The effect of levamisole on cellular immunity in multiple sclerosis.

abstract：:CD4+ lymphocytes are a primary target of the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), and CD4 counts are one of the factors used to measure disease progression in HIV-positive individuals. CD4 counts vary in uninfected individuals and across populations due to a variety of demographic, environmental, immunological and gene...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental immunology

authors： Mair C,Hawes SE,Agne HD,Sow PS,N'doye I,Manhart LE,Fu PL,Gottlieb GS,Kiviat NB

更新日期：2008-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Groups of subjects during acute (0-3 days) and convalescent (2-3 weeks) phase of recurrent herpes labialis (RHL), and other subjects seropositive or seronegative for herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1) antibody without any history of RHL, were tested for the appearance of cell-mediated cytotoxic responses by stimulati...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental immunology

authors： Tsutsumi H,Bernstein JM,Riepenhoff-Talty M,Cohen E,Orsini F,Ogra PL

更新日期：1986-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Primary immunodeficiencies (PIDs) are uncommon, chronic and severe disorders of the immune system in which patients cannot mount a sufficiently protective immune response, leading to an increased susceptibility to infections. The treatment of choice for PID patients with predominant antibody deficiency is intravenous ...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental immunology

authors： Ballow M,Notarangelo L,Grimbacher B,Cunningham-Rundles C,Stein M,Helbert M,Gathmann B,Kindle G,Knight AK,Ochs HD,Sullivan K,Franco JL

更新日期：2009-12-01 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：:Because activation of the alternative pathway (AP) of the complement system is an important aspect of both age-related macular degeneration (AMD) and rheumatoid arthritis (RA), we wished to address the question whether genetic risk factors of the AP inhibitor complement factor H (CFH) for AMD would also be risk factor...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental immunology

authors： Trouw LA,Böhringer S,Daha NA,Stahl EA,Raychaudhuri S,Kurreeman FA,Stoeken-Rijsbergen G,Houwing-Duistermaat JJ,Huizinga TW,Toes RE

更新日期：2011-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The recent development of salivary proteomics has led to the identification of potential biomarkers for diagnosing patients with primary Sjögren's syndrome (pSS). Here we sought to identify differentially produced salivary metabolites from pSS patients and healthy controls (HCs) that might be used to characterize this...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental immunology

authors： Kageyama G,Saegusa J,Irino Y,Tanaka S,Tsuda K,Takahashi S,Sendo S,Morinobu A

更新日期：2015-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Monoclonal anti-dermatan sulphate antibodies were produced with hybridization after immunizing BALB/c mice with dermatan sulphate (DS). These antibodies were tested for cross-reactivity to double-stranded DNA (dsDNA) and heat-denatured DNA (ssDNA). Five clones had binding activity to DS, dsDNA and ssDNA in enzyme-link...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental immunology

authors： Ohnishi K,Sagawa A,Nakabayashi T,Ohmoto A,Megumi,Yoshikawa M,Watanabe I,Mukai M,Yasuda I,Nakagawa S

更新日期：1989-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The biological role of T cell receptor (TCR) gamma delta bearing cells is currently not fully understood. Recently, a monoclonal antibody (TCR delta 1) reacting against the whole molecule became available which facilitates the direct analysis of TCR-gamma delta+ cells. We studied 11 children with atopic dermatitis, 20...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental immunology

authors： Schauer U,Dippel E,Gieler U,Bräuer J,Jung T,Heymanns J,Rieger CH

更新日期：1991-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Autoantibodies to nuclear structures are a hallmark of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), including autoantibodies to nuclear protein high mobility group box 1 (HMGB1). HMGB1 consists of three separate domains: box A, box B and an acidic tail. Recombinant box A acts as a competitive antagonist for HMGB1 and might be ...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental immunology

authors： Schaper F,de Leeuw K,Horst G,Maas F,Bootsma H,Heeringa P,Limburg PC,Westra J

