CD8+ T-cell protective immunity induced by immunization with Plasmodium berghei CS protein-derived synthetic peptides: evidence that localization of peptide-specific CTLs is crucial for protection against malaria.

abstract：:T and B cell receptor repertoires are diversified by variable region gene rearrangement and selected based on functionality and lack of self-reactivity. Repertoires can also be defined based on phenotype and function rather than receptor specificity - such as the diversity of T helper cell subsets. Natural killer (NK)...

journal_title：Immunology letters

authors： Mehr R,Sternberg-Simon M,Michaeli M,Pickman Y

更新日期：2012-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Phagolysis of apoptotic eosinophils plays an important role in the successful resolution of asthmatic inflammation. However, little is known about underlying mechanisms. Our aim is to investigate whether annexin I is involved in the dexamethasone-mediated enhancement of phagolysis of apoptotic eosinophils by A549 cell...

journal_title：Immunology letters

authors： Wang C,Wang J,Guo HF,Liu RY

更新日期：2007-08-15 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this study is to show that anti-Leu M1 antibody (anti-CD15), which has different staining characteristics in lymphoid and non-lymphoid cells, reacted against the surface antigen of a defined monoclonal B cell line. This antibody recognizes the sugar moiety, lacto-N-fucopentaose (LNF-III), which is linke...

journal_title：Immunology letters

authors： Takei M,Kang H,Tomura K,Ikeda E,Karasaki M,Nakauchi H,Okumura K,Sawada S

更新日期：1989-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Both, HIV envelope proteins gp120 and gp41 can directly activate complement system, even in the absence of HIV-specific antibodies. During the budding process HIV acquires host membrane-associated molecules among these complement regulatory proteins (CRPs). The presence of CRPs on the viral surface rescues HIV from co...

journal_title：Immunology letters

authors： Bánki Z,Stoiber H,Dierich MP

更新日期：2005-03-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Donor-specific blood transfusion (DST) improves allograft survival, although the exact mechanism(s) is not completely understood. The purpose of this study was to determine the role of nitric oxide (NO) and prostaglandin E(2) (PGE(2)) in DST-protective effects, using a rat cardiac transplantation model. Lewis rats (RT...

journal_title：Immunology letters

authors： Inuzuka S,Koga S,Nishikido M,Miyata Y,Kanda S,Shimokawa I,Tanaka M,Saito Y,Kanetake H

更新日期：2002-09-02 00:00:00

abstract：:Development of active TB is accompanied by immune suppression and the underlining mechanisms have been explored extensively in recent years. MDSCs are a heterogeneous group of immature and progenitor myeloid cells with strong immunosuppressive ability for both natural and adaptive immunity. In our analysis of CD244 (2...

journal_title：Immunology letters

authors： Yang B,Wang X,Jiang J,Zhai F,Cheng X

更新日期：2014-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Tuberculosis is an infectious disease that affects millions of people worldwide with an annual mortality rate of 1.3 million. The mechanisms contributing to the loss of balance of immune responses and progression to active tuberculosis disease are unknown. Although CD4+ and CD8+ T cells and the cytokines they produce ...

journal_title：Immunology letters

authors： Silva BDS,Trentini MM,da Costa AC,Kipnis A,Junqueira-Kipnis AP

更新日期：2014-07-01 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：:Natural levels of goat antiphosphorylethanolamine (anti-PE) antibodies decreased after injection of purified human C-reactive protein (CRP). The concentration of anti-CRP antibodies followed a continuous increment from non-detectable levels to a plateau at 80 days after first injection. ...

journal_title：Immunology letters

authors： Coll JM

更新日期：1988-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:When dimerized by Stem Cell Factor (SCF), the Receptor Tyrosine Kinase Kit triggers the proliferation of hematopoietic progenitors, including pro-B cells, and of some differentiated cells, including mast cells. We found previously that anti-Kit antibodies can mimic SCF and that anti-Kit-induced mast cell proliferation...

journal_title：Immunology letters

authors： Malbec O,Daëron M

更新日期：2012-03-30 00:00:00

abstract：:Recent studies indicate that the pulmonary immune response in humans and experimental animals is different in newborn, adult and elderly age groups. The aim of this study was to investigate the influence of age on the leukocyte composition in different lung compartments and peripheral blood of weaned and adult rats. A...

