CRP and neutrophils: functional effects and complex uptake.

abstract：:In this study, we have evaluated the effects of cyclophosphamide on the development of experimental allergic encephalomyelitis (EAE) in four EAE rodent models: monophasic EAE in Lewis rats, protracted relapsing (PR)-EAE in DA rats, myelin oligodendrocyte protein (MOG)-induced EAE in C57Bl/6 mice and proteolipid protei...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental immunology

authors： Mangano K,Nicoletti A,Patti F,Donia M,Malaguarnera L,Signorelli S,Magro G,Muzio V,Greco B,Zaratin P,Meroni P,Zappia M,Nicoletti F

更新日期：2010-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Normal, but not tolerant, adult thymocytes prevented particulate antigen inducing tolerance in differentiating B lymphocytes. This was demonstrated by measuring the emergence of responsive B cells (identified by their allotype) developing from a foetal liver innoculum in irradiated hosts with or without the addition o...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental immunology

authors： Elson CJ

更新日期：1978-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:IgE was isolated from a patient with the hyper IgE, recurrent infection syndrome by immunoadsorption on sepharose bound goat anti-human IgE. Addition of this IgE to a monolayer culture of human monocytes resulted in a dose-dependent increase in PGE2 secretion. The addition of F(ab')2 fraction of goat anti-human IgE in...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental immunology

authors： Passwell JH,Geiger B,Levanon M,Davidsohn J,Cohen BE,Ramot B

更新日期：1984-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:T cells implicated in chronic inflammatory diseases such as RA respond weakly when stimulated in vitro with mitogen or antigen. The mechanism behind this hyporesponsiveness is unclear, but a depressed expression of the T cell receptor (TCR)-associated CD3zeta chain has been suggested. In the present work we describe a...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental immunology

authors： Berg L,Rönnelid J,Klareskog L,Bucht A

更新日期：2000-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Nasal administration of microg doses of acetylcholine receptor (AChR) is effective in preventing the development of B cell-mediated EAMG in the Lewis rat, a model for human MG. In order to investigate whether nasal administration of AChR modulates ongoing EAMG, Lewis rats were treated nasally with AChR 2 weeks after i...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental immunology

authors： Shi FD,Bai XF,Li HL,Huang YM,Van der Meide PH,Link H

更新日期：1998-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Podocytes, the main target of immune complex, participate actively in the development of glomerular injury as immune cells. Dendritic cell-specific intercellular adhesion molecule-3-grabbing non-integrin (DC-SIGN) is an innate immune molecular that has an immune recognition function, and is involved in mediation of ce...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental immunology

authors： Cai M,Zhou T,Wang X,Shang M,Zhang Y,Luo M,Xu C,Yuan W

更新日期：2016-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:It has been demonstrated immunohistologically using cryostat sections that the lectins PHA and Con A bind to human placentae. Both lectins stain trophoblastic basement membrane (TBM), perivascular tissue and stroma. No staining of trophoblasts was observed. It has been shown by blocking experiments that the lectin bin...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental immunology

authors： Johnson PM,Faulk WP

更新日期：1976-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Activin A is a cytokine whose multiple functions have yet to be fully determined. In this study, the role of proinflammatory cytokines in regulatory control of activin A production was shown in synoviocytes and chondrocytes. Additional facets of functional inflammation-related activities of activin A were also determi...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental immunology

authors： Yu EW,Dolter KE,Shao LE,Yu J

更新日期：1998-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Glomerulonephritis with organized microtubular monoclonal immunoglobulin deposits (GOMMID) and glomerulonephritis related to type I cryoglobulin are well-known but rare complications of B cell derived chronic lymphocytic leukaemia. In these disorders, monoclonal Ig have never been studied at the molecular level. We co...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental immunology

authors： Galea HR,Bridoux F,Aldigier JC,Paraf F,Bordessoule D,Touchard G,Cogné M

更新日期：2002-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ye-3 is an HLA-B27-specific murine monoclonal antibody recognizing the heat-modifiable protein of Enterobacteriaceae. Here we used recombinant hybrid molecules between the HLA-B7 and HLA-B27 antigens to delineate the epitope recognized by Ye-3. Results of these experiments indicated that the segment of HLA-B*2705 span...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental immunology

authors： Toubert A,Hamachi M,Raffoux C,Park MS,Yu DT

更新日期：1990-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), inflammation is sustained by an exaggerated response of lymphocytes. This results from enhanced expression of anti-apoptotic B cell lymphoma (BCL-2) and BCL-XL associated with a diminished turnover. Azathioprine (AZA) directly targets BCL-2 family-mediated apoptosis. We investigate...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental immunology

authors： Weder B,Mozaffari M,Biedermann L,Mamie C,Moncsek A,Wang L,Clarke SH,Rogler G,McRae BL,Graff CL,Ruiz PA,Hausmann M

