abstract：:Introduction: Leprosy is an infectious disease caused by Mycobacterium leprae, a debilitating disease that affects the skin and peripheral nerves. It is possible that tissue changes during infection with leprosy are related to alterations in the activity of the Notch signaling pathway, an innate signaling pathway in t...

journal_title：Frontiers in immunology

authors： Serrano-Coll H,Ospina JP,Salazar-Peláez L,Cardona-Castro N

更新日期：2020-03-19 00:00:00

abstract：:Introduction: Aerobic exercise improves lung inflammation in acute lung injury (ALI), but its mechanism remains unknown. Neutrophil extracellular traps (NETs) play an important role in LPS-induced ALI, and a positive correlation exists between NET formation and proinflammatory macrophage polarization. This study inves...

journal_title：Frontiers in immunology

authors： Shi Y,Liu T,Nieman DC,Cui Y,Li F,Yang L,Shi H,Chen P

更新日期：2020-03-19 00:00:00

abstract：:Rationale: Caspase-1 is a zymogen whose activation predominantly depends upon the assembly of ASC monomers into insoluble prion-like polymers (specks). ASC polymers support caspase-1 dimer formation inducing a proximity mediated auto-activation of caspase-1. Therefore, the amount and nature of ASC monomers and polymer...

journal_title：Frontiers in immunology

authors： Gavrilin MA,McAndrew CC,Prather ER,Tsai M,Spitzer CR,Song MA,Mitra S,Sarkar A,Shields PG,Diaz PT,Wewers MD

更新日期：2020-03-19 00:00:00

abstract：:Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), including Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis, is a complex immune-mediated disease of the gastrointestinal tract that increases morbidity and negatively influences the quality of life. Intestinal mononuclear phagocytes (MNPs) have a crucial role in maintaining epithelial barrier i...

journal_title：Frontiers in immunology

authors： Caër C,Wick MJ

更新日期：2020-03-18 00:00:00

abstract：:Acute infection of bovine viral diarrhea virus (BVDV) is associated with immune dysfunction and can cause peripheral blood lymphopenia and lymphocyte apoptosis. Our previous study has confirmed that programmed death-1 (PD-1) blockade inhibits peripheral blood lymphocyte (PBL) apoptosis and restores proliferation and a...

journal_title：Frontiers in immunology

authors： Liu Y,Liu S,Wu C,Huang W,Xu B,Lian S,Wang L,Yue S,Chen N,Zhu Z

更新日期：2020-03-17 00:00:00

abstract：:Natural killer (NK) cells contribute to immunosurveillance and first-line defense in the control of tumor growth and metastasis diffusion. NK-cell-derived extracellular vesicles (NKEVs) are constitutively secreted and biologically active. They reflect the protein and genetic repertoire of originating cells, and exert ...

journal_title：Frontiers in immunology

authors： Federici C,Shahaj E,Cecchetti S,Camerini S,Casella M,Iessi E,Camisaschi C,Paolino G,Calvieri S,Ferro S,Cova A,Squarcina P,Bertuccini L,Iosi F,Huber V,Lugini L

更新日期：2020-03-13 00:00:00

abstract：:The immune system plays a significant role in controlling systemic metabolism. Innate-like T (ILT) cells in particular, such as mucosal-associated invariant T (MAIT) cells, invariant natural killer T (iNKT) cells and γδ T cell receptor expressing cells, have been reported to promote metabolic homeostasis. However, the...

journal_title：Frontiers in immunology

authors： Li Y,Woods K,Parry-Strong A,Anderson RJ,Capistrano C,Gestin A,Painter GF,Hermans IF,Krebs J,Gasser O

更新日期：2020-03-13 00:00:00

abstract：:The impact of the highly polymorphic Killer-cell immunoglobulin-like receptor (KIR) gene cluster on the outcome of hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HCST) is subject of current research. To further understand the involvement of this gene family into Natural Killer (NK) cell-mediated graft-versus-leukemia reacti...

journal_title：Frontiers in immunology

authors： Solloch UV,Schefzyk D,Schäfer G,Massalski C,Kohler M,Pruschke J,Heidl A,Schetelig J,Schmidt AH,Lange V,Sauter J

