Remaining Physiological Barriers in Porcine Kidney Xenotransplantation: Potential Pathways behind Proteinuria as well as Factors Related to Growth Discrepancies following Pig-to-Kidney Xenotransplantation.

abstract：:Irritant Contact Dermatitis (ICD) is characterized by epidermal hyperplasia and inflammatory cytokine release. IL-6 has been shown to be involved in the pathogenesis of ICD; however, the involvement of the IL-22/IL-22Rα axis and its relation to IL-6 in the inflammatory response following irritant exposure are unknown....

journal_title：Journal of immunology research

authors： Frempah B,Luckett-Chastain LR,Gallucci RM

更新日期：2019-10-29 00:00:00

abstract：:Purified protein vaccines often require adjuvants for efficient stimulation of immune responses. There is no licensed mucosal adjuvant on the market to adequately boost the immune response to purified antigens for intranasal applications in humans. Bacterial outer membrane vesicles (OMV) are attractive candidates pote...

journal_title：Journal of immunology research

authors： Pritsch M,Ben-Khaled N,Chaloupka M,Kobold S,Berens-Riha N,Peter A,Liegl G,Schubert S,Hoelscher M,Löscher T,Wieser A

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Regulatory T-cells (Tregs) are a very important subtype of lymphocytes when it comes to self-control in the human immunological system. Tregs are decisive not only in the protection against destruction of own tissues by autoimmune immunocompetent cells but also in the immunological answer to developing cancers. On the...

journal_title：Journal of immunology research

authors： Niedźwiecki M,Budziło O,Adamkiewicz-Drożyńska E,Pawlik-Gwozdecka D,Zieliński M,Maciejka-Kembłowska L,Szczepański T,Trzonkowski P

更新日期：2019-03-03 00:00:00

abstract：Background:Monocytic myeloid-derived suppressor cells (M-MDSCs) characterized with the phenotype of CD14+HLA-DRlow/- have attracted a lot of attention in the field of human tumor immunology. However, little is known about the roles of M-MDSCs in acute myeloid leukemia (AML) as opposed to their multiple roles in solid t...

journal_title：Journal of immunology research

authors： Wang H,Tao Q,Wang Z,Zhang Q,Xiao H,Zhou M,Dong Y,Zhai Z

更新日期：2020-12-21 00:00:00

abstract：:A derivative formula, DGBX, which is composed of three herbs (Radix astragali, Radix Angelicae sinensis, and Coptis chinensis Franch), is derived from a famous Chinese herbal formula, Danggui Buxue Tang (DBT) (Radix astragali and Radix Angelicae sinensis). We aimed to investigate the effects of DGBX on the regulation ...

journal_title：Journal of immunology research

authors： Zhou J,Li X,Deng P,Wei Y,Liu J,Chen M,Xu Y,Zhang D,Zhu L,Lou L,Dong B,Jin Q,Chai L

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Macrophages, a kind of innate immune cells, derive from monocytes in circulation and play a crucial role in the innate and adaptive immunity. Under the stimulation of the signals from local microenvironment, macrophages generally tend to differentiate into two main functional phenotypes depending on their high plastic...

journal_title：Journal of immunology research

authors： Peng H,Xian D,Liu J,Pan S,Tang R,Zhong J

更新日期：2020-07-28 00:00:00

abstract：:Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptors (PPAR gamma-2) and beta-3-adrenergic receptors (ADRB3) are involved in the risk of hypertension. But their exact role in blood pressure modulation in patients with connective tissue diseases (CTD) is still not well defined. In this study, 104 patients with CTD and 103 gender...

journal_title：Journal of immunology research

authors： Grygiel-Górniak B,Ziółkowska-Suchanek I,Kaczmarek E,Puszczewicz M,Rozwadowska N

更新日期：2020-02-03 00:00:00

abstract：:Toll/IL-1R-domain-containing adaptor-inducing IFN-β (TRIF) is an important adaptor for TLR3- and TLR4-mediated inflammatory signaling pathways. Recent studies have shown that TRIF plays a key role in vessel inflammation and atherosclerosis; however, the precise mechanisms are unclear. We investigated the mechanisms of...

journal_title：Journal of immunology research

authors： Wu Y,Ye J,Guo R,Liang X,Yang L

更新日期：2018-06-07 00:00:00

abstract：:Severe aplastic anemia (SAA) is a rare disease characterized by severe pancytopenia and bone marrow failure. Most patients with AA respond to immunosuppressive therapy (IST), usually as antithymocyte globulin (ATG) and cyclosporine (CsA), but some relapse on CsA withdrawal or require long-term administration of CsA to...

