abstract：:Chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) is a clonal hematopoietic stem-cell malignancy characterized by the presence of the chimeric BCR-ABL oncoprotein with deregulated tyrosine-kinase (TK) activity. Although conventional T cells are acknowledged as important players in the control of CML, a possible modification of invariant...

journal_title：European journal of immunology

authors： Rossignol A,Levescot A,Jacomet F,Robin A,Basbous S,Giraud C,Roy L,Guilhot F,Turhan AG,Barra A,Herbelin A,Gombert JM

更新日期：2012-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Act1 is a negative regulator of B-cell activation factor of the TNF family (BAFF) and CD40L-induced signaling. BALB/C mice lacking Act1 develop systemic autoimmunity resembling systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and Sjögren's syndrome (SjS). SLE and SjS are characterized by anti-nuclear IgG autoantibody (ANA-IgG) prod...

journal_title：European journal of immunology

authors： Johnson AC,Davison LM,Giltiay NV,Vareechon C,Li X,Jørgensen TN

更新日期：2012-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Retinoic acid (RA), which is the biologically active form of vitamin A, acts through the nuclear hormone receptor RAR (RA receptor) to induce either gene activation or repression. RA production and its effects have been linked to macrophages, dendritic cells, T and B cells, and iNKT cells in the immune system and play...

journal_title：European journal of immunology

authors： Nagy L

更新日期：2012-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Regulatory T (Treg) cells are critically important for the maintenance of immunological tolerance. Both centrally arising natural nTreg cells and those emerging in the periphery in response to TGF-β, iTreg cells, play a role in the control of unwanted immune responses. Treg cells adopt multiple mechanisms to inhibit e...

journal_title：European journal of immunology

authors： Chen Y,Adams E,Regateiro FS,Vaux DJ,Betz AG,Andersen KG,Waldmann H,Howie D

更新日期：2012-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Because of their plasticity and central role in orchestrating immunity and tolerance, DCs can respond to pregnancy-specific signals, thus promoting the appropriate immune response in order to support pregnancy. Here, we show that pregnancy-specific glycoprotein (PSG1a), the major variant of PSG released into the circu...

journal_title：European journal of immunology

authors： Martínez FF,Knubel CP,Sánchez MC,Cervi L,Motrán CC

更新日期：2012-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Interleukin-10 (IL-10) is an anti-inflammatory cytokine that plays an important role in regulating the local inflammatory immune response, but regulatory mechanisms of this cytokine have not been fully elucidated. Here, we demonstrate that IL-10 deficiency renders LPS treatment ineffective in regulating the expression...

journal_title：European journal of immunology

authors： Zhou F,Ciric B,Li H,Yan Y,Li K,Cullimore M,Lauretti E,Gonnella P,Zhang GX,Rostami A

更新日期：2012-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The thymus is the primary organ for T-cell differentiation and maturation. Unlike other major organs, the thymus is highly dynamic, capable of undergoing multiple rounds of almost complete atrophy followed by rapid restoration. The process of thymic atrophy, or involution, results in decreased thymopoiesis and emigrat...

journal_title：European journal of immunology

authors： Dooley J,Liston A

更新日期：2012-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:B cells and regulatory T (Treg) cells can both facilitate remission from experimental auto immune encephalomyelitis (EAE), a disease of the central nervous system (CNS) used as a model for multiple sclerosis (MS). Considering that B-cell-depletion therapy (BCDT) is used to treat MS patients, we asked whether Treg-cell...

journal_title：European journal of immunology

authors： Hoehlig K,Shen P,Lampropoulou V,Roch T,Malissen B,O'Connor R,Ries S,Hilgenberg E,Anderton SM,Fillatreau S

更新日期：2012-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Induction of the glucocorticoid-induced leucine zipper (GILZ) by glucocorticoids plays a role in their antiinflammatory action, whereas GILZ expression is reduced under inflammatory conditions. The mechanisms regulating GILZ expression during inflammation, however, have not yet been characterized. Here, we investigate...

journal_title：European journal of immunology

authors： Hoppstädter J,Diesel B,Eifler LK,Schmid T,Brüne B,Kiemer AK

更新日期：2012-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:T-cell activation and the subsequent transformation of activated T cells into T-cell blasts require profound changes in cell volume. However, the impact of cell volume regulation for T-cell immunology has not been characterized. Here we studied the role of the cell-volume regulating osmolyte transporter Taut for T-cel...

journal_title：European journal of immunology

authors： Kaesler S,Sobiesiak M,Kneilling M,Volz T,Kempf WE,Lang PA,Lang KS,Wieder T,Heller-Stilb B,Warskulat U,Häussinger D,Lang F,Biedermann T