更新日期：2020-03-12 00:00:00

abstract：:Earlier data suggest that progesterone-induced blocking factor (PIBF) is involved in implantation. The present study therefore aims to investigate the consequences of functional PIBF deficiency during the peri-implantation period. CD1 female mice were injected intraperitoneally with 2 μg anti-PIBF monoclonal antibody ...

journal_title：Frontiers in immunology

authors： Csabai T,Pallinger E,Kovacs AF,Miko E,Bognar Z,Szekeres-Bartho J

更新日期：2020-03-11 00:00:00

abstract：:Membranous nephropathy (MN), a common pathological type of adult nephrotic syndrome, is an antibody-mediated kidney disease. It is widely accepted now that MN is an immune-related disease that involves the whole immune system. In this study, we analyzed the T-cell receptor beta chain (TCRβ) repertoire of the circulati...

journal_title：Frontiers in immunology

authors： Zhang Y,Jin Y,Guan Z,Li H,Su Z,Xie C,Chen X,Liu X,Pan Y,Ye P,Zhang L,Kong Y,Luo W

更新日期：2020-03-10 00:00:00

abstract：:Exhaustion of CD8+ T cells and increased IL-10 production is well-known in chronic viral infections but mechanisms leading to loss of their cytotoxic capabilities and consequent exhaustion remain unclear. Exhausted CD8+T cells also called T suppressors are highly immune suppressive with altered T cell receptor signali...

journal_title：Frontiers in immunology

authors： Mohanty S,Barik P,Debata N,Nagarajan P,Devadas S

更新日期：2020-03-06 00:00:00

abstract：:Background: Apart from IgG oligoclonal bands, no other biomarker has, to date, been validated for diagnostic and/or prognostic purposes in multiple sclerosis (MS). Aim: To investigate a wide panel of cytokines and chemokines in the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) of relapsing-remitting MS (RRMS) patients and evaluate their ...

journal_title：Frontiers in immunology

authors： Puthenparampil M,Stropparo E,Zywicki S,Bovis F,Cazzola C,Federle L,Grassivaro F,Rinaldi F,Perini P,Sormani MP,Gallo P

更新日期：2020-03-05 00:00:00

abstract：:The axonal guidance molecules, semaphorins, have been described to function both physiologically and pathologically outside of the nervous system. In this review, we focus on the vertebrate semaphorins found in classes 3 through 7 and their roles in vascular development and autoimmune diseases. Recent studies indicate...

journal_title：Frontiers in immunology

authors： Iragavarapu-Charyulu V,Wojcikiewicz E,Urdaneta A

更新日期：2020-03-05 00:00:00

abstract：:Antiretroviral therapy (ART) for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infections has been designed to optimize CD4 T-cell survival and limit HIV replication. Cell types other than CD4 T cells such as monocytes/macrophage, dendritic cells, and granulocytes (collectively known as myeloid cells), are generally not consider...

journal_title：Frontiers in immunology

authors： Murray SM,Zhang Y,Douek DC,Sekaly RP

更新日期：2020-03-04 00:00:00

abstract：:Primary immunodeficiency diseases (PID) area heterogeneous group of disorders caused by genetic defects of the immune system, which manifest clinically as recurrent infections, autoimmune diseases or malignancies. Early detection of PID remains a challenge, particularly in older children with milder and less specific ...

journal_title：Frontiers in immunology

authors： Korsunskiy I,Blyuss O,Gordukova M,Davydova N,Zaikin A,Zinovieva N,Zimin S,Molchanov R,Salpagarova A,Eremeeva A,Filipenko M,Prodeus A,Korsunskiy A,Hsu P,Munblit D

更新日期：2020-03-03 00:00:00

abstract：:Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) is an oncogenic human herpes virus that was discovered in 1964. Viral non-coding RNAs, such as BamHI-A rightward fragment-derived microRNAs (BART miRNAs) or BamHI-H rightward fragment 1-derived miRNAs (BHRF1 miRNA) in EBV-infected cells have been recently reported. Host miRNAs are also upregul...

journal_title：Frontiers in immunology

authors： Iizasa H,Kim H,Kartika AV,Kanehiro Y,Yoshiyama H

更新日期：2020-03-03 00:00:00

abstract：:IgA nephropathy (IgAN) is the dominant type of primary glomerulonephritis worldwide. However, IgAN rarely affects African Blacks and is uncommon in African Americans. Polymeric IgA1 with galactose-deficient hinge-region glycans is recognized as auto-antigen by glycan-specific antibodies, leading to formation of circul...

