The immunoregulatory role of alpha enolase in dendritic cell function during Chlamydia infection.

abstract：BACKGROUND:Most in vivo studies that have addressed the role of actin dynamics in NADPH oxidase function in phagocytes have used toxins to modulate the polymerization state of actin and mostly effects on actin has been evaluated by end point measurements of filamentous actin, which says little about actin dynamics, and...

journal_title：BMC immunology

authors： Rasmussen I,Pedersen LH,Byg L,Suzuki K,Sumimoto H,Vilhardt F

更新日期：2010-09-08 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:We have recently demonstrated that all-trans-retinoic acid (ATRA) and 9-cis-retinoic acid (9-cis RA) promote IL-4, IL-5 and IL-13 synthesis, while decreasing IFN-gamma and TNF-alpha expression by activated human T cells and reduces the synthesis of IL-12p70 from accessory cells. Here, we have demonstrated th...

journal_title：BMC immunology

authors： Dawson HD,Collins G,Pyle R,Key M,Taub DD

更新日期：2008-04-16 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:Immunoglobulin rearrangement involves random and imprecise processes that act to both create and constrain diversity. Two such processes are the loss of nucleotides through the action of unknown exonuclease(s) and the addition of P nucleotides. The study of such processes has been compromised by difficulties...

journal_title：BMC immunology

authors： Jackson KJ,Gaeta B,Sewell W,Collins AM

更新日期：2004-09-02 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Non-adherence has been associated with reduced graft survival. The aim of this study was to investigate the immunological mechanisms underlying chronic renal allograft rejection using a model of non-adherence to immunosuppressive therapy. We used a MHC (major histocompatibility complex) -mismatched rat model...

journal_title：BMC immunology

authors： Kühne L,Jung B,Poth H,Schuster A,Wurm S,Ruemmele P,Banas B,Bergler T

更新日期：2017-12-19 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Cryopreservation of peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) is a common and essential practice in conducting research. There are different reports in the literature as to whether cryopreserved PBMCs need to only be stored ≤ -150 °C or can be stored for a specified time at -80 °C. Therefore, we performed g...

journal_title：BMC immunology

authors： Yang J,Diaz N,Adelsberger J,Zhou X,Stevens R,Rupert A,Metcalf JA,Baseler M,Barbon C,Imamichi T,Lempicki R,Cosentino LM

更新日期：2016-03-15 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: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:The adaptive immune system maintains a diversity of T cells capable of recognizing a broad array of antigens. Each T cell's specificity for antigens is determined by its T cell receptors (TCRs), which together across all T cells form a repertoire of millions of unique receptors in each individual. Although m...

journal_title：BMC immunology

authors： Chu ND,Bi HS,Emerson RO,Sherwood AM,Birnbaum ME,Robins HS,Alm EJ

更新日期：2019-06-21 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:The gram-negative bacterium Bordetella pertussis is an important causative agent of pertussis, an infectious disease of the respiratory tract. After introduction of whole-cell vaccines (wP) in the 1950's, pertussis incidence has decreased significantly. Because wP were found to be reactogenic, in most develo...

journal_title：BMC immunology

authors： Banus S,Stenger RM,Gremmer ER,Dormans JA,Mooi FR,Kimman TG,Vandebriel RJ

更新日期：2008-05-22 00:00:00

abstract：:The immunological roles of B-cells are being revealed as increasingly complex by functions that are largely beyond their commitment to differentiate into plasma cells and produce antibodies, the key molecular protagonists of innate immunity, and also by their compartmentalisation, a more recently acknowledged property...

journal_title：BMC immunology

authors： Garraud O,Borhis G,Badr G,Degrelle S,Pozzetto B,Cognasse F,Richard Y

更新日期：2012-11-29 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:An ideal tumor vaccine should activate both effector and memory immune response against tumor-specific antigens. Beside the CD8+ T cells that play a central role in the generation of a protective immune response and of long-term memory, dendritic cells (DCs) are important for the induction, coordination and ...

journal_title：BMC immunology

authors： Cerkovnik P,Novakovic BJ,Stegel V,Novakovic S

更新日期：2010-09-13 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Human tonsils are a rich source of B lymphocytes exhibiting a variety of phenotypes and activation states. Existing methods of purification are time consuming or costly. The aim of the present study was to optimize conditions to isolate large numbers of highly purified primary B lymphocytes from tonsils in a...

journal_title：BMC immunology

authors： Zuccolo J,Unruh TL,Deans JP

更新日期：2009-05-27 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Regulatory CD4 T cells (Tregs) are critical in maintaining the homeostasis of the immune system. Quantitative or phenotypic alterations and functional impairment of Tregs have been associated with the development of pathologies including those of the central nervous system. Individuals with HIV-1/HTLV-1 co-i...

journal_title：BMC immunology

authors： Matavele Chissumba R,Silva-Barbosa SD,Augusto Â,Maueia C,Mabunda N,Gudo ES Jr,Bhatt N,Jani I,Savino W

更新日期：2015-09-02 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The bacterial biofilm at the gingival margin induces a host immune reaction. In this local inflammation epithelial cells defend the host against bacterial challenge. Porphyromonas gingivalis (P. gingivalis), a keystone pathogen, infects epithelial cells. The aim of this study was to investigate the activatio...

