A family study of the X-linked lymphoproliferative syndrome: evidence for a B cell defect contributing to the immunodeficiency.

abstract：:Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a systemic autoimmune disease resulting in chronic inflammation of the synovium and consequent cartilage and bone erosion. RA is associated strongly with the presence of rheumatoid factor (RF), and consists of clinical subsets of anti-citrullinated protein antibody (ACPA)-positive and -neg...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental immunology

authors： Ciccacci C,Conigliaro P,Perricone C,Rufini S,Triggianese P,Politi C,Novelli G,Perricone R,Borgiani P

更新日期：2016-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A monoclonal IgM smooth muscle antibody secreted by a hybrid (MMI-1) of mouse plasmacytoma NS-1 with spleen cells from mouse immunized with Treponema pallidum was detected by indirect immunofluorescence tests on frozen tissue sections and on acetone fixed monolayers of rat and human fibroblasts. The antibody did not r...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental immunology

authors： Strugnell RA,Underwood JR,Clarke FM,Pedersen JS,Chalmers PJ,Faine S,Toh BH

更新日期：1983-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Dendritic cells (DC) are specialized in the presentation of antigens and the initiation of specific immune responses. They have been involved recently in supporting innate immunity by interacting with various innate lymphocytes, such as natural killer (NK), NK T or T cell receptor (TCR)-gammadelta cells. The functiona...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental immunology

authors： Reschner A,Hubert P,Delvenne P,Boniver J,Jacobs N

更新日期：2008-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In fifty-seven healthy individuals a significant correlation ( r = 0.3, P < 0.05) has been found between responses of their lymphocytes to stimulation by PHA and by pooled lymphocytes in MLC. It is suggested that these tests quantitate the general status of T cell reactivity of individuals, and may be used in conjunct...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental immunology

authors： Nanra SK,Boettcher B

更新日期：1980-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Earlier data suggest that gamma/delta T cells may play an important role in the immune response to Mycobacterium tuberculosis. The aim of this study was to determine the percentage of different gamma/delta subsets in peripheral blood of active tuberculosis patients with a positive or negative tuberculin reaction. Thir...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental immunology

authors： Szereday L,Baliko Z,Szekeres-Bartho J

更新日期：2003-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Complement convertases are enzymatic complexes that play a central role in sustaining and amplification of the complement cascade. Impairment of complement function leads directly or indirectly to pathological conditions, including higher infection rate, kidney diseases, autoimmune- or neurodegenerative diseases and i...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental immunology

authors： Blom AM,Volokhina EB,Fransson V,Strömberg P,Berghard L,Viktorelius M,Mollnes TE,López-Trascasa M,van den Heuvel LP,Goodship TH,Marchbank KJ,Okroj M

更新日期：2014-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We investigated whether deficiency of mannose-binding lectin (MBL), a component of innate immunity, is associated with neonatal pneumonia and sepsis during the first 72 h, i.e. early onset, and during the first month after birth. In 88 neonatal intensive care patients (71 premature), MBL2 genotype and MBL plasma level...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental immunology

authors： Frakking FN,Brouwer N,van Eijkelenburg NK,Merkus MP,Kuijpers TW,Offringa M,Dolman KM

更新日期：2007-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The influence of cyclosporin A (CsA) on type II collagen-induced arthritis (CIA) in the rhesus monkey has been investigated. CsA was administered subcutaneously in a dose of 25 mg/kg per day during 9-18 days and additionally 12.5 mg/kg per day for 7 days. At this dosing regime no significant alterations of haematologi...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental immunology

authors： Bakker NP,Van Besouw N,Groenestein R,Jonker M,Hart LA

更新日期：1993-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Autoantibodies to insulin are often the first autoantibodies detected in young children with type 1 diabetes and can be present before the onset of clinical diabetes. These autoantibodies and their epitopes are, however, not well characterized. We explored the use of monoclonal antibodies and their recombinant Fab as ...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental immunology

authors： Padoa CJ,Crowther NJ,Thomas JW,Hall TR,Bekris LM,Torn C,Landin-Olsson M,Ortqvist E,Palmer JP,Lernmark A,Hampe CS