journal_title：Immunology letters

authors： Lührmann A,Grote K,Stephan M,Tschernig T,Pabst R

更新日期：2007-02-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Serum obtained from mice infected with Trypanosoma cruzi have antibodies able to induce immune lysis in presence of complement. Gel filtration in Sephadex G-200 and affinity chromatography with rabbit anti-mouse IgG and protein A-Sepharose showed that the antibodies responsible for the immune serum lytic activity are ...

journal_title：Immunology letters

authors： Stefani MM,Takehara HA,Mota I

更新日期：1983-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The administration of protein antigens into earthworms Lumbricus terrestris and Eisenia foetida induces the formation of antigen-binding protein (ABP) with the maximum response occurring between days 4 and 8. High proteolytic activities observed both in coelomocytes and in coelomic fluids cause rapid antigen degradati...

journal_title：Immunology letters

authors： Tucková L,Bilej M

更新日期：1994-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Nramp1 gene was originally described as Ity/Lsh/Bcg, a single gene controlling resistance and susceptibility of inbred mice to a range of intramacrophage pathogens. Functional studies demonstrated that Ity/Lsh/Bcg had multiple pleiotropic effects on macrophage activation pathways, broadening interest in the gene t...

journal_title：Immunology letters

authors： Blackwell JM,Searle S

更新日期：1999-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have analysed the relative T cell receptor (TCR) BV gene usage in T cells from hearts and spleens of CBA/HJ mice chronically infected with the Tulahuén strain of Trypanosoma cruzi. During chronic infection, CBA/HJ mice recruit T cells at the major site of inflammation (i.e. the heart), with over-representation of c...

journal_title：Immunology letters

authors： Sunnemark D,Andersson R,Harris RA,Jeddi-Tehrani M,Orn A

更新日期：1998-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Coenzyme Q10 (CoQ10) is a lipid-soluble antioxidant synthesized in human body. This enzyme promotes immune system function and can be used as a dietary supplement. Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is an autoimmune disease leading to chronic joint inflammation. RA results in severe destruction of cartilage and disability. Thi...

journal_title：Immunology letters

authors： Jhun J,Lee SH,Byun JK,Jeong JH,Kim EK,Lee J,Jung YO,Shin D,Park SH,Cho ML

更新日期：2015-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Our previous studies had shown that the clinicopathological spectrum in leprosy was associated with discrete T cell subsets in circulation, with tuberculoid patients having antigen-induced Th 1, whereas lepromatous leprosy patients with antigen-specific T cell anergy possessed Th 2 cells. The present study shows that ...

journal_title：Immunology letters

authors： Misra N,Selvakumar M,Singh S,Bharadwaj M,Ramesh V,Misra RS,Nath I

更新日期：1995-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recombinant and pure "natural" IL-1 and IL-2 were compared with the muramyl dipeptide (MDP) component of Freund's adjuvant for their capacity to enhance the humoral immune response against foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) virus antigen. Using a dose of this antigen which alone did not give a detectable immune response, an...

journal_title：Immunology letters

authors： McCullough KC,Pullen L,Parkinson D

更新日期：1992-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:HLA class II molecules play pivotal roles in antigen presentation to CD4+ T cells. We investigated signaling via HLA-DR molecules expressed on CD4+ T cells. When HLA-DR or CD3 molecules on cloned CD4+ T cells were cross-linked by solid-phase mAbs, T cells proliferated, and this resulted in anergy. Whereas cross-linkin...

journal_title：Immunology letters

authors： Kudo H,Matsuoka T,Mitsuya H,Nishimura Y,Matsushita S

更新日期：2002-04-22 00:00:00

abstract：:To test whether apoptotic thymocytes can be identified by altered packing of lipids in their plasma membranes, thymocytes were isolated from mice injected with hydrocortisone and stained with merocyanine 540 (MC540), a fluorescent probe sensitive to lipid packing. At 9-10 h after injection, a subpopulation of H2-Klo c...

journal_title：Immunology letters

authors： Schlegel RA,Stevens M,Lumley-Sapanski K,Williamson P

更新日期：1993-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Liposome-encapsulated conalbumin (L(conalbumin)) is an antigen that is efficiently phagocytosed by bone marrow-derived macrophages and presented to effector cells as part of the major histocompatibility complex (MHC) class I complex. In this report, we show that the conalbumin component of L(conalbumin) is degraded to...