更新日期：2017-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Nickel (Ni), the main cause of contact allergy to metals, induces in vitro production of both Th1- and Th2-type cytokines in peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMC) from allergic subjects. Because the knowledge of the cellular immune response to other metals involved in contact allergy has been limited, we investiga...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental immunology

authors： Minang JT,Areström I,Troye-Blomberg M,Lundeberg L,Ahlborg N

更新日期：2006-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Neoplastic cells from 49 patients with B cell chronic lymphocytic leukaemia (B-CLL) were studied and compared with normal peripheral and tonsillar B cells using CD21 monoclonal antibodies. Membrane expression of CR2 was quantified by calibrated flow cytometry and by binding analysis with radiolabelled antibody. Both a...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental immunology

authors： Tooze JA,Bevan DH

更新日期：1991-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A hybridoma (FMC4) has been derived which secretes antibody showing selective reaction with human B lymphocytes, monocytes and some null lymphocytes. Few, if any, T lymphocytes in normal blood are stained, although stimulation of lymphocytes with PHA leads to an increase in the proportion of cells reacting with the hy...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental immunology

authors： Beckman IG,Bradley J,Brooks DA,Kupa A,McNamara PJ,Thomas ME,Zola H

更新日期：1980-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have isolated tumour-infiltrating lymphocytes (TIL) clones from a patient with renal cell cancer. The cloning frequency and the effector function were measured. No difference in cloning frequency (r2 = 0.97, frequency = 1:13) was observed between TIL expanded with allogeneic versus autologous feeder cells. Sixty-fo...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental immunology

authors： Gorter A,Krüse KM,Schrier PI,Fleuren GJ,van de Griend RJ

更新日期：1992-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Dogs can develop systemic lupus erythematosus syndromes that are clinically similar to those seen in humans. In contrast, previous observations suggest differences in their autoantibody reactivity patterns against histones and DNA which are components of the nucleosome in chromatin. The objective of this study was to ...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental immunology

authors： Monestier M,Novick KE,Karam ET,Chabanne L,Monier JC,Rigal D

更新日期：1995-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Human polymorphonuclear cells (PMN) were found to adhere to a novel model of blood vessel wall-associated IgG. The internal surfaces of cellulose acetate hollow fibres, of comparable internal diameter to small blood vessels, were coated with normal serum human IgG, heat-aggregated IgG (HAIgG), laminin or fibrinogen. U...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental immunology

authors： D'Arrigo C,Candal-Couto JJ,Greer M,Veale DJ,Woof JM

更新日期：1995-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Vitamin D has been shown to modulate innate immune responses in vitro and ex vivo; however, human in-vivo data are lacking. At high latitudes, seasonal vitamin D deficiency is common due to alternating ultraviolet (UV)-B radiation exposure. In the present study, we investigated whether levels of 25 hydroxyvitamin D(3)...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental immunology

authors： Kox M,van den Berg MJ,van der Hoeven JG,Wielders JP,van der Ven AJ,Pickkers P

更新日期：2013-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Human thymoma is a thymic epithelial cell tumour which often contains a large number of immature T cells and is frequently associated with autoimmune diseases. Since thymic epithelial cells play key roles in the development and selection of T cells in the normal thymus, we hypothesized that the neoplastic thymic epith...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental immunology

authors： Inoue M,Fujii Y,Okumura M,Takeuchi Y,Shiono H,Miyoshi S,Matsuda H,Shirakura R

更新日期：1998-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The efficacy of steroids and immunosuppressive treatments in idiopathic nephrotic syndrome (INS) hints at the implication of immune cells in the pathophysiology of the disease. Toll-like receptor (TLR) dysfunctions are involved in many kidney diseases of immune origin, but remain little described in INS. We investigat...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental immunology

authors： Jamin A,Dehoux L,Dossier C,Fila M,Heming N,Monteiro RC,Deschênes G

更新日期：2015-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:With the aim of evaluating cell changes possibly induced by labelling lymphocytes with 99m-technetium (99mTc), several rosette tests and stimulation assays with mitogens have been carried out before and after radiolabelling. The results presented here show that (i) as the rosette tests are not modified statistically, ...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental immunology

authors： Doly A,Finat-Duclos F,Doly M,Veyre A,Plagne R,Meyniel G

更新日期：1983-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hybridomas producing monoclonal antibodies that bind to determinants on myelogenous leukaemia blast cells were developed using fresh leukaemia blasts as immunogens. These monoclonal antibodies were used to quantitate the amount of a variety of antigens on both leukaemia and normal blood cells in a radioimmunoassay. Th...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental immunology

