Interleukin-2 production and response to exogenous interleukin-2 in a patient with the acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS).

abstract：:Incubation with thymosin fraction 5, (TMS F5 at 300 micrograms/ml) a partially purified thymic factor, reduced the steroid binding activity of human infant thymocytes from 9.6 +/- 2.1 fmole/ml to 5.0 +/- 2.0 fmole/ml. The glucocorticoid receptor activity in normal infant thymocytes was found to be 2,146 +/- 726 (s.d.)...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental immunology

authors： Ma DD,Ho AH,Hoffbrand AV

更新日期：1984-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ro ribonucleoproteins (RNPs) are autoantigens that result from the association of a 60-kDa protein (Ro60) with a small RNA (hY1, hY3, hY4 or hY5 in humans, mY1 or mY3 in mice). Previous studies localized Ro RNPs to the cytoplasm. Because Ro RNPs containing hY5 RNA (Ro(hY5) RNPs) have unique biochemical and immunologic...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental immunology

authors： Gendron M,Roberge D,Boire G

更新日期：2001-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A phenotypic and functional analysis of the circulating natural killer (NK) cell population was carried out in a series of patients with hairy cell leukaemia (HCL). The overall mean NK activity of both the mononuclear and T cell fractions was reduced compared to that of normal controls (466 lytic units (lu) v 573 lu a...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental immunology

authors： Foa R,Lauria F,Lusso P,Raspadori D,Fierro MT,Tazzari PL,Caudana L,Matera L

更新日期：1986-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We investigated the levels of TCR-gamma delta T cells and their subpopulations V delta 1 and V delta 2 in the peripheral blood lymphocytes (PBL) of 28 heart transplant (HTx) patients. Patients (n = 10) receiving cyclosporin A (CsA) for treatment of a nephrotic syndrome (NS) and 10 healthy individuals served as control...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental immunology

authors： Vaessen LM,Schipper F,Knoop C,Claas FH,Weimar W

更新日期：1996-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Serum factors activating the alternative pathway of complement in vitro, independent of classical pathway activation was demonstrated in six of eleven patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). These serum factors were detected by lysis of gluthathione-sensitized human erythrocytes and by C3 and factor B conver...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental immunology

authors： Wilson MR,Arroyave CM,Nakamura RM,Vaughan JH,Tan EM

更新日期：1976-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Progressive immunodeficiency in HIV infection is paralleled by a decrease in IL-12 production, a cytokine crucial for cellular immune function. Here we examine the molecular mechanisms by which HIV infection suppresses IL-12 p40 expression. HIV infection of THP-1 myeloid cells resulted in decreased LPS-induced nuclear...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental immunology

authors： Chambers KA,Parks RJ,Angel JB

更新日期：2004-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In view of its potent inhibitory capacity on immune cells in culture, we wished to determine the ability of transforming growth factor (TGF) beta 1 to down-regulate immune responses in vivo. Preliminary experiments suggested that, at the doses used, systemic injection of soluble TGF beta 1 could not affect bacterial-i...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental immunology

authors： Strassmann G,Bertolini DR,Eidelman O

更新日期：1991-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Binding of lymphocytes to human umbilical vein endothelial cells (EC) was quantitated by measuring adhesion of 51Cr labelled lymphocytes to endothelial cell monolayers and rosette formation between lymphocytes and EC in suspension. Mitogen stimulated human peripheral blood mononuclear cell culture supernatants and mix...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental immunology

authors： Yu CL,Haskard DO,Cavender D,Johnson AR,Ziff M

更新日期：1985-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A method is described to assess antigenic cross-reactivity between soluble immune complexes precipitated from sera with polyethylene glycol. The precipitated complex from one serum was dissociated in acid and used to coat a plastic cup. Radioiodinated complexes from another serum were dissociated in the cup, neutraliz...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental immunology

authors： Dambuyant C,Burton-Kee J,Mowbray JF

更新日期：1979-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Dendritic cells (DC) are specialized in the presentation of antigens and the initiation of specific immune responses. They have been involved recently in supporting innate immunity by interacting with various innate lymphocytes, such as natural killer (NK), NK T or T cell receptor (TCR)-gammadelta cells. The functiona...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental immunology