更新日期：2012-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:CD16-positive (CD14(++) CD16(+) and CD14(+) CD16(++) ) monocytes have unique features with respect to phenotype and function. We have used transcriptional profiling for comparison of CD16-positive monocytes and classical monocytes. We show herein that 187 genes are greater than fivefold differentially expressed, incl...

journal_title：European journal of immunology

authors： Frankenberger M,Hofer TP,Marei A,Dayyani F,Schewe S,Strasser C,Aldraihim A,Stanzel F,Lang R,Hoffmann R,Prazeres da Costa O,Buch T,Ziegler-Heitbrock L

更新日期：2012-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Intravenous immunoglobulin G (IVIg) therapy is widely used to treat autoimmune and inflammatory diseases. Recent evidence suggests that in mice, splenic resident cells might be important for the anti-inflammatory activity of IVIg in a model of serum transfer arthritis. Splenectomized human immunothrombocytopenia (ITP)...

journal_title：European journal of immunology

authors： Schwab I,Biburger M,Krönke G,Schett G,Nimmerjahn F

更新日期：2012-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Autoimmune diseases including multiple sclerosis (MS) are the result of an imbalanced immune tolerance network. Dendritic cells (DCs) are key players in both initiating immunity (immunogenic DCs) and regulating immune responses (tolerogenic DCs = tolDCs) and are potential targets for the treatment of MS. While the imm...

journal_title：European journal of immunology

authors： Gross CC,Jonuleit H,Wiendl H

更新日期：2012-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The generation of effective type 1 T helper (Th1)-cell responses is required for immunity against intracellular bacteria. However, some intracellular bacteria require interleukin (IL)-17 to drive Th1-cell immunity and subsequent protective host immunity. Here, in a model of Mycobacterium bovis Bacille Calmette-Guerin ...

journal_title：European journal of immunology

authors： Gopal R,Lin Y,Obermajer N,Slight S,Nuthalapati N,Ahmed M,Kalinski P,Khader SA

更新日期：2012-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Chemokines are proinflammatory mediators that regulate leukocyte trafficking at different steps of the leukocyte recruitment cascade. Studies using new imaging approaches and new mouse models are giving new insights into the role of chemokines in neutrophil migration at sites of inflammation. Conventional rolling and ...

journal_title：European journal of immunology

authors： Sanz MJ,Kubes P

更新日期：2012-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A major contributing factor to the final magnitude and breadth of CD8(+) T-cell responses to complex antigens is immunodomination, where CD8(+) T cells recognizing their cognate ligand inhibit the proliferation of other CD8(+) T cells engaged with the same APC. In this study, we examined how the half-life of cell s...

journal_title：European journal of immunology

authors： Galea I,Stasakova J,Dunscombe MS,Ottensmeier CH,Elliott T,Thirdborough SM

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Global transcriptional technologies have revolutionised the study of lymphoid cell populations, but human γδ T lymphocytes specific for phosphoantigens remain far less deeply characterised by these methods despite the great therapeutic potential of these cells. Here we analyse the transcriptome of circulating TCRVγ(+)...

journal_title：European journal of immunology

authors： Pont F,Familiades J,Déjean S,Fruchon S,Cendron D,Poupot M,Poupot R,L'faqihi-Olive F,Prade N,Ycart B,Fournié JJ

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Human invariant natural killer T (NKT) cell TCRs bind to CD1d via an "invariant" Vα24-Jα18 chain (iNKTα) paired to semi-invariant Vβ11 chains (iNKTβ). Single-amino acid variations at position 93 (p93) of iNKTα, immediately upstream of the "invariant" CDR3α region, have been reported in a substantial proportion of huma...

journal_title：European journal of immunology

authors： Sanderson JP,Waldburger-Hauri K,Garzón D,Matulis G,Mansour S,Pumphrey NJ,Lissin N,Villiger PM,Jakobsen B,Faraldo-Gómez JD,Gadola SD

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:MICA and MICB (MHC-class-I-related chain A/B) are transmembrane proteins expressed in pathological conditions that are ligands for NKG2D, an activating receptor found on cytotoxic lymphocytes. The recognition on target cells of NKG2D ligands leads to the activation of lysis and cytokine secretion by NK cells and T cel...

journal_title：European journal of immunology

authors： Agüera-González S,Gross CC,Fernández-Messina L,Ashiru O,Esteso G,Hang HC,Reyburn HT,Long EO,Valés-Gómez M

更新日期：2011-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The desire to induce HIV-1-specific responses soon after birth to prevent breast milk transmission of HIV-1 led us to propose a vaccine regimen which primes HIV-1-specific T cells using a recombinant Mycobacterium bovis bacillus Calmette-Guérin (rBCG) vaccine. Because attenuated live bacterial vaccines are typically n...

