Colony-stimulating factors increase resistance to atypical mycobacteria in resistant mice, whereas they decrease resistance in susceptible strains of mice.

abstract：:Blocking monoclonal antibodies (mAbs) specific to mouse interleukin-1 receptor antagonist (IL-1ra) were prepared by immunizing Armenian hamsters with recombinant mouse IL-1ra. A sensitive and specific ELISA against mouse IL-1ra was also established. In Propionibacterium acnes-induced liver injury, P. acnes induced tra...

journal_title：Journal of leukocyte biology

authors： Fujioka N,Mukaida N,Harada A,Akiyama M,Kasahara T,Kuno K,Ooi A,Mai M,Matsushima K

更新日期：1995-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Extracellular cold-inducible RNA-binding protein (eCIRP) is a damage-associated molecular pattern. Neutrophils present in the mononuclear cell fraction of Ficoll gradient separation are called low-density neutrophils (LDNs). Here we report the novel role of eCIRP on LDNs' heterogeneity in sepsis. Sepsis was induced in...

journal_title：Journal of leukocyte biology

authors： Takizawa S,Murao A,Ochani M,Aziz M,Wang P

更新日期：2020-10-18 00:00:00

abstract：:Tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-stimulated gene 14 (TSG-14, also termed PTX3) encodes a secreted glycoprotein whose carboxy-terminal half shares sequence similarity with the pentraxin family of acute phase proteins (C-reactive protein and serum amyloid P component). We compared TSG-14 mRNA expression in cultures of murine...

journal_title：Journal of leukocyte biology

authors： Goodman AR,Levy DE,Reis LF,Vilcek J

更新日期：2000-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recently identified, angiopoietin-1 (Ang1) and -2 (Ang2) bind to the tyrosine kinase receptor Tie2 and contribute to orchestrate blood vessel formation during angiogenesis. Ang1 mediates vessel maturation and integrity by favoring the recruitment of pericytes and smooth muscle cells. Ang2, initially identified as a Ti...

journal_title：Journal of leukocyte biology

authors： Maliba R,Brkovic A,Neagoe PE,Villeneuve LR,Sirois MG

更新日期：2008-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Flagellin, as a TLR5 agonist, is an established mucosal adjuvant for enhancing mucosal IgA responses by i.n. immunization. Nasal epithelial cells (NECs) are the first sentinel cells to be exposed to antigen and adjuvant in i.n. immunization, and it is suggested that they play an important role in the mucosal adjuvant ...

journal_title：Journal of leukocyte biology

authors： Cao Y,Zhang E,Yang J,Yang Y,Yu J,Xiao Y,Li W,Zhou D,Li Y,Zhao B,Yan H,Lu M,Zhong M,Yan H

更新日期：2017-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:T cell Ig and mucin domain-containing molecule 3 (Tim-3) has been found to play important roles in autoimmune diseases, but whether Tim-3-mediated engulfment of apoptotic cells is involved in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) remains to be elucidated. In this study, we verified the role of human Tim-3 (hTim-3) as the...

journal_title：Journal of leukocyte biology

authors： Zhao D,Guo M,Liu B,Lin Q,Xie T,Zhang Q,Jia X,Shu Q,Liang X,Gao L,Ma C

更新日期：2017-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The lectin jacalin interacts with the CD4 cell surface antigen; this lectin inhibits in vitro infection by human immunodeficiency virus type 1 without preventing virus binding on the host cell. The infection process is known to involve cellular events triggered by the binding of the viral external glycoprotein gp120 t...

journal_title：Journal of leukocyte biology

authors： Lafont V,Dornand J,d'Angeac AD,Monier S,Alcover A,Favero J

更新日期：1994-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The mannose receptor, present on the plasma membrane of macrophages, promotes the internalization of glycoproteins and glycoconjugates via both endocytic and phagocytic pathways. The expression of this receptor is tightly modulated during monocyte/Mphi differentiation and cellular activation. We isolated clonal popula...

journal_title：Journal of leukocyte biology

authors： Fiani ML,Beitz J,Turvy D,Blum JS,Stahl PD

更新日期：1998-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Osteoarticular complications are common in human brucellosis, but the pathogenic mechanisms involved are largely unknown. In this manuscript, we described an immune mechanism for inflammatory bone loss in response to infection by Brucella abortus. We established a requirement for MyD88 and TLR2 in TNF-α-elicited osteo...

journal_title：Journal of leukocyte biology

authors： Delpino MV,Barrionuevo P,Macedo GC,Oliveira SC,Genaro SD,Scian R,Miraglia MC,Fossati CA,Baldi PC,Giambartolomei GH

