Controlling the Toll road to dendritic cell polarization.

abstract：:Granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor (GM-CSF) is a naturally occurring growth factor produced by several cell types in response to a variety of stimuli. GM-CSF has potent stimulatory effects on the growth and maturation of hematopoietic cells and has profound effects on mature circulating effector cells. C...

journal_title：Journal of leukocyte biology

authors： Hill AD,Naama HA,Calvano SE,Daly JM

更新日期：1995-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Elderly humans are more susceptible to bacterial infections because of declining immune status. We have investigated the effect of aging on neutrophil bactericidal responses, comparing neutrophil function in healthy, young (23-35 years) and elderly (>65 years) volunteers. Superoxide generation in response to fMLP was ...

journal_title：Journal of leukocyte biology

authors： Butcher SK,Chahal H,Nayak L,Sinclair A,Henriquez NV,Sapey E,O'Mahony D,Lord JM

更新日期：2001-12-01 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：:A continuing theme of work done in our laboratory involves regulation of adaptive immune response by innate cells, in general, and immuneregulation by natural killer (NK) and NKT cells, in particular. Studies include work with the lung and the eye. In addition to immune surveillance of tumor cells, the NK cell is ofte...

journal_title：Journal of leukocyte biology

authors： Stein-Streilein J,Sonoda KH,Faunce D,Zhang-Hoover J

更新日期：2000-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Previous studies about basophils and mast cells identified the ability of IgE to up-regulate FcepsilonRI expression by a process that depends on stabilization of the surface receptor by IgE. However, the mechanism of loss from the cell surface, when unoccupied, is not known. The current studies have examined whether u...

journal_title：Journal of leukocyte biology

authors： MacGlashan DW Jr

更新日期：2007-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:CEACAM6 (CD66c) and CEACAM8 (CD66b) are cell-adhesion proteins on neutrophils that belong to the human carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA) family. CEACAM6 reveals homophilic adhesion and heterophilic adhesion to other CEACAM family antigens including CEACAM8, CEACAM1, and CEA, whereas CEACAM8 exhibits only heterophilic adh...

journal_title：Journal of leukocyte biology

authors： Kuroki M,Abe H,Imakiirei T,Liao S,Uchida H,Yamauchi Y,Oikawa S,Kuroki M

更新日期：2001-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Macrophages play an important role in effector mechanisms of various chronic inflammatory diseases. We studied the effect of gluten, the agent inducing celiac disease, and other food antigens on the activation of macrophages. Nitric oxide (NO) and cytokine production were followed as markers of activation, using cultu...

journal_title：Journal of leukocyte biology

authors： Tucková L,Flegelová Z,Tlaskalová-Hogenová H,Zídek Z

更新日期：2000-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Thioglycolate-elicited peritoneal macrophages from normal C57B1/6J mice were examined in vitro for bacterial lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-stimulated interleukin-1 (IL-1), IL-6, and tumor necrosis factor (TNF) production. Macrophages from mice administered a single oral dose of levamisole (3 mg/kg) 1 to 4 days prior to mac...

journal_title：Journal of leukocyte biology

authors： Kimball ES,Schneider CR,Fisher MC,Clark MC

更新日期：1992-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An immunoglobulin M (IgM) monoclonal antibody, My43, specific for IgA Fc receptor (Fc alpha R) on human monocytes, bound to human polymorphonuclear neutrophils (PMNs) and inhibited their ability to bind IgA but not IgG. It was observed that the PMN oxidative burst was induced by both polymeric IgA and aggregated IgG, ...

journal_title：Journal of leukocyte biology

authors： Shen L

更新日期：1992-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Several members of the cytokine network play an important role in controlling the replication of the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) in several experimental systems. Their effects can be categorized in the following three functional groups: (1) HIV-inductive cytokines; (2) HIV-suppressive cytokines; (3) cytokines w...

journal_title：Journal of leukocyte biology

authors： Vicenzi E,Biswas P,Mengozzi M,Poli G

更新日期：1997-07-01 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：:Transferrin receptor (TfR) expression is up-regulated during T cell activation after the interaction of the T cell receptor with the antigen-major histocompatibility complex and the expression of interleukin-2 (IL-2) receptor. We hypothesize that anti-TfR monoclonal antibody (mAb) will prolong allograft survival by al...

