The IgE antibody response to the phosphorylcholine hapten.

abstract：:A unifying theory of B cell development and lineage commitment is presented. There are two firmly established B lineages: cells which normally arise only from fetal sources and lack N insertions in their rearranged heavy chains; and N-containing cells which arise from adult bone marrow precursors (and perhaps from lat...

journal_title：International reviews of immunology

authors： Wortis HH

更新日期：1992-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Elucidation of the structure of MHC molecules has provided profound new insights into their function in antigen presentation. In addition, structural studies have implicated certain regions of MHC molecules in specific functions. Although much of MHC biology has concentrated on the extensive polymorphism among these m...

journal_title：International reviews of immunology

authors： Krensky AM,Clayberger C

更新日期：1996-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Dendritic cells (DCs) and macrophages (Mϕs) are professional antigen-presenting cells (APCs) that can efficiently phagocytose Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb), the etiological agent of tuberculosis (TB). It is quite interesting to mention here that DCs and Mϕs use distinct strategies to combat and eliminate Mtb. Simil...

journal_title：International reviews of immunology

authors： Khan N,Vidyarthi A,Pahari S,Agrewala JN

更新日期：2016-09-02 00:00:00

abstract：:Most contemporary models of hematopoiesis assume lineage fidelity of early progenitor cells. Along with this concept normal hematopoietic cells and the majority of leukemias express exclusively myeloid or lymphoid specific antigens. On the other hand, growing evidence exists challenging the lineage fidelity model. Chr...

journal_title：International reviews of immunology

authors： Schmidt CA,Przybylski GK

更新日期：2001-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The B cell-stimulating molecules, BAFF (B cell activating factor) and APRIL (a proliferation-inducing ligand), are critical factors in the maintenance of the B cell pool and humoral immunity. In addition, BAFF and APRIL are involved in the pathogenesis of a number of human autoimmune diseases, with elevated levels of ...

journal_title：International reviews of immunology

authors： Samy E,Wax S,Huard B,Hess H,Schneider P

更新日期：2017-01-02 00:00:00

abstract：:Neonates often respond poorly to conventional vaccines or microbial infections. Immaturity of the immune system has been considered to play a role in this regard. However, accumulating evidence shows that in certain conditions, neonatal inoculation of antigens leads to protective immunity. In the particular case of DN...

journal_title：International reviews of immunology

authors： Bot A

更新日期：2000-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The progressive damage in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) has been linked to an increase in inflammatory Th1/Th17 cells and a decrease in number or function of immunomodulatory regulatory T cells (Tregs). Many therapies that are effective in RA are shown to affect Th1/Th17 cells and/or Tregs. One such therapy, abatacept, ut...

journal_title：International reviews of immunology

authors： Langdon K,Haleagrahara N

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Myasthenia gravis (MG) is a prototypic antibody-mediated autoimmune disease. Since the primary target antigen of the autoimmune response is known and a well-characterized animal model is available, MG is often considered an excellent situation for the application of novel specific immunotherapies, many of which are di...

journal_title：International reviews of immunology

authors： Infante AJ,Kraig E

更新日期：1999-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:When cells are infected with viruses, they may trigger their apoptosis programs. In unicellular organisms, this may have protected cell populations by limiting viral replication from infected cells. Multicellular organisms can also trigger the apoptosis program after viral infection. In response, viruses have evolved ...

journal_title：International reviews of immunology

authors： Aubert M,Jerome KR

更新日期：2003-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In these studies we have emphasized the apparent developmental hierarchy of B cell development and assigned a role for the multispecific self idiotype reactive B cells which develop first, in promoting the development of later appearing clones of B cells. These early sets of interconnecting clones of B cells bridge be...

journal_title：International reviews of immunology

authors： Vakil M,Kearney JF

更新日期：1988-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Activation, proliferation, or programmed cell death of T lymphocytes are dependent on controlled reactive oxygen intermediates (ROI) production and ATP synthesis in mitochondria. The mitochondrial transmembrane potential (Delta Psi(m)) also plays a decisive role in cell survival by controlling activity of redox-sensit...

