abstract：:In inflammatory diseases, circulating neutrophils are recruited to sites of injury. Attractant signals are provided by many different chemotactic molecules, such that blockade of one may not prevent neutrophil recruitment effectively. The Slit family of secreted proteins and their transmembrane receptor, Robo, repel a...

journal_title：Journal of leukocyte biology

authors： Tole S,Mukovozov IM,Huang YW,Magalhaes MA,Yan M,Crow MR,Liu GY,Sun CX,Durocher Y,Glogauer M,Robinson LA

更新日期：2009-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Immunosuppression following infection with HIV-1 predisposes patients to a myriad of opportunistic pathogens, one of the most important of which is Mtb. Granulysin, expressed by NK cells and CTL, exhibits potent antimicrobial activity against Mtb and several other opportunistic pathogens associated with HIV-1 infectio...

journal_title：Journal of leukocyte biology

authors： Hogg AE,Bowick GC,Herzog NK,Cloyd MW,Endsley JJ

更新日期：2009-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Neutrophils kill invading pathogens by AMPs, including cathelicidins, ROS, and NETs. The human pathogen Staphylococcus aureus exhibits enhanced resistance to neutrophil AMPs, including the murine cathelicidin CRAMP, in part, as a result of alanylation of teichoic acids by the dlt operon. In this study, we took advanta...

journal_title：Journal of leukocyte biology

authors： Jann NJ,Schmaler M,Kristian SA,Radek KA,Gallo RL,Nizet V,Peschel A,Landmann R

更新日期：2009-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:ARDS is a severe form of lung injury characterized by increased permeability of the alveolar capillary membrane, diffuse alveolar damage, the accumulation of proteinaceous interstitial and intra-alveolar edema, and the presence of hyaline membranes. These pathological changes are accompanied by physiological alteratio...

journal_title：Journal of leukocyte biology

authors： Boé DM,Vandivier RW,Burnham EL,Moss M

更新日期：2009-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The oncogene EVI1 has been implicated in the etiology of AML and MDS. Although AML cells are characterized by accelerated proliferation and differentiation arrest, MDS cells hyperproliferate when immature but fail to differentiate later and die instead. In agreement with its roles in AML and in immature MDS cells, EVI...

journal_title：Journal of leukocyte biology

authors： Konrad TA,Karger A,Hackl H,Schwarzinger I,Herbacek I,Wieser R

更新日期：2009-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Inflammation is deeply entangled with redox modulation. Triggering of PRRs on inflammatory cells induces ROS generation. As a consequence, activated cells mount antioxidant responses to counteract the possible harmful effects of oxidation. Therefore, when repair is completed, homeostasis is restored. Here, we describe...

journal_title：Journal of leukocyte biology

authors： Carta S,Castellani P,Delfino L,Tassi S,Venè R,Rubartelli A

更新日期：2009-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Several S100 Ca(2+)-binding proteins undergo various post-translational modifications that may alter their intracellular and extracellular functions. S100A8 and S100A9, two members of this family, are particularly susceptible to oxidative modification. These proteins, abundantly expressed in neutrophils and activated ...

journal_title：Journal of leukocyte biology

authors： Lim SY,Raftery MJ,Goyette J,Hsu K,Geczy CL

更新日期：2009-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:HSA preparations for i.v. use are administered in critically ill patients. Although increasing intravascular osmotic pressure seems to be a pathophysiologically orientated treatment, clinical trials do not indicate a benefit for mortality in HSA-treated patients. Instead, there is evidence for inflammatory reactions u...

journal_title：Journal of leukocyte biology

authors： Humpert PM,Lukic IK,Thorpe SR,Hofer S,Awad EM,Andrassy M,Deemer EK,Kasper M,Schleicher E,Schwaninger M,Weigand MA,Nawroth PP,Bierhaus A

更新日期：2009-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hepatic lymphocytes are enriched in NK and NKT cells that play important roles in antiviral and antitumor defenses and in the pathogenesis of chronic liver disease. In this review, we discuss the differential distribution of NK and NKT cells in mouse, rat, and human livers, the ultrastructural similarities and differe...

journal_title：Journal of leukocyte biology

authors： Gao B,Radaeva S,Park O

更新日期：2009-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Serum MBP, also known as MBL, is a C-type lectin that is known to be a soluble host defense factor involved in innate immunity. It has been well established that dying microbes and apoptotic cells release highly viscous DNA that induces inflammation and septic shock, and apoptotic cells display fragmented DNA on their...