journal_title：Immunology letters

authors： Rothwell SW,Wassef NM,Alving CR,Rao M

更新日期：2000-10-03 00:00:00

abstract：:We have recently generated CD4 clones from BALB/c mice immunized with a plasmid DNA containing the gene encoding for the catalytic domain of trans-sialidase, an important enzyme expressed on the surface of Trypanosoma cruzi trypomastigotes. These clones allowed us to study in vitro the interaction between T cells and ...

journal_title：Immunology letters

authors： Rodrigues MM,Ribeirão M,Boscardin SB

更新日期：2000-07-03 00:00:00

abstract：:The production of interleukin 1 (IL-1) by lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-stimulated myelomonocytic cell lines ML-1, THP-1 and PL-21 was significantly enhanced by the addition of insulin, insulin-like growth factor (IGF)-I or IGF-II into the cell cultures. The IL-1 activity in the supernatants from cell cultures stimulated w...

journal_title：Immunology letters

authors： Holán V,Minowada J

更新日期：1992-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The regulatory effect of Z-100 on the balance of Th1/Th2 cell responses in BALB/c mice bearing Meth-A fibrosarcoma was investigated. In tumor bearing mice, Th1 cytokine production (IL-2, IFN-gamma) are suppressed and Th2 cytokine production (IL-4, IL-10) are increased, as compared with those of normal mice. The admini...

journal_title：Immunology letters

authors： Oka H,Emori Y,Ohya O,Kobayashi N,Sasaki H,Tanaka Y,Hayashi Y,Nomoto K

更新日期：1999-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Corticotropin releasing hormone (CRH) is a major regulator of the stress response. This study examined whether CRH regulates interleukin-18 expression on microglia, BV2. Our data show that CRH enhanced IL-18 expression and significantly induced the secretion of functional IL-18 protein. Furthermore, CRH induced IL-18 ...

journal_title：Immunology letters

authors： Yang Y,Hahm E,Kim Y,Kang J,Lee W,Han I,Myung P,Kang H,Park H,Cho D

更新日期：2005-05-15 00:00:00

abstract：:In some animal models of organ transplantation, notably the rat, preoperative administration of donor strain blood may produce long-term allograft survival even in the absence of adjunctive immunosuppressive therapy. The ability of blood transfusion to prevent rejection is highly dependent on the strain combination an...

journal_title：Immunology letters

authors： Bradley JA

更新日期：1991-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The production of neutralizing antibodies against the central portion of HIV-1 gp120 requires cooperation between T cell and B cell epitopes of this region. We found a motif common to the carboxyterminus of the second conserved region of HIV-1 gp120 and sequences of some human proteins, most of which participate in im...

journal_title：Immunology letters

authors： Veljković V,Metlas R

更新日期：1990-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Lethally irradiated (1000 rad) CBA/J mice were transplanted with anti-Thy 1 treated BALB/c bone marrow. Under these conditions, we uniformly observed the development of pathology suggestive of acute graft-vs.-host disease (GVHD), i.e. weight loss, diarrhoea, hypogammaglobulinemia and thymic hypoplasia. If, 2 wk before...

journal_title：Immunology letters

authors： Gorczynski RM,Kennedy M,Robillard M

更新日期：1985-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Phagocytosis of latex beads by peritoneal macrophages was examined by means of flow cytometry (FCM). This assay revealed that adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH) suppressed phagocytosis in a dose-dependent manner. ACTH (1-24) was more suppressive than ACTH (1-39). Control phagocytosis was partially suppressed in Ca(2+)...

journal_title：Immunology letters

authors： Ichinose M,Sawada M,Maeno T

更新日期：1994-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Antibodies reactive with native double stranded DNA are characteristic of the chronic inflammatory disease systemic lupus erythematosus. Native DNA is however, a poor immunogen and the mechanism of anti-DNA antibody production is incompletely understood. Modification of DNA can increase its immunogenicity and in infla...

journal_title：Immunology letters

authors： Blount S,Griffiths HR,Staines NA,Lunec J

更新日期：1992-10-01 00:00:00