abstract：BACKGROUND:Molecular epidemiological studies have sought associations between interleukin-6 (IL-6) polymorphisms and the risk of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE); however, the results are controversial. Therefore, we conducted a meta-analysis with trial sequential analysis to evaluate a more accurate estimation of th...

journal_title：Immunological investigations

authors： Liu J,Liao MQ,Cao DF,Yang Y,Yang Y,Liu YH,Zeng FF,Chen XH

更新日期：2021-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Objectives: Ataxia-telangiectasia (A-T) is an autosomal recessive neurodegenerative disorder with multisystem involvement caused by homozygous or compound heterozygous mutations in the ataxia telangiectasia mutated (ATM) gene which encodes a serine/threonine protein kinase. The aims of this study were to investigate c...

journal_title：Immunological investigations

authors： Amirifar P,Mozdarani H,Yazdani R,Kiaei F,Moeini Shad T,Shahkarami S,Abolhassani H,Delavari S,Sohani M,Rezaei A,Hassanpour G,Akrami SM,Aghamohammadi A

更新日期：2021-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Objectives: Type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1D) has been disclosed to be associated with an elevated risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD), as well as increased risks of losing bone mass and progression of osteoporosis (OP). Osteoprotegerin (OPG), as a decoy receptor, has been demonstrated to play a critical role in bone me...

journal_title：Immunological investigations

authors： Duan CC,Ma C,Tang HQ

更新日期：2021-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a chronic smoking-related lung disease associated with higher mortality and morbidity. Herein, we attempted to investigate the function of miR-558/TNF Receptor Superfamily Member 1A (TNFRSF1A) in the progression of COPD. METHODS:GEO database was applied to fil...

journal_title：Immunological investigations

authors： Jing X,Luan Z,Liu B

更新日期：2021-01-17 00:00:00

abstract：:Background: Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is a neurodevelopmental disorder caused by genetic, environmental and immunological factors. It is known that neural development processes are affected by immune functions. The aim of this study is to evaluate the relationship between cytokines IL6 and IL1B gene polymorphisms...

journal_title：Immunological investigations

authors： Pekkoc Uyanik KC,Kalayci Yigin A,Dogangun B,Seven M

更新日期：2021-01-12 00:00:00

abstract：:Monocyte chemoattractant protein 1 (MCP-1) plays an important role in the development of periodontitis. The purpose of this investigation was to evaluate association of the  MCP-1 gene polymorphism with chronic periodontitis in patients with end-stage renal disease (ESRD). One hundred fifty ESRD patients with chronic ...

journal_title：Immunological investigations

authors： Ksiazek K,Buraczynska M

更新日期：2020-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Rheumatic fever (RF) and its sequel rheumatic heart disease (RHD) is an autoimmune disease caused by an abnormal host immune response to group A streptococcus (GAS) infection. The HLA class II molecules are entailed in immune-mediated infectious, inflammatory, and autoimmune diseases including RHD. However, ...

journal_title：Immunological investigations

authors： Poomarimuthu M,Ramasamy T,Govindan R,Andiappan R,Nagarajan G,Kadiam S,Mariakuttikan J

更新日期：2020-09-23 00:00:00

abstract：:The relationships between polymorphisms in pro-inflammatory cytokines and the risk of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) remain discrepant. Therefore, the authors conducted a meta-analysis to robustly explore relationships between polymorphisms in pro-inflammatory cytokines and the risk of IBD by integrating the results...

journal_title：Immunological investigations

authors： Liu W,Wang C,Tang L,Yang H

更新日期：2020-08-26 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The pathological mechanisms associated with the occurrence and development of Behcet's disease (BD) are not yet known. Two large genome-wide association surveys revealed an association between interleukin (IL)-23R single nucleotide polymorphism and BD. This study aimed to investigate the association between ...

journal_title：Immunological investigations

authors： Gong HB,Wu XJ,Pu XM,Kang XJ

更新日期：2020-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Loquat leaf is an herb that is commonly used in traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) for its anti-inflammatory properties. Numerous studies have demonstrated that Th17 cells play a fundamental role in mediating SLE pathological deterioration. In our study, we investigated the inhibitory effect of pentacyclic t...

journal_title：Immunological investigations

authors： Zhou X,Chen H,Wei F,Zhao Q,Su Q,Lei Y,Yin M,Tian X,Liu Z,Yu B,Bai C,He X,Huang Z

