Yes-associated protein upregulates filopodia formation to promote alveolar epithelial-cell phagocytosis.

abstract：BACKGROUND:Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a non-specific inflammation, which involves the airways, lung parenchyma and pulmonary vessels. The inflammation causes the activation of inflammatory cells and the release of various inflammatory mediators such as interleukin-1 beta, interleukin-6 and tumor ne...

journal_title：Immunology letters

authors： Singh S,Verma SK,Kumar S,Ahmad MK,Nischal A,Singh SK,Dixit RK

更新日期：2018-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The surface phenotypes of lymphoid cells in the developing embryonic thymus were characterized by using monoclonal antibodies. FT-2 antigen thus defined was predominantly expressed on thymocytes in the earlier embryonic stages in all the inbred mouse strains tested. The immunofluorescence and immunoperoxidase tests in...

journal_title：Immunology letters

authors： Takashi T,Kasai M,Tanaka N,Takahashi T,Tokunaga T

更新日期：1985-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Dendritic cells (DCs) are very important for the generation of long lasting immune responses against pathogens or the induction of anti-tumor responses. Targeting antigen to dendritic cells via monoclonal antibodies specific for DC cell surface receptors such as DEC205 was shown to elicit potent cellular and humoral i...

journal_title：Immunology letters

authors： Heidkamp GF,Neubert K,Haertel E,Nimmerjahn F,Nussenzweig MC,Dudziak D

更新日期：2010-08-16 00:00:00

abstract：:Flt3 ligand, a recently described growth factor affecting early hematopoietic progenitor cells, can also support the expansion of dendritic cells secreting IL-12. Its potential use in a clinical setting has been suggested. Here, we studied the effect of in situ delivery of Flt3 ligand plasmid (FL) on the antibody resp...

journal_title：Immunology letters

authors： Kwon TK,Park JW

更新日期：2002-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:IL-6 mediates its pleiotropic functions through two membrane proteins, a ligand-binding molecule (IL-6 receptor, IL-6R) and a non-ligand-binding signal transducer (gp130). Starting with a previously isolated cDNA clone encoding human gp130, recombinant soluble gp130 (sgp130) lacking the transmembrane and cytoplasmic r...

journal_title：Immunology letters

authors： Yasukawa K,Futatsugi K,Saito T,Yawata H,Narazaki M,Suzuki H,Taga T,Kishimoto T

更新日期：1992-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The monoclonal antibody (mAb) AHT-107 recognized a determinant distal to the interleukin 2 (IL-2) binding site on the p55 subunit of the IL-2 receptor (IL-2R) (the Tac antigen, CD25) of human T lymphoblasts, while the mAb AHT-54 recognized a determinant close to the IL-2 binding site as did the anti-Tac. The AHT-107 i...

journal_title：Immunology letters

authors： Osawa H,Diamantstein T

更新日期：1989-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The binding of anti-IgM IgG to human monoclonal IgM has been studied calorimetrically and results have been compared with parallel turbidity measurements of the same reaction. In the first series of experiments using the flow calorimeter equipped with a mixing cell, varied flow rates gave identical values for the ther...

journal_title：Immunology letters

authors： Rialdi G,Raffanti S

更新日期：1984-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Zipper-interacting protein kinase (ZIPK) is a widely expressed serine/threonine kinase that has been implicated in cell death and transcriptional regulation, but its mechanism of regulation remains unknown. Here, we identified threonine-265 (Thr265) in ZIPK as a major autophosphorylation site. Mutational analyses reve...

journal_title：Immunology letters

authors： Sato N,Kamada N,Muromoto R,Kawai T,Sugiyama K,Watanabe T,Imoto S,Sekine Y,Ohbayashi N,Ishida M,Akira S,Matsuda T

更新日期：2006-03-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Linoleic and arachidonic acid concentrations in neutrophils from rats maintained on a diet with only 0.3% of the energy content as essential fatty acid (EFA, EFAD group) were reduced by 70 +/- 2.2% and 34.8 +/- 5.2%, respectively, compared with controls fed a diet with a normal 3% EFA content. Neutrophil chemiluminesc...