journal_title：Frontiers in immunology

authors： Zachova K,Kosztyu P,Zadrazil J,Matousovic K,Vondrak K,Hubacek P,Julian BA,Moldoveanu Z,Novak Z,Kostovcikova K,Raska M,Mestecky J

更新日期：2020-02-28 00:00:00

abstract：:We have previously shown that the human obese adipose tissue (AT) contributes to increased secretion of adipocyte-specific IgG antibodies in individuals with obesity. This occurs without any exogenous stimulation, because the ongoing process of cell death in the obese AT leads to the release of "self" antigens able to...

journal_title：Frontiers in immunology

authors： Frasca D,Diaz A,Romero M,Garcia D,Jayram D,Thaller S,Del Carmen Piqueras M,Bhattacharya S,Blomberg BB

更新日期：2020-02-28 00:00:00

abstract：:Aerobic glycolysis is a recognized feature shared by tumors, leading to the accumulation of lactic acid in their local microenvironments. Like the tumors, the blastocysts, placenta, trophoblasts and decidual immune cells can also produce a large amount of lactic acid through aerobic glycolysis during the early pregnan...

journal_title：Frontiers in immunology

authors： Ma LN,Huang XB,Muyayalo KP,Mor G,Liao AH

更新日期：2020-02-27 00:00:00

abstract：:CD4+ T cells comprise multiple functionally distinct cell populations that play a key role in immunity. Despite blood monitoring of CD4+ T-cell subsets is of potential clinical utility, no standardized and validated approaches have been proposed so far. The aim of this study was to design and validate a single 14-colo...

journal_title：Frontiers in immunology

authors： Botafogo V,Pérez-Andres M,Jara-Acevedo M,Bárcena P,Grigore G,Hernández-Delgado A,Damasceno D,Comans S,Blanco E,Romero A,Arriba-Méndez S,Gastaca-Abasolo I,Pedreira CE,van Gaans-van den Brink JAM,Corbiere V,Mascart F,van El

更新日期：2020-02-27 00:00:00

abstract：:Human rotavirus remains a major cause of gastroenteritis worldwide despite the availability of effective vaccines. In this study, we investigated the genetic diversity of rotaviruses circulating in Lebanon. We genetically characterized the VP4 and VP7 genes encoding the outer capsid proteins of 132 rotavirus-associate...

journal_title：Frontiers in immunology

authors： Harastani HH,Reslan L,Sabra A,Ali Z,Hammadi M,Ghanem S,Hajar F,Matar GM,Dbaibo GS,Zaraket H

更新日期：2020-02-26 00:00:00

abstract：:People are constantly exposed to airborne fungal spores, including Aspergillus fumigatus conidia that can cause life-threatening conditions in immunocompromised patients or acute exacerbations in allergics. However, immunocompetent hosts do not exhibit mycoses or systemic inflammation, due to the sufficient but not ex...

journal_title：Frontiers in immunology

authors： Bogorodskiy AO,Bolkhovitina EL,Gensch T,Troyanova NI,Mishin AV,Okhrimenko IS,Braun A,Spies E,Gordeliy VI,Sapozhnikov AM,Borshchevskiy VI,Shevchenko MA

更新日期：2020-02-25 00:00:00

abstract：:Epidemiological investigations have shown that smoking ameliorates ulcerative colitis (UC) but exacerbates Crohn's disease (CD), diseases that feature a Th2-mediated and Th1-mediated response, respectively. Cigarette extracts, especially nicotine, affect the Th1/Th2 balance. We previously reported that nicotine protec...

journal_title：Frontiers in immunology

authors： Qin Z,Wang PY,Wan JJ,Zhang Y,Wei J,Sun Y,Liu X

更新日期：2020-02-21 00:00:00

abstract：:Interleukin-10 plays important, yet contrasting, roles in host protection against bacterial infections and in the septic response. To determine the role of IL-10 in the host defense against Acinetobacter baumannii infection, wild-type (WT) and IL-10-deficient mice were infected intranasally with the bacteria. IL-10-de...

