abstract：:Peripheral tolerance mechanisms limit autoimmunity by constitutively eliminating self-reactive CD8+ T cells from the periphery in a process called deletion. Previous work has demonstrated that this deletion process is mediated by BIM-dependent apoptotic death due to transcriptional induction of the Bim gene. Currently...

journal_title：Immunology and cell biology

authors： Wagle MV,Parish IA

更新日期：2016-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Viral infections can disturb the functions of adipose tissues and thus result in metabolic diseases. Polyinosinic-polycytidylic acid (poly(I:C)), a synthetic analog of viral double-stranded RNA, induces innate antiviral responses by mimicking viral infection through the activation of pattern recognition receptors (PRR...

journal_title：Immunology and cell biology

authors： Yu L,Liu G,Yang C,Song X,Wang H

更新日期：2016-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Retinoic acid (RA) in the steady state enhances induction of Foxp3(+) regulatory T (Treg) cells and inhibits differentiation of Th1 and Th17 cells, thereby maintaining tolerance, but can in inflammatory conditions promote effector Th1 and Th17 cells that mediate inflammation. IL-17-producing γδ T cells have recently b...

journal_title：Immunology and cell biology

authors： Raverdeau M,Breen CJ,Misiak A,Mills KH

更新日期：2016-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Adoptive transfer of tumor-specific cytotoxic T cells is a promising advance in cancer therapy. Similarly, checkpoint inhibition has shown striking clinical results in some patients. Here we combine adoptive cell transfer with ablation of the checkpoint protein Src homology 2-domain-containing phosphatase 1 (SHP-1, Pt...

journal_title：Immunology and cell biology

authors： Watson HA,Dolton G,Ohme J,Ladell K,Vigar M,Wehenkel S,Hindley J,Mohammed RN,Miners K,Luckwell RA,Price DA,Matthews RJ,Ager A

更新日期：2016-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Heterogeneity of T cells is a hallmark of a successful adaptive immune response, harnessing the vast diversity of antigen-specific T cells into a coordinated evolution of effector and memory outcomes. The T cell receptor (TCR) repertoire is highly diverse to account for the highly heterogeneous antigenic world. During...

journal_title：Immunology and cell biology

authors： Eltahla AA,Rizzetto S,Pirozyan MR,Betz-Stablein BD,Venturi V,Kedzierska K,Lloyd AR,Bull RA,Luciani F

更新日期：2016-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Human plasmacytoid dendritic cells (pDCs) were considered to be a phenotypically and functionally homogeneous cell population; however, recent analyses indicate potential heterogeneity. This is of major interest, given their importance in the induction of anti-viral responses and their role in creating immunologically...

journal_title：Immunology and cell biology

authors： Bryant C,Fromm PD,Kupresanin F,Clark G,Lee K,Clarke C,Silveira PA,Suen H,Brown R,Newman E,Cunningham I,Ho PJ,Gibson J,Bradstock K,Joshua D,Hart DNj

更新日期：2016-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Brucellosis remains a significant zoonotic threat worldwide. Humans and animals acquire infection via their oropharynx and upper respiratory tract following oral or aerosol exposure. After mucosal infection, brucellosis develops into a systemic disease. Mucosal vaccination could offer a viable alternative to conventio...

journal_title：Immunology and cell biology

authors： Clapp B,Yang X,Thornburg T,Walters N,Pascual DW

更新日期：2016-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Lethal giant larvae-1 (Lgl-1) is an evolutionary conserved protein that regulates cell polarity in diverse lineages; however, the role of Lgl-1 in the polarity and function of immune cells remains to be elucidated. To assess the role of Lgl-1 in T cells, we generated chimeric mice with a hematopoietic system deficient...

journal_title：Immunology and cell biology

authors： Ramsbottom KM,Sacirbegovic F,Hawkins ED,Kallies A,Belz GT,Van Ham V,Haynes NM,Durrant MJ,Humbert PO,Russell SM,Oliaro J

更新日期：2016-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Post-infarction inflammatory response results in worse remodeling and dysfunction following myocardial infarction (MI). Supression of post-infarction inflammation would be a logical approach of alleviating post-infarction injury and promoting cardiac repair. In this study, we investigated the significance of mTORC1 si...

journal_title：Immunology and cell biology

authors： Yang K,Zhang Y,Xu C,Li X,Li D

更新日期：2016-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the last lustrum single-cell techniques such as single-cell quantitative PCR, RNA and DNA sequencing, and the state-of-the-art cytometry by time of flight (CyTOF) mass cytometer have allowed a detailed analysis of the sub-composition of different organs from the bone marrow hematopoietic compartment to the brain. T...