更新日期：2018-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Interferons play an important, but incompletely understood role in HIV-related disease. We investigated the effect of HAART on plasma levels of IFN-alpha, IFN-gamma, neopterin and interferon-inducible protein 10 (IP-10) in 41 HIV-infected patients during 78 weeks of therapy. At baseline HIV-infected patients had raise...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental immunology

authors： Stylianou E,Aukrust P,Bendtzen K,Müller F,Frøland SS

更新日期：2000-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Even though the existence of phosphodiesterase (PDE) 7 in T cells has been proved, the lack of a selective PDE7 inhibitor has confounded an accurate assessment of PDE7 function in such cells. In order to elucidate the role of PDE7 in human T cell function, the effects of two PDE inhibitors on PDE7A activity, cytokine ...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental immunology

authors： Nakata A,Ogawa K,Sasaki T,Koyama N,Wada K,Kotera J,Kikkawa H,Omori K,Kaminuma O

更新日期：2002-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The murine antibody response to porcine insulin is controlled by immune response genes of the major histocompatibility complex. Animals of the one haplotype (H-2d) produce specific antibodies to pork insulin, while animals of other haplotypes do not. We analysed the antibody responses to purified pork insulin by anima...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental immunology

authors： Strayer DS,Kapp J

更新日期：1982-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An association between mannan-binding lectin (MBL) status and severity of lung function impairment in cystic fibrosis (CF) has been found in several studies, but not in others. To explore the possible basis for discrepancies in the literature, we related both MBL and L-ficolin concentrations to lung function and exami...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental immunology

authors： Muhlebach MS,MacDonald SL,Button B,Hubbard JJ,Turner ML,Boucher RC,Kilpatrick DC

更新日期：2006-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Commensal enteric bacteria stimulate innate immune cells and increase numbers of lamina propria and mesenteric lymph node (MLN) T and B lymphocytes. However, the influence of luminal bacteria on acquired immune function is not understood fully. We investigated the effects of intestinal bacterial colonization on T cell...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental immunology

authors： Walton KL,Galanko JA,Balfour Sartor R,Fisher NC

更新日期：2006-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:CBA/KlJms-lprcg/lprcg mice with a novel mutation producing systemic lymphoproliferation were investigated for their serological and histological characteristics. The mutant mice showed elevated levels of serum immunoglobulin, C1q-binding immune complexes and antibodies to nuclear antigens such as dsDNA and ssDNA and p...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental immunology

authors： Kimura M,Mohri H,Shimada K,Wakabayashi T,Kanai Y,Matsuzawa A

更新日期：1990-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The intestinal population of gamma delta T cell receptor (TCR)-bearing cells was characterized with regard to V delta and V gamma subtype expression. For this purpose, we utilized V gene-specific PCR of mRNA prepared from intestinal biopsies. Predominant expression of the V delta 1 subtype was demonstrated in the smal...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental immunology

authors： Bucht A,Söderström K,Esin S,Grunewald J,Hagelberg S,Magnusson I,Wigzell H,Grönberg A,Kiessling R

更新日期：1995-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Experimental autoimmune uveitis (EAU) is an organ-specific autoimmune disease and has served as a model of certain ocular inflammatory conditions in man. The present study was aimed at separating the effects of MHC and non-MHC genes on the development of EAU in the rat. EAU-susceptible LEW (RT1l), EAU-resistant WKAH (...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental immunology

authors： Hirose S,Ogasawara K,Natori T,Sasamoto Y,Ohno S,Matsuda H,Onoé K

更新日期：1991-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the present study we describe the in vitro transcription-translation of human melanocyte-specific protein Pmel17 cDNA and subsequent use of the resulting 35S-labelled Pmel17 in an RIA to analyse vitiligo sera for the presence of Pmel17 antibodies. Of 53 vitiligo sera examined in the assay, three (5.9%) were found t...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental immunology

