Ex vivo mRNA expression of toll-like receptors during latent tuberculosis infection.

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: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: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: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：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

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:The extracellular domains of cytokine receptors are released during inflammation, but little is known about the shedding of Toll-like receptors (TLR) and whether they can be used as diagnostic biomarkers. METHODS:The release of sTLR2 and sTLR4 was studied in in-vitro stimulations, as well as in-vivo during ...

journal_title：BMC immunology

authors： Ten Oever J,Kox M,van de Veerdonk FL,Mothapo KM,Slavcovici A,Jansen TL,Tweehuysen L,Giamarellos-Bourboulis EJ,Schneeberger PM,Wever PC,Stoffels M,Simon A,van der Meer JW,Johnson MD,Kullberg BJ,Pickkers P,Pachot A,Jooste

更新日期：2014-11-19 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 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: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:We have previously reported that interleukin-10 (IL-10) deficient dendritic cells (DCs) are potent antigen presenting cells that induced elevated protective immunity against Chlamydia. To further investigate the molecular and biochemical mechanism underlying the superior immunostimulatory property of IL-10 d...

journal_title：BMC immunology

authors： Ryans K,Omosun Y,McKeithen DN,Simoneaux T,Mills CC,Bowen N,Eko FO,Black CM,Igietseme JU,He Q

更新日期：2017-05-19 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 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：AIM:Brucellar spondylitis (BS) is one of the most serious complications of brucellosis. CXCR3 is closely related to the severity of disease infection. This research aimed to study the degree of BS inflammatory damage through analyzing the expression levels of CXCR3 and its ligands (CXCL9 and CXCL10) in patients with BS...

journal_title：BMC immunology

authors： Hu X,Shang X,Wang L,Fan J,Wang Y,Lv J,Nazierhan S,Wang H,Wang J,Ma X

更新日期：2020-11-18 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: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:Bv8, prokineticin-1, or endocrine gland-vascular endothelial growth factor, and prokineticin-2 are recently isolated peptide agonists of two G protein-coupled receptors, prokineticin receptor-1 (PROKR 1) and PROKR 2, and have been described as affecting a number of myeloid cell functions. We evaluated the im...

journal_title：BMC immunology

authors： Franchi S,Giannini E,Lattuada D,Lattanzi R,Tian H,Melchiorri P,Negri L,Panerai AE,Sacerdote P

更新日期：2008-10-28 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Toll-like receptor 2 (TLR2) plays a critical role in mediating inflammatory/immune responses against bacterial pathogens in lung. Streptococcus pneumoniae (S. pneumoniae) and nontypeable Haemophilus influenzae (NTHi) were previously reported to synergize with each other to induce inflammatory responses. Desp...

journal_title：BMC immunology

authors： Lim JH,Ha U,Sakai A,Woo CH,Kweon SM,Xu H,Li JD

更新日期：2008-07-29 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:To understand the role of genetic factors on chromosome 1 in the regulation of spontaneous arthritis in mice deficient in IL-1 receptor antagonist protein (IL_1RA), we previously used speed congenic breeding to transfer the QTL region from DBA/1(-/-) mice that are resistant to spontaneous arthritis into BALB...

journal_title：BMC immunology

authors： Deng N,Jiao Y,Cao Y,Liu X,Ma Y,Hasty KA,Brand DD,Stuart JM,Gu W

更新日期：2014-12-09 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:Functioning of the immune system requires the coordinated expression and action of many genes and proteins. With the emergence of high-throughput technologies, a great amount of molecular data is available for the genes and proteins of the immune system. However, these data are scattered into several databas...

journal_title：BMC immunology

authors： Ortutay C,Vihinen M

更新日期：2009-01-09 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Streptococcus pneumoniae is a human pathogenic bacteria and a major cause of severe invasive diseases, including pneumonia, bacteremia, and meningitis. Infections with S. pneumoniae evoke a strong inflammatory response, which plays a major role in the pathogenesis of pneumococcal disease. RESULTS:In this st...

journal_title：BMC immunology

authors： Mogensen TH,Berg RS,Ostergaard L,Paludan SR

更新日期：2008-09-16 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) is an emerging infectious disease caused by the novel coronavirus SARS-CoV. The T cell epitopes of the SARS CoV spike protein are well known, but no systematic evaluation of the functional and structural roles of each residue has been reported for these antigenic epit...

journal_title：BMC immunology

authors： Huang J,Cao Y,Bu X,Wu C

更新日期：2012-09-10 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:Insulin dependent (i.e., "type 1") diabetes mellitus (T1DM) is considered to be a T cell mediated disease in which TH1 and Tc autoreactive cells attack the pancreatic islets. Among the beta-cell antigens implicated in T1DM, glutamic acid decarboxylase (GAD) 65 appears to play a key role in the development of...

journal_title：BMC immunology

authors： Pedotti R,Sanna M,Tsai M,DeVoss J,Steinman L,McDevitt H,Galli SJ

更新日期：2003-02-22 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:Although plasmid DNA encoding an antigen from pathogens or tumor cells has been widely studied as vaccine, the use of plasmid vector (without insert) as therapeutic agent requires further investigation. RESULTS:Here, we showed that plasmid DNA (pcDNA3) at low doses inhibits the production of IL-6 and TNF-α ...

journal_title：BMC immunology

authors： Malardo T,Batalhão ME,Panunto-Castelo A,Almeida LP,Padilha E,Fontoura IC,Silva CL,Carnio EC,Coelho-Castelo AA

更新日期：2012-11-08 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: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