IL-21 enhances STAT3/Blimp-1 signaling pathway in B cells and contributes to plasma cell differentiation in newly diagnosed patients with myasthenia gravis.

abstract：:Apoptosis, programmed cell death, eliminates injured or harmful cells. It can mediate its response through the actions of death ligands including TRAIL. TRAIL, a member of TNF superfamily, induces apoptosis of transformed cells through the action of death domain receptors DR-4 and DR5. It directly induces apoptosis th...

journal_title：Immunologic research

authors： Chaudhari BR,Murphy RF,Agrawal DK

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Dendritic cells (DCs) are known to play an important role in initiating and orchestrating antimicrobial immunity. Given the fact that candidiasis appears often in immunocompromised patients, it seems plausible that DCs hold the key to new antifungal strategies. One possibility to enhance the potency of DC-based immuno...

journal_title：Immunologic research

authors： Shi D,Li D,Yin Q,Qiu Y,Yan H,Shen Y,Lu G,Liu W

更新日期：2015-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Studies on the biologic and molecular genetic underpinnings of multiple myeloma (MM) have identified the pleiotropic, pro-inflammatory cytokine, interleukin-6 (IL-6), as a factor crucial to the growth, proliferation and survival of myeloma cells. IL-6 is also a potent stimulator of osteoclastogenesis and a sculptor of...

journal_title：Immunologic research

authors： Rosean TR,Tompkins VS,Tricot G,Holman CJ,Olivier AK,Zhan F,Janz S

更新日期：2014-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Assembly of the class I MHC molecule is inextricably linked to the antigen presentation function of the class I molecule. Association of the class I MHC molecule with beta 2-microglobulin (beta 2m) is a prerequisite for association with the heterodimeric protein TAP, and once peptide is acquired, the class I molecule ...

journal_title：Immunologic research

authors： Solheim JC,Cook JR,Hansen TH

更新日期：1995-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Immune cell development and function must be tightly regulated through cell surface receptors to ensure proper responses to pathogen and tolerance to self. In T cells, the signal from the T-cell receptor is essential for T-cell maturation, homeostasis, and activation. In mast cells, the high-affinity receptor for IgE ...

journal_title：Immunologic research

authors： Zhong XP,Shin J,Gorentla BK,O'Brien T,Srivatsan S,Xu L,Chen Y,Xie D,Pan H

更新日期：2011-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The coexistence of alopecia areata (AA) and systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) has been described, but the association between these conditions is yet to be firmly established. We aimed to evaluate the association between AA and SLE using a large-scale real-life computerized database. A cross-sectional study was condu...

journal_title：Immunologic research

authors： Kridin K,Shalom G,Comaneshter D,Cohen AD

更新日期：2020-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recent studies have elucidated unanticipated connections between the immune and skeletal systems, and this relationship has led to the development of a new field known as osteoimmunology. The goal of research in this field is to: (1) further understand how the bone microenvironment influences immune cell ontogeny and ...

journal_title：Immunologic research

authors： Mensah KA,Li J,Schwarz EM

更新日期：2009-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Primary immunodeficiencies (PI) are genetic defects of the immune system that result in chronic, serious, and often life-threatening infections, if not diagnosed and treated. Many patients with PI are undiagnosed, underdiagnosed, or misdiagnosed. In fact, recent studies have shown that PI may be more common than previ...

journal_title：Immunologic research

authors： Modell V,Orange JS,Quinn J,Modell F

更新日期：2018-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Activation-induced cell death (AICD) has been demonstrated in T-cell hybridomas, immature thymocytes, and activated mature T cells. However, the molecular mechanisms of AICD and its physiological role in T-helper-cell differentiation remain uncertain. Recently, we have shown that Th1 and Th2 cells have distinct mechan...

journal_title：Immunologic research

authors： Roberts AI,Devadas S,Zhang X,Zhang L,Keegan A,Greeneltch K,Solomon J,Wei L,Das J,Sun E,Liu C,Yuan Z,Zhou JN,Shi Y

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Primary biliary cirrhosis (PBC) is a chronic, progressive cholestatic liver disease, which is invariably fatal. Circumstantial and indirect evidence suggests that autoimmune mechanisms have a role in the pathogenesis of PBC. Antimitochondrial antibodies (AMA) are highly sensitive and specific markers that can predict ...