journal_title：Frontiers in immunology

authors： Kang MJ,Jang AR,Park JY,Ahn JH,Lee TS,Kim DY,Lee MS,Hwang S,Jeong YJ,Park JH

更新日期：2020-02-21 00:00:00

abstract：:Chikungunya virus (CHIKV) is an arthropod-borne alphavirus that causes hallmark debilitating polyarthralgia, fever, and rash in patients. T cell-mediated immunity, especially CD4+ T cells, are known to participate in the pathogenic role of CHIKV immunopathology. The other T cell subsets, notably CD8+, NKT, and gamma-d...

journal_title：Frontiers in immunology

authors： Poh CM,Chan YH,Ng LFP

更新日期：2020-02-21 00:00:00

abstract：:Human papillomavirus (HPV) is the most common sexually transmitted virus. The high-risk HPV types (i.e., HPV16, 18, 31, 33, 35, 39, 45, 51, 52, 56, 58, 59) are considered to be the main etiological agents of genital tract cancers, such as cervical, vulvar, vaginal, penile, and anal cancers, and of a subset of head and...

journal_title：Frontiers in immunology

authors： Garbuglia AR,Lapa D,Sias C,Capobianchi MR,Del Porto P

更新日期：2020-02-18 00:00:00

abstract：:Recent years have seen an unprecedented rise in the incidence of multidrug-resistant (MDR) Gram-negative bacteria (GNBs) such as Acinetobacter and Klebsiella species. In view of the shortage of novel drugs in the pipeline, alternative strategies to prevent, and treat infections by GNBs are urgently needed. Previously,...

journal_title：Frontiers in immunology

authors： Youssef EG,Zhang L,Alkhazraji S,Gebremariam T,Singh S,Yount NY,Yeaman MR,Uppuluri P,Ibrahim AS

更新日期：2020-02-18 00:00:00

abstract：:Hematopoietic stem cell transplantation from a haploidentical donor is increasingly used and has become a standard donor option for patients lacking an appropriately matched sibling or unrelated donor. Historically, prohibitive immunological barriers resulting from the high degree of HLA-mismatch included graft-vs.-ho...

journal_title：Frontiers in immunology

authors： Baumeister SHC,Rambaldi B,Shapiro RM,Romee R

更新日期：2020-02-14 00:00:00

abstract：:Alterations in the energy homeostasis contribute to sepsis-mediated multiple organ failure. The liver plays a central role in metabolism and participates to the innate immune and inflammatory responses of sepsis. Several clinical and experimental studies have suggested that females are less susceptible to the adverse ...

journal_title：Frontiers in immunology

authors： Kikuchi S,Piraino G,O'Connor M,Wolfe V,Ridings K,Lahni P,Zingarelli B

更新日期：2020-02-13 00:00:00

abstract：:X-linked agammaglobulinemia (XLA) is a clinically and genetically well-defined immunodeficiency and the most common form of agammaglobulinemia. It is characterized by susceptibility to recurrent bacterial infections, profound hypogammaglobulinemia, and few or no circulating B cells. XLA is caused by mutations in the B...

journal_title：Frontiers in immunology

authors： Rivière JG,Franco-Jarava C,Martínez-Gallo M,Aguiló-Cucurull A,Blasco-Pérez L,Paramonov I,Antolín M,Martín-Nalda A,Soler-Palacín P,Colobran R

更新日期：2020-02-12 00:00:00

abstract：:The endoplasmic reticulum (ER) is an organelle equipped with mechanisms for proper protein folding, trafficking, and degradation to maintain protein homeostasis in the secretory pathway. As a defense mechanism, perturbation of ER proteostasis by ER stress agents activates a cascade of signaling pathways from the ER to...

journal_title：Frontiers in immunology

authors： Li A,Song NJ,Riesenberg BP,Li Z

更新日期：2020-02-11 00:00:00

abstract：:Approximately 40% of preterm births are preceded by microbial invasion of the intrauterine space; ascent from the vagina being the most common pathway. Within the cervical canal, antimicrobial peptides and proteins (AMPs) are important components of the cervical barrier which help to prevent ascending vaginal infectio...

journal_title：Frontiers in immunology

authors： Suff N,Karda R,Diaz JA,Ng J,Baruteau J,Perocheau D,Taylor PW,Alber D,Buckley SMK,Bajaj-Elliott M,Waddington SN,Peebles D