authors： Reschner A,Hubert P,Delvenne P,Boniver J,Jacobs N

更新日期：2008-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Natural Killer (NK) cell activity against K562 target cells was measured in 21 female patients with primary Sjögren's syndrome (primary SS) and in 20 female normal controls matched for age. The in vitro effect of alpha-interferon (IF) and interleukin 2 (IL-2) on NK cell activity was examined and the percentage of larg...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental immunology

authors： Pedersen BK,Oxholm P,Manthorpe R,Andersen V

更新日期：1986-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Human peripheral blood lymphocytes were examined for rosette formation with autologous erythrocytes. When normal human lymphocytes were stimulated with phorbol myristate acetate (PMA) in the presence of autologous serum, the levels of autorosette forming cells (ARFC) were strongly enhanced. Pre-culture was necessary f...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental immunology

authors： Sakano T,Hyodo S,Kittaka E,Tanaka Y,Usui T

更新日期：1982-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fifty sera which gave ring-like nuclear staining in immunofluorescence on rat liver tissue sections were characterized. Using immunoprecipitation and Western blotting we showed that 10 of the sera contained antibodies to 200 kD polypeptide(s) of nuclear envelope. Clinical and biological data were available for nine of...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental immunology

authors： Lassoued K,Guilly MN,Andre C,Paintrand M,Dhumeaux D,Danon F,Brouet JC,Courvalin JC

更新日期：1988-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Organ transplantation is the treatment of choice for patients with end-stage organ failure, but chronic immunosuppression is taking its toll in terms of morbidity and poor efficacy in preventing late graft loss. Therefore, a drug-free state would be desirable where the recipient permanently accepts a donor organ while...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental immunology

authors： Mahr B,Wekerle T

更新日期：2017-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recently we have observed that the CD4+ T cell response of peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMC) to soluble antigens is the first to be lost in the course of HIV-1 infection followed by the loss of response to HLA alloantigens. In this study we compared serum neopterin concentrations of individuals with early stag...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental immunology

authors： Fuchs D,Shearer GM,Boswell RN,Clerici M,Reibnegger G,Werner ER,Zajac RA,Wachter H

更新日期：1990-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The levels of soluble IL-2Ralpha (sIL-2Ralpha) in serum were measured in HTLV-1 carriers and ATL patients in order to evaluate their possible correlation with clinical status. Mean sIL-2R levels in ATL patients were found to be 9704 U/ml for the acute/lymphoma type, 1961 U/ml for the chronic type and 788 U/ml for the ...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental immunology

authors： Araki K,Harada K,Nakamoto K,Shiroma M,Miyakuni T

更新日期：2000-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Positive skin reactions to PPD in guinea-pigs immunized with Freund's complete adjuvant (FCA) were reversed after treatment with 10 mg/kg/day nifurtimox for 12 days. The in vitro migration of peripheral blood leucocytes from FCA-immunized guinea-pigs was inhibited with PPD, but it returned to normal values after nifur...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental immunology

authors： Lelchuk R,Cardoni RL,Levis S

更新日期：1977-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have studied the skin and nerve fibrosis in toxic oil syndrome by in situ hybridization using specific cDNA probes for types I, III, and IV collagens. Fibroblasts with high levels of type I and III collagen mRNA were observed in biopsies from fibrotic skin areas. Similarly, type IV collagen mRNA was abundant in cel...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental immunology

authors： Gomez-Reino JJ,Sandberg M,Carreira PE,Vuorio E

更新日期：1993-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The prolonged generalized lymphadenopathy syndrome (PGL) has been considered a prodromal condition to the Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS), but the clinical, virological and immunological characteristics of patients who will develop AIDS are not known. We report on the immunological profile of intravenous dru...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental immunology

authors： De Paoli P,Reitano M,Battistin S,Martelli P,Villalata D,Bergamo F,Tirelli U,Carbone A,Diodato S,Bosio R