journal_title：Immunology and cell biology

authors： Proserpio V,Lönnberg T

更新日期：2016-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:FOXP3+ regulatory T (Treg) cells are indispensable for immune homeostasis, but their study in humans is complicated by heterogeneity within Treg, the difficulty in purifying Tregs using surface marker expression (e.g. CD25) and the transient expression of FOXP3 by activated effector cells. Here, we report that express...

journal_title：Immunology and cell biology

authors： Ye L,Goodall JC,Zhang L,Putintseva EV,Lam B,Jiang L,Liu W,Yin J,Lin L,Li T,Wu X,Yeo G,Shugay M,Chudakov DM,Gaston H,Xu H

更新日期：2016-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Increase in the practice of sport by more and more numerous people in the Western countries is associated with an increase in muscle injuries, and in demand for improving muscle function and acceleration of muscle recovery after damage. Most of the treatments used target inflammation. Indeed, several lines of experime...

journal_title：Immunology and cell biology

authors： Chazaud B

更新日期：2016-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The MS4A (membrane-spanning 4-domain family, subfamily A) family of proteins contains some well-known members including MS4A1 (CD20), MS4A2 (FcɛRIβ) and MS4A3 (HTm4). These three MS4A family members are expressed on the cell surface of specific leukocyte subsets and have been well characterized as having key roles in ...

journal_title：Immunology and cell biology

authors： Eon Kuek L,Leffler M,Mackay GA,Hulett MD

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The function of mast cells in allergic and organ-specific autoimmune responses is highly controversial. In the current study, we aimed to dissect the role of mast cells in systemic autoimmunity in the B6(lpr/lpr) mouse, a spontaneous model of systemic lupus erythematosus. B6(lpr/lpr) mice were interbred with C57Bl/6-K...

journal_title：Immunology and cell biology

authors： van Nieuwenhuijze AE,Cauwe B,Klatt D,Humblet-Baron S,Liston A

更新日期：2015-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Interferon regulatory factor (IRF) family members impart cell-type specificity to toll-like receptor (TLR) signalling, and we recently identified a role for IRF6 in TLR2 signalling in epithelial cells. TLR3 has a well-characterized role in wound healing in the skin, and here, we examined TLR3-dependent IRF6 functions ...

journal_title：Immunology and cell biology

authors： Ramnath D,Tunny K,Hohenhaus DM,Pitts CM,Bergot AS,Hogarth PM,Hamilton JA,Kapetanovic R,Sturm RA,Scholz GM,Sweet MJ

更新日期：2015-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Upon their activation, CD4 T cells can differentiate into distinct T helper cell subsets with specialised functions. Different T helper cell subsets produce specific cytokines that mediate beneficial and sometimes detrimental effects, depending on the infection or disease setting. CD4 T-cell priming relies on signals ...

journal_title：Immunology and cell biology

authors： Coquet JM,Rausch L,Borst J

更新日期：2015-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor (GM-CSF) and urokinase-type plasminogen activator (uPA) can contribute to the progression of chronic inflammatory diseases with possible involvement of macrophages. In this study, we investigated the role of both GM-CSF and uPA in Porphyromonas gingivalis-induced experi...

journal_title：Immunology and cell biology

authors： Lam RS,O'Brien-Simpson NM,Hamilton JA,Lenzo JC,Holden JA,Brammar GC,Orth RK,Tan Y,Walsh KA,Fleetwood AJ,Reynolds EC

更新日期：2015-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Gαq, the α-subunit of Gq protein, is ubiquitously expressed in mammalian cells. It initially attracted attention for its physiological significance in cardiovascular system. In recent years, studies have also indicated the important roles of Gαq in regulating immunity, supplying us a new insight into the mechanism of ...

journal_title：Immunology and cell biology

authors： Liu Y,Wang D,Li F,Shi G

更新日期：2015-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The HECT-type E3 ligase Itch is increasingly being shown to have a vital role in immune regulation. Itch deficiency leads to deleterious inflammatory disorders both in mice and humans. By adding ubiquitin to the key signaling intermediates, Itch functions as a critical regulator of lymphocyte-cell activation, differen...

