In this issue: Tec kinases in the crosshairs.

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：: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：:Over the past few decades, advancements in molecular and cell biology have allowed scientists to identify a large number of new antigens from a variety of viral and bacterial pathogens. However, successful development of these antigens into effective vaccines strongly relies on delivery systems able to avoid the rapid...

journal_title：International reviews of immunology

authors： Cutting SM,Hong HA,Baccigalupi L,Ricca E

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Over the past 30 years, human papilloma virus (HPV) has been shown to play a role in the development of various cancers. Most notably, HPV has been linked to malignant progression in neoplasms of the anogenital region. However, high-risk HPV has also been suggested to play a significant role in the development of canc...

journal_title：International reviews of immunology

authors： Cobos C,Figueroa JA,Mirandola L,Colombo M,Summers G,Figueroa A,Aulakh A,Konala V,Verma R,Riaz J,Wade R,Saadeh C,Rahman RL,Pandey A,Radhi S,Nguyen DD,Jenkins M,Chiriva-Internati M,Cobos E

更新日期：2014-10-01 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 concept of chimeric antigen receptors (CARs) as molecules able to redirect T lymphocytes toward tumor cells is currently being exploited in the field of cancer immunotherapy. Despite promising preliminary results, some clinical trials evidenced limitations for this technology that must be overcome for more extensi...

journal_title：International reviews of immunology

authors： Chicaybam L,Sodré AL,Bonamino M

更新日期：2011-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Current advances in understanding of the pathogenesis of inflammatory bowel disease have encouraged the development of many new therapies targeted at specific and non-specific mediators of the inflammatory bowel disease inflammatory pathway. Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis, two common inflammatory bowel disease...

journal_title：International reviews of immunology

authors： Ghosh N,Chaki R,Mandal V,Lin GD,Mandal SC

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The receptors on human natural killer 9NK cells which can specifically bind the Fc portion of immunoglobulin molecules (Fc receptors) have been extensively studied. The best known and studied Fc receptor on human NK cells is FcgammaRIIIa. Interactions of NK cells with IgG antibodies via this receptor are well known to...

journal_title：International reviews of immunology

authors： Sulica A,Morel P,Metes D,Herberman RB

更新日期：2001-06-01 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：:In recent decades, extensive studies have indicated that IL-17A plays an important role in tumor progression and metastasis, but the underlying mechanisms are not immediately clear. In this review, we examined the literature from the recent years concerning the study of IL-17A in four kinds of tumor transfer paths, in...

journal_title：International reviews of immunology

authors： Xu LL,Li ZJ,Niu XL,Deng WM

更新日期：2017-11-02 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：:Hashimoto's thyroiditis (HT), an autoimmune thyroid disease (AITD), is becoming more and more prevalent in the recent years. Data on family and twin studies carry evidence for strong genetic influence on AITD susceptibility and development. The most common approaches to unravel the background of those diseases are who...

journal_title：International reviews of immunology

authors： Jabrocka-Hybel A,Skalniak A,Piątkowski J,Pach D,Hubalewska-Dydejczyk A

更新日期：2013-06-01 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：:Peripheral blood lymphocytes from nonatopic subjects and atopic patients were analyzed for cells expressing Fc receptors for IgE (Fc epsilon R). Nonatopic humans and atopic patients in remission had approximately 1 percent of Fc epsilon R+ peripheral blood lymphocytes. Usually greater than 99 percent of these cells we...

journal_title：International reviews of immunology

authors： Spiegelberg HL

更新日期：1987-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Toll-like receptor 9 (TLR9) is specialized for the recognition of pathogenic nucleic acids. TLR9 is expressed in intracellular compartments where it responds specifically to pathogen DNA. Several factors contribute to the ability of TLR9 to discriminate between self and foreign DNA. Regulatory mechanisms of the innate...

journal_title：International reviews of immunology

authors： Vollmer J

更新日期：2006-05-01 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：:Sperm protein 17 belongs to the cancer/testis antigen family and was found to play a key role in the cell fusion process between the mammalian spermatozoa and egg. Sperm protein 17-specific autoantibodies in vasectomized males suggest its high expression in the testis. Sperm protein 17 expression levels are low or abs...

journal_title：International reviews of immunology

authors： Chiriva-Internati M

更新日期：2011-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Uveitis is underappreciated as a sight-threatening cause of blindness. There are two broad causative classes of uveitis: infectious and non-infectious. Non-infectious uveitis is considered a prototypical autoimmune disorder based mainly on data from experimental models in the mouse. Several different experimental mode...

journal_title：International reviews of immunology

authors： Forrester JV,Klaska IP,Yu T,Kuffova L

更新日期：2013-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Transplant recipients receive immunosuppressive drugs to prevent graft rejection and graft loss. Immunosuppressive drugs are dosed according to empiric treatment protocols, which consider the risk of under- or oversuppression, rejection, infection, cancer, and drug side effects. An individualized immunosuppressive pro...

journal_title：International reviews of immunology

authors： Daniel V,Opelz G

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

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：: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：:Type I collagen, the most abundant protein of the body, is preferentially synthesized in bone, dermis, and tendons by two cell types, the osteoblast and the fibroblast. The expression of type I collagen is increased in the various forms of fibrosis such as lung, liver, bone marrow fibrosis and scleroderma. Type I coll...

journal_title：International reviews of immunology

authors： Karsenty G,Park RW

更新日期：1995-01-01 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：:The C-type lectins DC-SIGN, DC-SIGNR and LSECtin are encoded by the lectin gene cluster on chromosome 19p13.3 and perform cell-adhesion and pathogen recognition functions on dendritic cells, liver cells and lymph node sinusoidal endothelial cells. DC-SIGN and DC-SIGNR share similar overall gene and protein molecule st...

journal_title：International reviews of immunology

authors： Zhang F,Ren S,Zuo Y

更新日期：2014-01-01 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：:Cross-talk within the innate immune pathways is highly complex and contains many unknowns. Here, we discuss the different combinations of PAMPs, together with the sequence, order, and dosage of consecutive PAMP challenges, which determine the nature of the immune response by macrophages. The engagement of different To...

journal_title：International reviews of immunology

authors： Tan RS,Ho B,Leung BP,Ding JL

更新日期：2014-11-01 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：: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：:Manipulation of the immune system in order specifically to attack autologous tumor cell has been a distant goal, largely due to the poor definition of tumor-associated antigens. By focussing on B cell lymphomas which express a molecularly defined clonal marker, the idiotypic immunoglobulin, it has been possible to gen...

journal_title：International reviews of immunology

authors： George AJ,Stevenson FK

更新日期：1989-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Almost 30 years have passed since adult T-cell leukemia (ATL) was identified as a new disease entity in Japan. During this period, its causative agent, human T-cell leukemia virus (HTLV-1), was discovered, and a crucial role of the viral product Tax in ATL leukemogenesis was demonstrated. Recently, another HTLV-1 prod...

journal_title：International reviews of immunology

authors： Murata K,Yamada Y

更新日期：2007-09-01 00:00:00