journal_title：International reviews of immunology

authors： Perl A,Gergely P Jr,Banki K

更新日期：2004-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Immune privilege was first explored in the late 1800s by van Dooremaal, and was then extended by Medawar in the mid 1900s to fit in with emerging concepts of transplantation immunology. Modern concepts and understanding of immune privilege come from subsequent studies produced by Medawar, Billingham, and Streilein. Th...

journal_title：International reviews of immunology

authors： Stein-Streilein J,Streilein JW

更新日期：2002-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Dendritic cells (DC) from human peripheral blood are susceptible to productive and probably to latent infection with HIV-I. Infection of DC also occurs in vivo since in HIV-seropositive individuals Langerhans' cells of the skin and DC from peripheral blood, (in preparation) are infected. In peripheral blood 3-25% of D...

journal_title：International reviews of immunology

authors： Knight SC,Macatonia SE,Patterson S

更新日期：1990-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The B cell repertoire consists of three tiers of clonotype diversity. One tier, which is the product of H chain V region rearrangements in the absence of N additions, is of limited diversity (less than 10(8) clonotypes) so that clonotypes of this tier would be expected to recur within and among B cells of individuals ...

journal_title：International reviews of immunology

authors： Decker DJ,Klinman NR

更新日期：1992-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Human leukocyte antigen G (HLA-G) is a non-classical HLA class I molecule involved in inducing tolerance at the feto-maternal interface and in escape of immune response by tumor cells. The aim of the study is to review the published literature on the expression of HLA-G in malignant melanomas and its clinicop...

journal_title：International reviews of immunology

authors： Marletta S,Girolami I,Munari E,Pantanowitz L,Bernasconi R,Torresani E,Brunelli M,Eccher A

更新日期：2021-01-11 00:00:00

abstract：:The Epstein-Barr virus (EBV), which infects over 90% of adults, appears to have evolved to exploit the normal biology of B-cell development in order to persist as a life-long asymptomatic infection. However, EBV can contribute to oncogenesis. It has become evident that alterations in the expression of microRNAs (miRNA...

journal_title：International reviews of immunology

authors： Lopes LF,Ruiz Miyazawa KW,de Almeida ER,Serafim KG,de Almeida Gualtieri K,Costa IC,Felipe I,Pavanelli WR,Watanabe MA

更新日期：2013-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cancer immunotherapy comprises different therapeutic strategies that exploit the use of distinct components of the immune system, with the common goal of specifically targeting and eradicating neoplastic cells. These varied approaches include the use of specific monoclonal antibodies, checkpoint inhibitors, cytokines,...

journal_title：International reviews of immunology

authors： Figueroa JA,Reidy A,Mirandola L,Trotter K,Suvorava N,Figueroa A,Konala V,Aulakh A,Littlefield L,Grizzi F,Rahman RL,Jenkins MR,Musgrove B,Radhi S,D'Cunha N,D'Cunha LN,Hermonat PL,Cobos E,Chiriva-Internati M

更新日期：2015-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Genetic alterations of the BCL-6 gene in mice and man have established BCL-6 as a pivotal regulator of normal differentiation of B and T lymphocytes as well as one of the most frequently translocated oncogenes in human B cell lymphomas. As an oncogene, BCL-6 has not been easy to place into existing paradigms of cellul...

journal_title：International reviews of immunology

authors： Staudt LM,Dent AL,Shaffer AL,Yu X

更新日期：1999-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Autoimmune disorders afflicting the liver comprise the bona fide autoimmune diseases, primary biliary cirrhosis, primary sclerosing cholangitis, and autoimmune hepatitis as well as drug-induced autoimmune-like diseases, such as halothane hepatitis. Whereas drug-induced forms of acute or chronic hepatitis often have a ...

journal_title：International reviews of immunology

authors： Christen U,Hintermann E

更新日期：2014-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The nuclear factor (NF)-kappa B family of proteins is a key regulator of inflammation, innate immunity, and cell survival and differentiation. Components of these pathways are potential targets of intervention for inflammation, infectious diseases, and cancer. However, therapeutic interventions that dampen the host re...

