Characterization of thyroid fibrosis in a murine model of granulomatous experimental autoimmune thyroiditis.

abstract：:Our previous studies demonstrated that i.p. injection of late apoptotic P388 cells caused phagocytosis by macrophages and transient infiltration of neutrophils into the peritoneal cavity. As neutrophils are known to function as effectors as well as regulators in the immune response, we examined the roles of infiltrati...

journal_title：Journal of leukocyte biology

authors： Shiratsuchi Y,Iyoda T,Tanimoto N,Kegai D,Nagata K,Kobayashi Y

更新日期：2007-02-01 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：:In this study, we analyzed the specific effects of transforming growth factor beta (TGF-beta1) and/or IL-4 on monocyte-derived cells. Monocytes were cultured with GM-CSF, GM-CSF/TGF-beta1, GM-CSF/IL-4, or GM-CSF/IL-4/TGF-beta1 before cell morphology, phenotype, and function were assessed. As expected, interleukin-4 is...

journal_title：Journal of leukocyte biology

authors： Guironnet G,Dezutter-Dambuyant C,Vincent C,Bechetoille N,Schmitt D,Péguet-Navarro J

更新日期：2002-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:4-1BB is a member of the TNFR superfamily, which contributes to the activation of signaling pathways required for the survival of activated and memory T cells. We have shown previously that TRAF1, an adaptor protein recruited to 4-1BB, is required for 4-1BB-mediated CD8 T cell survival in vivo. With the use of a prote...

journal_title：Journal of leukocyte biology

authors： Sabbagh L,Andreeva D,Laramée GD,Oussa NA,Lew D,Bisson N,Soumounou Y,Pawson T,Watts TH

更新日期：2013-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the present work, we demonstrate that interleukin (IL)-4 is able to rescue B cells from Trypanosoma cruzi-infected mice, counteracting the strong apoptotic signals that these cells received in vivo. We have observed that IL-4 restrains the apoptosis of immunoglobulin (Ig)M(+) and IgG(+) B cells from infected and no...

journal_title：Journal of leukocyte biology

authors： Acosta Rodriguez EV,Zuñiga E,Montes CL,Gruppi A

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Previous work indicated that macrophages and a lymphoid dendritic cell-like tumor line, P388AD.2, possessed a differential ability to present a haptenated immunoglobulin (tolerogen) in vitro. Macrophages presented fluorescein-conjugated sheep gamma globulin (FL-SGG) and elicited B-cell unresponsiveness. In contrast, P...

journal_title：Journal of leukocyte biology

authors： Phipps RP,Illig K,Schad V,Bhimani K

更新日期：1988-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:CD163, a monocyte and macrophage-specific surface glycoprotein, which is increased by interleukin-10 and glucocorticoids, is a scavenger receptor for hemoglobin/haptoglobin complexes. We report a rapid and highly reproducible rise in soluble CD163 in the plasma of human volunteers given intravenous lipopolysaccharide ...

journal_title：Journal of leukocyte biology

authors： Hintz KA,Rassias AJ,Wardwell K,Moss ML,Morganelli PM,Pioli PA,Givan AL,Wallace PK,Yeager MP,Guyre PM

更新日期：2002-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:As the natural resistance-associated macrophage protein 1 Nramp1 (also known as Slc11a1) modulates Kupffer cell (KC) activation, and KC are responsible for the early phase of warm ischemia/reperfusion (I/R) to the liver, we hypothesized that livers of Nramp1(-/-) mice will be protected from early-phase I/R injury comp...

journal_title：Journal of leukocyte biology

authors： Wyllie S,Seu P,Gao FQ,Gros P,Goss JA

更新日期：2002-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Osteopontin is an RGD-containing bone matrix protein with cytokine-like functions that is associated with early stages of Th1-mediated diseases. Although the function of osteopontin in these responses is unknown, it is expressed by activated T cells and macrophages and can costimulate T cell proliferation. Studies hav...

journal_title：Journal of leukocyte biology

authors： O'Regan AW,Hayden JM,Berman JS

更新日期：2000-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Inflammation-limiting nonsteroidal pain relievers magnify myocardial infarction (MI) incidences and increase re-admission events in heart failure (HF) patients. However, the molecular and cellular mechanism of this provocative adverse effect is unclear. Our goal was to determine whether carprofen (CAP) impedes splenic...