更新日期：2020-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Interleukin-31 (IL-31) has diverse biological functions. Increased IL-31 has been found in some skin and autoimmune diseases. There has been no study reporting the association between IL-31 and primary biliary cholangitis (PBC). This study was designed to determine serum IL-31 level and to explore its diagnostic value...

journal_title：Immunological investigations

authors： Mu N,Lin F,Jiang Z,Liang Y,Yang Z

更新日期：2020-07-02 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Cancer immunotherapies have achieved much success and have become the forefront treatment of cancers previously associated with poor prognosis. However, a major challenge in cancer immunotherapies remains the heterogeneity of the immunoregulatory capacities of cancers, and not all patients of a given cancer ...

journal_title：Immunological investigations

authors： Andersen MM,Larsen J,Hansen M,Pedersen AE,Gad M

更新日期：2020-06-23 00:00:00

abstract：:A disintegrin and metalloproteinases (ADAMs) are believed to be involved in the pathogenesis of many fibrosis-related diseases. However, little is known regarding the significance of ADAM17 as a biomarker for interstitial lung disease (ILD). In this study, by using the RT-PCR, western blotting and ELISA, we detected t...

journal_title：Immunological investigations

authors： Ge J,Tang L,Mu P,Zhu F,Xie L,Tang Y

更新日期：2020-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Objectives: The aim of this study was to assess the genetic association between vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) gene polymorphisms and the risk of pre-eclampsia (PE).Methods: A systematic literature search of several databases (PubMed, Embase, and the China National Knowledge Infrastructure (CNKI)) was condu...

journal_title：Immunological investigations

authors： Wang X,Sun T,Chen G,Gao H

更新日期：2020-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the present study, we evaluated two novel technologies, the chemiluminescent immunoassay (CIA) QUANTA Flash on BIO-FLASH (Inova Diagnostics, San Diego, CA, USA) and the addressable laser bead immunoassay (ALBIA) on BioPlex™ 2200 (Bio-Rad, Hercules, CA, USA) for the detection of anti-cardiolipin IgG/IgM (aCL) and an...

journal_title：Immunological investigations

authors： Grossi V,Infantino M,Benucci M,Li Gobbi F,Bandinelli F,Damiani A,Bodio C,Borghi MO,Mahler M,Aure MA,Bentow C,Manfredi M

更新日期：2020-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study was to evaluate the possible association of IL12B gene polymorphisms with serum levels of IL-12p40, IL-23 and genetic susceptibility to rheumatoid arthritis (RA) in the Bulgarian population. Genotyping for IL12Bpro (rs17860508) and IL12B A/C - 3' UTR (rs3212227) polymorphisms was performed by pol...

journal_title：Immunological investigations

authors： Manolova I,Ivanova M,Vasilev G,Stoilov R,Miteva L,Stanilova S

更新日期：2020-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Th17 cells of the intestine and colon can produce several important cytokines during mucosal inflammation. However, few studies have focused on the role of IL-26 in intestinal inflammations. Colonic epithelial cells express receptors for IL-26, and this cytokine has been shown to induce the HT-29 colonic epithelial ce...

journal_title：Immunological investigations

authors： Weishaar IM,Young RS,Wiles BM,McGee DW

更新日期：2019-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Each functional gene illustrates the complexity of genetic predisposition to disease; however, it is difficult to bring out these traits with reference to autoimmune diseases like type 1 diabetes (T1D). To find out the genetic contribution of CTLA-4 + 49A/G, CTLA-4 -318C/T and CD28 + 17T/C polymorphisms toward T1D, th...

journal_title：Immunological investigations

authors： Gunavathy N,Asirvatham A,Chitra A,Jayalakshmi M

更新日期：2019-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Background: Polymorphisms in T-cell immunoglobulin and mucin domain 3 (TIM-3) gene have been implicated in susceptibility to autoimmune diseases (ADs) with inconsistent results. The aim of this study was to perform meta-analyses for clarifying the relationship between them. Methods: All relevant case-control studies w...

journal_title：Immunological investigations

authors： Zhang R,Li H,Bai L,Duan J

更新日期：2019-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Background: Immunosuppressive agents are necessary to enhance allograft tolerance after transplantation and the treatment of autoimmune disorders. Regulatory T cells (Tregs) play a pivotal role in improving allograft tolerance and determining the fate of transplanted organs. Therefore, the aim of this study was to inv...

journal_title：Immunological investigations

authors： Keyhanmehr N,Motedayyen H,Eskandari N

更新日期：2019-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Neutrophil chemotactic defects have been reported previously in patients with hyper-IgE syndrome. Bi-allelic mutations in dedicator of cytokinesis 8 (DOCK8) gene usually cause an autosomal recessive hyper-IgE syndrome phenotype. Data are lacking about expression of DOCK8 protein in neutrophils or the possible role of ...

