abstract：:Human bone marrow-derived mesenchymal stem cells (MSC) are multipotent non-hematopoietic progenitors that have regulatory activity on immune cells. NOD- and Toll-like receptors (NLR, TLR) have several roles in immunity, including those relevant to pathogen recognition and shaping the course of immune responses by cont...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of immunology

authors： Sioud M,Mobergslien A,Boudabous A,Fløisand Y

更新日期：2010-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:RNA silencing is an efficient biochemical tool for gene knock downs as well as physiological phenomenon playing a major role in diverse biological processes. Recent knowledge suggests that the same protein families which mediate the experimental RNA interference (RNAi) in the fruit fly Drosophila melanogaster cells al...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of immunology

authors： Ulvila J,Hultmark D,Rämet M

更新日期：2010-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cytokines produced by tumour and immune cells may play a significant role in a modulation of immune cells response against tumour. We investigated an ability of peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMC) of patients with early and advanced stages of ovarian cancer and from non-cancer patients to produce various cytokin...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of immunology

authors： Nowak M,Klink M,Glowacka E,Sulowska Z,Kulig A,Szpakowski M,Szyllo K,Tchorzewski H

更新日期：2010-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Human leucocyte antigen (HLA)-G is an important molecule for maintaining an immunotolerant foetal-maternal relationship. A 14-bp insertion (+14-bp)/deletion (-14-bp) polymorphism in exon 8 of the 3' untranslated region of the HLA-G gene has been proposed to be associated with HLA-G mRNA stability and the expression of...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of immunology

authors： Zhu Y,Huo Z,Lai J,Li S,Jiao H,Dang J,Jin C

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:During the germinal centre reaction (GC), B cells with non-functional or self-reactive antigen receptors are negatively selected by apoptosis to generate B cell repertoire with appropriate antigen specificities. We studied the molecular mechanism of Fas/CD95- and B cell receptor (BCR)-induced apoptosis to shed light o...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of immunology

authors： Eeva J,Nuutinen U,Ropponen A,Mättö M,Eray M,Pellinen R,Wahlfors J,Pelkonen J

更新日期：2009-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Novel immunogenic antigens are continually required for the improvement of diagnostic techniques for Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection. Some proteins with serodiagnostic value are not expressed under normal culture conditions, but may be induced under specific conditions such as gradual oxygen depletion and low pH,...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of immunology

authors： Shin SJ,Kim SY,Shin AR,Kim HJ,Cho SN,Park JK

更新日期：2009-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The virulence of the pathogenic Yersinia species depends on a plasmid-encoded type III secretion system (T3SS) that injects six Yersinia outer protein (Yop) effector proteins into the cytosol of macrophages, leading to disruption of host defence mechanisms. Here, we report that a T3SS structural protein YscW of Yersin...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of immunology

authors： Bi Y,Du Z,Yang H,Guo Z,Tan Y,Zhu Z,Yang R

更新日期：2009-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:CD25 monoclonal antibody binding to the alpha-chain of the Interleukin-2 (IL-2) receptor, blocks high-affinity IL-2 binding, thereby preventing complete T-cell activation and being of ample importance in transplantation medicine and potentially the treatment of autoimmune disease. However, CD25 antibodies do not only ...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of immunology

authors： Richter GH,Mollweide A,Hanewinkel K,Zobywalski C,Burdach S

更新日期：2009-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cellular immune response and delayed-type hypersensitivity reactions are considered to play a major role in the immunopathogenesis of pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB). But the exact mechanism is still to be clarified. Th1 cells are mainly involved in cellular immune responses in PTB and provide a normal healing process wi...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of immunology

authors： Aktas E,Ciftci F,Bilgic S,Sezer O,Bozkanat E,Deniz O,Citici U,Deniz G

更新日期：2009-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We studied the T-cell reactivity to overlapping peptides of B. garinii OspA, in order to locate possible immunodominant T-cell epitopes in neuroborreliosis. Cells from cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) and blood from 39 patients with neuroborreliosis and 31 controls were stimulated with 31 overlapping peptides, and interferon...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of immunology

authors： Widhe M,Ekerfelt C,Jarefors S,Skogman BH,Peterson EM,Bergström S,Forsberg P,Ernerudh J