journal_title：Journal of leukocyte biology

authors： Halade GV,Kain V,Wright GM,Jadapalli JK

更新日期：2018-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hematopoietic cell differentiation takes place in phenotypically recognizable stages characterized by morphology as well as by the expression of enzymes and surface markers. It is recognized that differentiation results from an interaction of environmental cues, such as cytokines and hormones, with internal cellular p...

journal_title：Journal of leukocyte biology

authors： Chen F,Rao J,Studzinski GP

更新日期：2000-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In vivo, dendritic cells (DC) form a network comprising different populations. In particular, Langerhans cells (LC) appear as a unique population of cells dependent on transforming growth factor beta(TGF-beta) for its development. In this study, we show that endogenous TGF-beta is required for the development of both ...

journal_title：Journal of leukocyte biology

authors： Caux C,Massacrier C,Dubois B,Valladeau J,Dezutter-Dambuyant C,Durand I,Schmitt D,Saeland S

更新日期：1999-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The phenotype of wound macrophages has not been studied by direct examination of these cells, yet macrophages recruited to sites of injury are described as alternatively activated macrophages, requiring IL-4 or IL-13 for phenotypic expression. This study characterized wound macrophage phenotype in the PVA sponge wound...

journal_title：Journal of leukocyte biology

authors： Daley JM,Brancato SK,Thomay AA,Reichner JS,Albina JE

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study investigated the expression of MUC5B by AMs in the lungs of cigarette smokers and nonsmokers. We analyzed MUC5B expression by measuring the levels of apomucin and mRNA in human BALF cells from 50 subjects (20 nonsmokers, 17 patients with CB, and 13 patients with COPD). apoMUC5B was observed in BALF mononucl...

journal_title：Journal of leukocyte biology

authors： Sepper R,Prikk K,Metsis M,Sergejeva S,Pugatsjova N,Bragina O,Marran S,Fehniger TE

更新日期：2012-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:TKs are intracellular signaling molecules essential for cell homeostasis. Inhibition of TKs is used in treatment of malignancies and diabetes mellitus. The present study evaluated the role of Flt3 in antigen-induced arthritis. Mice were immunized with mBSA, and arthritis was induced by an i.a. injection of mBSA. Treat...

journal_title：Journal of leukocyte biology

authors： Dehlin M,Andersson S,Erlandsson M,Brisslert M,Bokarewa M

更新日期：2011-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recently, several studies, including those with respiratory syncytial virus, mouse pneumovirus, and simian virus 5, have reported that virus-specific CD8+ effector cells entering the lung as a result of respiratory infection undergo significant loss of function. The impaired function in these cells has been proposed t...

journal_title：Journal of leukocyte biology

authors： Arimilli S,Palmer EM,Alexander-Miller MA

更新日期：2008-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The agent(s) and mechanism(s) responsible for suppression of neutrophil chemotaxis in association with major thermal injury have not been identified. We have proposed that the reduced random motility characterizing patients' cells may contribute to their generalized chemotactic dysfunction. Here we report that actin p...

journal_title：Journal of leukocyte biology

authors： Hasslen SR,Ahrenholz DH,Solem LD,Nelson RD

更新日期：1992-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Zinc is an essential element important for growth, the nervous system, and especially the immune system. Zinc deficiency as well as levels well above normal, due to high-dose treatment, showed an impaired immune function. This review summarizes the current status of zinc's significance for leukocyte biology and health...

journal_title：Journal of leukocyte biology

authors： Wellinghausen N,Rink L

更新日期：1998-11-01 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：:Genetic variation in the major histocompatibility complex (MHC) influences susceptibility and immune responses to Mycobacterium tuberculosis in mice and humans, but connections among the severity of tuberculosis (TB), dynamic changes in T cell responses to mycobacteria, and MHC genetic polymorphisms are poorly charact...

journal_title：Journal of leukocyte biology

authors： Pichugin AV,Petrovskaya SN,Apt AS

更新日期：2006-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:IL-7R, FLT3, and CD43 are surface antigens expressed during the transition from pro-B to pre-B cells in BM. To understand interactions between their signaling pathways, we analyzed spontaneous mouse B-LBLs with dual MLV integration into Stat5a and Fiz1 or Stat5a and Hipk2. MLV integration resulted in up-regulation of ...

journal_title：Journal of leukocyte biology

authors： Tsuruyama T,Imai Y,Takeuchi H,Hiratsuka T,Maruyama Y,Kanaya K,Kaszynski R,Jin G,Okuno T,Ozeki M,Nakamura T,Takakuwa T,Manabe T,Tamaki K,Hiai H

