Immune responses in the lungs of patients with tuberculous pleural effusion without pulmonary tuberculosis.

abstract：BACKGROUND:Toxic shock syndrome (TSS) is caused by an overwhelming host-mediated response to bacterial superantigens produced mainly by Staphylococcus aureus and Streptococcus pyogenes. TSS is characterized by aberrant activation of T cells and excessive release of pro-inflammatory cytokines ultimately resulting in cap...

journal_title：BMC immunology

authors： Kim H,Darwish I,Monroy MF,Prockop DJ,Liles WC,Kain KC

更新日期：2014-01-14 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Symptomatic Primary Humoral Immunodeficiency Diseases (PHID) constitute a highly heterogeneous group of diseases characterized by a shared hypogammaglobulinemia, resulting in increased risk of recurrent or severe infections. Associations have been described with a variety of immunological abnormalities invol...

journal_title：BMC immunology

authors： Picat MQ,Thiébaut R,Lifermann F,Delbrel X,Adoue D,Wittkop L,Fauchais AL,Rispal P,Moreau JF,Viallard JF

更新日期：2014-03-12 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Vascular calcification is often associated with chronic inflammation and is a risk factor for brain arterial stiffness. Our previous results showed that miR32-5p was positively correlated with vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMC) calcification, but it is unclear whether miR32-5p promoted VSMC calcification by...

journal_title：BMC immunology

authors： Cao J,Chen L,Zhong X,Shen Y,Gao Y,Chen Q,Zu X,Liu J

更新日期：2020-01-17 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:While vaccination remains the most effective method to control hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection, 5-10% of recipients exhibit non-responsiveness to the HB vaccine. Immunological analysis of strong, weak or absent protective antibody responses to the HB vaccine should provide insights into the mechanisms that...

journal_title：BMC immunology

authors： Xu X,Li Y,Liang Y,Yin M,Yu Z,Zhang Y,Huang L,Ni J

更新日期：2018-07-28 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The lymphatic vascular pattern in the head of mice has rarely been studied, due to problems of sectioning and immunostaining of complex bony structures. Therefore, the association of head lymphoid tissues with the lymphatics has remained unknown although the mouse is the most often used species in immunology...

journal_title：BMC immunology

authors： Lohrberg M,Pabst R,Wilting J

更新日期：2018-01-25 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Inappropriate responses to normal intestinal bacteria may be involved in the development of Inflammatory Bowel Diseases (IBD, e.g. Crohn's Disease (CD), Ulcerative Colitis (UC)) and variations in the host genome may mediate this process. IL-10 gene-deficient (Il10-/-) mice develop CD-like colitis mainly in t...

journal_title：BMC immunology

authors： Barnett MP,McNabb WC,Cookson AL,Zhu S,Davy M,Knoch B,Nones K,Hodgkinson AJ,Roy NC

更新日期：2010-07-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Human memory CD4+ T cells can be either CD300a/c+ or CD300a/c- and subsequent analyses showed that CD4+ effector memory T (T(EM)) cells are mostly CD300a/c+, whereas CD4+ central memory T (T(CM)) cells have similar frequencies of CD300a/c+ and CD300a/c- cells. RESULTS:Extensive phenotypical and functional c...

journal_title：BMC immunology

authors： Simhadri VR,Mariano JL,Zhou Q,DeBell KE,Borrego F

更新日期：2011-11-02 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Burkholderia pseudomallei is the causative agent of melioidosis, an emerging bacterial infectious disease in tropical and subtropical areas. We recently showed that NADPH oxidase but not nitric oxide (NO) contributes to resistance in innately resistant C57BL/6 mice in a B. pseudomallei respiratory infection ...

journal_title：BMC immunology

authors： Breitbach K,Wongprompitak P,Steinmetz I

更新日期：2011-03-16 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Macrophages are key players in the initiation, perpetuation and regulation of both innate and adaptive immune responses. They largely perform these roles through modulation of the expression of genes, especially those encoding cytokines. Murine bone marrow derived macrophages (BMDMs) are commonly used as a m...

journal_title：BMC immunology

authors： Tanaka A,To J,O'Brien B,Donnelly S,Lund M

更新日期：2017-10-03 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Human intestinal epithelial cells (IECs) secrete the chemokine CCL20 in response to infection by various enteropathogenic bacteria or exposure to bacterial flagellin. CCL20 recruits immature dendritic cells and lymphocytes to target sites. Here we investigated IEC responses to various pathogenic and commensa...

journal_title：BMC immunology

authors： Sibartie S,O'Hara AM,Ryan J,Fanning A,O'Mahony J,O'Neill S,Sheil B,O'Mahony L,Shanahan F