authors： Kemp EH,Gawkrodger DJ,Watson PF,Weetman AP

更新日期：1998-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Regulatory B (Breg ) cells are characterized by various membrane markers and the secretion of different inhibitory cytokines. A new subset of Breg cells was identified as CD5hi Fas-ligand (FasL)hi . Their main reported role is to suppress anti-viral and anti-tumour immune responses, and, hence they have been dubbed 'k...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental immunology

authors： Eiza N,Zuckerman E,Carlebach M,Rainis T,Goldberg Y,Vadasz Z

更新日期：2018-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Anti-endothelial cell antibodies (AECA) have been frequently detected in systemic vasculitis, which affects blood vessels of various sizes. To understand the pathogenic roles of AECA in systemic vasculitis, we attempted to identify target antigens for AECA comprehensively by a proteomic approach. Proteins extracted fr...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental immunology

authors： Karasawa R,Kurokawa MS,Yudoh K,Masuko K,Ozaki S,Kato T

更新日期：2010-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Antilactoferrin antibodies have been reported in patients with several autoimmune disorders, including primary biliary cirrhosis, autoimmune hepatitis and autoimmune cholangitis. We investigated the prevalence and the clinical significance of such autoreactivity in patients with autoimmune and viral chronic liver dise...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental immunology

authors： Muratori L,Muratori P,Zauli D,Grassi A,Pappas G,Rodrigo L,Cassani F,Lenzi M,Bianchi FB

更新日期：2001-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The specificities of a panel of erythrocyte-reactive MoAbs derived from NZB mice with autoimmune haemolytic anaemia (AIHA) were determined by immunoprecipitation and immunoblotting. Of the eight antibodies, two (IgG1 MoAb 105-2H and IgG2a MoAb 34-3C) immunoprecipitated a 105-kD component identified as the erythrocyte ...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental immunology

authors： de Sá Oliveira GG,Izui S,Ravirajan CT,Mageed RA,Lydyard PM,Elson CJ,Barker RN

更新日期：1996-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Previous findings have indicated that the major surface molecule of Leishmania, lipophosphoglycan (LPG), could abrogate HIV-1-induced syncytium formation and virus replication. In the present work, we were interested in characterizing this inhibitory process. Data from a new luciferase-based semiquantitative assay for...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental immunology

authors： Genois N,Barbeau B,Olivier M,Tremblay MJ

更新日期：2001-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There are estimated to be approximately 1500 people in the United Kingdom with C1 inhibitor (C1INH) deficiency. At BartsHealth National Health Service (NHS) Trust we manage 133 patients with this condition and we believe that this represents one of the largest cohorts in the United Kingdom. C1INH deficiency may be her...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental immunology

authors： Manson AL,Price A,Dempster J,Clinton-Tarestad P,Greening C,Enti R,Hill S,Grigoriadou S,Buckland MS,Longhurst HJ

更新日期：2013-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The anti-EBV T cell response was studied in a severe combined immunodeficiency patient (PS) who received two transplants of fetal liver cells. His peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMC) were incubated with EBV and cultured during 15 days. Eleven colonies were derived from the T lymphocytes causing the regression of...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental immunology

authors： Plotnicky H,Touraine JL

更新日期：1993-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Isoelectric focusing of serial bleeds from patients with Hashimoto's thyroiditis was carried out and thyroglobulin (Tg) autoantibodies visualized using 125I-labelled Tg followed by autoradiography. Although the spectrotype of these antibodies was polyclonal and varied from patient to patient, each individual's spectro...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental immunology

authors： Delves PJ,Roitt IM

更新日期：1988-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Elevation of intracellular cAMP levels has been shown previously to inhibit cytokine secretion by various cell types in vitro. Since salmeterol is a beta 2-agonist which activates adenylate cyclase, its ability to inhibit cytokine production was evaluated. Though salmeterol, and the related drug albuterol, did not inh...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental immunology

authors： Sekut L,Champion BR,Page K,Menius JA Jr,Connolly KM

更新日期：1995-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In reactive arthritis (ReA) there is specific proliferation of synovial fluid (SF) mononuclear cells (MNC) to the triggering bacterial antigen; comparatively little or no response is seen in peripheral blood (PB). To investigate the mechanism of this elevated local immune response, we examined patients with typical Re...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental immunology

authors： Sieper J,Braun J,Wu P,Kingsley G

更新日期：1993-01-01 00:00:00