journal_title：Immunological investigations

authors： Mandola AB,Levy J,Nahum A,Hadad N,Levy R,Rylova A,Simon AJ,Lev A,Somech R,Broides A

更新日期：2019-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:IL-23/Th17 signaling pathway plays a crucial role in the cell-mediated immune response against bacterial infections and also in the pathogenesis of inflammatory and autoimmune diseases. Recent studies indicate that Th17 cell-associated cytokines are involved in the progression and maintenance of valvular les...

journal_title：Immunological investigations

authors： Poomarimuthu M,Elango S,Solomon PR,Soundrapandian S,Mariakuttikan J

更新日期：2018-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The objective of this study was to investigate serum levels of immunosuppressive cytokines TGF beta 1 and VEGF and count of immune cells in peripheral blood in stage II and III colorectal cancer patients. METHODS:Blood samples were collected from 22 colorectal patients and 25 healthy controls before the sta...

journal_title：Immunological investigations

authors： Spacek J,Vocka M,Netikova I,Skalova H,Dundr P,Konopasek B,Zavadova E,Lubos P

更新日期：2018-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To assess cellular composition and local cytokine response in vitreous humor of tubercular uveitis. METHODS:Cells were collected from vitreous cassettes and peripheral blood of 8 tubercular uveitis and 5 control subjects, undergoing vitrectomy and analyzed by flow cytometry for cellular composition, activation...

journal_title：Immunological investigations

authors： Sharma RK M.Sc,Gupta V M.S,Bansal R M.S,Sharma K M.D,Gupta A M.S,Sachdeva N Ph.D

更新日期：2018-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Streptococcus pneumoniae is a major pathogen accounting for a large number of pneumococcal disease in worldwide. Due to the mucosal immune pathway induces both systemic and mucosal immune responses, the potential strategy to prevent pneumococcal disease may be to develop a mucosal vaccine. METHOD:In this st...

journal_title：Immunological investigations

authors： Wang D,Lu J,Yu J,Hou H,Leenhouts K,Van Roosmalen ML,Gu T,Jiang C,Kong W,Wu Y

更新日期：2018-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The objective of this study was to analyze how Staphylococcus epidermidis SCV and WT strains manipulate the PI3K/Akt/mTOR signaling pathway. Six S. epidermidis strains with normal phenotype (WT) and six S. epidermidis strains with SCV phenotype were isolated in parallel from six patients with the prosthetic hip joint ...

journal_title：Immunological investigations

authors： Magryś A,Bogut A,Kiełbus M,Olender A

更新日期：2018-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To study the relation between CD226 rs763361 gene polymorphism and CD226 serum level and to evaluate their role in susceptibility and disease activity of RA in a cohort of Egyptian individuals. METHODS:The serum level of CD226 was measured using a suitable ELISA kit and the CD226 rs763361 gene polymorphism w...

journal_title：Immunological investigations

authors： Mosaad YM,El-Toraby EE,Tawhid ZM,Abdelsalam AI,Enin AF,Hasson AM,Shafeek GM

更新日期：2018-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Association studies of genes encoding cytokines that play an important role in inflammatory response represent one approach to finding type 1 diabetes (T1D) disease genes. The aim of this study was to investigate the association of single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) within cytokine genes with T1D in a co...

journal_title：Immunological investigations

authors： Allam G,Nasr A,Talaat IM,Abuelsaad ASA,Bakheit AM,Nemenqani D,Alsulaimani AA

更新日期：2018-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Diabetic peripheral neuropathy (DPN) is one of late complications of diabetes mellitus. The aim of this study was to evaluate the association between variable number tandem repeat (VNTR) polymorphism in intron 3 of interleukin-4 gene and risk of DPN. METHODS:We examined 926 T2DM patients and 420 healthy cont...

journal_title：Immunological investigations

authors： Buraczynska M,Buraczynska K,Zukowski P,Ksiazek A

更新日期：2018-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Mouse experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis (EAE) is widely used model of multiple sclerosis (MS). The role of autoreactive CD4+ and CD8+ T cells in the development of mouse EAE has been demonstrated. However, little information is available about the relation between the frequency and reactivity of myel...