authors： Ball ED,Fanger MW

更新日期：1982-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Autoimmunity may contribute to the pathogenesis of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Studies have identified disease-specific autoantibodies (DSAAbs) in COPD patients, but natural autoantibodies (NAAbs) may also play a role. Previous studies have concentrated on circulating autoantibodies, but lung-associa...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental immunology

authors： Daffa NI,Tighe PJ,Corne JM,Fairclough LC,Todd I

更新日期：2015-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:During the innate immune response against infections, Natural Killer (NK) cells are as important effector cells as are Cytotoxic T lymphocytes (CTL) generated after antigenic stimulation in the adaptative response. NK cells increase in numbers, after viral infection or vaccination. We investigated the NK cell and CD8 ...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental immunology

authors： Azeredo EL,De Oliveira-Pinto LM,Zagne SM,Cerqueira DI,Nogueira RM,Kubelka CF

更新日期：2006-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Secretory IgA antibody responses such as those directed against respiratory and enteric pathogens, may be impaired in protein-calorie malnutrition. In previous studies using a rat model of the mucosal immune response to cholera toxin, as little as 2 weeks of severe protein deprivation markedly impaired mucosal anti-to...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental immunology

authors： Koster F,Pierce NF

更新日期：1985-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Solubilization of an immune precipitate by serum is a complement function mediated by the alternative pathway and enhanced by the classical pathway--it therefore provides the basis of a simple quantitative assessment of the integrity of complement function. Using a preformed radiolabelled precipitate of BSA-alpha BSA ...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental immunology

authors： Schifferli JA,Morris SM,Dash A,Peters DK

更新日期：1981-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To investigate the significance of circulating adhesion molecules associated with leucocyte-endothelial cell interaction in Kawasaki disease (KD), serum levels of soluble E-, P-, L-selectin (sE-, sP-, sL-selectin), and vascular cell adhesion molecule-1 (VCAM-1) were measured in 16 patients with KD, eight with other fe...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental immunology

authors： Takeshita S,Dobashi H,Nakatani K,Koike Y,Tsujimoto H,Hirayama K,Kawamura Y,Mori K,Sekine I,Yoshioka S

更新日期：1997-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Endothelial cells (ECs) are a target in inflammation, and the death of EC is regulated by various factors. Although intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIG) preparations are known to be beneficial therapeutic agents for the treatment of autoimmune diseases and systemic inflammatory disorders, their mechanism of action have n...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental immunology

authors： Nakatani K,Takeshita S,Tsujimoto H,Sekine I

更新日期：2002-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mycobacterial and homologous human heat shock protein T cell peptide epitopes specific for T lymphocytes in Behçet's disease were investigated for their pathogenicity in Lewis rats. The potential pathogenicity of eight peptides and two controls was assessed by administering the peptides in enriched Freund's adjuvant i...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental immunology

authors： Stanford MR,Kasp E,Whiston R,Hasan A,Todryk S,Shinnick T,Mizushima Y,Dumonde DC,van der Zee R,Lehner T

更新日期：1994-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Factors involved in the production of autoimmune thyroiditis in thymectomized and sublethally irradiated rats were investigated. The study suggested that a gene linked to RT1 of the rat major histocompatibility complex (MHC), a selective depletion of suppressor T cells and high radiosensitivity of the thyroid gland we...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental immunology

authors： Kotani T,Komuro K,Yoshiki T,Itoh T,Aizawa M

更新日期：1981-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To investigate the binding properties of dendritic cells (DC) to vascular endothelium, a comparative analysis was undertaken of DC, monocytes and lymphocytes isolated from the blood of 25 healthy subjects using monolayers of human umbilical vein endothelial cells as the adherence substrate. More blood DC (mean 24% adh...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental immunology

authors： Brown KA,Bedford P,Macey M,McCarthy DA,Leroy F,Vora AJ,Stagg AJ,Dumonde DC,Knight SC

更新日期：1997-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Appropriate activation of the immune system and effective targeting of tumour cells are the primary hurdles to be overcome for cancer immunotherapy to be successful and applicable to a wide range of tumour types. Our studies have examined the ability of bacterial-stimulated dendritic cells (DCs), loaded with tumour-as...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental immunology

authors： Shilling DA,Smith MJ,Tyther R,Sheehan D,England K,Kavanagh EG,Redmond HP,Shanahan F,O'Mahony L

更新日期：2007-07-01 00:00:00