Dipeptidyl peptidase IV (CD26) on human lymphocytes. Synthetic inhibitors of and antibodies against dipeptidyl peptidase IV suppress the proliferation of pokeweed mitogen-stimulated peripheral blood mononuclear cells, and IL-2 and IL-6 production.

abstract：:Cholesterol crystals are known to be a hallmark of atherosclerosis with recent studies demonstrating deposition of these crystals in early fatty streak formation as well as penetrating the intima following plaque rupture. Inflammation has also become a central focus in atheroma development and endothelial cell activat...

journal_title：Immunobiology

authors： Nymo S,Niyonzima N,Espevik T,Mollnes TE

更新日期：2014-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Bone marrow-derived macrophages (BMM) comprise a population of quiescent cells which can be activated by defined signals. Here, we directly compare the release of chemokines and monokines by BMM raised either in serum-supplemented or in serum-free medium in response to Listeria monocytogenes EGD or Mycobacterium bovis...

journal_title：Immunobiology

authors： Flesch IE,Kaufmann SH

更新日期：1999-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The inability of spontaneous and some laboratory-induced tumors to stimulate the immune system has continuously raised the question of the validity of using immunological maneuvers in order to control tumor growth. In this project we suggest that a tumor which is nonimmunogenic still has an immunogenic potential that ...

journal_title：Immunobiology

authors： Klein BY,Sharon R,Tarcic N,Naor D

更新日期：1982-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Chromosome 1 of the mouse carries a number of genes for alloantigens which can be recognized by T cells, among those the mixed lymphocyte stimulation (Mls) locus and the lymphocyte stimulating determinant (Lsd) locus have been described. The Relationship between the antigens coded for by these two loci has been furthe...

journal_title：Immunobiology

authors： Goldbach J,Prahl H,Stäb F,Steinhausen D,Kölsch E

更新日期：1988-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A mouse ear reaction for testing cell mediated immunity of human lymphocytes using the local graft-versus-host reaction assay is described. Five million human mononuclears were locally injected into the ears of immune suppressed NZW mice. The reaction mounted was quantitated by determining the 125I-Iodo-Deoxyuridine (...

journal_title：Immunobiology

authors： Mukamel E,Umiel T,Shohat B,Pecht M,Servadio C,Trainin N

更新日期：1985-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:When sheep red blood cells (SRBC) were injected intraperitoneally (i.p.), intravenously (i.v.), or into the Peyer's patches, definite plaque-forming cell (PFC) and rosette-forming cell (RFC) responses were induced in the spleen but not in the mesenteric lymph nodes (MLN). When SRBC were injected directly into the sple...

journal_title：Immunobiology

authors： Kojima T,Kamei H,Kondo T,Nakashima I,Kato N

更新日期：1982-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Numerous studies have shown that over-activation of microglia could cause neuroinflammation and release pro-inflammatory mediators, which could result in neurodegenerative diseases, like Parkinson's disease, Alzheimer's disease etc. Beta-naphthoflavone (BNF) has anti-oxidant and anti-inflammatory effects in borderline...

journal_title：Immunobiology

authors： Gao X,He D,Liu D,Hu G,Zhang Y,Meng T,Su Y,Zhou A,Huang B,Du J,Fu S

更新日期：2020-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:It is commonly accepted that dendritic cells (DCs) play a pivotal role in the induction of adaptive T cell-mediated immune responses. The clonal expansion of antigen-specific T cells within secondary lymphoid organs reflects the efficiency of antigen processing and presentation by DCs. Consequently, the quantification...

journal_title：Immunobiology

authors： Florian C,Barth T,Wege AK,Männel DN,Ritter U

更新日期：2010-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Gaucher disease (GD) is associated with upregulation of CD1d and MHC-class II expression by monocytes. While the physiological impact of CD1d upregulation remains uncertain, it has been proposed that MHC-class II upregulation is associated with inflammation. Hereby, we show that the decrease in MHC-class II expression...

journal_title：Immunobiology

authors： Balreira A,Cavallari M,Sá Miranda MC,Arosa FA

更新日期：2010-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Visceral leishmaniasis (VL) caused by Leishmania donovani persists as a major public health issue in tropical and subtropical areas of the world. Current treatment of this disease relies on use of drugs. It is doubtful that chemotherapy can alone eradicate the disease, so there is a need for an effective vaccine. Kill...