journal_title：Journal of leukocyte biology

authors： Bayer AL,Baliga P,Woodward JE

更新日期：1998-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb), the causative agent of tuberculosis (TB), remains the leading global cause of death from an infectious agent. Mycobacteria thrive within their host Mϕs and presently, there is no animal model that permits combined in vitro and in vivo study of mycobacteria-host Mϕ interactions. Mycoba...

journal_title：Journal of leukocyte biology

authors： Popovic M,Yaparla A,Paquin-Proulx D,Koubourli DV,Webb R,Firmani M,Grayfer L

更新日期：2019-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effect of coupling C3bi to immunoglobulin G (IgG) immune complexes (IC) on their ability to produce protein tyrosine phosphorylation and activation of the mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) and the Akt/protein kinase B (PKB) routes was assessed in human monocytes. Cross-linking Fc receptors for IgG activated ...

journal_title：Journal of leukocyte biology

authors： Trinidad AG,de la Puerta ML,Fernández N,Bayón Y,Crespo MS,Alonso A

更新日期：2006-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We investigated the ability of the sPLA(2), known as MT-III, isolated from the viperid snake Bothrops asper, to induce LB formation in macrophages and the major cellular signaling pathways involved in this process. The effects of MT-III on ADRP localization and expression and macrophage ultrastructure were assessed. O...

journal_title：Journal of leukocyte biology

authors： Leiguez E,Zuliani JP,Cianciarullo AM,Fernandes CM,Gutiérrez JM,Teixeira C

更新日期：2011-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The role of Myeloid-Derived Suppressor Cells (MDSC) in infant immune ontogeny is unknown. Here, we evaluated MDSC frequency and relationship with infant vaccine responses throughout the first year of life in a prospective cohort study. Ninety-one South African infant-mother pairs were enrolled at delivery, and blood s...

journal_title：Journal of leukocyte biology

authors： Kidzeru E,Gasper MA,Shao D,Edlefsen PT,Lejarcegui N,Havyarimana E,Urdahl K,Gantt S,Horton H,Jaspan H,Gervassi A

更新日期：2021-01-21 00:00:00

abstract：:Hepatic lymphocytes are enriched in NK and NKT cells that play important roles in antiviral and antitumor defenses and in the pathogenesis of chronic liver disease. In this review, we discuss the differential distribution of NK and NKT cells in mouse, rat, and human livers, the ultrastructural similarities and differe...

journal_title：Journal of leukocyte biology

authors： Gao B,Radaeva S,Park O

更新日期：2009-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In newborn infants, the innate cellular system plays a crucial role in the first line of defense against pathogens. Neutrophils are the most abundant leukocytes, and their response to the commonly encountered nosocomial bacterial (Gram positive) infection in newborns remains largely unclear. In this study, a genome-wi...

journal_title：Journal of leukocyte biology

authors： Fong ON,Chan KY,Leung KT,Lam HS,Cheung HM,Leung TY,Li K,Ng PC

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Vertebrate lectin purified from loach egg was tested for induction of tumor lysis mediated by macrophages. Loach egg lectin lysed tumor cells but not normal spleen cells in cooperation with BCG- or glucan (TAK)-elicited peritoneal macrophages of mice. Corynebacterium parvum-, OK432-, glycogen-, lipopolysaccharide-elic...

journal_title：Journal of leukocyte biology

authors： Yamazaki M,Okutomi T,Sakakibara F,Kawauchi H,Mizuno D

更新日期：1984-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Neutrophils can attach to E-selectin under flow. Proposed ligands for E-selectin carry SLe(x)-type glycans. The leukocyte beta2 integrins are glycosylated with SLe(x). Thus, we speculated that beta2 integrins could support attachment to E-selectin. To test this hypothesis, we coated 10-microm-diameter microspheres wit...

journal_title：Journal of leukocyte biology

authors： Crutchfield KL,Shinde Patil VR,Campbell CJ,Parkos CA,Allport JR,Goetz DJ

更新日期：2000-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Neutrophil activation is a multistep process. In vitro activation of neutrophils with semiphysiological activators is optimal only after preactivation or priming with cytokines, chemotaxins, and/or bacterial products. Until now, no antibodies have been developed that can distinguish between resting and (cytokine) prim...

journal_title：Journal of leukocyte biology

authors： Koenderman L,Kanters D,Maesen B,Raaijmakers J,Lammers JW,de Kruif J,Logtenberg T