journal_title：European journal of immunology

authors： Hopkins R,Bridgeman A,Bourne C,Mbewe-Mvula A,Sadoff JC,Both GW,Joseph J,Fulkerson J,Hanke T

更新日期：2011-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The human butyrophilin (BTN) 3 or CD277 molecules belong to the B7 family members and are expressed in various immune cells such as T and NK cells. Here, we show that CD277 triggering considerably enhances TCR-induced cytokine production and cell proliferation, even when another co-stimulatory molecule, CD28, is engag...

journal_title：European journal of immunology

authors： Messal N,Mamessier E,Sylvain A,Celis-Gutierrez J,Thibult ML,Chetaille B,Firaguay G,Pastor S,Guillaume Y,Wang Q,Hirsch I,Nunès JA,Olive D

更新日期：2011-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Adoptive T-cell therapy (ATCT) can result in tumor rejection, yet the behavior and fate of the introduced T cells remain unclear. We developed a novel bioluminescence mouse model, which enabled highly sensitive detection of T-cell signals at the single-cell level. Transferred T cells preferentially accumulated within ...

journal_title：European journal of immunology

authors： Charo J,Perez C,Buschow C,Jukica A,Czeh M,Blankenstein T

更新日期：2011-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Human papillomavirus (HPV) infections account for more than 50% of infection-linked cancers in women worldwide. The immune system controls, at least partially, viral infection and around 90% of HPV-infected women clear the virus within two years. However, it remains unclear which immune cells are implicated in this pr...

journal_title：European journal of immunology

authors： Renoux VM,Bisig B,Langers I,Dortu E,Clémenceau B,Thiry M,Deroanne C,Colige A,Boniver J,Delvenne P,Jacobs N

更新日期：2011-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The use of fetal bovine serum (FBS) for the culture and expansion of mesenchymal stromal cells (MSCs) limits their possible clinical applications. Although some recent studies recommended substituting FBS with human platelet lysate (HPL) for the expansion of MSCs for clinical use, the functional capacity of the expand...

journal_title：European journal of immunology

authors： Abdelrazik H,Spaggiari GM,Chiossone L,Moretta L

更新日期：2011-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The cornea is an immune privileged tissue. Since arginase has been found to modulate T-cell function by depleting arginine, we investigated the expression of arginase in the cornea and its possible role in immune privilege using a murine transplant model. We found that both the endothelium and epithelium of murine cor...

journal_title：European journal of immunology

authors： Fu H,Khan A,Coe D,Zaher S,Chai JG,Kropf P,Müller I,Larkin DF,George AJ

更新日期：2011-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The major leukocyte population in the decidua during the first trimester of pregnancy consists of NK cells that express receptors capable of recognizing MHC class I molecules expressed by placental trophoblast. These include members of the killer immunoglobulin-like receptor (KIR) family, the two-domain KIR (KIR2D), w...

journal_title：European journal of immunology

authors： Male V,Sharkey A,Masters L,Kennedy PR,Farrell LE,Moffett A

更新日期：2011-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this study, we have analyzed the in vivo dynamics of the interaction between polyclonal Foxp3(+) Treg cells, effector T (Teff) cells, and DCs in order to further our understanding of the mechanisms of Treg cell-mediated suppression. Cotransfer of polyclonal activated Treg cells into healthy mice attenuated the ind...

journal_title：European journal of immunology

authors： Davidson TS,Shevach EM

更新日期：2011-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cathelicidins are a family of host defence peptides that are known to selectively alter innate immunity in response to infection and other changes in immune status. A study in this issue of the European Journal of Immunology elucidates a new role for mouse cathelin-related antimicrobial peptide in the adaptive immune ...

journal_title：European journal of immunology

authors： Wuerth K,Hancock RE

更新日期：2011-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Acute inflammatory activation of macrophages by Toll-like and related receptors is characterized by transient activation of MAPK-, NF-κB- and IRF-mediated signaling pathways and expression of pro-inflammatory genes. This activation state is inherently unstable and often transitions into a state of 'tolerance' characte...

journal_title：European journal of immunology

authors： Ivashkiv LB

更新日期：2011-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Tumor-associated macrophages (TAMs) are key components of the tumor macroenvironment. Cancer- and host cell-derived signals generally drive the functions of TAMs towards an M2-like polarized, tumor-propelling mode; however, when appropriately re-educated. TAMs also have the potential to elicit tumor destructive reacti...