更新日期：2010-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Group B streptococcal (GBS) infections are associated with high morbidity and mortality. The molecular pathways mediating the pathophysiological events in GBS infection are not fully delineated. Cyclooxygenases (COX) are the enzymes that convert arachidonate to active eicosanoids. To identify the effects of GBS on eic...

journal_title：Journal of leukocyte biology

authors： Maloney CG,Thompson SD,Hill HR,Bohnsack JF,McIntyre TM,Zimmerman GA

更新日期：2000-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Monocytes have been categorized in three main subpopulations based on CD14 and CD16 surface expression. Classical monocytes express the CD14(++)CD16(-)CCR2(+) phenotype and migrate to inflammatory sites by quickly responding to CCL2 signaling. Here, we identified and characterized the expansion of a novel monocyte sub...

journal_title：Journal of leukocyte biology

authors： Gama L,Shirk EN,Russell JN,Carvalho KI,Li M,Queen SE,Kalil J,Zink MC,Clements JE,Kallas EG

更新日期：2012-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Intracellular zinc homeostasis is strictly regulated by zinc binding proteins and zinc transporters. In the present study, we quantified in a first global view the expression of all characterized human zinc exporters (hZnT-1-9) in different leukocyte subsets in response to zinc supplementation and depletion and analyz...

journal_title：Journal of leukocyte biology

authors： Overbeck S,Uciechowski P,Ackland ML,Ford D,Rink L

更新日期：2008-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sexual transmission is the primary route of HIV-1 infection, and DC subsets are thought to be involved in viral dissemination to T cells. In the genital mucosa, two main subsets of DCs are present: epithelial LCs capture and degrade HIV-1 through C-type lectin Langerin, whereas subepithelial DCs express DC-SIGN, which...

journal_title：Journal of leukocyte biology

authors： de Jong MA,de Witte L,Santegoets SJ,Fluitsma D,Taylor ME,de Gruijl TD,Geijtenbeek TB

更新日期：2010-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The recently cloned ligand binding component of the type I human interferon-alpha/beta receptor (IFN-alpha/beta R) and its soluble analogue (p40) were characterized. p40 is a potent inhibitor of type I IFNs and antibodies directed against p40 completely block the activity of type I IFNs in human cells. These antibodie...

journal_title：Journal of leukocyte biology

authors： Novick D,Cohen B,Tal N,Rubinstein M

更新日期：1995-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Neutrophils kill invading pathogens by AMPs, including cathelicidins, ROS, and NETs. The human pathogen Staphylococcus aureus exhibits enhanced resistance to neutrophil AMPs, including the murine cathelicidin CRAMP, in part, as a result of alanylation of teichoic acids by the dlt operon. In this study, we took advanta...

journal_title：Journal of leukocyte biology

authors： Jann NJ,Schmaler M,Kristian SA,Radek KA,Gallo RL,Nizet V,Peschel A,Landmann R

更新日期：2009-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Diabetes is both a metabolic and an immune disorder. One intriguing link between the two is the serine-threonine protein kinase mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR). As a component of the PI3K/Akt pathway and other cellular signals, mTOR is a key regulator of fuel metabolism and function of both pancreatic islet β cel...

journal_title：Journal of leukocyte biology

authors： Tuo Y,Xiang M

更新日期：2018-01-09 00:00:00

abstract：:IL-31, a newly identified member of the IL-6 cytokine family, is involved in many pathological conditions, including atopic dermatitis and pruritis. In this study, we investigated how expression of IL-31 is regulated in T cells and mast cells. We observed that expression of IL-31 required a calcium signal and was depe...

journal_title：Journal of leukocyte biology

authors： Park K,Park JH,Yang WJ,Lee JJ,Song MJ,Kim HP

更新日期：2012-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Healthy donors infused with high doses of glucocorticoids [GCs; methyl-prednisolone (MP); 500 mg/day for 3 days] suffer a selective depletion of the CD14(+)CD16(+) monocytes such that these cells are reduced by 95% on day 5. In vitro studies revealed that at 11 h of culture in the presence of 10(-)(5) M MP, no depleti...

journal_title：Journal of leukocyte biology

authors： Dayyani F,Belge KU,Frankenberger M,Mack M,Berki T,Ziegler-Heitbrock L

更新日期：2003-07-01 00:00:00