更新日期：2005-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Tumour-infiltrating lymphocytes (TIL) have been isolated from early primary melanoma (Clark level III) and expanded in vitro using culture conditions with low concentrations of IL-2 (50 U/ml). Immediately after isolation TIL consisted of mainly CD3+ T cells, and the portion of CD56+ natural killer (NK) cells was below...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental immunology

authors： Becker JC,Schwinn A,Dummer R,Burg G,Bröcker EB

更新日期：1993-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Goodpasture (GP) antigens, protein components reactive with human autoantibodies against glomerular basement membrane (GBM), were identified in human alveolar basement membrane (ABM) using an enzyme-linked immunoassay (ELISA), Western blotting and immunoprecipitation. All six anti-GBM antisera studied, three obtained ...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental immunology

authors： Yoshioka K,Iseki T,Okada M,Morimoto Y,Eryu N,Maki S

更新日期：1988-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:CD3- CD56(+dim) natural killer (NK) cells, which are cytotoxic against virally infected cells, may be important in hepatitis C virus (HCV)-infected patients who are successfully treated with pegylated interferon (PEG-IFN)-alpha. We used flow cytometry to enumerate activated (CD69+) and apoptotic (annexin-V+) dim (CD3-...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental immunology

authors： Lin AW,Gonzalez SA,Cunningham-Rundles S,Dorante G,Marshall S,Tignor A,Ha C,Jacobson IM,Talal AH

更新日期：2004-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Specific antibody deficiency (SAD) to unconjugated pneumococcal vaccine (PPV) is an established primary B cell immunodeficiency. The occurrence and natural history of SAD in children is unclear. We conducted an observational study to identify SAD in children with recurrent respiratory infections. Ninety-nine children,...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental immunology

authors： Ruuskanen O,Nurkka A,Helminen M,Viljanen MK,Käyhty H,Kainulainen L

更新日期：2013-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:IgG, IgM and hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) containing immune complexes (IC) were detected by the Clq and conglutinin solid phase assays in both HBsAg+ and HBsAg- groups of patients with primary hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). No differences were observed between the two patient groups either in the levels of ant...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental immunology

authors： Brown SE,Howard CR,Steward MW,Ajdukiewicz AB,Whittle HC

更新日期：1984-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Activation of human peripheral blood lymphocytes from unsensitized donors by fractions of T.b rhodesiense has been demonstrated in vitro. Both T and B cells were stimulated to differentiate into blast cells. Purified T cells failed to proliferate, but did so when mitomycin C-treated non-T cells were added. Non-T cell ...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental immunology

authors： Selkirk ME,Ogilvie BM,Platts-Mills TA

更新日期：1981-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Lymphocytes from normal individuals with the histocompatibility antigens HLA-B8 and DR3 have impaired proliferative responses when stimulated with suboptimal concentrations of mitogens. We have previously shown that an important factor in the impaired response is a failure to produce normal quantities of interleukin-2...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental immunology

authors： Hashimoto S,Michalski JP,Berman MA,McCombs C

更新日期：1990-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Tuberculosis is a worldwide health problem, and multidrug-resistant (MDR) and extensively multidrug-resistant (XMDR) strains are rapidly emerging and threatening the control of this disease. These problems motivate the search for new treatment strategies. One potential strategy is immunotherapy using cationic anti-mic...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental immunology

authors： Rivas-Santiago CE,Rivas-Santiago B,León DA,Castañeda-Delgado J,Hernández Pando R

更新日期：2011-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Normal T cells bearing receptors for the Fc portion of IgG that were incubated in anti-RNP or anti-DNA at the time of activation with phytohaemagglutinin showed different effects on this activation as determined by flow cytometric analysis of acridine orange stained cells. Incubation in anti-RNP caused an arrest in th...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental immunology

authors： Alarcón-Segovia D,Llorente L

更新日期：1983-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Features of tissue damage in invasive amoebiasis, in particular polymorphonuclear neutrophil (PMN) degranulation and vasculitis, bear resemblance to that seen in Wegener's granulomatosis, the latter being associated with the presence of anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibodies (ANCA). We therefore tested sera from patie...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental immunology

authors： Pudifin DJ,Duursma J,Gathiram V,Jackson TF

更新日期：1994-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Human thymic stromal lymphopoietin (TSLP) promotes CD4(+) T-cell proliferation both directly and indirectly through dendritic cell (DC) activation. Although human TSLP-activated DCs induce CD8(+) T-cell proliferation, it is not clear whether TSLP acts directly on CD8(+) T cells. In this study, we show that human CD8(+...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental immunology

authors： Akamatsu T,Watanabe N,Kido M,Saga K,Tanaka J,Kuzushima K,Nishio A,Chiba T