journal_title：Journal of immunology research

authors： Ding S,Liang X,Zhang T,Fu R

更新日期：2020-10-17 00:00:00

abstract：:Amiselimod (MT-1303) is a novel and selective sphingosine 1-phosphate receptor-1 (S1P1) modulator with a more favorable cardiac safety profile than other S1P1 receptor modulators. In this study, we evaluated the effects of MT-1303 on the progression of lupus nephritis in two well-known murine systemic lupus erythemato...

journal_title：Journal of immunology research

authors： Sugahara K,Maeda Y,Shimano K,Murase M,Mochiduki S,Takemoto K,Kakimoto T,Utsumi H,Oshita K,Kataoka H

更新日期：2019-12-23 00:00:00

abstract：:RANKL (receptor activator of nuclear factor kappa-β ligand) and OPG (osteoprotegerin) are two proteins involved in bone remodelling. During the active phase of periodontal disease, an imbalance between the ratios of the two elements can be noticed. While the expression of RANKL is elevated compared with that of OPG, t...

journal_title：Journal of immunology research

authors： Teodorescu AC,Martu I,Teslaru S,Kappenberg-Nitescu DC,Goriuc A,Luchian I,Martu MA,Solomon SM,Mârțu S

更新日期：2019-04-28 00:00:00

abstract：:In organ transplantation, alloantigens are taken up by antigen presenting cells and presented via the indirect pathway to T-cells which in turn can induce allograft rejection. Monitoring of these T-cells is of major importance; however no reliable assay is available to routinely monitor indirect allorecognition. Recen...

journal_title：Journal of immunology research

authors： Breman E,Ruben JM,Franken KL,Heemskerk MH,Roelen DL,Claas FH,van Kooten C

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：Background:Gastrosphere, an enriched cellular population with stem-like properties believed to be responsible for an escape from immune-mediated destruction. Th17 and Treg cells play a major role in gastric cancer; however, their interaction with gastrospheres remained elusive. Method:Peripheral blood mononuclear cell...

journal_title：Journal of immunology research

authors： Rezalotfi A,Solgi G,Ebrahimi M

更新日期：2020-12-23 00:00:00

abstract：:Diabetes mellitus, a metabolic disease characterized by hyperglycemia and poor glucose control, is a risk factor for Mycobacterium tuberculosis (M. tuberculosis) infection and the development of active tuberculosis. To evaluate whether M. tuberculosis infection susceptibility is associated with an intrinsic factor in ...

journal_title：Journal of immunology research

authors： Torres M,Herrera MT,Fabián-San-Miguel G,Gonzalez Y

更新日期：2019-11-14 00:00:00

abstract：Introduction:Understanding the mechanisms underlying the pathogenesis of Sjögren's syndrome (SS) is crucially important in order to be able to discriminate the steps that lead to B cell transformation and promptly identify the patients at risk of lymphomagenesis. The aim of this narrative review is to describe the evid...

journal_title：Journal of immunology research

authors： Talotta R,Sarzi-Puttini P,Atzeni F

更新日期：2019-01-06 00:00:00

abstract：Background:Diagnostic criteria for Sjögren's syndrome (SS) are continually being updated in pursuit of more precise and earlier diagnosis to prevent its complications. Owing to the high rate of false negative traditional serological markers, the need for better serological testing remains. Objective:To investigate the...

journal_title：Journal of immunology research

authors： Karakus S,Baer AN,Akpek EK

更新日期：2019-01-13 00:00:00

abstract：:Propionibacterium acnes (P. acnes) is a gram-positive anaerobic bacillus present in normal human skin microbiota, which exerts important immunomodulatory effects, when used as heat- or phenol-killed suspensions. We previously demonstrated that heat-killed P. acnes or its soluble polysaccharide (PS), extracted from the...

journal_title：Journal of immunology research

authors： Squaiella-Baptistão CC,Teixeira D,Mussalem JS,Ishimura ME,Longo-Maugéri IM

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The present study was aimed at determining the activity of aqueous and methanolic extracts of Tinospora cordifolia (AETC and METC) against Salmonella typhimurium. In vitro anti-Salmonella activity of T. cordifolia was determined through the broth dilution and agar well diffusion assays. The immune-stimulating potentia...

journal_title：Journal of immunology research

authors： Alsuhaibani S,Khan MA

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Chemokine (C-X-C motif) ligand (CXCL)10 and other CXCR3 chemokines are involved in the pathogenesis of acute and "chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection" (CHC). Here, we review the scientific literature about HCV and CXCL10. The combination of circulating CXCL10 and single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in IL-28B ...

journal_title：Journal of immunology research

authors： Ferrari SM,Fallahi P,Ruffilli I,Elia G,Ragusa F,Paparo SR,Patrizio A,Mazzi V,Colaci M,Giuggioli D,Ferri C,Antonelli A