更新日期：1986-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Serum levels and liver expression of CCL2 are increased in patients with alcoholic hepatitis (AH). In an experimental model of alcoholic liver disease (ALD), CCL2 was implicated in proinflammatory cytokines activation and hepatic lipid metabolism, but its role in human disease is currently unknown. In a large cohort o...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental immunology

authors： Degré D,Lemmers A,Gustot T,Ouziel R,Trépo E,Demetter P,Verset L,Quertinmont E,Vercruysse V,Le Moine O,Devière J,Moreno C

更新日期：2012-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The humoral immune response, especially IgG and IgA, is considered to be protective in the pathogenesis of periodontal disease, but the precise mechanisms are still unknown. Immunoglobulins arriving at the periodontal lesion are from both systemic and local tissue sources. In order to understand better the local immun...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental immunology

authors： Kinane DF,Lappin DF,Koulouri O,Buckley A

更新日期：1999-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:IL-10 and IL-12 are cytokines which are important in regulating immune responses. Plasma levels of IL-10 and autoantibodies against double-stranded DNA (dsDNA) often mirror disease activity in patients with SLE. IL-12 secretion from SLE patients' blood mononuclear cells also correlates with disease activity, but has a...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental immunology

authors： Tyrrell-Price J,Lydyard PM,Isenberg DA

更新日期：2001-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 7 month old girl with severe combined immunodeficiency disease (SCID) received a single transfusion of peripheral blood leucocytes from her histocompatible grandfather in an attempt to achieve immunological reconstitution. There was rapid restoration of humoral and cellular immunity which has persisted undiminished ...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental immunology

authors： Polmar SH,Schacter BZ,Sorensen RU

更新日期：1986-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Anticardiolipin antibodies (ACA) belong to a heterogeneous group of antibodies directed against negatively charged phospholipids. In patients with rheumatic disorders, their presence has been correlated to the occurrence of thromboembolic complications, thrombocytopenia, abortions and other disease manifestations. Sev...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental immunology

authors： Rubbert A,Bock E,Schwab J,Marienhagen J,Nüsslein H,Wolf F,Kalden JR

更新日期：1994-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The induction of immunoregulatory cytokines IL-1 beta, IL-6, IL-12, tumour necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha) and interferon-gamma (IFN-gamma) was studied with neonatal (cord blood) monocyte-derived macrophages (MDM) after in vitro infection with respiratory syncytial virus (RSV). The expression of mRNAs for these cyto...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental immunology

authors： Tsutsumi H,Matsuda K,Sone S,Takeuchi R,Chiba S

更新日期：1996-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Successful T cell activation via the T cell receptor (TCR)/CD3 complex requires at least one contact-dependent second signal delivered by costimulatory molecules, including the B7/BB1 molecule, that are present on antigen-presenting cells (APC). SLE is characterized by multiple complex lymphocyte abnormalities of unde...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental immunology

authors： Sfikakis PP,Oglesby R,Sfikakis P,Tsokos GC

更新日期：1994-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We examined the effect of IL-6 on the development of autoimmune diseases (primary biliary cirrhosis, Sjögren's syndrome) employing murine graft-versus-host reaction (GVHR) model with MHC class II disparity. For this purpose, we used IL-6 transgenic (B6.6) mice in which a high level of IL-6 was detected. C57Bl/6 (B6) s...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental immunology

authors： Kimura T,Suzuki K,Inada S,Hayashi A,Saito H,Miyai T,Ohsugi Y,Matsuzaki Y,Tanaka N,Osuga T

更新日期：1994-03-01 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：: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：:Activation of human peripheral blood lymphocytes from unsensitized donors by fractions of T.b rhodesiense has been demonstrated in vitro. Both T and B cells were stimulated to differentiate into blast cells. Purified T cells failed to proliferate, but did so when mitomycin C-treated non-T cells were added. Non-T cell ...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental immunology

authors： Selkirk ME,Ogilvie BM,Platts-Mills TA

更新日期：1981-09-01 00:00:00