journal_title：International reviews of immunology

authors： Krakauer T

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cell metabolism is closely related to the host immunity in many respects. We herein briefly summarized the recent progress on the roles of cellular metabolism in T-cell development, homeostasis, differentiation and functions. Relatively quiescent naïve T cells only require energy for survival and migration, and they m...

journal_title：International reviews of immunology

authors： Chen H,Yang T,Zhu L,Zhao Y

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The interaction between immune responses and hepatitis B virus (HBV) is coordinated between innate and adaptive immunity. Anti-HBs antibodies protect the host by blocking the binding ability of HBV. Anti-HBc antibodies are detected with persistent HBV infection. The presence of anti-HBe antibodies is often associated ...

journal_title：International reviews of immunology

authors： Tsai HT,Tsai TH,Lu TM,Yang CC

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fibrosis is a consequence of chronic inflammation and the persistent accumulation of extracellular matrix, for which the cycle of tissue injury and repair becomes a predominant feature. Both the innate and adaptive immune systems play key roles in the progress of fibrosis. The recently identified subsets of innate lym...

journal_title：International reviews of immunology

authors： Zhang Y,Tang J,Tian Z,van Velkinburgh JC,Song J,Wu Y,Ni B

更新日期：2016-09-02 00:00:00

abstract：:In this issue, we are hosting several reviews on topics of broad interests, such as therapeutic or prophylactic antibodies, and the role of autophagy in autoimmunity. ...

journal_title：International reviews of immunology

authors： Bot A

更新日期：2015-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Chemokines play an important role in the generation of the immune system and in virtually every aspect of an immune response. The role of chemokines in antitumor immunity has been less straightforward to discern. A dichotomy exists in the field. One area of research has focused on the impact of tumor-derived chemokine...

journal_title：International reviews of immunology

authors： Brault MS,Kurt RA

更新日期：2003-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Vascular endothelial dysfunction (ED) forms the cornerstone in the development of atherosclerotic lesions that clinically manifest as ischemia, myocardial infarction, stroke or peripheral arterial disease. ED can be triggered by various risk factors including hypercholesterolemia, hypertension, hyperhomocystenemia and...

journal_title：International reviews of immunology

authors： Akhtar S,Sharma A

更新日期：2021-01-13 00:00:00

abstract：:IVIgG preparations are now widely applied for immune modulatory treatment in various forms of autoimmune and immune complex diseases. Several controlled studies clearly demonstrated the clinical efficacy of this type of treatment; the underlying pathophysiological mechanisms, however, have yet to be elucidated. Among ...

journal_title：International reviews of immunology

authors： Mannhalter JW,Eibl MM

更新日期：1989-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The goal of finding an effective vaccine against the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is hampered by our uncertainty of the mechanism(s) responsible for the pathogenesis as well as the lack of knowledge of protective mechanisms. The effects of HIV on the immune system are myriad and thus the truly significant manife...

journal_title：International reviews of immunology

authors： Lewis DE,Giorgi JV

更新日期：1990-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The gram-positive bacterium Streptococcus gordonii was engineered to express the microbicidal molecule H6, which is an antiidiotypic single chain antibody mimicking a yeast killer toxin. S. gordonii is a human commensal which we developed as a model system for mucosal delivery of heterologous proteins. The in vivo can...

journal_title：International reviews of immunology

authors： Oggioni MR,Beninati C,Boccanera M,Medaglini D,Spinosa MR,Maggi T,Conti S,Magliani W,De Bernardis F,Teti G,Cassone A,Pozzi G,Polonelli L

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Both estrogen (E2) and T-cell receptor (TCR) peptides have beneficial effects on the clinical course of experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis (EAE) and possibly multiple sclerosis (MS) that involve distinct but congruent mechanisms. Of interest, these two approaches share an ability to enhance expression of the Fo...

journal_title：International reviews of immunology

authors： Offner H,Vandenbark AA

更新日期：2005-09-01 00:00:00