journal_title：Journal of leukocyte biology

authors： Nakamura N,Nonaka M,Ma BY,Matsumoto S,Kawasaki N,Asano S,Kawasaki T

更新日期：2009-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The RAGE binds multiple ligand families linked to hyperglycemia, aging, inflammation, neurodegeneration, and cancer. Activation of RAGE by its ligands stimulates diverse signaling cascades. The recent observation that the cytoplasmic domain of RAGE interacts with diaphanous or mDia-1 links RAGE signal transduction to ...

journal_title：Journal of leukocyte biology

authors： Ramasamy R,Yan SF,Schmidt AM

更新日期：2009-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Human chorionic gonadotrophin (hCG) is a hormone produced during pregnancy and present at the implantation site and in the maternal blood. Pregnancy has been proposed to represent a controlled state of inflammation at an early stage at the implantation site and later, systemically extended to the maternal circulation....

journal_title：Journal of leukocyte biology

authors： Wan H,Coppens JM,van Helden-Meeuwsen CG,Leenen PJ,van Rooijen N,Khan NA,Kiekens RC,Benner R,Versnel MA

更新日期：2009-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:M-CSF and GM-CSF are mediators involved in regulating the numbers and function of macrophage lineage populations and have been shown to contribute to macrophage heterogeneity. Type I IFN is an important mediator produced by macrophages and can have profound regulatory effects on their properties. In this study, we com...

journal_title：Journal of leukocyte biology

authors： Fleetwood AJ,Dinh H,Cook AD,Hertzog PJ,Hamilton JA

更新日期：2009-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the pathogenesis of chronic inflammatory periodontal disease, neutrophils are recognized as a major cellular component from the histopathology of the periodontal lesion around teeth and from clinical cases where absence or dysfunction of neutrophils results in major periodontal destruction. Neutrophils are recruite...

journal_title：Journal of leukocyte biology

authors： Galicia JC,Benakanakere MR,Stathopoulou PG,Kinane DF

更新日期：2009-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The cytosolic adaptor molecule SKAP-HOM, similar to the T cell-specific homologue SKAP55, interacts directly with ADAP, and both molecules are involved in inside-out signaling. Previous studies have shown that in the absence of SKAP-HOM, antigen receptor-triggered integrin-mediated adhesion is impaired severely in B c...

journal_title：Journal of leukocyte biology

authors： Reinhold A,Reimann S,Reinhold D,Schraven B,Togni M

更新日期：2009-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Extracellular ATP mediates a diverse array of biological responses in many cell types and tissues, including immune cells. We have demonstrated that ATP induces purinergic receptor P2X(7) mediated membrane permeabilization, apoptosis, and cytokine expression in murine mast cells (MCs). Here, we report that MCs deficie...

journal_title：Journal of leukocyte biology

authors： Bulanova E,Budagian V,Orinska Z,Koch-Nolte F,Haag F,Bulfone-Paus S

更新日期：2009-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Given the variable protective efficacy provided by Mycobacterium bovis bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG), there is an urgent need to develop new vaccines against tuberculosis. As dendritic cells (DC) play a critical role in initiating and regulating a protective T cell response against the pathogens, the comprehension of...

journal_title：Journal of leukocyte biology

authors： Giacomini E,Remoli ME,Gafa V,Pardini M,Fattorini L,Coccia EM

更新日期：2009-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An increase in intracellular calcium concentration is one of the major initial steps in B cell activation following antigen receptor (BCR) ligation. We show herein that in C57BL/6 murine B lymphocytes and in model cell lines, BCR-mediated calcium ion (Ca(2+)) influx occurs via highly selective Ca(2+) release-activated...

journal_title：Journal of leukocyte biology

authors： Lyubchenko T,Nielsen JP,Miller SM,Liubchenko GA,Holers VM

更新日期：2009-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ly-6G is a member of the Ly-6 family of GPI-linked proteins, which is expressed on murine neutrophils. Antibodies against Ly-6G cause neutropenia, and fatal reactions also develop if mice are primed with TNF-alpha prior to antibody treatment. We have investigated the mechanisms behind these responses to Ly-6G ligation...

journal_title：Journal of leukocyte biology

authors： Abbitt KB,Cotter MJ,Ridger VC,Crossman DC,Hellewell PG,Norman KE

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The kinetics and regulatory mechanisms of T cell migration through the endothelium have not been fully defined. In experimental, filter-based assays in vitro, transmigration of lymphocytes takes hours, compared with minutes, in vivo. We cultured endothelial cell (EC) monolayers on filters, solid substrates, or collage...

journal_title：Journal of leukocyte biology

authors： McGettrick HM,Hunter K,Moss PA,Buckley CD,Rainger GE,Nash GB

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The ability of neutrophils to sense and migrate toward damaged tissue is a vital component of the innate immune response. Paradoxically, this same migration serves as the hallmark of a number of inflammatory conditions, including ischemic reperfusion injury, atherosclerosis, arthritis, and Crohn's disease. More recent...

