abstract：BACKGROUND:Integrin αvβ6 can convert the transforming growth factor (TGF)-β precursor to the mature form. Resiquimod (R848) can generate TGF-β-producing regulatory T cells (Treg). Thus, to concurrent administration of specific antigen and R848 may generate antigen-specific Tregs, that is expected to restore immune tole...

journal_title：Immunology letters

authors： Ma F,Zhang YY,Yang G,Mo LH,Liu DB,Yang LT,Liu ZG,Ning Y,Yang PC

更新日期：2021-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Diabetic neuropathy (DN) is one of the microvascular complications of diabetes that leads to peripheral sensorimotor and autonomic nervous system damages. In this study, we first examined the expression of lncRNA NEAT-1 and its downstream microRNAs, miR-183-5p, miR-433-3p, and then examined mRNA expression o...

journal_title：Immunology letters

authors： Asadi G,Varmaziar FR,Karimi M,Rajabinejad M,Ranjbar S,Karaji AG,Salari F,Hezarkhani LA,Rezaiemanesh A

更新日期：2021-01-25 00:00:00

abstract：:Clinical symptoms of COVID-19 include fever, cough, and fatigue which may progress to acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS). The main hematological laboratory findings associated with the severe form of disease are represented by lymphopenia and eosinopenia which mostly occur in the elderly population characteriz...

journal_title：Immunology letters

authors： Napoli C,Benincasa G,Criscuolo C,Faenza M,Liberato C,Rusciano M

更新日期：2021-01-06 00:00:00

abstract：:Good Syndrome is a rare clinical entity first described as the conjunction of thymoma and hypogammaglobulinemia, and more recently depicted as a complex disease integrating a medical history of thymoma with humoral immunodeficiency (more accurately stated: hypogammaglobulinemia) with or without cellular immunodeficien...

journal_title：Immunology letters

authors： Guevara-Hoyer K,Fuentes-Antrás J,Calatayud Gastardi J,Sánchez-Ramón S

更新日期：2021-01-05 00:00:00

abstract：:Sepsis is an abnormal immune response to infection characterized by an overwhelming systemic inflammation and cell death. Non-apoptotic cell death pertaining to pyroptosis, necroptosis and autophagy contribute to sepsis pathogenesis apart from classical apoptotic cell death. The objective of the current study is to in...

journal_title：Immunology letters

authors： Mallarpu CS,Ponnana M,Prasad S,Singarapu M,Kim J,Haririparsa N,Bratic N,Brar H,Chelluri LK,Madiraju C

更新日期：2021-01-03 00:00:00

abstract：:Rheumatic fever (RF) and chronic rheumatic heart disease (RHD) are complications of oropharyngeal infection caused by Streptococcus pyogenes. Despite the importance of the complement system against infections and autoimmunity diseases, studies on the role of the lectin pathway in RF and RHD are scarce. Thus, our aim w...

journal_title：Immunology letters

authors： Catarino SJ,Andrade FA,Bavia L,Guilherme L,Messias-Reason IJ

更新日期：2021-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Abnormal activation of the transcriptional factor STAT3 (signal transducer and activator of transcription 3) was recently associated with Alzheimer Disease (AD). STAT3 phosphorylation is critical for cytokine secretion linked to neuroinflammation. Moreover, STAT3 may act as a transcriptional regulator of BACE1 (β-APP ...

journal_title：Immunology letters

authors： Millot P,San C,Bennana E,Porte B,Vignal N,Hugon J,Paquet C,Hosten B,Mouton-Liger F

更新日期：2020-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Disease-modifying osteoarthritis (OA) therapy is not yet available. Several adjuvant therapies have demonstrated promising results in the treatment of OA. The present study aimed to investigate the therapeutic effects and underlying mechanisms of a combination of Lactobacillus acidophilus, vitamin B, and curcumin in t...

journal_title：Immunology letters

authors： Jhun J,Min HK,Na HS,Kwon JY,Ryu J,Cho KH,Choi J,Jung K,Lee SY,Kim SJ,Yang CW,Park SH,Cho ML

更新日期：2020-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Acute coronary syndrome (ACS) is a multi-factorial condition with a strong inflammatory component, which is immune-mediated by chemokines. The CCL5 is a chemokine that has been suggested to be an important participant in the development of the atherosclerotic plaque. Therefore, in this work, we evaluated whether three...

journal_title：Immunology letters

authors： Herrera-Maya G,Vargas-Alarcon G,Ramirez-Bello J,Perez-Mendez O,Posadas-Sanchez R,Lopez-Marure R,Granados J,Nieto-Lima B,Fragoso JM