更新日期：2009-10-08 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:While tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF-α) inhibitors (TNFi) and other biologics are very effective against autoimmune diseases, they can also cause infectious diseases. Therefore, it is important to clarify whether the TNFi sometimes used to treat patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) complicated with huma...

journal_title：BMC immunology

authors： Fukui S,Nakamura H,Takahashi Y,Iwamoto N,Hasegawa H,Yanagihara K,Nakamura T,Okayama A,Kawakami A

更新日期：2017-02-03 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Marginal zone (MZ) B cells play important roles in the early phases of humoral immune responses. In addition to possessing an inherent capacity to rapidly differentiate into antibody secreting cells, MZ B cells also help to regulate the fate of both T-independent and T-dependent blood-borne antigens in the s...

journal_title：BMC immunology

authors： Ferguson AR,Corley RB

更新日期：2005-04-18 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Human Papillomavirus, HPV, is the main etiological factor for cervical cancer. Different studies show that in women infected with HPV there is a positive correlation between lesion grade and number of infiltrating macrophages, as well as with IL-10 higher expression. Using a HPV16 associated tumor model in m...

journal_title：BMC immunology

authors： Bolpetti A,Silva JS,Villa LL,Lepique AP

更新日期：2010-06-07 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Allergen immunotherapy (SIT) is the only treatment for allergic disease capable of modifying disease long term. To reduce the risk of anaphylaxis from SIT, allergen-extracts have been modified by polymerisation with glutaraldehyde to reduce IgE binding. It is suggested that these allergoid extracts also have...

journal_title：BMC immunology

authors： Urry ZL,Richards DF,Black C,Morales M,Carnés J,Hawrylowicz CM,Robinson DS

更新日期：2014-05-29 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Some chemicals, including some phthalate plasticizers, have been shown to have an adjuvant effect in mice. However, an adjuvant effect, defined as an inherent ability to stimulate the humoral immune response, was only observed after exposure to a limited number of the phthalates. An adjuvant effect may be du...

journal_title：BMC immunology

authors： Larsen ST,Nielsen GD

更新日期：2008-10-31 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:We have previously reported that ATP treatment of M bovis-BCG infected human macrophages induces P2X7 receptor-dependent killing of intracellular mycobacteria. The mechanism mediating this bactericidal effect has not been full characterized but is known to be Ca2+-dependent and to promote the maturation and ...

journal_title：BMC immunology

authors： Biswas D,Qureshi OS,Lee WY,Croudace JE,Mura M,Lammas DA

更新日期：2008-07-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Impaired diabetic wound healing occurs as a consequence of excessive reactive oxygen species (ROS) and inflammatory cytokine production. We previously found that whey protein (WP) was able to normally regulate the ROS and inflammatory cytokines during the inflammatory phase (first day) in streptozotocin (STZ...

journal_title：BMC immunology

authors： Ebaid H,Ahmed OM,Mahmoud AM,Ahmed RR

更新日期：2013-07-25 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The USDA, Wildlife Services cooperative oral rabies vaccination (ORV) program uses a live vaccinia virus-vectored (genus Orthopoxvirus) vaccine, Raboral V-RG (V-RG), to vaccinate specific wildlife species against rabies virus in several regions of the U.S. Several naturally occurring orthopoxviruses have bee...

journal_title：BMC immunology

authors： Root JJ,McLean RG,Slate D,MacCarthy KA,Osorio JE

更新日期：2008-10-03 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Extracellular vesicles (EVs) are nano-sized particles secreted by most cells. EVs carry nucleic acids that hold promise as potential biomarkers in various diseases. Human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV) infects CD4+ T cells and induces immune dysfunction, inflammation, and EV secretion, but little is kno...

journal_title：BMC immunology

authors： Chettimada S,Lorenz DR,Misra V,Wolinsky SM,Gabuzda D

更新日期：2020-11-11 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Interleukin 7 (IL-7) signals via the IL-7 receptor (IL-7R) and drives homeostatic T-cell proliferation in patients after allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (aHSCT). PURPOSE:We performed a prospective study in adults (n = 33) and children (n = 29) undergoing aHSCT measuring plasma IL-7 and so...

journal_title：BMC immunology

authors： Poiret T,Rane L,Remberger M,Omazic B,Gustafsson-Jernberg A,Vudattu NK,Ahmed R,Ernberg I,Winiarski J,Magalhaes I,Ringden O,Maeurer M

更新日期：2014-06-19 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Cryopreservation of peripheral blood mononuclear cells has been used to preserve and standardize immunologic measurements for multicenter studies, however, effects of cryopreservation on cytokine responses are incompletely understood. In designing immunologic studies for a new multicenter birth cohort study ...