更新日期：2012-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Invariant NKT (iNKT) cells are considered to be important in some autoimmune diseases including Type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM). So far, the published data are contradictory in regard to the role of iNKT cells in T1DM. We aimed to study iNKT cell frequency and the function of different iNKT cell subgroups in T1DM. We ...

journal_title：Journal of leukocyte biology

authors： Kis J,Engelmann P,Farkas K,Richman G,Eck S,Lolley J,Jalahej H,Borowiec M,Kent SC,Treszl A,Orban T

更新日期：2007-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Membrane rafts are microdomains of the plasma membrane that have multiple biological functions. The involvement of these structures in the biology of T cells, namely in signal transduction by the TCR, has been widely studied. However, the role of membrane rafts in immunoreceptor signaling in NK cells is less well know...

journal_title：Journal of leukocyte biology

authors： Serrano-Pertierra E,Cernuda-Morollón E,Brdička T,Hoøejši V,López-Larrea C

更新日期：2014-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:NLRP3 is the most crucial member of the NLR family, as it detects the existence of pathogen invasion and self-derived molecules associated with cellular damage. Several studies have reported that excessive NLRP3 inflammasome-mediated caspase-1 activation is a key factor in the development of diseases. Recent studies h...

journal_title：Journal of leukocyte biology

authors： Lin YC,Huang DY,Wang JS,Lin YL,Hsieh SL,Huang KC,Lin WW

更新日期：2015-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recombinant fusion proteins consisting of the extracellular domain of immunoregulatory proteins and the constant domain of immunoglobulin G (IgG) are a novel class of human therapeutics. IgG isoforms exert different levels of immune effector functions, such as complement lysis and antibody-dependent cell cytotoxicity ...

journal_title：Journal of leukocyte biology

authors： Taylor L,Bachler M,Duncan I,Keen S,Fallon R,Mair C,McDonald TT,Schwarz H

更新日期：2002-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Many tumor cells are resistant to Fas-mediated killing, which has been primarily used as a mechanism to evade immune attack. In this study, we found a new action of Fas on tumors where activation of the Fas signal may force tumor cells to produce survival factors for neutrophils. Human peripheral circulating neutrophi...

journal_title：Journal of leukocyte biology

authors： Hor WS,Huang WL,Lin YS,Yang BC

更新日期：2003-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Interleukin-15 (IL-15) is a cytokine that possesses interesting, potential therapeutic properties. However, based on several parameters including activation of neutrophils, it is also recognized as a proinflammatory cytokine. The mechanisms by which IL-15 activates human neutrophil functions are not fully understood. ...

journal_title：Journal of leukocyte biology

authors： Ratthé C,Girard D

更新日期：2004-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effects on macrophage growth of seven phospholipids that are normally present in cell membranes were examined. Phosphatidylcholine and sphingomyelin which are the main phospholipid constituents of mammalian cell membranes, had no effect on growth of macrophages. Phosphatidylinositol also had little effect. On the ...

journal_title：Journal of leukocyte biology

authors： Yui S,Yamazaki M

更新日期：1986-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The CD2 receptor on T-lymphocytes plays a major part in mediating adhesive interactions via the LFA-3 ligand and in transducing signals for lymphocyte activation. In this study the expression, function, and internalization of the CD2 receptor was investigated in resting and activated murine T-cells. Surface iodination...

journal_title：Journal of leukocyte biology

authors： Abraham DJ,Bou-Gharios G,Beauchamp JR,Plater-Zyberk C,Maini RN,Olsen I

更新日期：1991-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mycoplasmas and mycoplasma membranes have been shown to induce the production of inflammatory cytokines, including tumor necrosis factor alpha and interleukin-6, as well as nitric oxide, by mouse macrophages and rat brain astrocytes. Luminol-enhanced chemiluminescence was used as a sensitive method to show that Mycopl...

journal_title：Journal of leukocyte biology

authors： Avron A,Gallily R

更新日期：1995-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:IL-18 has a potential to up-regulate the Th1 and Th2 immune responses. It is known that IL-18, in synergy with IL-12, augments the Th1 response to bacterial infections, but it also augments the Th2 response to allergic disorders in the absence of IL-12. Although the Th1 and Th2 immune responses cross-regulate each oth...

journal_title：Journal of leukocyte biology

authors： Kinoshita M,Miyazaki H,Ono S,Seki S

更新日期：2013-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Type I IFNs play an important role in innate and adaptive immunity against viral infections. A novel type I IFN, namely IFN-ε, which can protect against vaginal transmission of HSV2 and Chlamydia muridarum bacterial infection, has been described in mice and humans. Nevertheless, the principle cell type and the express...

journal_title：Journal of leukocyte biology

authors： Demers A,Kang G,Ma F,Lu W,Yuan Z,Li Y,Lewis M,Kraiselburd EN,Montaner L,Li Q