更新日期：2019-08-08 00:00:00

abstract：:Easy access to a vast collection of experimental data on immune epitopes can greatly facilitate the development of therapeutics and vaccines. The Immune Epitope Database and Analysis Resource (IEDB) was developed to provide such a resource as a free service to the biomedical research community. The IEDB contains epito...

journal_title：Journal of immunology research

authors： Fleri W,Vaughan K,Salimi N,Vita R,Peters B,Sette A

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Therapeutic monoclonal antibodies (mAbs) represent a milestone in pharmacological development. Their superiority is based on the combination of high specificity, low toxicity, and long half-life that characterizes biologics. If biologics have Achilles' heel, it is their potential immunogenicity. To better understand t...

journal_title：Journal of immunology research

authors： Boysen M,Schlicksupp L,Dreher I,Loebbert R,Richter M

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Molecular dynamics was used to simulate large molecules of the immune system (major histocompatibility complex class I, presented epitope, T-cell receptor, and a CD8 coreceptor.) To characterize the relative orientation and movements of domains local coordinate systems (based on principal component analysis) were gene...

journal_title：Journal of immunology research

authors： Schreiner W,Karch R,Ribarics R,Cibena M,Ilieva N

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：Objectives:Both thymic stromal lymphopoietin (TSLP) and dendritic cells (DCs) are involved in many autoimmune diseases, but the potential roles of TSLP and DCs in bullous pemphigoid (BP) have not been clarified. We sought to explore the contributions of TSLP and DCs in patients with BP. Methods:TSLP levels in sera and...

journal_title：Journal of immunology research

authors： Li SZ,Jin XX,Ge XL,Zuo YG,Jin HZ

更新日期：2020-09-24 00:00:00

abstract：:Immune cell therapy has emerged as a promising approach to treat malignancies that were up until recently only treated on a palliative basis. Chimeric antigen receptor- (CAR-) modified T lymphocytes (T cells) in particular have proven to be very effective for certain hematological malignancies. The production of CAR T...

journal_title：Journal of immunology research

authors： Canestrari E,Steidinger HR,McSwain B,Charlebois SJ,Dann CT

更新日期：2019-09-04 00:00:00

abstract：:Calcium is a ubiquitous intracellular messenger that has a crucial role in determining the proliferation, differentiation, and functions of multipotent mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs). Our study is aimed at elucidating the influence of genetically manipulating Ca2+ release-activated Ca2+ (CRAC) channel-mediated intercel...

journal_title：Journal of immunology research

authors： Liu S,Takahashi M,Kiyoi T,Toyama K,Mogi M

更新日期：2019-02-17 00:00:00

abstract：:Although cancer immunotherapy has shown significant promise in mediating efficacious responses, it remains encumbered by tumor heterogeneity, loss of tumor-specific antigen targets, and the regulatory milieu both regionally and systemically. Cross talk between the innate and adaptive immune response may be requisite t...

journal_title：Journal of immunology research

authors： Sayour EJ,Mitchell DA

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Human papillomavirus (HPV) is a small double-stranded DNA virus with tropism for epithelial cells. To this date, over 150 genotypes are known and are classified into two major groups, low-risk and high-risk strains, depending on the ability of the virus to induce malignant transformation. The host's immunity plays a c...

journal_title：Journal of immunology research

authors： Georgescu SR,Mitran CI,Mitran MI,Caruntu C,Sarbu MI,Matei C,Nicolae I,Tocut SM,Popa MI,Tampa M

更新日期：2018-08-27 00:00:00

abstract：:Antibody-secreting cells (ASCs) play a fundamental role in humoral immunity. The aberrant function of ASCs is related to a number of disease states, including autoimmune diseases and cancer. Recent insights into activated B cell subsets, including naïve B cell to ASC stages and their resultant cellular disturbances, s...

journal_title：Journal of immunology research

authors： Jin W,Luo Z,Yang H

更新日期：2020-03-23 00:00:00

abstract：:Calcitonin gene-related peptide (CGRP) is a mediator of microglial activation at the transcriptional level. The involvement of the epigenetic mechanism in this process is largely undefined. Histone deacetylase (HDAC)1/2 are considered important epigenetic regulators of gene expression in activated microglia. In this s...

journal_title：Journal of immunology research

authors： Guo X,Chen D,An S,Wang Z

更新日期：2020-08-04 00:00:00

abstract：Objective:Safflower has antioxidant and anti-inflammatory activities. The two forms of preparations for safflower which are widely used in China are injection and decoction. The first step of the process for preparing an injection involves extracting safflower with water, which actually yields a decoction. This study i...

journal_title：Journal of immunology research

authors： Liao H,Li Y,Zhai X,Zheng B,Banbury L,Zhao X,Li R

更新日期：2019-05-06 00:00:00