journal_title：Immunology and cell biology

authors： Venuprasad K,Zeng M,Baughan SL,Massoumi R

更新日期：2015-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:T-cell repertoire is selected according to self peptide-MHC (major histocompatibility complex) complexes in the thymus. Although most peripheral T cells recognize specific pathogen-derived peptides complexed to self-MHC exclusively, some possess cross-reactivity to other self or foreign peptides presented by self-MHC ...

journal_title：Immunology and cell biology

authors： Zanker D,Quinn K,Waithman J,Lata R,Murphy R,La Gruta NL,Chen W

更新日期：2015-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The discovery of functional long noncoding RNAs (lncRNAs) coupled with the ever-increasing accessibility of genomic and transcriptomic technology has led to an explosion of functional and mechanistic investigation and discovery into what was once dismissed as junk DNA. Over the past decade, a significant number of lnc...

journal_title：Immunology and cell biology

authors： Yu AD,Wang Z,Morris KV

更新日期：2015-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The mammalian testis is an immunoprivileged organ where male germ cell autoantigens are immunologically ignored. Both systemic immune tolerance to autoantigens and local immunosuppressive milieu contribute to the testicular immune privilege. Testicular immunosuppression has been intensively studied, but information on...

journal_title：Immunology and cell biology

authors： Li N,Liu Z,Zhang Y,Chen Q,Liu P,Cheng CY,Lee WM,Chen Y,Han D

更新日期：2015-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The ability to accurately quantitate and experimentally examine epigenetic modifications across the human genome has exploded in the past decade. This has given rise to a wealth of new information concerning the contributions of epigenetic regulatory networks to the pathogenesis of human disease. In particular, immuno...

journal_title：Immunology and cell biology

authors： MacDonald IA,Hathaway NA

更新日期：2015-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The evolutionarily conserved catabolic process of autophagy involves the degradation of cytoplasmic components through lysosomal enzymes. Basal levels of autophagy maintain cellular homeostasis and under stress conditions high levels of autophagy are induced. It is often under such stress conditions that high levels o...

journal_title：Immunology and cell biology

authors： Denton D,Xu T,Kumar S

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Multipotent mesenchymal stromal cells are multipotent cells capable of differentiating into different mesodermal cell types. Enigmatically, mesenchymal stromal cells present in the bone marrow support early lymphopoiesis yet can inhibit mature lymphocyte growth. Critical features of the bone marrow microenvironment, s...

journal_title：Immunology and cell biology

authors： Prado-Lòpez S,Duffy MM,Baustian C,Alagesan S,Hanley SA,Stocca A,Griffin MD,Ceredig R

更新日期：2014-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The contributing role of circulating human dendritic cell (DC) populations and basophils in the presentation and augmentation of Th2 responses remains to be determined. The present study aimed at elucidating the functional role of CD1c(+) myeloid DCs (mDCs), CD123(+) plasmacytoid DCs (pDCs), monocyte-derived DCs and b...

journal_title：Immunology and cell biology

authors： Rydnert F,Lundberg K,Greiff L,Lindstedt M

更新日期：2014-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Antibodies can have a protective but non-essential role in natural chlamydial infections dependent on antigen specificity and antibody isotype. IgG is the dominant antibody in both male and female reproductive tract mucosal secretions, and is bi-directionally trafficked across epithelia by the neonatal Fc receptor (Fc...

journal_title：Immunology and cell biology

authors： Armitage CW,O'Meara CP,Harvie MC,Timms P,Blumberg RS,Beagley KW

更新日期：2014-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) is a central regulator of cellular metabolic homeostasis that is highly conserved in evolution. Recent evidence has revealed the existence of a complex interplay between mTOR signalling and immunity. We review here the emerging role of mTOR signalling in the regulation of Toll-like...

journal_title：Immunology and cell biology

authors： Abdel-Nour M,Tsalikis J,Kleinman D,Girardin SE

更新日期：2014-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Selection of conventional CD4(+) or CD8(+) T cells is usually driven by the interaction of double-positive CD4(+)CD8(+) thymocytes with epithelial cells. Here, we demonstrate preferential selection of CD8(+) thymocytes from in vitro differentiation of CD4(+)CD8(+) double-positive thymocytes exhibiting the characterist...

journal_title：Immunology and cell biology

authors： Biswas R,Mukherjee S,Sinha D,Ghosh AK,Biswas T

更新日期：2014-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Natural killer (NK) cells are the founding members of the innate lymphoid cell family and contribute to the rapid production of inflammatory mediators upon pathogen detection. The evolution of receptors for self major histocompatibility complex-I and stress-induced ligands also bestows upon NK cells an important effec...