journal_title：European journal of immunology

authors： Mantovani A,Germano G,Marchesi F,Locatelli M,Biswas SK

更新日期：2011-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Graft-versus-host disease (GVHD) caused by donor T cells attacking recipient tissues is a major cause of morbidity and mortality following allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (alloSCT). Studies have shown that effector memory T (T(EM) ) cells do not cause GVHD but are capable of immune functions post-tr...

journal_title：European journal of immunology

authors： Anderson BE,Tang AL,Wang Y,Froicu M,Rothstein D,McNiff JM,Jain D,Demetris AJ,Farber DL,Shlomchik WD,Shlomchik MJ

更新日期：2011-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Immunizations via the i.n. and intravaginal (ivag) routes effectively generate strong genital tract antibody-mediated immunity. To what extent the same is true for T-cell responses is incompletely known. Therefore, we set out to investigate optimal conditions for stimulation of genital tract CD4(+) T-cell responses, ...

journal_title：European journal of immunology

authors： Marks E,Helgeby A,Andersson JO,Schön K,Lycke NY

更新日期：2011-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:TLR and complement activation ensures efficient clearance of infection. Previous studies documented synergism between TLRs and the receptor for the pro-inflammatory complement peptide C5a (C5aR/CD88), and regulation of TLR-induced pro-inflammatory responses by C5aR, suggesting crosstalk between TLRs and C5aR. However,...

journal_title：European journal of immunology

authors： Raby AC,Holst B,Davies J,Colmont C,Laumonnier Y,Coles B,Shah S,Hall J,Topley N,Köhl J,Morgan BP,Labéta MO

更新日期：2011-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:For long-term attack on tumor cells in patients with prostate cancer, induction of cytolytic T cells is desirable. Several lineage-specific target proteins are known and algorithms have identified candidate MHC class I-binding peptides, particularly for HLA-A*0201. We have designed tolerance-breaking DNA fusion vaccin...

journal_title：European journal of immunology

authors： Vittes GE,Harden EL,Ottensmeier CH,Rice J,Stevenson FK

更新日期：2011-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Treg subsets play a role in sustaining peripheral tolerance, are characterized by markers such as forkhead winged-helix transcription factor (FOXP3) and CD25, and produce suppressive cytokines, such as IL-10 and TGF-β. Glucocorticoid-induced TNF receptor family-related (GITR) protein has been suggested to regulate Tre...

journal_title：European journal of immunology

authors： Bianchini R,Bistoni O,Alunno A,Petrillo MG,Ronchetti S,Sportoletti P,Bocci EB,Nocentini G,Gerli R,Riccardi C

更新日期：2011-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The presentation of islet antigens in the pancreatic LNs (PLNs) of mice is a developmentally regulated process. It has been hypothesized that, during physiological tissue remodeling, a wave of neonatal β-cell apoptosis may initiate diabetes in autoimmune-prone strains of mice. If true, increasing or decreasing physiol...

journal_title：European journal of immunology

authors： Carrington EM,Kos C,Zhan Y,Krishnamurthy B,Allison J

更新日期：2011-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The biological behavior of immune cells is determined by their intrinsic properties and interactions with other cell populations within their microenvironment. Several studies have confirmed the existence of tight spatial interactions between mast cells (MCs) and Tregs in different settings. For instance, we have rece...

journal_title：European journal of immunology

authors： Frossi B,D'Incà F,Crivellato E,Sibilano R,Gri G,Mongillo M,Danelli L,Maggi L,Pucillo CE

更新日期：2011-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Previous studies have suggested that T-lymphocyte dysfunction might be attributable to nitrative stress induced by reactive nitrogen species (RNS). In this manuscript, we explored this hypothesis and provided a direct demonstration of the inhibitory effects of RNS on human T-cell signaling, activation, and migration. ...

journal_title：European journal of immunology

authors： Kasic T,Colombo P,Soldani C,Wang CM,Miranda E,Roncalli M,Bronte V,Viola A

更新日期：2011-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The identification of soluble factors involved in stem cell renewal is a major goal in the assessment of the BM niche. We have previously shown that human endothelial cell (EC) supernatants can induce the proliferation of hematopoietic progenitor cells (HPCs), especially after stimulation with IL-1β. To identify new p...

journal_title：European journal of immunology

authors： Moldenhauer A,Futschik M,Lu H,Helmig M,Götze P,Bal G,Zenke M,Han W,Salama A

更新日期：2011-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An expanding spectrum of acute and chronic non-infectious inflammatory diseases is uniquely responsive to IL-1β neutralization. IL-1β-mediated diseases are often called "auto-inflammatory" and the dominant finding is the release of the active form of IL-1β driven by endogenous molecules acting on the monocyte/macropha...

journal_title：European journal of immunology

authors： Dinarello CA

更新日期：2011-05-01 00:00:00