journal_title：Immunology letters

authors： Gyllenhammar H,Ringertz B,Becker W,Svensson J,Palmblad J

更新日期：1986-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ligation of both the T cell receptor (TCR) and the CD28 receptor is required for full T cell activation to occur. Engagement of the TCR in primary T cells is followed by rapid cAMP production in lipid rafts and activation of the cAMP-protein kinase A (PKA)-Csk pathway inhibiting proximal T cell signaling. However, CD2...

journal_title：Immunology letters

authors： Bjørgo E,Taskén K

更新日期：2010-03-10 00:00:00

abstract：:Thirteen synthetic peptides corresponding to different regions of the SV40 large T antigen were used as immunogens after coupling to a carrier protein. All peptide conjugates elicited sera that recognized the inducing peptide. In 10 cases the corresponding sites in the native large T antigen also were recognized, as d...

journal_title：Immunology letters

authors： Friedrich U,Scheidtmann KH,Walter G

更新日期：1986-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease (NALD) is considering a hepatic manifestation of metabolic syndrome. Although the pathogenesis of NALD is not completely understood, insulin resistance and inflammatory cytokines are implicated. Considering that component C5 is a central mediator of inflammation, we investigated the r...

journal_title：Immunology letters

authors： Bavia L,Cogliati B,Dettoni JB,Ferreira Alves VA,Isaac L

更新日期：2016-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Autoimmunity in disease is driven by autoantigen. Cell surface molecules may stimulate autoreactive T-helpers if class II MHC is expressed; special factors may predispose to the ease of class II induction. Soluble autoantigens may be focused by primed B cells and processed for presentation to T cells. Autoantigenicity...

journal_title：Immunology letters

authors： Roitt IM,Cooke A

更新日期：1987-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Within the 3' end of nucleotide sequence of human adult T-cell leukaemia virus (ATLV) four small open frames in various phases were found previously. The frames code for 10,000-, 11,000-, 12,000- and 27,000-dalton polypeptides, one of which can be responsible for virus transforming activity. By means of methods of pre...

journal_title：Immunology letters

authors： Zav'yalov VP,Denesyuk AI

更新日期：1987-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Many alterations of innate and adaptive immunity are common in the aging population, which reflect a deterioration of the immune system, and have lead to the terms "immune aging" or "immunosenescence". Systems Biology aims to the comprehensive knowledge of the structure, dynamics, control and design that define a give...

journal_title：Immunology letters

authors： O'Connor JE,Herrera G,Martínez-Romero A,de Oyanguren FS,Díaz L,Gomes A,Balaguer S,Callaghan RC

更新日期：2014-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Inflammation elicits an acute phase response, which includes changes in plasma concentrations of a number of cytokines, reflecting changes in their gene transcription in the liver. In this study, the induction of complement factor 3 (C3) was investigated in HepG2 cells, a human hepatoma cell line often used as a model...

journal_title：Immunology letters

authors： Wright MS,Sund NJ,Abrahamsen TG

更新日期：2001-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:As one studies more and more the immune systems of invertebrates their multiplicity and diversity increase. On one hand, the number of different local and systemic innate mechanisms (or cascades of mechanisms) increases with every phylum studied, on the other hand the diversity increases within each system as multiple...

journal_title：Immunology letters

authors： Du Pasquier L

更新日期：2004-03-29 00:00:00

abstract：:The expression of antigen presenting MHC class I molecules can be enhanced through cytokines, e.g. upon infection with bacteria or viruses, either directly by enhancing class I gene transcription or by increasing the amounts of accessory proteins of the loading complex. Tapasin plays a significant role in the peptide ...

journal_title：Immunology letters

authors： Abarca-Heidemann K,Friederichs S,Klamp T,Boehm U,Guethlein LA,Ortmann B

更新日期：2002-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A variety of cell types may be involved in the regulation of IgA secretion at the intestinal mucosa. Intestinal epithelial cells (IEC) are known to have the capacity to secrete several cytokines which may exert an important regulatory effect on local immunoglobulin secretion by mucosal B cells. In this study, we have ...