更新日期：2020-02-11 00:00:00

abstract：:Diseases due to mycobacteria, including tuberculosis, leprosy, and Buruli ulcer, rank among the top causes of death and disability worldwide. Animal studies have revealed the importance of T cells in controlling these infections. However, the specific antigens recognized by T cells that confer protective immunity and ...

journal_title：Frontiers in immunology

authors： James CA,Seshadri C

更新日期：2020-02-11 00:00:00

abstract：:Uncontrolled activation of transforming growth factor (TGF)-β results in a wide range of pathologic conditions. Therapeutic interventions to regulate TGF-β signaling during fibrosis have been developed but the effectiveness is still limited. Here, we show that developmental endothelial locus-1 (Del-1) ameliorates fibr...

journal_title：Frontiers in immunology

authors： Kim DY,Lee SH,Fu Y,Jing F,Kim WY,Hong SB,Song JA,Choe H,Ryu HJ,Kim M,Lim D,Kim MS,Yun CO,Lee T,Hyun H,Choi EY

更新日期：2020-02-07 00:00:00

abstract：:Anti-drug antibodies to coagulation factor VIII (fVIII), often termed inhibitors, present the greatest economical and treatment related obstacle in the management of hemophilia A. Although several genetic and environmental risk factors associated with inhibitor development have been identified, the precise mechanisms ...

journal_title：Frontiers in immunology

authors： Zakas PM,Healey JF,Smith IW,Lillicrap D,Lollar P

更新日期：2020-02-07 00:00:00

abstract：:Human autoantibodies targeting myelin oligodendrocyte glycoprotein (MOG Ab) have become a useful clinical biomarker for the diagnosis of a spectrum of inflammatory demyelinating disorders. Live cell-based assays that detect MOG Ab against conformational MOG are currently the gold standard. Flow cytometry, in which ser...

journal_title：Frontiers in immunology

authors： Tea F,Pilli D,Ramanathan S,Lopez JA,Merheb V,Lee FXZ,Zou A,Liyanage G,Bassett CB,Thomsen S,Reddel SW,Barnett MH,Brown DA,Dale RC,Brilot F,Australasian New Zealand MOG Study Group.

更新日期：2020-02-06 00:00:00

abstract：:Innate lymphoid cells (ILCs) are a heterogeneous subset of lymphocytes deeply implicated in the innate immune responses to different pathogens, in lymphoid organogenesis and in the maintenance of tissue homeostasis. Group 3 innate lymphoid cells (ILC3) have been detected in human decidua, where they play a role in the...

journal_title：Frontiers in immunology

authors： Pelosi A,Alicata C,Tumino N,Ingegnere T,Loiacono F,Mingari MC,Moretta L,Vacca P

更新日期：2020-02-06 00:00:00

abstract：:Cystic fibrosis (CF) patients frequently acquire Pseudomonas aeruginosa infections that have been associated with a bad prognosis and an increased rate of pulmonary exacerbations. Respiratory viruses can cause exacerbations in chronic pulmonary diseases including COPD or asthma and have been suggested to contribute to...

journal_title：Frontiers in immunology

authors： Sörensen M,Kantorek J,Byrnes L,Boutin S,Mall MA,Lasitschka F,Zabeck H,Nguyen D,Dalpke AH

更新日期：2020-02-04 00:00:00

abstract：:Defensins represents an integral part of the innate immune system serving to ward off potential pathogens and to protect the intestinal barrier from microbial encroachment. In addition to their antimicrobial activities, defensins in general, and human β-defensin 2 (hBD2) in particular, also exhibit immunomodulatory ca...

journal_title：Frontiers in immunology

authors： Koeninger L,Armbruster NS,Brinch KS,Kjaerulf S,Andersen B,Langnau C,Autenrieth SE,Schneidawind D,Stange EF,Malek NP,Nordkild P,Jensen BAH,Wehkamp J

更新日期：2020-01-31 00:00:00

abstract：:[This corrects the article DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2017.00839.]. ...

journal_title：Frontiers in immunology

authors： Mandal A,Das S,Kumar A,Roy S,Verma S,Ghosh AK,Singh R,Abhishek K,Saini S,Sardar AH,Purkait B,Kumar A,Mandal C,Das P

更新日期：2020-01-31 00:00:00