更新日期：2009-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recently, associations were found between several autoimmune diseases and functional variants of interleukin-23 receptor (IL23R) gene; here, we studied the possible association of nine polymorphisms of IL23R with ankylosing spondylitis (AS) and with Sjögren syndrome (SS). In our study, we genotyped groups of patients ...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of immunology

authors： Sáfrány E,Pazár B,Csöngei V,Járomi L,Polgár N,Sipeky C,Horváth IF,Zeher M,Poór G,Melegh B

更新日期：2009-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The identification of a herd of goats with tuberculosis let us test a new treatment regimen against latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI). Using large animal experimental models allows a better approach to understanding human tuberculosis according to immunopathological parameters. Based on an initial study showing a c...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of immunology

authors： Domingo M,Gil O,Serrano E,Guirado E,Nofrarias M,Grassa M,Cáceres N,Pérez B,Vilaplana C,Cardona PJ

更新日期：2009-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The development of B-cell lymphomas is an intricate interplay among various pathogenic factors, leading to a multi-step process, encompassing various stages of B-cell maturation. Besides genetic abnormalities, a variety of environmental and microbial factors, as well as disproportional immune-regulatory processes lead...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of immunology

authors： Illes A,Varoczy L,Papp G,Wilson PC,Alex P,Jonsson R,Kovacs T,Konttinen YT,Zeher M,Nakken B,Szodoray P

更新日期：2009-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The oral commensal bacterium Streptococcus gordonii has been gathering interest as a candidate live mucosal vaccine delivery vector. S. gordonii has been shown to be capable of activating antigen presenting immune cells in a manner which leads to their activation and maturation, yet the mechanism used by S. gordonii t...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of immunology

authors： Mayer ML,Phillips CM,Townsend RA,Halperin SA,Lee SF

更新日期：2009-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There are genetically determined differences in susceptibility to arthritis among inbred rat strains. The aim of the present study was to elucidate phenotypical differences, by determining expression of TNF and IL-1beta, two pivotal mediators of arthritis, in the highly arthritis-prone Dark Agouti (DA) rat compared to...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of immunology

authors： Weiss RJ,Erlandsson Harris H,Palmblad K

更新日期：2009-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The immune system defends the host against pathogenic attacks by micro-organisms and their products. It does not react against self-components due to the relatively efficient negative selection of developing T lymphocytes in the thymus. This process does permit T cells with low avidity against self to be present in th...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of immunology

authors： Rubin B

更新日期：2009-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Paracoccidioidomycosis (PCM) is a systemic mycosis caused by Paracoccidiodes brasiliensis that presents a wide spectrum of clinical manifestations. Because of the great number of neutrophils polymorphonuclear neutrophils (PMN) found in the P. brasiliensis granuloma, studies have been done to evaluate the role of these...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of immunology

authors： Acorci MJ,Dias-Melicio LA,Golim MA,Bordon-Graciani AP,Peraçoli MT,Soares AM

更新日期：2009-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Extracorporeal photochemotherapy (ECP) has been shown to induce apoptosis in lymphocytes. Until recently the prevailing opinion has been that the monocytes were mainly not affected by this treatment. This study has investigated the effect of ECP and gamma irradiation on monocytes and immature dendritic cells (DC) in v...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of immunology

authors： Rao V,Saunes M,Jørstad S,Moen T

更新日期：2008-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:IgE levels in cord blood have been investigated as predictors of atopy, but no definitive findings have been made. Other factors, including cells and/or cytokines may serve as predictors of this disease. Cord blood and peripheral blood was obtained at birth and at 7 months of age, respectively, from children (n = 2) w...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of immunology

authors： Smith-Norowitz TA,Norowitz KB,Silverberg JI,Chice S,Shah V,Stanek A,Walker D,Brennan JP,Durkin HG,Bluth MH

更新日期：2008-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Collagen-induced arthritis (CIA) is a well studied mouse model of the human disease rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Both CIA and RA are complex diseases affected by multiple genes as well as environmental factors. Identifying the genes that determine susceptibility to arthritis would give invaluable clues to the largely un...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of immunology

authors： Popovic M,Ahlqvist E,Rockenbauer E,Bockermann R,Holmdahl R

更新日期：2008-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection is a risk factor for thrombotic microangiopathy (TMA). We sought whether a severe deficiency in ADAMTS13, the enzyme specifically involved in the cleavage of von Willebrand factor, was associated with specific presenting features and outcome in HIV-associated TMA. In this p...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of immunology

authors： Malak S,Wolf M,Millot GA,Mariotte E,Veyradier A,Meynard JL,Korach JM,Malot S,Bussel A,Azoulay E,Boulanger E,Galicier L,Devaux E,Eschwège V,Gallien S,Adrie C,Schlemmer B,Rondeau E,Coppo P,Réseau d'Etude des Microangi

