The role of HMGB1 in heart transplantation.

abstract：:The effect of melphalan (L-PAM; L-phenylalanine mustard) administration on natural killer (NK) and natural cytotoxic (NC) activities of spleen cells from normal noninoculated BALB/c mice and mice bearing large MOPC-315 plasmacytoma tumors was investigated. Injection of L-PAM (7.5 or 15.0 mg/kg) had no effect on NK and...

journal_title：Immunology letters

authors： Nahas F,Ophir R,Ben-Efraim S

更新日期：1985-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Rheumatic fever (RF) and chronic rheumatic heart disease (RHD) are complications of oropharyngeal infection caused by Streptococcus pyogenes. Despite the importance of the complement system against infections and autoimmunity diseases, studies on the role of the lectin pathway in RF and RHD are scarce. Thus, our aim w...

journal_title：Immunology letters

authors： Catarino SJ,Andrade FA,Bavia L,Guilherme L,Messias-Reason IJ

更新日期：2021-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Salmonella enterica serovars infect a broad range of mammalian hosts, including humans, causing both gastrointestinal and systemic diseases. Effective immune responses to Salmonella infections depend largely on CD4+ T cell activation by dendritic cells (DCs). Bacteria are internalised by intestinal DCs and respond by ...

journal_title：Immunology letters

authors： Cerny O,Holden DW

更新日期：2019-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Antigen receptor (AgR) crosslinking by antigens or AgR-specific antibodies induces a cascade of enzymatic events in lymphocytes which involves activation of several non-receptor tyrosine- and serine/threonine kinases, phosphatases, phospholipases, etc. Here we show data demonstrating that a thiol group-reactive protei...

journal_title：Immunology letters

authors： Rozsnyay Z,Sarmay G,Gergely J

更新日期：1993-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:T cells recognize with a single receptor both a product of antigens processed by antigen presenting cells (APC1) and a self-marker molecule, encoded by the major histocompatibility complex (MHC, a property termed MHC-restricted recognition of antigen). During their differentiation in the thymus, T cells "learn" what t...

journal_title：Immunology letters

authors： Marusić-Galesić S,Pavelić K

更新日期：1990-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An autoreactive T lymphocyte clone, designated as F1C4 was established from an autoimmune mouse strain (NZB/NZW)F1. This clone proliferated in the presence of mitomycin C-treated splenic adherent cells (MMC-SAC) from syngeneic mice. This response was dependent on the numbers of MMC-SAC. The specificity of F1C4 for I-A...

journal_title：Immunology letters

authors： Naiki M,Imai Y,Kamita Y,Osawa T

更新日期：1988-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:It has been considered before that human naive and memory/effector CD4+ T-cells cannot be subdivided solely according to the differential expression of CD45 isoforms. By the lack of expression of CD31 we have identified a subset of CD4+ CD45RA+ CD31- cells which show distinct features of antigen-experienced Th1 cells....

journal_title：Immunology letters

authors： Thiel A,Schmitz J,Miltenyi S,Radbruch A

更新日期：1997-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Stress stimuli affect the immune system responses that occur at mucosal membranes, particularly IgA secretion. It has been suggested that acute stress increases the levels of IgA and that sympathetic innervation plays an important role in this process. We herein explore in a murine model how acute stress affects the T...

journal_title：Immunology letters

authors： Gutiérrez-Meza JM,Jarillo-Luna RA,Rivera-Aguilar V,Miliar-García A,Campos-Rodríguez R

更新日期：2017-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Many details in the expression pattern of Epstein-Barr virus (EBV)-encoded proteins, their role in blast and growth transformation in infected B lymphocytes are known, but 'black holes' still exist. The two main types of virus-B lymphocyte interactions are denoted as Type I and Type III. These are characterized by the...

journal_title：Immunology letters

authors： Klein E,Teramoto N,Gogolák P,Nagy N,Björkholm M

更新日期：1999-05-03 00:00:00

abstract：:The diminished expression of HLA-DR on monocytes has been proposed as a reliable marker of immunosuppression occuring during septic shock. The objective of the present observational study was to establish the time-dependent relation between plasma cytokines interleukin (IL)-10, transforming growth factor (TGF)-beta1, ...