更新日期：2008-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The close resemblance of MS to the animal model experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis (EAE) has provided compelling data sustaining a pathogenic role of circulating T cells reactive against MBP. T cell antigen receptor (TCR) usage in EAE is commonly considered restricted; nevertheless, dynamic changes of TCR usage...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental immunology

authors： Uccelli A,Giunti D,Salvetti M,Ristori G,Fenoglio D,Abbruzzese,Mancardi G

更新日期：1998-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Monoclonal antibodies reacting with thyroid microsomes have been described. In this report, we present evidence that some of these monoclonal antibodies (MoAb) MAH C3 and perhaps MAH C6 are directed towards the thyroid microsomal antigen towards which microsomal autoantibodies from Hashimoto patients are directed. Imm...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental immunology

authors： Banga JP,Mirakian R,Hammond L,Pryce G,Bidey S,Bottazzo F,Weetman AP,McGregor AM,Roitt IM

更新日期：1986-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The influx of monocytes and neutrophils into the inflamed tissue could be an important aspect in the pathogenesis of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). A membrane protein involved in the monocyte/neutrophil adherence to endothelium is CD11b/CD18 or alpha M beta 2 (complement receptor type 3 = CR3). In the present study...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental immunology

authors： Palmen MJ,Dijkstra CD,van der Ende MB,Peña AS,van Rees EP

更新日期：1995-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report the immunological studies on three transplantable lymphoma lines that developed when CAF1 mice were injected with busulfan and chloramphenicol. The lymphoma cells displayed Thy-1.2, brain associated antigen, and H-2d alloantigen. They were negative for surface IgM and Ia antigens. Expression of T cell differ...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental immunology

authors： Bhoopalam N,Price K,Norgello H,Barone-Varelas J,Fried W

更新日期：1986-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Dysfunction of T cells is a common feature in chronic persistent viral infections, including hepatitis C virus (HCV), and although hepatic and peripheral T cells have been studied extensively in chronic HCV hepatitis, the role of splenic T cell responses in such patients is poorly defined. This is an important issue, ...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental immunology

authors： Hashimoto N,Shimoda S,Kawanaka H,Tsuneyama K,Uehara H,Akahoshi T,Kinjo N,Taketomi A,Shirabe K,Akashi K,Lleo A,Ansari AA,Gershwin ME,Maehara Y

更新日期：2011-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Lyme borreliosis is a complex infection, where some individuals develop so-called 'chronic borreliosis'. The pathogenetic mechanisms are unknown, but the type of immune response is probably important for healing. A strong T helper cell type 1 (Th1)-like response has been suggested as crucial for eradication of Borreli...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental immunology

authors： Ekerfelt C,Andersson M,Olausson A,Bergström S,Hultman P

更新日期：2007-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The spot-ELISA technique has been used to enumerate the frequency of cells secreting tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha) and interferon-gamma (IFN-gamma), isolated from biopsies of normal intestine and from biopsies of children with inflammatory bowel disease. TNF-alpha production was undetectable in six out of 12...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental immunology

authors： MacDonald TT,Hutchings P,Choy MY,Murch S,Cooke A

更新日期：1990-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Interferon-gamma (IFN-gamma) has been recognized to possess diverse non-immunological effects on epithelial cells such as cellular growth and differentiation. We have previously demonstrated that IFN-gamma suppressed thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH)-stimulated thyroglobulin (TG) synthesis in human thyrocytes through ...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental immunology

authors： Kung AW,Ma L,Lau KS

更新日期：1992-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Toll-like receptor 4 (TLR4), which recognizes lipopolysaccharides, plays an important role in the innate immune response. In this study, we investigated the role of TLR4 in the development of experimental colitis with regard to the biological actions of macrophage migration inhibitory factor (MIF) using TLR4 null ((-/...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental immunology

authors： Ohkawara T,Takeda H,Nishihira J,Miyashita K,Nihiwaki M,Ishiguro Y,Takeda K,Akira S,Iwanaga T,Sugiyama T,Asaka M

更新日期：2005-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Enormous progress has been made during the last 25 years in our understanding of the aetiopathogenesis of the anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic autoantibody (ANCA)-associated vasculitides (AAV). This has led to improvements in early diagnosis, treatment and secondary prevention of these diseases. Nevertheless, there are sti...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental immunology

authors： Kallenberg CG

更新日期：2011-05-01 00:00:00