journal_title：Immunology letters

authors： Goodrich ME,McGee DW

更新日期：1999-03-15 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：:The effect of B cell depletion on the induction and severity of murine experimental autoimmune thyroiditis was investigated. Thirteen CBA mice were given repeated intraperitoneal doses of 700 micrograms purified rabbit anti-mouse Ig antibody from 24 hours to 8 weeks after birth. Controls were given normal rabbit IgG (...

journal_title：Immunology letters

authors： Rayfield LS,Smith TA,Andrews SJ,Bergmeier LA

更新日期：1989-01-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Silicosis is clinically characterized not only by respiratory disorders but by immunological abnormalities such as the appearance of autoantibodies and complications of autoimmune diseases. Dysregulation of apoptosis, particularly in the Fas/Fas ligand (FasL) pathway, has been considered to play a role in the pathogen...

journal_title：Immunology letters

authors： Otsuki T,Sakaguchi H,Tomokuni A,Aikoh T,Matsuki T,Isozaki Y,Hyodoh F,Kawakami Y,Kusaka M,Kita S,Ueki A

更新日期：2000-05-01 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：:CD103(+)CD11b(+) dendritic cells (DC) are the major migratory DC subset in the small intestine lamina propria (siLP) and their survival is dependent on the transcription factor interferon regulatory factor 4 (IRF4). Mice with a DC-specific deletion of irf4 (CD11c-cre.Irf4 mice) have reduced mucosal CD103(+)CD11b(+) DC...

journal_title：Immunology letters

authors： Fernández-Santoscoy M,Wenzel UA,Persson E,Yrlid U,Agace W,Wick MJ

更新日期：2016-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Several studies have implicated a role for the cell surface glycoprotein CD44 in lymphocyte differentiation, adhesion to the matrix, homing, activation and apoptosis. However, the requirement of CD44 in B cell maturation remains elusive. To address this point, we analyzed the generation and activation of B lymphocytes...

journal_title：Immunology letters

authors： Bradl H,Schuh W,Jäck HM

更新日期：2004-08-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Immunoglobulin species, recombined from Fab and Fc fragments with anti-red cell specificity were used as cytophilic antibodies in studies of triggering the effector activity of immunoglobulins. Recombinant immunoglobulins containing a single Fab' appeared inactive in binding to cell receptors and triggering antibody d...

journal_title：Immunology letters

authors： Uracz W,Bobrzecka K,Konieczny L,Rybarska J,Zembala M

更新日期：1984-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The intestinal immune system maintains a delicate balance between immunogenicity against invading pathogens and tolerance of the commensal microbiota and food antigens. Dendritic cells (DC) generate primary T-cell responses, and determine whether these responses are immunogenic or tolerogenic. The regulatory role of D...

journal_title：Immunology letters

authors： Mann ER,Landy JD,Bernardo D,Peake ST,Hart AL,Al-Hassi HO,Knight SC

更新日期：2013-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The link between innate and adaptive host immune response to Mycobacterium tuberculosis (M.tb) is driven by dendritic cells (DC). In this study, we examined the ability of prevalent clinical strains from south India (S7, S10) and laboratory strain H37Rv (Rv) to induce maturation of monocyte derived dendritic cells (Mo...

journal_title：Immunology letters

authors： Rajashree P,Das SD

更新日期：2008-05-15 00:00:00

abstract：:The monoclonal antibody (mAb) UN2 was generated upon immunization of a Balb/c mouse with human thymocytes. mAb UN2 recognized an antigen expressed by a subpopulation of human thymocytes and peripheral blood lymphocytes. In thymus, mAb UN2 recognized cortical cells; its expression was higher on CD3bright than on CD3dim...

journal_title：Immunology letters

authors： Tassone P,Bonelli P,Tuccillo F,Turco MC,De Rosa G,Morrone G,Cecco L,Cerra M,Petrella A,Nigro M

更新日期：1994-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although several components of the microbial wall of gram-positive bacteria and fungi possess immunostimulatory properties, their pathogenetic role remains incompletely evaluated. The purpose of this study was to assess the basic immune status of patients susceptible to infections and their capability for cytokine pro...

journal_title：Immunology letters

authors： Tsigou E,Aloizos S,Myrianthefs P,Gourgiotis S,Tsakris A,Baltopoulos G

更新日期：2014-05-01 00:00:00