journal_title：Immunologic research

authors： Bar-Dayan Y,Gershwin ME,Levi Y,Amital H,Shoenfeld Y

更新日期：1998-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Memory cytotoxic T lymphocytes (CTLs) are able to provide protections to the host against repeated insults from intracellular pathogens. However, it has not been completely understood how the effector functions of memory CTLs are induced upon antigen challenge, which is directly related to the efficacy of their protec...

journal_title：Immunologic research

authors： Lv Y,Mattson E,Bhadurihauck A,Garcia K,Li L,Xiao Z

更新日期：2017-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Systemic autoimmune or granulomatous disorders related to biomaterials of human use have rarely been described. The aim of this study was to report cases of autoimmune/inflammatory syndrome induced by adjuvants (ASIA) related to biomaterial injections and prostheses, mainly silicone, hyaluronic acid, acrylamides and m...

journal_title：Immunologic research

authors： Alijotas-Reig J,Esteve-Valverde E,Gil-Aliberas N,Garcia-Gimenez V

更新日期：2018-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Major histocompatibility (MHC) class II molecules function to present antigenic peptides to CD4 T lymphocytes. The pathways by which these molecules present exogenous antigens have been extensively studied. However by contrast, far less is known about the processing and trafficking of cytosolic antigens, which can als...

journal_title：Immunologic research

authors： Zhou D,Blum JS

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The erbB family of receptor tyrosine kinases are growth factor receptors that are overexpressed or mutated in a large variety of human cancers. Studies of erbB-mediated signal transduction will lead to an understanding of the role played by this family of receptors in normal and transformed cells. In this article, we ...

journal_title：Immunologic research

authors： O'Rourke DM,Greene MI

更新日期：1998-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:γδ T cells represent a relevant proportion of T lymphocytes that express T cell receptors (TCRs) encoded by the γ and δ T cell receptor genes. Whereas the most circulating γδ T cell type, Vδ2 T cells, has been described and studied intensively, the potential role of Vδ1 T cells remains largely unclear. Here, we identi...

journal_title：Immunologic research

authors： Hua F,Kang N,Gao YA,Cui LX,Ba DN,He W

更新日期：2013-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There is increasing documentation of significant survival benefits achieved in cancer patients treated with hyperthermia in combination with radiation and/or chemotherapy. Most evidence collected regarding the mechanisms by which hyperthermia positively influences tumor control has centered on in vitro data showing th...

journal_title：Immunologic research

authors： Peer AJ,Grimm MJ,Zynda ER,Repasky EA

更新日期：2010-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Human leukocytes, including macrophages and neutrophils, are phagocytic immune cells that capture and engulf pathogens and subsequently destroy them in intracellular vesicles. To accomplish this vital task, these leukocytes utilize two basic cell behaviors-chemotaxis for chasing down infectious pathogens and phagocyto...

journal_title：Immunologic research

authors： Jin T,Xu X,Fang J,Isik N,Yan J,Brzostowski JA,Hereld D

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cell-penetrating peptides (CPP) or membrane-translocating peptides such as penetratin from Antennapedia homeodomain or TAT from human immunodeficiency virus are useful vectors for the delivery of protein antigens or their cytotoxic (Tc) or helper (Th) T cell epitopes to antigen-presenting cells. Mice immunized with CP...

journal_title：Immunologic research

authors： Pouniotis D,Tang CK,Apostolopoulos V,Pietersz G

更新日期：2016-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:It is now apparent that naïve peripheral T cells are a dynamic population where active processes prevent inappropriate activation while supporting survival. The process of thymic education makes naïve peripheral T cells dependent on interactions with self-MHC for survival. However, as these signals can potentially res...

journal_title：Immunologic research

authors： Modiano JF,Johnson LD,Bellgrau D

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Anti-CD3 monoclonal antibodies (MAbs) were developed as a way of inducing immune suppression of T cells. More recent studies have indicated that anti-CD3 MAbs can affect immune responses by inducing immune regulation. We recently reported that a single course of treatment with a non-FcR binding anti-CD3 MAb, hOKT3gamm...