更新日期：2008-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Matrix metalloproteinases are involved in leucocyte invasion into the central nervous system (CNS) during meningitis. The aim of the study was to determine whether there are differences in the expression patterns of matrix metalloproteinase-9 (MMP-9) and the tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinase-1 (TIMP-1) in the cere...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of immunology

authors： Sulik A,Wojtkowska M,Oldak E

更新日期：2008-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Vitamin D, besides having well-known control functions of calcium and phosphorus metabolism, bone formation and mineralization, also has a role in the maintenance of immune-homeostasis. The immune-regulatory role of vitamin D affects both the innate and adaptive immune system contributing to the immune-tolerance of se...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of immunology

authors： Szodoray P,Nakken B,Gaal J,Jonsson R,Szegedi A,Zold E,Szegedi G,Brun JG,Gesztelyi R,Zeher M,Bodolay E

更新日期：2008-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A substantial proportion of immunologists, microbiologists and health professionals--and, indeed, many dictionaries--currently regard the term pathogen as a synonym for a pathogenic organism (most often a micro-organism). I will argue that this is a distortion of its original meaning--'a specific causative agent of di...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of immunology

authors： Cunliffe J

更新日期：2008-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:RUTI is a vaccine consisting of Mycobacterium tuberculosis bacilli grown in stress conditions that is fragmented, detoxified and liposomed. RUTI was designed to shorten the treatment of latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) with isoniazid from 9 months to just 1 month, by additional treatment with two inoculations of R...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of immunology

authors： Vilaplana C,Ruiz-Manzano J,Gil O,Cuchillo F,Montané E,Singh M,Spallek R,Ausina V,Cardona PJ

更新日期：2008-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Coeliac disease (CD) is becoming a model for understanding the pathogenesis of autoimmune disorders. In CD, antibodies against transglutaminase 2 (TG2) and specific residues of gliadins have been identified. A similar situation is seen in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) with both anti-citrullinated protein antibodies (ACPA)...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of immunology

authors： Bodil Roth E,Theander E,Londos E,Sandberg-Wollheim M,Larsson A,Sjöberg K,Stenberg P

更新日期：2008-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:CD8+ T cells are thought to play an important role in protective immunity against tuberculosis. We report the identification of three peptides derived from Rv1818c, Rv3812 and Rv3018c proteins of Mycobacterium tuberculosis that bound to HLA-A*0201 molecules and their ability to induce in vitro T-cell response in perip...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of immunology

authors： Chaitra MG,Shaila MS,Chandra NR,Nayak R

更新日期：2008-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study describes an immunomagnetic bead-based methodology for optimal purification of mouse CD4+ T cells. It reproducibly yields highly pure CD4+ T cells from mouse lymph nodes (95-99%) and spleen (93-96%) with no residual antigen-presenting cell (APC) function in the purified population. The recovery of the start...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of immunology

authors： Kamala T

更新日期：2008-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have analysed separately the role of B-cell receptor (BCR) stimulation and the soluble second signal in the T-cell-independent type 2 (TI-2) B-cell response. We were able to show that human B cells and macrophages (Mphi) could function together in TI-type microbial response. Interestingly, BCR cross-linking of peri...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of immunology

authors： Mättö M,Raunio AR,Postila V,Huttunen K,Hirvonen MR,Pelkonen J

更新日期：2008-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Based on CD14 and CD16 expression, human peripheral blood monocytes (MO) can be divided into a major CD14(high) CD16(-) population and two minor CD14(high) CD16(+) and CD14(dim) CD16(+) subpopulations. CD14(dim) CD16(+) MO are well characterized and regarded as pro-inflammatory because upon stimulation produce TNF-alp...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of immunology

authors： Skrzeczyńska-Moncznik J,Bzowska M,Loseke S,Grage-Griebenow E,Zembala M,Pryjma J