更新日期：2000-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study addresses the role of (pro)MMP-9 overexpression in CLL cell migration. We have used primary CLL cells and CLL-derived MEC-1 cells transfected with empty (mock cells) or proMMP-9-encoding (MMP-9 cells) lentiviral vectors. The constitutive (pro)MMP-9 expression in mock cells and primary CLL cells was similar,...

journal_title：Journal of leukocyte biology

authors： Bailón E,Ugarte-Berzal E,Amigo-Jiménez I,Van den Steen P,Opdenakker G,García-Marco JA,García-Pardo A

更新日期：2014-03-11 00:00:00

abstract：:How regulatory T (TR) cells dampen T cell responses remains unclear. Multiple modes of action have been proposed, including cell contact-dependent and/or cytokine-dependent mechanisms. Suppression may involve direct contact between TR cells and responder T cells. Alternatively, TR cells may act on dendritic cells to r...

journal_title：Journal of leukocyte biology

authors： Bodor J,Fehervari Z,Diamond B,Sakaguchi S

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:TLR are primary triggers of the innate immune system by recognizing various microorganisms through conserved pathogen-associated molecular patterns. TLR2 is the receptor for a functional recognition of bacterial lipopeptides (LP) and is up-regulated during various disorders such as chronic obstructive pulmonary diseas...

journal_title：Journal of leukocyte biology

authors： Farhat K,Riekenberg S,Heine H,Debarry J,Lang R,Mages J,Buwitt-Beckmann U,Röschmann K,Jung G,Wiesmüller KH,Ulmer AJ

更新日期：2008-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The human polyomavirus JCV lytically infects oligodendrocytes of immunosuppressed individuals leading to the fatal demyelinating disease termed progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy (PML). Dementia, hemiparesis, and hemianopsia are the predominant presenting signs of PML. Asymptomatic JCV infection is common worl...

journal_title：Journal of leukocyte biology

authors： Jensen PN,Major EO

更新日期：1999-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:DCs orchestrate immune responses contributing to the pattern of response developed. In cancer, DCs may play a dysfunctional role in the induction of CD4(+)CD25(+)Foxp3(+) Tregs, contributing to immune evasion. We show here that Mo-DCs from breast cancer patients show an altered phenotype and induce preferentially Treg...

journal_title：Journal of leukocyte biology

authors： Ramos RN,Chin LS,Dos Santos AP,Bergami-Santos PC,Laginha F,Barbuto JA

更新日期：2012-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The relationship between leukocyte migration and parenchymal cell death in vivo remains poorly documented. Accordingly, cell killing in the rat mesentery, as recorded by propidium iodide staining, was investigated with an intravital approach. Superfusion of platelet-activating factor (PAF, 10(-8) M) or N-formyl-methio...

journal_title：Journal of leukocyte biology

authors： Tung DK,Bjursten LM,Zweifach BW,Schmid-Schönbein GW

更新日期：1997-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Enhancer of zeste homolog 2 (EZH2) is aberrantly expressed or mutated in multiple types of cancer cells and plays an oncogenic role in tumorigenesis and development in most cancers. Results from pilot clinical studies have implied that EZH2 inhibitors have therapeutic potential against some cancers. However, the exact...

journal_title：Journal of leukocyte biology

authors： Shao FF,Chen BJ,Wu GQ

更新日期：2020-10-11 00:00:00

abstract：:TNFR-associated periodic syndrome is an autoinflammatory disorder caused by autosomal-dominant mutations in TNFRSF1A, the gene encoding for TNFR superfamily 1A. The lack of knowledge in the field of TNFR-associated periodic syndrome biology is clear, particularly in the context of control of immune self-tolerance. We ...

journal_title：Journal of leukocyte biology

authors： Pucino V,Lucherini OM,Perna F,Obici L,Merlini G,Cattalini M,La Torre F,Maggio MC,Lepore MT,Magnotti F,Galgani M,Galeazzi M,Marone G,De Rosa V,Talarico R,Cantarini L,Matarese G

更新日期：2016-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Absence of lymph nodes in nonmammalian species, expression of MHCII by APCs in the periphery, and the recent findings that T cells can change their polarization status after presentation in the lymph nodes imply a role for MHCII-mediated presentation outside the organized lymphoid tissue. This study shows that MHCII(+...

journal_title：Journal of leukocyte biology

authors： Inman CF,Singha S,Lewis M,Bradley B,Stokes C,Bailey M

更新日期：2010-09-01 00:00:00