journal_title：Immunologic research

authors： Herold KC,Taylor L

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine has a long tradition of excellence in immunology research and training. Faculty, students, and postdoctoral fellows walk through hallways that are pictorial reminders of the days when Dr. Jonas Salk worked here to develop the polio vaccine, or when Dr. Niels Jerne chaire...

journal_title：Immunologic research

authors： Finn OJ,Salter RD

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We examine whether B cell lines enriched for DNA specificity from either autoimmune (BWF1) or normal mice (Balb/c) can be rendered unresponsive to autoantigen in terms of the specific suppression of direct antibody-forming cells to DNA. These B cell lines were both Lyt-1 positive and negative. Preincubation with oligo...

journal_title：Immunologic research

authors： Aldo-Benson M,Borel H,Scheiderer-Pratt L,Borel Y

更新日期：1989-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study was to determine whether interleukin-10 (IL-10) polymorphisms are associated with susceptibility to Behcet's disease (BD). A meta-analysis was conducted, examining the associations between the IL-10 - 1082 G/A, - 819 C/T, and - 592 C/A polymorphisms and BD in various ethnic groups. Fourteen studi...

journal_title：Immunologic research

authors： Lee YH,Song GG

更新日期：2019-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Long noncoding RNAs (lncRNA) play key roles in regulating autoimmunity and immunity balance. LncRNA TMEVPG1, which is encoded by a gene located near the Ifn gene, contributes to interferon gamma expression. We investigated the expression of TMEVPG1 in patients with Sjögren syndrome (SS) to determine its role in the pa...

journal_title：Immunologic research

authors： Wang J,Peng H,Tian J,Ma J,Tang X,Rui K,Tian X,Wang Y,Chen J,Lu L,Xu H,Wang S

更新日期：2016-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:C3d is the final degradation product of the third component of complement (C3). When conjugated to an antigen, C3d enhances immune responses to the fused antigen. Therefore, this molecule has been used as an adjuvant to enhance the immune responses to various foreign and self-proteins. C3d binds to the complement rece...

journal_title：Immunologic research

authors： Toapanta FR,Ross TM

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Rituximab is a chimeric monoclonal anti-CD20 antibody and was the first monoclonal antibody (mAb) therapy approved by FDA (Food and Drug Administration) for the treatment of B-cell lymphoma. It has revolutionized the treatment of patients with CD20-positive non-Hodgkin's lymphoma and CLL. Rituximab is currently being ...

journal_title：Immunologic research

authors： Riaz W,Hernandez-Ilizaliturri FJ,Czuczman MS

更新日期：2010-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The examination of the immune T cell response to herpes simplex virus (HSV) antigen glycoprotein D (gD) in an ongoing infection has revealed a uniquely broad range of antigenic determinants seen. This has been shown in the murine T cell response to gD determinants where over 60% of the overlapping peptides are recogni...

journal_title：Immunologic research

authors： Heber-Katz E

更新日期：1998-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Systemic sclerosis (SSc) is an intractable multifaceted disease with high mortality. Although its pathogenesis is not fully understood, recent studies have advanced our knowledge on SSc. The cardinal pathological features of SSc are autoimmunity, vasculopathy, and fibrosis. The B cells in SSc are constitutively activa...

journal_title：Immunologic research

authors： Furue M,Mitoma C,Mitoma H,Tsuji G,Chiba T,Nakahara T,Uchi H,Kadono T

更新日期：2017-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pemphigus foliaceus (PF) and Behçet's disease (BD) are immune-mediated conditions which are usually treated with corticosteroids, immunosuppressants, and, when refractory, with biologic agents. In both diseases, interleukin (IL)-6 serum levels are increased driving the immune-mediated inflammatory process. Tocilizumab...

journal_title：Immunologic research

authors： Caso F,Iaccarino L,Bettio S,Ometto F,Costa L,Punzi L,Doria A

更新日期：2013-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The etiology of polyarteritis nodosa (PAN) and localized PAN, including cutaneous arteritis (CA), remains unknown; however, initial endothelial damage has been implicated. The intima of the vasculitis lesions is predominantly infiltrated by innate-like bystander-activated CD8 T cells, in addition to the macrophages. M...

journal_title：Immunologic research

authors： Kobayashi M,Matsumoto Y,Satomi H,Tateishi A,Ohya M,Ito I,Kanno H

更新日期：2020-06-01 00:00:00