更新日期：2008-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:TNF-alpha production has a central role in the development and progression of Pseudomonas aeruginosa septic shock. We have previously shown that P. aeruginosa slime-glycolipoprotein (slime-GLP) is the most potent stimulant compared to P. aeruginosa lipopolysaccharide (LPS), for TNF-alpha production and NF-kB activatio...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of immunology

authors： Lagoumintzis G,Xaplanteri P,Dimitracopoulos G,Paliogianni F

更新日期：2008-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:ESAT-6 is a protein produced by virulent Mycobacterium tuberculosis but absent in Mycobacterium bovis bacillus Calmette-Guerin (BCG) and is considered as a promising vaccine subunit against tuberculosis. The protective efficacy of a new strategy based on the combination of DNA vaccine encoding ESAT-6 (DNA-E6) and BCG ...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of immunology

authors： Fan X,Gao Q,Fu R

更新日期：2007-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Tumour-draining lymph node T cells are an excellent source of effector T cells that can be used in adoptive tumour immunotherapy because they have already been sensitized to tumour-associated antigens in vivo. However, such tumour-specific immune cells are not readily obtained from the host due to poor immunogenicity ...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of immunology

authors： Ishida A,Tanaka H,Hiura T,Miura S,Watanabe S,Matsuyama K,Kuriyama H,Tanaka J,Kagamu H,Gejyo F,Yoshizawa H

更新日期：2007-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:B-cell-dependent autoantibody production is a hallmark of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) which requires costimulatory molecules. The aim of the study was to analyse the expression of costimulatory molecules on B cells in patients with SLE. Twenty-six patients with SLE (four male, 22 female, mean age 46 +/- 15 year...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of immunology

authors： Dolff S,Wilde B,Patschan S,Dürig J,Specker C,Philipp T,Kribben A,Witzke O

更新日期：2007-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effect of low-dose methotrexate (MTX) treatment on the CD26 density on circulating monocytes and CD4(+) T lymphocytes or levels of soluble CD26 (sCD26) has not yet been described in rheumatoid arthritis (RA). While CD26 in T lymphocytes is involved in the activation and proliferation of T lymphocytes, little is kn...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of immunology

authors： Ellingsen T,Hornung N,Møller BK,Hjelm-Poulsen J,Stengaard-Pedersen K

更新日期：2007-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Strategically positioned in peripheral tissues, immune sentinel cells sense microbes and/or their shed products through different types of pattern-recognition receptors. Upon secretion, pre-formed pro-inflammatory mediators activate the microvasculature, inducing endothelium/neutrophil adherence and impairing endothel...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of immunology

authors： Scharfstein J,Schmitz V,Svensjö E,Granato A,Monteiro AC

更新日期：2007-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:T lymphocytes are activated by the interaction between the T-cell antigen receptor (TCR) and peptides presented by major histocompatibility complex (MHC) molecules. The avidity of this TCR-pMHC interaction is very low. Therefore, several hypotheses have been put forward to explain how T cells become specifically activ...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of immunology

authors： Rubin B,Knibiehler M,Gairin JE

更新日期：2007-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To evaluate the role of IFN-gamma (interferon gamma) in IL-12- (interleukin-12)-induced inhibition of the inflammatory response in the eye during endotoxin-induced uveitis (EIU). C57BL/6 wild type mice and IFN-gamma-deficient (GKO) mice were injected with 250 microg of Salmonella typhymurium endotoxin as a model for E...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of immunology

authors： Figueiredo F,Commodaro AG,de Camargo MM,Rizzo LV,Belfort R Jr

更新日期：2007-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:22q11.2 deletion syndrome is the commonest chromosome deletion syndrome. 22q11.2 deletion may result in variable clinical phenotypes which may differ even between patients with identical deletions. Abnormal pharyngeal arch development results in defects in the development of the parathyroid glands, thymus and conotrun...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of immunology

authors： McLean-Tooke A,Spickett GP,Gennery AR

更新日期：2007-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In a prospective clinical study in New Halfa Teaching Hospital, the possible association between FcgammaRIIa-R/H131 polymorphism and anti-malarial antibody responses with clinical outcome of Plasmodium falciparum malaria among Sudanese patients was investigated. A total of 256 individuals were consecutively enrolled, ...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of immunology

authors： Nasr A,Iriemenam NC,Troye-Blomberg M,Giha HA,Balogun HA,Osman OF,Montgomery SM,ElGhazali G,Berzins K

更新日期：2007-07-01 00:00:00