更新日期：2014-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Human rhinovirus (HRV)-induced respiratory infections are associated with elevated levels of IFN-gamma-inducible protein 10 (IP-10), which is an enhancer of T lymphocyte chemotaxis and correlates with symptom severity and T lymphocyte number. Increased IP-10 expression is exhibited by airway epithelial cells following...

journal_title：Journal of leukocyte biology

authors： Korpi-Steiner NL,Bates ME,Lee WM,Hall DJ,Bertics PJ

更新日期：2006-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Human peritoneal macrophages (HPM) obtained via laparoscopy were examined for the presence and functional capacity of complement and Fc receptors. Between 5 and 20 ml of peritoneal fluid containing 1-2 X 10(6) macrophages/ml was available for each study. Macrophages made up 80-95% of the cells in the fluid. Fc and C3 ...

journal_title：Journal of leukocyte biology

authors： Newman SL,Becker S,Halme J

更新日期：1985-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cytosolic RIG-I-like helicases (RLR) are PRRs involved in type I IFN production and antiviral immunity. This study focuses to the comparison of the expression, function, and signaling cascades associated to RLR in the previously identified CD14(-)DC-SIGN(+)PPARγ(low)CD1a(+) and CD14(low)DC-SIGN(+)PPARγ(high)CD1a(-) hu...

journal_title：Journal of leukocyte biology

authors： Szabo A,Bene K,Gogolák P,Réthi B,Lányi Á,Jankovich I,Dezső B,Rajnavölgyi E

更新日期：2012-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The germinal center (GC) is a dynamic structure formed by proliferating B cells in the follicles of secondary lymphoid organs during T cell-dependent antibody responses to exogenous antigens. GC is composed by a dark zone, enriched in proliferating centroblasts (CBs), and a light zone where CBs migrate and transform i...

journal_title：Journal of leukocyte biology

authors： Ferretti E,Ponzoni M,Doglioni C,Pistoia V

更新日期：2016-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have shown previously that PCNA, a nuclear factor involved in DNA replication and repair in proliferating cells, is localized exclusively in the cytoplasm of neutrophils, where it regulates their survival. Nuclear PCNA functions are tightly linked to its ring-shaped structure, which allows PCNA to bind to numerous ...

journal_title：Journal of leukocyte biology

authors： De Chiara A,Pederzoli-Ribeil M,Mocek J,Candalh C,Mayeux P,Millet A,Witko-Sarsat V

更新日期：2013-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although HDPs were originally hypothesized to act as antimicrobial agents, they also have been shown to broadly modulate the immune response through the activation of different cell types. We recently developed a series of novel, synthetic peptides, termed IDRs, which are conceptually based on a natural HDP, bovine ba...

journal_title：Journal of leukocyte biology

authors： Niyonsaba F,Madera L,Afacan N,Okumura K,Ogawa H,Hancock RE

更新日期：2013-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Glucosamine, an amino monosaccharide naturally occurring in the connective and cartilage tissues, contributes to maintaining the strength, flexibility, and elasticity of these tissues. In recent years, glucosamine has been used widely to treat osteoarthritis in humans and animal models. Neutrophils, which usually func...

journal_title：Journal of leukocyte biology

authors： Hua J,Sakamoto K,Nagaoka I

更新日期：2002-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Leukocyte adhesion is a key factor in the pathogenesis of organ injury following a variety of stimuli. In this study we have addressed the role of leukocyte adhesion in hypertensives as a risk factor for organ injury. In the spontaneously hypertensive rat (SHR), the number of circulating leukocytes and their level of ...

journal_title：Journal of leukocyte biology

authors： Suzuki H,Zweifach BW,Forrest MJ,Schmid-Schönbein GW

更新日期：1995-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Tumor-associated eosinophilia has been observed in numerous human cancers and several tumor models in animals; however, the details surrounding this eosinophilia remain largely undefined and anecdotal. We used a B16-F10 melanoma cell injection model to demonstrate that eosinophil infiltration of tumors occurred from t...

journal_title：Journal of leukocyte biology

authors： Cormier SA,Taranova AG,Bedient C,Nguyen T,Protheroe C,Pero R,Dimina D,Ochkur SI,O'Neill K,Colbert D,Lombari TR,Constant S,McGarry MP,Lee JJ,Lee NA

更新日期：2006-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:As part of a study to identify novel genes associated with macrophage activation, we have cloned a new member of the transforming growth factor beta (TGF-beta) superfamily designated macrophage inhibitory cytokine 1 (MIC-1). MIC-1 is synthesized as a 62-kDa intracellular protein, which, after cleavage by a furin like ...

journal_title：Journal of leukocyte biology

authors： Fairlie WD,Moore AG,Bauskin AR,Russell PK,Zhang HP,Breit SN

更新日期：1999-01-01 00:00:00