journal_title：Journal of leukocyte biology

authors： Maher BM,Dhonnchu TN,Burke JP,Soo A,Wood AE,Watson RW

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The transmembrane C-type lectin, dendritic cell-specific ICAM-3-grabbing nonintegrin (DC-SIGN), has three conserved cytoplasmic tail motifs: the tyrosine (Y)-based, dileucine (LL), and triacidic cluster (EEE), which are believed to regulate ligand binding, uptake, and trafficking. We mutated each of these motifs by al...

journal_title：Journal of leukocyte biology

authors： Azad AK,Torrelles JB,Schlesinger LS

更新日期：2008-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Chemerin is a potent chemotactic factor that was identified recently as the ligand of ChemR23, a G protein-coupled receptor expressed by mononuclear phagocytes, dendritic cells (DCs), and NK cells. Chemerin is synthesized as a secreted precursor, prochemerin, which is poorly active on ChemR23. However, prochemerin can...

journal_title：Journal of leukocyte biology

authors： Guillabert A,Wittamer V,Bondue B,Godot V,Imbault V,Parmentier M,Communi D

更新日期：2008-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Nucleotide receptors serve as sensors of extracellular ATP and are important for immune function. The nucleotide receptor P2RX7 is a cell-surface, ligand-gated cation channel that has been implicated in many diseases, including arthritis, granuloma formation, sepsis, and tuberculosis. These disorders are often exacerb...

journal_title：Journal of leukocyte biology

authors： Gavala ML,Pfeiffer ZA,Bertics PJ

更新日期：2008-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Colorectal cancer is the second most common cause of cancer-related death. Novel prognostic factors should be identified and validated to refine the present tumor-node-metastasis system. The presence of immune cells infiltrating colorectal cancers is a common phenomenon. However, the current belief is that clinically ...

journal_title：Journal of leukocyte biology

authors： Pagès F,Galon J,Fridman WH

更新日期：2008-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There is accumulating evidence that omega-3 fatty acids may modulate immune responses. When monocytes were differentiated to dendritic cells (DCs) in the presence of docosahexaenoic acid (DHA), the expression of costimulatory and antigen presentation markers was altered in a concentration-dependent way, positively or ...

journal_title：Journal of leukocyte biology

authors： Zapata-Gonzalez F,Rueda F,Petriz J,Domingo P,Villarroya F,Diaz-Delfin J,de Madariaga MA,Domingo JC

更新日期：2008-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The liver contains a unique repertoire of immune cells and a particular abundance of NK cells. We have found that CD11c defines a distinct subset of NK cells (NK1.1(+)CD3(-)) in the murine liver whose function was currently unknown. In naïve animals, CD11c(+) liver NK cells displayed an activated phenotype and possess...

journal_title：Journal of leukocyte biology

authors： Burt BM,Plitas G,Stableford JA,Nguyen HM,Bamboat ZM,Pillarisetty VG,DeMatteo RP

更新日期：2008-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The role of PI-3K in leukocyte function has been studied extensively. However, the specific role of the p110gamma isoform of PI- 3K in CD4 T lymphocyte function has yet to be defined explicitly. In this study, we report that although p110gamma does not regulate antigen-dependent CD4 T cell activation and proliferation...

journal_title：Journal of leukocyte biology

authors： Thomas MS,Mitchell JS,DeNucci CC,Martin AL,Shimizu Y

更新日期：2008-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Intracellular pathogens, including Mycobacterium tuberculosis, obtain iron from the host for their survival. Ferroportin 1 (FPN1; SLC40A1) is the sole iron exporter from mammalian cells and is expressed in the duodenum and macrophages. In the present study, we show that FPN1 mRNA levels in the mouse macrophage cell li...

journal_title：Journal of leukocyte biology

authors： Van Zandt KE,Sow FB,Florence WC,Zwilling BS,Satoskar AR,Schlesinger LS,Lafuse WP

更新日期：2008-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Overexpression of CD95 (Fas/Apo-1) ligand (CD95L) has been shown to induce T cell tolerance but also, neutrophilic inflammation and rejection of allogeneic tissue. We explored the capacity of dendritic cells (DCs) genetically engineered to overexpress CD95L to induce an antitumor response. We first found that DCs over...

journal_title：Journal of leukocyte biology

authors： Buonocore S,Haddou NO,Moore F,Florquin S,Paulart F,Heirman C,Thielemans K,Goldman M,Flamand V