journal_title：Immunology and cell biology

authors： Huntington ND

更新日期：2014-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Chronic HIV infection is associated with increased risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD), including in patients with virological suppression. Persistent innate immune activation may contribute to the development of CVD via activation of monocytes in these patients. We investigated whether changes in monocyte phenotype ...

journal_title：Immunology and cell biology

authors： Westhorpe CL,Maisa A,Spelman T,Hoy JF,Dewar EM,Karapanagiotidis S,Hearps AC,Cheng WJ,Trevillyan J,Lewin SR,Sviridov D,Elliott JH,Jaworowski A,Dart AM,Crowe SM

更新日期：2014-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Dendritic cell (DC)-based immunotherapy has recently demonstrated a great potential for clinical applications; however, additional progress in the methods of tumor-specific antigen delivery to DCs is necessary for the further development of anti-tumor vaccines. To this end, a capsid-optimized adeno-associated virus se...

journal_title：Immunology and cell biology

authors： Pandya J,Ortiz L,Ling C,Rivers AE,Aslanidi G

更新日期：2014-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:After positive selection, the newly differentiated single-positive (SP) thymocytes undergo negative selection to eliminate autoreactive T cells, functional maturation to acquire immunocompetence and egress capability. To investigate whether the intracellular reduction/oxidation (redox) balance has an important role on...

journal_title：Immunology and cell biology

authors： Jin R,Teng F,Xu X,Yao Y,Zhang S,Sun X,Zhang Y,Ge Q

更新日期：2013-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:CD4 T cells play a key role in immunological memory. We have demonstrated that professional memory CD4 T cells reside and rest in the bone marrow (BM). However, the molecular mechanisms of their establishment in the BM and their maintenance remain unclear. We here show that memory CD4 T cells express high levels of CD...

journal_title：Immunology and cell biology

authors： Hanazawa A,Hayashizaki K,Shinoda K,Yagita H,Okumura K,Löhning M,Hara T,Tani-ichi S,Ikuta K,Eckes B,Radbruch A,Tokoyoda K,Nakayama T

更新日期：2013-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mammalian barrier surfaces, including the skin, lung and intestine, are constantly exposed to environmental stimuli, including beneficial and pathogenic microbes, dietary substances and non-organic materials. At these anatomical sites it is essential to maintain barrier integrity to promote tissue homeostasis and prev...

journal_title：Immunology and cell biology

authors： Philip NH,Artis D

更新日期：2013-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The signals that determine the survival/death of the thymic epithelial cells (TECs) component during embryonic development of the thymus are largely unknown. In this study, we combine different in vivo and in vitro experimental approaches to define the role played by the tyrosine kinase receptors EphB2 and EphB3 and t...

journal_title：Immunology and cell biology

authors： García-Ceca J,Alfaro D,Montero-Herradón S,Zapata AG

更新日期：2013-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:CD8 T cells exhibit dynamic alterations in proliferation and apoptosis during various phases of the CD8 T-cell response, but the mechanisms that regulate cellular proliferation from the standpoint of CD8 T-cell memory are not well defined. The cyclin-dependent kinase inhibitor p27(Kip1) functions as a negative regulat...

journal_title：Immunology and cell biology

authors： Jatzek A,Marie Tejera M,Plisch EH,Fero ML,Suresh M

更新日期：2013-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Respiratory syncytial virus causes lower respiratory tract infections in infancy and old age, affecting also immunocompromised patients. The viral fusion protein is an important vaccine candidate eliciting antibody and cell-mediated immune responses. CD8(+) cytotoxic T lymphocytes (CTLs) are known to have a role in bo...

journal_title：Immunology and cell biology

authors： Johnstone C,Ramos M,García-Barreno B,López D,Melero JA,Del Val M

更新日期：2012-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This report summarizes recent advances on host-pathogen interactions, innate and adaptive responses to infection, as well as novel strategies for the control of infectious diseases. ...

journal_title：Immunology and cell biology

authors： Hansen DS,Stewart CR,Jaworowski A,de-Koning Ward TF

更新日期：2012-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are abundant small molecules of ≈ 22 nucleotides that reprogram gene expression by targeting mRNA degradation and translation disruption. An emerging concept implicates miRNA coupling with transcription factors in myeloid-based development of dendritic cells, monocytes and granulocytes, as well as f...

journal_title：Immunology and cell biology

authors： El Gazzar M,McCall CE

更新日期：2012-07-01 00:00:00