更新日期：2020-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Adoptive transfer of multivirus-specific T cell lines (MVST) is an advanced tool for immunotherapy of virus infections after hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT). Their preparation includes activation of donor virus-specific T cells by the mixture of oligopeptides derived from immunodominant antigens of seve...

journal_title：Immunology letters

authors： Roubalová K,Němečková Š,Kryštofová J,Hainz P,Pumannová M,Hamšíková E

更新日期：2020-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Omalizumab therapy was found to be safe and effective as an add-on therapy for patients with poorly controlled severe asthma. Although several studies over the last decade have demonstrated its efficacy in other Immunoglobulin E related diseases, its use in such conditions is off-label. OBJECTIVE:This study...

journal_title：Immunology letters

authors： Cavaliere C,Begvarfaj E,Incorvaia C,Sposato B,Brunori M,Ciofalo A,Greco A,de Vincentiis M,Masieri S

更新日期：2020-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Herein, we summarize the steps of a common scientific path taken by the two Guest Editors, an Anesthesiologist (EA) and an Immunologist (AS), and started 25 years ago at the National Cancer Institute in Rome. When in 1980 WHO codified the usage of opioids for cancer pain relief, it was matter of debate whether only di...

journal_title：Immunology letters

authors： Santoni A,Arcuri E

更新日期：2020-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cells engulf particles larger than 0.5 μm in diameter by phagocytosis, which is driven by cytoskeletal rearrangements. Phagocytosis by alveolar epithelial cells (AECs) helps to maintain the alveolar homeostasis. Yes-associated protein (YAP), a transcriptional coactivator of the Hippo pathway, affects proliferation, di...

journal_title：Immunology letters

authors： Gao P,Mu M,Chen Y,He J,Tao X,Song C

更新日期：2020-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Notch pathway is highly conserved across species and is involved in the regulation of cell differentiation and activity both in embryonic development and adult life. Notch signaling has an important role in the development of hematopoietic stem cells and their differentiation to committed lineages, as well a...

journal_title：Immunology letters

authors： Šućur A,Filipović M,Flegar D,Kelava T,Šisl D,Lukač N,Kovačić N,Grčević D

更新日期：2020-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In spite of impressive results in the treatment of acute lymphoblastic B cell leukemia (B-ALL) with chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T cells, the clinical outcome of some hematological cancers like follicular lymphoma (FL) and chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) has not been very promising likely due to immunosuppressiv...

journal_title：Immunology letters

authors： Fallah-Mehrjardi K,Mirzaei HR,Masoumi E,Jafarzadeh L,Rostamian H,Khakpoor-Koosheh M,Alishah K,Noorbakhsh F,Hadjati J

更新日期：2020-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Foxp3+ Regulatory T cells (Tregs) are essential for the maintenance of tolerance to self. Therefore, it is expected that lower numbers and/or less than optimal function could impact on the functioning of the immune system, and thereby contributing to the development of autoimmune diseases. In the present report, by co...

journal_title：Immunology letters

authors： Godoy GJ,Paira DA,Olivera C,Breser ML,Sanchez LR,Motrich RD,Rivero VE

更新日期：2020-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:As the most common non-traumatic disabling disease among adolescents, multiple sclerosis (MS) is a devastating neurological inflammatory disease of the central nervous system. Research has not yet fully elucidated its pathogenesis, but it has shown MS to be a complex, multifactorial disease with many interplaying fact...

journal_title：Immunology letters

authors： Mimpen M,Smolders J,Hupperts R,Damoiseaux J

更新日期：2020-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:NADPH oxidase 2 is a superoxide-generating enzymatic complex based on the catalytic subunit gp91phox that is also known as Nox2. Initially identified in neutrophils, NADPH oxidase 2 was long considered responsible only for the killing of phagocytized microorganisms. However, advances in knowledge about redox signallin...

journal_title：Immunology letters

authors： Trevelin SC,Shah AM,Lombardi G

更新日期：2020-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Despite the prominent progress in understanding cancer immunosurveillance mechanisms, there are some types of problems which have been identified to hinder effective and successful immunotherapy of cancers. Such problems have been ascribed to the tumor abilities in the creation of a tolerant milieu that can impair imm...

journal_title：Immunology letters

authors： Bahrambeigi S,Molaparast M,Sohrabi F,Seifi L,Faraji A,Fani S,Shafiei-Irannejad V

更新日期：2020-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:CD3 and CD19 are the characteristic surface markers of mature T lymphocytes and B lymphocytes of human respectively. A special subset of immune cells that characteristically expressed the surface markers CD19+ of B lymphocytes and CD3+ of T lymphocytes simultaneously (CD19+CD3+ cells, hereinafter referred to...

