Barcinski MA,Manca F

更新日期：2000-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Several complement regulatory proteins exist on self-cells to prevent damage by the serum complement system. In the present study, we aimed to perform quantitative analysis of membrane-bound complement regulators, CR1 (CD35), MCP (CD46), DAF (CD55), and MIRL (CD59), on peripheral blood neutrophils, monocytes, and lymp...

journal_title：Human immunology

authors： Nuutila J,Jalava-Karvinen P,Hohenthal U,Kotilainen P,Pelliniemi TT,Nikoskelainen J,Lilius EM

更新日期：2013-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:DNA sequences that distinguish the subsets of HLA-DR4 are also found on several other alleles. This makes typing of heterozygotes with oligonucleotide probes quite impractical. We have therefore developed a procedure in which, in a first step, DNA of the genes to be analyzed is amplified selectively, using group-speci...

journal_title：Human immunology

authors： Gao XJ,Fernandez-Vina M,Shumway W,Stastny P

更新日期：1990-01-01 00:00:00