The role of CXCR3 and its ligands expression in Brucellar spondylitis.

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: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: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:CD4+CD25+ regulatory T cells play an essential role in maintaining immune homeostasis and preventing autoimmunity. Therefore, defects in Treg development, maintenance or function have been associated with several human autoimmune diseases including Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE), a systemic autoimmune di...

journal_title：BMC immunology

authors： Barreto M,Ferreira RC,Lourenço L,Moraes-Fontes MF,Santos E,Alves M,Carvalho C,Martins B,Andreia R,Viana JF,Vasconcelos C,Mota-Vieira L,Ferreira C,Demengeot J,Vicente AM

更新日期：2009-01-27 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: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: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: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: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: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 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: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: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:Recent studies have shown that early growth response 2 (EGR2) is highly induced in activated T cells and regulates T cell functions. In normal C57BL/6 (B6) mice, deletion of EGR2 in lymphocytes results in the development of lupus-like systemic autoimmune disease, which implies indirectly an autoimmune protec...

journal_title：BMC immunology

authors： Dai R,Heid B,Xu X,Xie H,Reilly CM,Ahmed SA

更新日期：2020-07-09 00:00:00

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:The CXCR3 receptor and its three interferon-inducible ligands (CXCL9, CXCL10 and CXCL11) have been implicated as playing a central role in directing a Th1 inflammatory response. Recent studies strongly support that the CXCR3 receptor is a very attractive therapeutic target for treating autoimmune diseases, s...

journal_title：BMC immunology

authors： Jenh CH,Cox MA,Cui L,Reich EP,Sullivan L,Chen SC,Kinsley D,Qian S,Kim SH,Rosenblum S,Kozlowski J,Fine JS,Zavodny PJ,Lundell D

更新日期：2012-01-10 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Neutrophils are critical in the defense against potentially harmful microorganisms, but their excessive and inappropriate activation can contribute significantly to tissue damage and a worsening pathology. Through the release of endocrine factors submandibular glands contribute to achieving a balance in neut...

journal_title：BMC immunology

authors： Mathison RD,Befus AD,Davison JS,Woodman RC

更新日期：2003-03-04 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The initiation of highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) plays a significant role in the clinical management of HIV infected people by preventing morbidity and mortality. This benefit becomes, the most terrible when treatment failure develops. Thus, this research aims to assess the prevalence and assoc...

journal_title：BMC immunology

authors： Ayele G,Tessema B,Amsalu A,Ferede G,Yismaw G

更新日期：2018-12-17 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: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:The potential utility of dendritic cells (DC) as cancer vaccines has been established in early trials in human cancers. The concomitant administration of cytotoxic agents and DC vaccines has been previously avoided due to potential immune suppression by chemotherapeutics. Recent studies show that common chem...

journal_title：BMC immunology

authors： John J,Ismail M,Riley C,Askham J,Morgan R,Melcher A,Pandha H

更新日期：2010-03-19 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Pattern recognition receptors (PRRs) for double-stranded RNA (dsRNA) are components of innate immunity that recognize the presence of viral infection and initiate efficient defense mechanisms. In addition to previously well-characterized signaling pathways that are mediated by PKR and TLR3, new intracellular...

journal_title：BMC immunology

authors： Yun JJ,Tsao MS,Der SD

更新日期：2011-02-10 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Down syndrome (DS) is the most common syndromic immunodeficiency with an increased risk of infection, mortality from sepsis, and autoinflammation. Innate immune function is altered in DS and therefore we examined responses in CD11b and Toll like receptor 4 (TLR-4), which are important immune cell surface mar...

journal_title：BMC immunology

authors： Huggard D,McGrane F,Lagan N,Roche E,Balfe J,Leahy TR,Franklin O,Moreno A,Melo AM,Doherty DG,Molloy EJ

更新日期：2018-11-03 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:In genetically modified (GM) crops there is a risk that the inserted genes may introduce new allergens and/or adjuvants into the food and feed chain. The MON810 maize, expressing the insecticidal Cry1Ab toxin, is grown in many countries worldwide. In animal models, intranasal and intraperitoneal immunisation...

journal_title：BMC immunology

authors： Andreassen M,Bøhn T,Wikmark OG,Bodin J,Traavik T,Løvik M,Nygaard UC

更新日期：2016-05-04 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Parasite-specific IgE levels correlate with human resistance to reinfection with Schistosoma spp. after chemotherapy. Although the role of eosinophils in schistosomiasis has been the focus of a great deal of important research, the involvement of other Fcepsilon receptor-bearing cells, such as mast cells and...

journal_title：BMC immunology

authors： Satti MZ,Cahen P,Skov PS,Joseph S,Jones FM,Fitzsimmons C,Hoffmann KF,Reimert C,Kariuki HC,Kazibwe F,Mwatha JK,Kimani G,Vennervald BJ,Ouma JH,Kabatereine NB,Dunne DW

更新日期：2004-04-21 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: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:Anthrax lethal toxin (LT), produced by the Gram-positive bacterium Bacillus anthracis, is a highly effective zinc dependent metalloprotease that cleaves the N-terminus of mitogen-activated protein kinase kinases (MAPKK or MEKs) and is known to play a role in impairing the host immune system during an inhalat...

journal_title：BMC immunology

authors： Chauncey KM,Lopez MC,Sidhu G,Szarowicz SE,Baker HV,Quinn C,Southwick FS

更新日期：2012-07-02 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