abstract：BACKGROUND:While dendritic cells (DCs) can induce tolerance in T cells, little is known about tolerance induction in DCs themselves. We have analysed tolerance induced in human in-vitro generated DCs by repeated stimulation with ligands for TLR4 and TLR2. RESULTS:DCs stimulated with the TLR4 ligand LPS did show a rapi...

journal_title：BMC immunology

authors： Albrecht V,Hofer TP,Foxwell B,Frankenberger M,Ziegler-Heitbrock L

更新日期：2008-11-24 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: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: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: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: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: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: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: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:Dendritic cells (DC) play the key role in directing antigen-specific immune responses and manipulating their function may be a useful tool for immunotherapy. The balance between immune stimulation and tolerance is particularly important at mucosal interfaces, where discrimination between dangerous pathogens ...

journal_title：BMC immunology

authors： Polak ME,Borthwick NJ,Gabriel FG,Jager MJ,Cree IA

更新日期：2008-03-18 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:Class I major histocompatibility complex (MHC) molecules bind, and present to T cells, short peptides derived from intracellular processing of proteins. The peptide repertoire of a specific molecule is to a large extent determined by the molecular structure accommodating so-called main anchor positions of th...

journal_title：BMC immunology

authors： Sidney J,Peters B,Frahm N,Brander C,Sette A

更新日期：2008-01-22 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Autoimmune lymphoproliferative syndrome (ALPS) is a rare inherited disorder characterized by defective function of Fas, autoimmune manifestations that predominantly involve blood cells, polyclonal accumulation of lymphocytes in the spleen and lymph nodes with lymphoadenomegaly and/or splenomegaly, and expans...

journal_title：BMC immunology

authors： Cerutti E,Campagnoli MF,Ferretti M,Garelli E,Crescenzio N,Rosolen A,Chiocchetti A,Lenardo MJ,Ramenghi U,Dianzani U

更新日期：2007-11-13 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Dysregulation of the immune system has been shown to occur during spaceflight, although the detailed nature of the phenomenon and the clinical risks for exploration class missions have yet to be established. Also, the growing clinical significance of immune system evaluation combined with epidemic infectious...

journal_title：BMC immunology

authors： Crucian B,Lee P,Stowe R,Jones J,Effenhauser R,Widen R,Sams C

更新日期：2007-05-23 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: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: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: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:There are three major B-cell compartments in peripheral lymphoid organs: the germinal center (GC), the mantle zone (MNZ) and the marginal zone (MGZ). Unique sets of B-cells reside in these compartments, and they have specific functional roles in humoral immune response. MNZ B cells are naive cells in a quies...

journal_title：BMC immunology

authors： Shen Y,Iqbal J,Xiao L,Lynch RC,Rosenwald A,Staudt LM,Sherman S,Dybkaer K,Zhou G,Eudy JD,Delabie J,McKeithan TW,Chan WC

更新日期：2004-09-15 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: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: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: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:T-cells extravasation and CNS parenchyma infiltration during autoimmune neurodegenerative disease can be evoked by local antigen presenting cells. Studying the chemoattracting potential of spinal perivascular macrophages (SPM) during experimental allergic encephalomyelitis (EAE), we observed numerous infiltr...

journal_title：BMC immunology

authors： Hofmann N,Lachnit N,Streppel M,Witter B,Neiss WF,Guntinas-Lichius O,Angelov DN

更新日期：2002-08-26 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Gene transfer studies in primary T cells have suffered from the limitations of conventional viral transduction or transfection techniques. Replication-defective adenoviral vectors are an attractive alternative for gene delivery. However, naive lymphocytes are not readily susceptible to infection with adenovi...

journal_title：BMC immunology

authors： Hurez V,Dzialo-Hatton R,Oliver J,Matthews RJ,Weaver CT

更新日期：2002-05-02 00:00:00