journal_title：Immunology letters

authors： Liu Y,Ye S,Guo X,Li W,Xia Y,Wen X,Yu J,Jia Y,Liu X,Guo Y,Zhao Y

更新日期：2020-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The ability of immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) to reactivate the killing function of the immune system to tumor cells has led to long lasting immune response presenting highly promising clinical advances. Recently, immune checkpoint inhibitors related resistance due to the specialized tumor microenvironment has al...

journal_title：Immunology letters

authors： Li Y,Liu J,Gao L,Liu Y,Meng F,Li X,Qin FX

更新日期：2020-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Yolkin is a product of proteolytic degradation of vitellogenin, a protein contained in eggs' yolk, with already described procognitive properties. Here, we investigated effects of yolkin on the humoral and cellular immune response in mice, phenotype of cells from lymphoid organs and function of innate immunity cells. ...

journal_title：Immunology letters

authors： Obmińska-Mrukowicz B,Szczypka M,Lis M,Pawlak A,Suszko-Pawłowska A,Sysak A,Zambrowicz A,Burster T,Kocięba M,Artym J,Zaczyńska E,Kochanowska I,Zimecki M

更新日期：2020-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Autoimmune hepatitis (AIH) is a chronic liver disease mediated by immunity, and could lead to liver fibrosis and hepatocellular carcinoma. However, the mechanisms for breaking hepatic tolerance and driving AIH still remain elusive. We herein reported that the non-specific liver inflammation triggered by carbon tetrach...

journal_title：Immunology letters

authors： Chi G,Pei JH,Ma QY,Ru YX,Feng ZH

更新日期：2020-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In addition to expressing inhibitory cytokines and suppressive molecules, Treg cells could downplay inflammation by releasing cytotoxic molecules and eliminating proinflammatory immune cells. Colorectal cancer (CRC) is a common malignancy that has led to many cancer-related deaths. In this study, we investigated the c...

journal_title：Immunology letters

authors： Sun B,Liu M,Cui M,Li T

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Forkhead box O1 (FoxO1) has a crucial role in the early B cell development. To understand the functional importance of FoxO1 gene in the early B cell expansion, we established a FoxO1 knockdown model using 70Z/3 pre-B cell line. The FoxO1 knockdown 70Z/3 cells (70Z/3-KD cells) showed the down-regulated expression of i...

journal_title：Immunology letters

authors： Li Z,Zhang N,Hui F,Zahid D,Zheng W,Xu X,Li W

更新日期：2019-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Stromal cells have been considered for a long time essentially as a structural component organizing tissue architecture, including those of secondary lymphoid organs. More recently, highly specialized stromal cell subsets were shown to differentially organize immune cell recruitment, survival, and differentiation with...

journal_title：Immunology letters

authors： Lamaison C,Tarte K

更新日期：2019-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Salmonella enterica serovars infect a broad range of mammalian hosts, including humans, causing both gastrointestinal and systemic diseases. Effective immune responses to Salmonella infections depend largely on CD4+ T cell activation by dendritic cells (DCs). Bacteria are internalised by intestinal DCs and respond by ...

journal_title：Immunology letters

authors： Cerny O,Holden DW

更新日期：2019-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Circulating T follicular helper (cTFH) cells have been demonstrated to be involved in B-cell-mediated alloreactive responses in kidney and liver transplantation; however, whether these cells are involved in acute liver allograft rejection after liver transplantation, and which subsets are involved, remains to be clari...

journal_title：Immunology letters

authors： Zhang K,Sun YL,Zhou SN,Xu RN,Liu ZW,Wang FS,Shi M

更新日期：2019-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Behçet's disease (BD) is a chronic multi-factorial inflammatory disease with the important role of genetic in activation of its inflammatory response. Interleukin (IL)-33 is a member of the IL-1 family of cytokines that affects innate and adaptive immune systems to promote inflammatory responses. In the curre...

journal_title：Immunology letters

authors： Talei M,Abdi A,Shanebandi D,Jadidi-Niaragh F,Khabazi A,Babaie F,Alipour S,Afkari B,Sakhinia E,Babaloo Z

更新日期：2019-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:During a pathogenic infection, an inflammatory process is triggered in which several inflammatory mediators, such as cytokines, chemokines, growth factors, complement system components, nitric oxide, and others induce integrity alteration on the endothelial barrier. Chemokines are responsible for regulating leukocyte ...

journal_title：Immunology letters

authors： Cipitelli MDC,Amâncio Paiva I,Badolato-Corrêa J,de-Oliveira-Pinto LM

更新日期：2019-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Considering the role of interleukin (IL)-9 and IL-9-producing Th9 cells in pathogenesis of autoimmune diseases, this study aimed to evaluate serum IL-9 levels in patients with Behçet's disease (BD) compared to healthy subjects and to assess whether there is an association between serum IL-9 levels and dise...