更新日期：2008-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In resident mouse peritoneal macrophages, group IVA cytosolic phospholipase A(2) (cPLA(2)alpha) mediates arachidonic acid (AA) release and eicosanoid production in response to diverse agonists such as A23187, phorbol myristate acetate, zymosan, and the enterotoxin, okadaic acid (OA). cPLA(2)alpha is regulated by phosp...

journal_title：Journal of leukocyte biology

authors： Tucker DE,Gijón MA,Spencer DM,Qiu ZH,Gelb MH,Leslie CC

更新日期：2008-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:HIV infection causes rapid and lasting defects in the population of Vgamma2Vdelta2 T cells. To fully describe the impact of HIV, we examined PBMC samples from HIV+ patients receiving highly active antiretroviral therapy, who had displayed prolonged viral control and CD4 counts above 300 cells/mm3. We observed lower fr...

journal_title：Journal of leukocyte biology

authors： Cummings JS,Cairo C,Armstrong C,Davis CE,Pauza CD

更新日期：2008-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Antigen-dependent activation of IgE-bound mast cells is critical for immediate hypersensitivity and other allergic disorders. Recent studies have revealed the effects of monomeric IgEs on mast cell survival and activation. Furthermore, IgE molecules exhibit a wide range of heterogeneity in the ability to induce mast c...

journal_title：Journal of leukocyte biology

authors： Kashiwakura J,Xiao W,Kitaura J,Kawakami Y,Maeda-Yamamoto M,Pfeiffer JR,Wilson BS,Blank U,Kawakami T

更新日期：2008-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recombinant tissue plasminogen activator (t-PA), the only approved stroke treatment, is used for clot lysis within the occluded brain artery. Unfortunately, matrix metalloproteinase-9 (MMP-9) concentration increases after t-PA treatment and has been related to hemorrhagic transformation after ischemic stroke. Although...

journal_title：Journal of leukocyte biology

authors： Cuadrado E,Ortega L,Hernández-Guillamon M,Penalba A,Fernández-Cadenas I,Rosell A,Montaner J

更新日期：2008-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:MRL/fas(lpr) mice, which undergo a systemic autoimmune disease with similarities to systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), display reduced pathology and prolonged survival if rendered deficient in ICAM-1. However, it remains unclear whether this is a result of the ability of ICAM-1 to promote the immune response or media...

journal_title：Journal of leukocyte biology

authors： Norman MU,James WG,Hickey MJ

更新日期：2008-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although mouse models of inflammatory skin diseases such as psoriasis and atopic dermatitis fail to completely phenocopy disease in humans, they provide invaluable tools to examine the molecular and cellular mechanisms responsible for the epidermal hyperplasia, inflammation, and excess angiogenesis observed in human d...

journal_title：Journal of leukocyte biology

authors： Voskas D,Babichev Y,Ling LS,Alami J,Shaked Y,Kerbel RS,Ciruna B,Dumont DJ

更新日期：2008-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The neuropeptide alpha-melanocyte-stimulating hormone (alpha-MSH) is a powerful suppressor of inflammation mediated by macrophages, which express at least two receptors, melanocortin 1 and 3 receptors (MC1r and MC3r) that bind alpha-MSH. Albeit, the anti-inflammatory activity of alpha-MSH has been well documented in m...

journal_title：Journal of leukocyte biology

authors： Li D,Taylor AW

更新日期：2008-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:TNF is a pleiotropic cytokine involved in a variety of inflammatory processes and immune responses. TNF effects are mediated via two distinct membrane receptors: TNFR1 and TNFR2. Investigations concerning regulation and function of TNFR2 revealed a novel TNFR2 isoform in human and mouse cells, termed icp75TNFR, with m...

journal_title：Journal of leukocyte biology

authors： Bäumel M,Lechner A,Hehlgans T,Männel DN

更新日期：2008-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Dendritic cell-specific ICAM-3-grabbing nonintegrin (DC-SIGN) C-type lectin is almost exclusively expressed at the cell surface of DC. In addition to its normal function facilitating contact of DC with T cells, DC-SIGN has been shown to bind a variety of pathogens, including Mycobacterium bovis, and HIV-1 envelope pro...

journal_title：Journal of leukocyte biology

authors： Yamakawa Y,Pennelegion C,Willcocks S,Stalker A,Machugh N,Burt D,Coffey TJ,Werling D

更新日期：2008-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Galectin-1 (Gal-1) is a beta-galactoside-binding protein endowed with anti-inflammatory properties. The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of endogenous and exogenous Gal-1 on neutrophil recruitment onto TNF-treated endothelium. The effect of human recombinant (hr)Gal-1 on markers of neutrophil activ...

journal_title：Journal of leukocyte biology

authors： Cooper D,Norling LV,Perretti M

更新日期：2008-06-01 00:00:00