journal_title：Immunobiology

authors： Thakur A,Kaur H,Kaur S

更新日期：2015-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The activating C-type lectin-like receptor NKG2D, which is expressed by mouse NK cells and activated CD8 T cells, was previously demonstrated to be involved in tumor rejection and as a defense mechanism against viral and bacterial infections. Because CD8 T cells are important for protective immune responses during chr...

journal_title：Immunobiology

authors： Hessmann M,Rausch A,Rückerl D,Adams PS,Simon M,Gilfillan S,Colonna M,Ehlers S,Hölscher C

更新日期：2011-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Fexofenadine (FXF) is a third-generation antihistamine drug and osthole is assumed as a natural antihistamine alternative. This paper compares results of histamine, FXF and osthole impact on HRH-1, COX-2, NF-κB-p50, CCR1 mRNA expression. We also measured mRNA expression of IL-1β and CCL5/RANTES in incubate...

journal_title：Immunobiology

authors： Kordulewska NK,Kostyra E,Cieślińska A,Matysiewicz M,Fiedorowicz E,Sienkiewicz-Szłapka E

更新日期：2017-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The activation of cytotoxic T lymphocytes (CTL) in vivo was found to be augmented by glutathione if injected i.p. in the late phase but not in the early phase of the response. The effect of glutathione possibly resembles the augmenting effect of 2-mercaptoethanol in lymphocyte cultures. ...

journal_title：Immunobiology

authors： Dröge W,Pottmeyer-Gerber C,Schmidt H,Nick S

更新日期：1986-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The lymphotoxin beta receptor (LTbetaR) mediates crucial signals in host defense against intracellular bacteria and viruses. Mice deficient in LTbetaR readily succumb to infections with Listeria monocytogenes, Mycobacterium tuberculosis and murine cytomegalovirus (mCMV). LTbetaR has been shown to be important for the ...

journal_title：Immunobiology

authors： Kutsch S,Degrandi D,Pfeffer K

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:CD163 and CD91 are scavenging receptors with highly increased expression during the differentiation of monocytes into the anti-inflammatory macrophage phenotype. In addition, CD91 is expressed in monocyte-derived dendritic cells (MoDCs), where the receptor is suggested to be important for internalization of CD91-targe...

journal_title：Immunobiology

authors： Maniecki MB,Møller HJ,Moestrup SK,Møller BK

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The course of legionella pneumonia in guinea pigs after infection with various quantities of virulent L. pneumophila serogroup 1 organisms by aerosol exposure was investigated. The clinical course, histopathological characteristics, manifestations in the lungs and clearance of the legionella organisms from the lungs a...

journal_title：Immunobiology

authors： Twisk-Meijssen MJ,Meenhorst PL,van Cronenburg BJ,Mulder JD,Scheffer E,van Furth R

更新日期：1987-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We hypothesized that anti-citrullinated protein antibodies (ACPAs) could affect the expression of miRNAs in monocytes and contribute to the inflammatory responses in rheumatoid arthritis (RA). The expression profiles of 270 human miRNAs, co-cultured with ACPAs or human immunoglobulin G (IgG), were analyzed using real-...

journal_title：Immunobiology

authors： Lai NS,Yu HC,Yu CL,Koo M,Huang HB,Lu MC

更新日期：2015-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Using irradiation bone marrow chimeras to analyze restriction specificity of helper T cells, we found that recipient H-2 type dictated the H-2 type which the T cells recognize as self (adaptive differentiation). T cells from (H-2b----H-2k) chimeras cooperate with non-T cells bearing Iak to generate a vigorous PFC resp...

journal_title：Immunobiology

authors： Onoé K,Yasumizu R,Noguchi M,Iwabuchi K,Ogasawara M,Kakinuma M,Okuyama H,Good RA,Morikawa K

更新日期：1985-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:According to present concepts, innate immunity plays an important role in tumor surveillance and immune modulation. The state of NK cells depends on the balance between inhibitory and activating signals from corresponding receptors. As one of the activating receptors, NKG2D recognises some self ligands such as MICA/B ...

journal_title：Immunobiology

authors： Cao W,He W

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Lymphocytes from spleen, thymus and lymph nodes from individual young adult (3--4 months) and aged (26--30 months) NMRI mice were stimulated with the mitogens Con A, PHA and LPS. 24 hours later, the number of cell with increased RNA-content (G1 cells) was determined by cytofluorometry. In parallel the 3H-thymidine inc...