journal_title：BMC immunology

authors： Shreffler WG,Visness CM,Burger M,Cruikshank WW,Lederman HM,de la Morena M,Grindle K,Calatroni A,Sampson HA,Gern JE

更新日期：2006-12-12 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Respiratory burst function resulting in the release of reactive oxygen species such as superoxide anion (O2-) from neutrophils is one of the key mechanisms of the innate immune system, and maladaptive control of this mechanism is thought to play a pivotal role in the development of pathologies such as acute ...

journal_title：BMC immunology

authors： Tung JP,Fraser JF,Wood P,Fung YL

更新日期：2009-05-08 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:It has been recognized that phospholipase A2 (PLA2) is a crucial component of snake venom, which contributes greatly to snake venom induced inflammation in man. However, the mechanisms through which N49 PLA2 provoke inflammation remain unclear. Recently, a N49 PLA2, TM-N49 from Protobothrops mucrosquamatus c...

journal_title：BMC immunology

authors： Wei JF,Wei XL,Mo YZ,He SH

更新日期：2009-04-28 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The new JAK3 inhibitor, CP690,550, has shown efficacy in the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis. The present study was undertaken to assess the effects of CP690,550 on cytokine production and cellular signaling in human CD4(+) T cells. RESULTS:CD4(+) T cells produced IL-2, IL-4, IL-17, IL-22 and IFN-γ in fol...

journal_title：BMC immunology

authors： Migita K,Miyashita T,Izumi Y,Koga T,Komori A,Maeda Y,Jiuchi Y,Aiba Y,Yamasaki S,Kawakami A,Nakamura M,Ishibashi H

更新日期：2011-08-31 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Eosinophils are innate immune cells present in the intestine during steady state conditions. An intestinal eosinophilia is a hallmark of many infections and an accumulation of eosinophils is also observed in the intestine during inflammatory disorders. Classically the function of eosinophils has been associa...

journal_title：BMC immunology

authors： Forman R,Bramhall M,Logunova L,Svensson-Frej M,Cruickshank SM,Else KJ

更新日期：2016-05-31 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:CD33 is a membrane receptor containing a lectin domain and a cytoplasmic immunoreceptor tyrosine-based inhibitory motif (ITIM) that is able to inhibit cytokine production. CD33 is expressed by monocytes, and reduced expression of CD33 correlates with augmented production of inflammatory cytokines, such as IL...

journal_title：BMC immunology

authors： Gonzalez Y,Herrera MT,Soldevila G,Garcia-Garcia L,Fabián G,Pérez-Armendariz EM,Bobadilla K,Guzmán-Beltrán S,Sada E,Torres M

更新日期：2012-04-14 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The role of M2 polarized macrophages (MΦ) during the allergic airway inflammation has been discussed in various animal models. However, their presence and relevance during the chronic and acute phase of allergic airway inflammation in humans has not been fully elucidated so far. In the present study we pheno...

journal_title：BMC immunology

authors： Winkler C,Witte L,Moraw N,Faulenbach C,Müller M,Holz O,Schaumann F,Hohlfeld JM

更新日期：2014-03-10 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Some patients with antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody (ANCA)-associated vasculitis (AAV) also have positivity of rheumatoid factor (RF). However, the clinical significance of this occurrence remains unknown in AAV patients. The aim of this study was to clarify an association between the presence of RF and c...

journal_title：BMC immunology

authors： Watanabe S,Gono T,Nishina K,Sugitani N,Watanabe E,Yabe H,Terai C

更新日期：2017-12-20 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Deer mice (Peromyscus maniculatus) are the most common mammals in North America and are reservoirs for several zoonotic agents, including Sin Nombre virus (SNV), the principal etiologic agent of hantavirus cardiopulmonary syndrome (HCPS) in North America. Unlike human HCPS patients, SNV-infected deer mice sh...

journal_title：BMC immunology

authors： Oko L,Aduddell-Swope B,Willis D,Hamor R,Coons TA,Hjelle B,Schountz T

更新日期：2006-08-17 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Molecular mimicry between microbial antigens and host-proteins is one of the etiological enigmas for the occurrence of autoimmune diseases. T cells that recognize cross-reactive epitopes may trigger autoimmune reactions. Intriguingly, autoimmune diseases have been reported to be prevalent in tuberculosis end...

journal_title：BMC immunology

authors： Chodisetti SB,Rai PK,Gowthaman U,Pahari S,Agrewala JN

更新日期：2012-03-21 00:00:00