journal_title：Immunology letters

authors： Monneret G,Finck ME,Venet F,Debard AL,Bohé J,Bienvenu J,Lepape A

更新日期：2004-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:When dimerized by Stem Cell Factor (SCF), the Receptor Tyrosine Kinase Kit triggers the proliferation of hematopoietic progenitors, including pro-B cells, and of some differentiated cells, including mast cells. We found previously that anti-Kit antibodies can mimic SCF and that anti-Kit-induced mast cell proliferation...

journal_title：Immunology letters

authors： Malbec O,Daëron M

更新日期：2012-03-30 00:00:00

abstract：:Normal and tumor-bearing host (TBH) peritoneal macrophage (M phi) responses to in vitro lipopolysaccharide (LPS) treatment were measured by assessing functional and phenotypic changes. Both normal and TBH untreated M phi suppressed mixed lymphocyte reaction (MLR) reactivity at all concentrations. Normal host M phi tre...

journal_title：Immunology letters

authors： Askew D,Yurochko AD,Burger CJ,Elgert KD

更新日期：1990-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Interleukin (IL)-17A is a cytokine that plays an important role in infectious, autoimmune, and inflammatory diseases. In this study, we found that TCRγδ(+)CD4(-)CD8(-) T cells, but not TCRαβ(+)CD4(+) T cells, are the primary producers of IL-17A in the genital tract of female mice in the steady-state condition. High mR...

journal_title：Immunology letters

authors： Kim JO,Cha HR,Kim ED,Kweon MN

更新日期：2012-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In a previous study we have shown that, in response to electrical stimulation, there is a substantial release of noradrenaline (NA) from the sympathetic nerve terminals of the rat thymus which is of axonal, vesicular origin. In the present study neurochemical evidence was obtained that the release of NA is subject to ...

journal_title：Immunology letters

authors： Haskó G,Elenkov IJ,Vizi ES

更新日期：1995-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Interleukin-18 (IL-18) is a novel pro-inflammatory cytokine which has been implicated to play a pathogenic role in rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) plays an important role in angiogenesis in rheumatoid synoviocytes. In present study, we examined the effect of IL-18 on VEGF productio...

journal_title：Immunology letters

authors： Cho ML,Jung YO,Moon YM,Min SY,Yoon CH,Lee SH,Park SH,Cho CS,Jue DM,Kim HY

更新日期：2006-03-15 00:00:00

abstract：:HLA class II molecules play pivotal roles in antigen presentation to CD4+ T cells. We investigated signaling via HLA-DR molecules expressed on CD4+ T cells. When HLA-DR or CD3 molecules on cloned CD4+ T cells were cross-linked by solid-phase mAbs, T cells proliferated, and this resulted in anergy. Whereas cross-linkin...

journal_title：Immunology letters

authors： Kudo H,Matsuoka T,Mitsuya H,Nishimura Y,Matsushita S

更新日期：2002-04-22 00:00:00

abstract：:Genetic or DNA-based immunization, including genomic immunization, has shown to be a viable alternative approach to induce protective immunity against a number of pathogens in several disease models. Here we describe a new method, cDNA expression library immunization (cDELI), based on the use of a large number of cDNA...

journal_title：Immunology letters

authors： Manoutcharian K,Terrazas LI,Gevorkian G,Govezensky T

更新日期：1998-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Antibodies reactive with native double stranded DNA are characteristic of the chronic inflammatory disease systemic lupus erythematosus. Native DNA is however, a poor immunogen and the mechanism of anti-DNA antibody production is incompletely understood. Modification of DNA can increase its immunogenicity and in infla...

journal_title：Immunology letters

authors： Blount S,Griffiths HR,Staines NA,Lunec J

更新日期：1992-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Immunodeficiencies can lead to alterations of the gut microbiome that render it pathogenic and capable of transmitting disease to naïve hosts. Here, we review the role of Toll-like receptor (TLR) 5, the innate receptor for bacterial flagellin, in immune responses to the normal gut microbiota with a focus its role on a...

journal_title：Immunology letters

authors： Leifer CA,McConkey C,Li S,Chassaing B,Gewirtz AT,Ley RE

更新日期：2014-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Peripheral blood from 11 newly diagnosed patients with insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (IDDM) was studied for the proportion of monoclonal antibody (HNK 1, Leu 7) defined natural killer (NK) cells using a fluorescence-activated cell sorter analyzer. The proportion of Leu 7+ cells in patients with IDDM (7.0 +/- 4.0...