journal_title：BMC immunology

authors： Groeger S,Jarzina F,Domann E,Meyle J

更新日期：2017-01-05 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Expressed in embryonic development, matrix metalloprotein-9 (MMP-9) is absent in most of developed adult tissues, but recurs in inflammation during tissue injury, wound healing, tumor formation and metastasis. Expression of MMP-9 is tightly controlled by extracellular cues including pro-inflammatory cytokine...

journal_title：BMC immunology

authors： Zhou L,Yan C,Gieling RG,Kida Y,Garner W,Li W,Han YP

更新日期：2009-03-19 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Besides their prominent role in the elimination of infected or malignantly transformed cells, natural killer (NK) cells serve as modulators of adaptive immune responses. Enhancing bidirectional crosstalk between NK cells and dendritic cells (DC) is considered a promising tool to potentiate cancer vaccines. W...

journal_title：BMC immunology

authors： Oth T,Habets THPM,Germeraad WTV,Zonneveld MI,Bos GMJ,Vanderlocht J

更新日期：2018-02-13 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:Burkholderia pseudomallei is the causative agent for melioidosis. For many bacterial infections, cytokine dysregulation is one of the contributing factors to the severe clinical outcomes in the susceptible hosts. The C57BL/6 and BALB/c mice have been established as a differential model of susceptibility in m...

journal_title：BMC immunology

authors： Koo GC,Gan YH

更新日期：2006-08-18 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

abstract：BACKGROUND:Tuberculosis (TB) remains a serious human health problem that affects millions of people in the world. Understanding the biology of Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) is essential for tackling this devastating disease. Mtb possesses a very complex cell envelope containing a variety of lipid components that par...

journal_title：BMC immunology

authors： Espinosa-Cueto P,Escalera-Zamudio M,Magallanes-Puebla A,López-Marín LM,Segura-Salinas E,Mancilla R

更新日期：2015-06-23 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Myeloid cells, especially mononuclear phagocytes, which include monocytes, macrophages and dendritic cells (DC), play vital roles in innate immunity, and in the initiation and maintenance of adaptive immunity. While T cell-associated activation pathways and cytokines have been identified and evaluated in inf...

journal_title：BMC immunology

authors： Liu H,Dasgupta S,Fu Y,Bailey B,Roy C,Lightcap E,Faustin B

更新日期：2019-11-12 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The purpose of this study was to characterize specific cytotoxic T-cell (CTL) responses in men who have sex with men (MSM) subjects infected with the human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) CRF01_AE subtype during the first year of infection and impacts on viral control and evolution. RESULTS:Fifteen HI...

journal_title：BMC immunology

authors： Jiang F,Han X,Zhang H,Zhao B,An M,Xu J,Chu Z,Dong T,Shang H

更新日期：2016-08-30 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Graft-versus-host disease (GVHD) is one of the most complex complications after allogeneic stem cell transplantation. Current standard of grading system is based on clinical symptoms in skin, liver and intestinal. However, it's difficult to differ GVHD and its extent just by clinical manifestation. Here we r...

journal_title：BMC immunology

authors： Zhang P,Yang S,Zou Y,Yan X,Wu H,Zhou M,Sun YC,Zhang Y,Zhu H,Xu K,Wang Y,Sheng LX,Mu Q,Sun L,Ouyang G

更新日期：2019-12-09 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Activation signals can be negatively regulated by cell surface receptors bearing immunoreceptor tyrosine-based inhibitory motifs (ITIMs). CD300a, an ITIM bearing type I transmembrane protein, is expressed on many hematopoietic cells, including subsets of lymphocytes. RESULTS:We have taken two approaches to ...

journal_title：BMC immunology

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

更新日期：2012-04-26 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Streptococcus sanguinis (S.sanguinis), a predominant bacterium in the human oral cavity, has been widely associated with the development of infective endocarditis. Platelets play both a haemostatic function and can influence both innate and adaptive immune responses. Previous studies have shown that S.sangui...

journal_title：BMC immunology

authors： Cognasse F,Hamzeh-Cognasse H,Chabert A,Jackson E,Arthaud CA,Garraud O,McNicol A

更新日期：2014-04-22 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In celiac disease gluten, the disease-inducing toxic component in wheat, induces the secretion of autoantibodies which are targeted against transglutaminase 2 (TG2). These autoantibodies are produced in the small-intestinal mucosa, where they can be found deposited extracellularly below the epithelial baseme...

journal_title：BMC immunology

authors： Stenman SM,Lindfors K,Korponay-Szabo IR,Lohi O,Saavalainen P,Partanen J,Haimila K,Wieser H,Mäki M,Kaukinen K

更新日期：2008-02-29 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Macrophages have heterogeneous phenotypes and complex functions within both innate and adaptive immune responses. To date, most experimental studies have been performed on macrophages derived from bone marrow, spleen and peritoneum. However, differences among macrophages from these particular sources remain ...

journal_title：BMC immunology

authors： Wang C,Yu X,Cao Q,Wang Y,Zheng G,Tan TK,Zhao H,Zhao Y,Wang Y,Harris DCh

更新日期：2013-02-05 00:00:00