journal_title：Immunological investigations

authors： Wan X,Pei W,Zhang Y,Zhang L,Shahzad KA,Xu T,Shen C

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The complement system which is a critical mediator of innate immunity plays diverse roles in the neuropathogenesis of HIV-1 infection such as clearing HIV-1 and promoting productive HIV-1 replication. In the development of HIV-1 associated neurological disorders (HAND), there may be an imbalance between complement act...

journal_title：Immunological investigations

authors： Mahajan SD,Aalinkeel R,Parikh NU,Jacob A,Cwiklinski K,Sandhu P,Le K,Loftus AW,Schwartz SA,Quigg RJ,Alexander JJ

更新日期：2017-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Changes in cytokine expression have been frequently found in patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). Cytokine values outside the normal range may be somewhat related to common polymorphisms within cytokine genes. OBJECTIVE:The present study was designed to investigate the possible association betwee...

journal_title：Immunological investigations

authors： Ebrahimi Daryani N,Saghazadeh A,Moossavi S,Sadr M,Shahkarami S,Soltani S,Farhadi E,Rezaei N

更新日期：2017-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Genome-wide association studies have led to the discovery of several susceptibility genes related to autoimmune thyroid diseases (AITDs). However, controversial results have been reported regarding the role of single-nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) of CD40 in the disease susceptibility. The objective of this study was t...

journal_title：Immunological investigations

authors： Wang D,Chen J,Zhang H,Zhang F,Yang L,Mou Y

更新日期：2017-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Natural killer (NK) cells are the potential modulators of inflammatory reactions that exert several unique biological effects and could lead to future adverse events of coronary artery disease (CAD). HYPOTHESIS:The purpose of this study was to find out the possible association of modulation in NK cell, TNK ...

journal_title：Immunological investigations

authors： Jabir NR,Firoz CK,Ahmed F,Kamal MA,Hindawi S,Damanhouri GA,Almehdar HA,Tabrez S

更新日期：2017-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Interleukin (IL)-10 response is associated with mortality in patients with sepsis. IL-10 is primarily produced by monocytes and type 2 T helper (Th2) cells. The aim of this study was to investigate differences in IL-10 production between monocytes and Th2 cells in patients with sepsis. Forty patients with sepsis and 3...

journal_title：Immunological investigations

authors： Wu HP,Chu CM,Kao KC,Huang SH,Chuang DY

更新日期：2017-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Studies demonstrated that deficiency in 17β-estradiol (E2) in postmenopausal women influences their immune system. However, few studies have reported alterations in immunologic presentation during nonnatural menopause in young females. Here we compared the differences in immune response between young C57BL/6N mice wit...

journal_title：Immunological investigations

authors： Shao MJ,Zhu YJ,Qiu YE,Hu M,He YQ

更新日期：2017-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:This study determined whether tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF-α) and Interleukin-10 (IL-10) polymorphisms are associated with susceptibility to dengue. METHODS:a systematic review with meta-analysis was conducted of the associations between the TNF-α (-308G/A) and IL-10 (-819C/T) polymorphisms and dengue. ...

journal_title：Immunological investigations

authors： Santos AC,de Moura EL,Ferreira JM,Santos BR,Alves VM,de Farias KF,de Souza Figueiredo EV

更新日期：2017-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Infections are usually involved in the pathogenesis of spondyloarthritis (SpA). Mannose-binding lectin (MBL) is a component of the innate immune system with an important role in microbial defense. OBJECTIVE:To study the prevalence of MBL deficiency in SpA patients as well as its influence in the clinical pr...

journal_title：Immunological investigations

authors： Skare TL,Nisihara R,Cieslinski JZ,Zeni JO,Rasera HN,Messias-Reason I,Utiyama SR

更新日期：2017-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:This study aimed to examine the association of three functional IRF5 rs10954213, rs3757385, and rs41298401 polymorphisms with susceptibility to unexplained recurrent pregnancy loss (RPL) among Iranian women from south of Iran. METHODS:176 women with unexplained RPL and 173 healthy postmenopausal controls wer...

journal_title：Immunological investigations

authors： Amiri Jahromi R,Nasiri M,Jahromi AR

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this study, we aimed to explore the association among gene variants of five cytokines, tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF-α), transforming growth factor beta-1 (TGF-β1), interferon gamma (IFN-γ), interleukin-6 (IL-6), and interleukin-10 (IL-10), and clinical parameters and prognosis in patients with multiple myeloma ...

journal_title：Immunological investigations

authors： Haydaroglu H,Oguzkan Balcı S,Pehlıvan S,Ozdıllı K,Gundogan E,Okan V,Nursal AF,Pehlıvan M

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00