journal_title：Immunology letters

authors： Nouri-Vaskeh M,Malek Mahdavi A,Khabbazi A,Jadideslam G

更新日期：2019-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:IgE-mediated activation of basophil granulocytes and mast cells follows a bell-shaped dose-response curve. The decreased activation at supraoptimal allergen stimulation is thought to be associated with SH2-containing inositol-5'-phosphatase 1 (SHIP-1). SHIP-1 phosphorylation is inversely related to IgE-mediated releas...

journal_title：Immunology letters

authors： Rasmussen P,Spillner E,Hoffmann HJ

更新日期：2019-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Tuberculosis (TB) is a highly infectious disease and its early and precise diagnosis is essential to reduce morbidity and mortality of patients. Since the routine diagnostic tests (like Monteux, AFB smear microscopy, chest X-Ray) do not give infallible results, additional tests are always recommended. Therefore to add...

journal_title：Immunology letters

authors： Tripathi DK,Srivastava K,Nagpal KL,Shukla PK,Srivastava KK

更新日期：2019-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recent advances in next-generation sequencing have enabled rapid and efficient evaluation of the mutational landscape of cancers. As a result, many cancer-specific neoantigens, which can generate antitumor cytotoxic T-cells inside tumors, have been identified. Previously, we reported a metastatic melanoma case with hi...

journal_title：Immunology letters

authors： Nonomura C,Otsuka M,Kondou R,Iizuka A,Miyata H,Ashizawa T,Sakura N,Yoshikawa S,Kiyohara Y,Ohshima K,Urakami K,Nagashima T,Ohnami S,Kusuhara M,Mitsuya K,Hayashi N,Nakasu Y,Mochizuki T,Yamaguchi K,Akiyama Y

更新日期：2019-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Atopic dermatitis (AD) and allergic contact dermatitis (ACD) are common skin inflammatory conditions. B and T cells are strongly implicated in allergic contact hypersensitivity (CHS) conditions. Activation of IgD B-cell receptor (BCR) by anti-IgD stimulation depletes mature B cells and modulates T-helper cell type 1/2...

journal_title：Immunology letters

authors： Nguyen TG

更新日期：2018-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus) can often lead to many life-threatening diseases. It has the ability to invade normal endovascular tissue. Acute inflammation and its resolution are important to ensure bacterial clearance and limit tissue injury. Carbon monoxide (CO) has been shown to exert anti-inflammatory effects ...

journal_title：Immunology letters

authors： Tsai MH,Yang CM,Chang KT,Chuang CC,Lin WN,Jiang RS,Wu CH,Lee IT

更新日期：2018-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:CD8+CD28- regulatory T cells (Tregs) play important roles in chronic viral infections. Programmed death 1 (PD-1) is highly expressed on hepatitis C virus (HCV)-specific CTLs. However, little is known regarding the role of CD8+CD28-PD1+ T cells in hepatitis C. Herein, we found that the frequency of CD8+CD28-PD1+, but n...

journal_title：Immunology letters

authors： Wang W,Tong Z,Zhong J,Zhang L,Zhang H,Su Y,Gao B,Zhang C

更新日期：2018-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Transforming growth factor β (TGF-β) is one of the major immune and inflammation factors responsible for regulating cell proliferation, differentiation, angiogenesis, and immune responses. Deregulated TGF-β activity, especially its influence in peritoneal cytokine cross-talk, has been implicated in pathologies ...

journal_title：Immunology letters

authors： Sikora J,Smycz-Kubańska M,Mielczarek-Palacz A,Bednarek I,Kondera-Anasz Z

更新日期：2018-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE:Polygonum orientale L. (family: Polygonaceae), named Hongcao in China, has effects of dispelling wind and dampness, promoting blood circulation, and relieving pain. Our group has already studied and confirmed that POEa and POEe (ethyl acetate and ethyl ether extract of P. orientale, respectively)...

journal_title：Immunology letters

authors： Gou KJ,Zeng R,Ren XD,Dou QL,Yang QB,Dong Y,Qu Y

更新日期：2018-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is caused by chronic inflammation of the gastrointestinal tract. The pathogenesis of IBD remains unclear. The inflammation is associated with activation of T helper (Th) lymphocytes and chronic production of inflammatory cytokines. Ro60 suppresses the expression of tumor necrosis facto...

journal_title：Immunology letters

authors： Kim SY,Park MJ,Kwon JE,Choi SY,Seo HB,Jung KA,Choi JW,Baek JA,Lee HH,Lee BI,Park SH,Cho ML

更新日期：2018-09-01 00:00:00