journal_title：Immunology letters

authors： Chandy KG,Charles MA,Buckingham B,Waldeck N,Kershnar A,Gupta S

更新日期：1984-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Considering the role of interleukin (IL)-9 and IL-9-producing Th9 cells in pathogenesis of autoimmune diseases, this study aimed to evaluate serum IL-9 levels in patients with Behçet's disease (BD) compared to healthy subjects and to assess whether there is an association between serum IL-9 levels and dise...

journal_title：Immunology letters

authors： Nouri-Vaskeh M,Malek Mahdavi A,Khabbazi A,Jadideslam G

更新日期：2019-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A novel mutant strain of rats, LEC, exhibits an arrest of T-cell maturation from CD4+CD8+ to CD4+CD8- but not the CD4-CD8+ cells in the thymus. Nevertheless, CD4+T cells arise in lymph nodes of LEC rats, implying extrathymic T-cell maturation. We analyzed the variable (V) and junctional region diversity of T-cell rece...

journal_title：Immunology letters

authors： Muramatsu Y,Agui T,Sakai T,Yamada T,Matsumoto K

更新日期：1995-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Humans frequently produce serum IgM autoantibodies reactive with T-cell receptor beta chains at a determinant defined by peptides corresponding to the first complementarity determining region. It is likely that this determinant serves as a public idiotype involved in immunoregulation. Following screening of culture su...

journal_title：Immunology letters

authors： Dedeoglu F,Kaymaz H,Klein G,Marchalonis JJ

更新日期：1993-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM) is a chronic autoimmune disease characterized by the destruction of insulin-secreting β cells upon autoreactive T cell attack. Oral administration of autoantigens is an attractive approach to treating T1DM, but an effective carrier should be used in order to protect antigens. Lactococcu...

journal_title：Immunology letters

authors： Liu KF,Liu XR,Li GL,Lu SP,Jin L,Wu J

更新日期：2016-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Both the sporozoites and the erythrocytic stages can modulate the hepatic phase by cytokines, notably IFN-gamma, TNF and IL-6, either directly or as a result of a cascade of events, and by MHC-restricted and antibody-dependent cell-mediated cytotoxicity. The role played by CD8+ T cells in inducing protective immunity ...

journal_title：Immunology letters

authors： Mazier D,Rénia L,Nussler A,Pied S,Marussig M,Goma J,Grillot D,Miltgen F,Drapier JC,Corradin G

更新日期：1990-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A murine monoclonal antibody (IgG) has been generated that binds to DNA modified with osmium tetroxide in the presence of 2,2'-bipyridine and does not interact with unmodified DNA. Reactivity of the antibody was tested by gel retardation assay, ELISA, dot-binding assay and immunoblotting. The results obtained suggest ...

journal_title：Immunology letters

authors： Kabakov AE,Podgorodnichenko VK,Poverenny AM

更新日期：1991-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A docile substrain of lymphocytic choriomeningitis virus (LCMV) causes a persistent infection in adult C3HeB mice and induces a severe autoimmune hemolytic anemia (AIHA) which is maximal around three weeks post infection (PI). Evaluations of serum immunoglobulin levels of these mice demonstrated grossly elevated IgG2a...

journal_title：Immunology letters

authors： Stellrecht KA,Vella AT

更新日期：1992-02-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Scid mice develop human EBV-positive B cell tumors after injection with EBV-transformed human B cells or peripheral blood lymphocytes from EBV-seropositive donors. Injection of cytotoxic T cell (CTL) lines, selectively expanded in vitro to recognize autologous EBV-transformed B cells, protected mice against developing...

journal_title：Immunology letters

authors： Buchsbaum RJ,Fabry JA,Lieberman J

更新日期：1996-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Treatment of purified human C5 with hydrogen peroxide leads to a reduction of functional activity in the classical immune haemolysis assay. The effect of H2O2 is enhanced by traces of iron-EDTA, and becomes even stronger when ascorbic acid is present in addition. The enhancement by iron and protective effects of vario...

journal_title：Immunology letters

authors： von Zabern WV,Hesse D,Nolte R,Haller Y

更新日期：1987-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Common γ chain (γC) cytokines, namely IL-2, IL-4, IL-7, IL-9, IL-15, and IL-21 are important for the proliferation, differentiation, and survival of lymphocytes that display antitumor activity, thus stimulating considerable interest for the use of cytokines in cancer immunotherapy. In this review, we will focus on the...

journal_title：Immunology letters

authors： Pulliam SR,Uzhachenko RV,Adunyah SE,Shanker A

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00