journal_title：Immunobiology

authors： Joncourt F,Bettens F,Kristensen F,de Weck AL

更新日期：1981-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Telomere erosion and residual replicative capacity can be used as markers of the replicative history of somatic cells. We have investigated telomere length, in vitro replicative capacity and rate of telomere erosion in T and B lymphocyte populations from patients with primary antibody deficiency requiring immunoglobul...

journal_title：Immunobiology

authors： Tucker VC,Rye AD,Harrison J,King L,Duddridge M,Browning MJ

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Toll-like receptors (TLR) initiate innate and often affect adaptive immune response. This study aimed to determine if TLR response and T regulatory cell (Treg) function in peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMC) correlate with clinical severity in non-infectious asthma. TLR1-9 expression and representative response ...

journal_title：Immunobiology

authors： Lee WI,Yao TC,Yeh KW,Chen LC,Ou LS,Huang JL,PATCH Study Group.

更新日期：2013-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:When monocytes are stimulated with LPS (lipopolysaccharide) repeatedly then the initially high expression of the TNF (tumor necrosis factor) gene is only very low, i.e. the cells are tolerant to LPS. Tolerant cells still express the CD14 receptor and they can still be activated to mobilize NF-kappa B into nucleus. Ana...

journal_title：Immunobiology

authors： Frankenberger M,Ziegler-Heitbrock HW

更新日期：1997-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Macrophage functions in the immune response depend on their ability to infiltrate tissues and organs. The penetration between and within the tissues requires degradation of extracellular matrix (ECM), a function performed by the specialized, endopeptidase- and actin filament- rich organelles located at the ventral sur...

journal_title：Immunobiology

authors： Chen W,Ghobrial RM,Li XC,Kloc M

更新日期：2018-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:One of the most important effects of aging is the decline of immune effectiveness. A study is described here on the primary (IgM) antibody response to phosphorylcholine (PC), an antigen expressed on the surface of the Streptococcus pneumoniae R36a, in aged (18-22 mo.) C57BL/6 mice. Preliminary data showed a significan...

journal_title：Immunobiology

authors： Nicoletti C

更新日期：1994-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this study, the effect of sixteen different enzymes on serum C1 and its subcomponents was investigated. The sixteen enzymes could be divided into three groups. First, enzymes which activate native C1: trypsin (optimal concentration 2.4 x 10(-4) mM); alpha-chymotrypsin (2.3 x 10(3) mM); thrombin (1.0 x 10(-5) mM); p...

journal_title：Immunobiology

authors： Heinz HP,Loos M

更新日期：1983-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Neopterin is produced in large amounts specifically from macrophages upon stimulation with interferon-gamma (IFN-gamma). Measurement of neopterin allows a direct in vivo quantification of T cell activation. This is particularly useful, e.g., in early diagnosis of graft rejection. Since disease states with elevated neo...

journal_title：Immunobiology

authors： Fuchs D,Ebell W,Friedrich W,Hausen A,Reibnegger G,Werner ER,Wachter H

更新日期：1988-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Reggie-1/flotillin-2 is a plasma membrane-associated cytoplasmic protein, which defines non-caveolar raft microdomains. Reggie-1/flotillin-2 is enriched in detergent insoluble (TX100) membrane fractions (DIG), co-localizes with activated GPI-linked proteins and the fyn-kinase in neurons and T cells, and thus apparentl...

journal_title：Immunobiology

authors： Solomon S,Masilamani M,Rajendran L,Bastmeyer M,Stuermer CA,Illges H

更新日期：2002-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The defective antigen presenting ability of antigen presenting cells (APCs) modulates host cytokines and co-stimulatory signals that may lead to severity of leprosy. In the present study, we sought to evaluate the phenotypic features of APCs along with whether DC SIGN (DC-specific intercellular adhesion molecule-grabb...

journal_title：Immunobiology

authors： Kumar S,Naqvi RA,Bhat AA,Rani R,Ali R,Agnihotri A,Khanna N,Rao DN

更新日期：2013-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Human T-lymphocyte clones showing proliferative and cytotoxic responses specific for HLA antigens were isolated. To obtain enriched numbers of functionally active colonies, the cells were first sensitized in vitro in a tertiary mixed lymphocyte culture (MLC), using 10 stimulating cells for each responding cell. To ass...

journal_title：Immunobiology

authors： Schendel DJ,Wank R

更新日期：1981-01-01 00:00:00