abstract：:The mucosal system is the first line of defense against many pathogens. It is continuously exposed to dietary and microbial antigens, and thus the host must maintain a homeostatic environment between commensal microbiota and pathogenic infections. Following infections and inflammatory events, a rapid innate immune res...

journal_title：Immunology and cell biology

authors： Mangan NE,Fung KY

更新日期：2012-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Concanavalin A (Con A)-induced hepatitis is thought to be a T-cell-mediated disease with active destruction of liver cells. Interleukin (IL)-17 is a cytokine produced principally by CD4(+) T cells. However, whether IL-17/IL-17 receptor (IL-17/IL-17R)-mediated responses are involved in T-cell-mediated Con A-induced liv...

journal_title：Immunology and cell biology

authors： Yan S,Wang L,Liu N,Wang Y,Chu Y

更新日期：2012-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Elucidating pathways that regulate cytokine production in the context of autoimmune disease will likely lead to the development of novel therapeutics. Herein, we review data suggesting that microRNAs (miRs) represent one such level of regulatory activity, with particular emphasis on the pathogenesis of rheumatoid arth...

journal_title：Immunology and cell biology

authors： Baxter D,McInnes IB,Kurowska-Stolarska M

更新日期：2012-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Parturition is associated with myometrial and cervical inflammation. The causes and consequences of this inflammatory response are not clear. Mast cells (MCs) are important inducers of allergic and non-allergic inflammation, and their secreted products can induce myometrial contractions. Thus, mast cell activation has...

journal_title：Immunology and cell biology

authors： Menzies FM,Higgins CA,Shepherd MC,Nibbs RJ,Nelson SM

更新日期：2012-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mucosal mast cells (MMCs) have an important role in allergic inflammation, and effective antagonists are required for their regulation. To discover a possible mechanism of controlling the activation of MMCs, we investigated the expression and function of syntaxin4, one of the soluble membrane N-ethylmaleimide-sensitiv...

journal_title：Immunology and cell biology

authors： Liu S,Nugroho AE,Shudou M,Maeyama K

更新日期：2012-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Activins and inhibins are members of the transforming growth factor-β superfamily that have been considered crucial regulators of cell processes, such as differentiation, proliferation and apoptosis, in different cell types. Initial studies about the function of activin A in the immune system focused on the regulation...

journal_title：Immunology and cell biology

authors： Aleman-Muench GR,Soldevila G

更新日期：2012-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:CD8(+) T cells kill pancreatic β-cells in a cell-cell contact-dependent mechanism in the non-obese diabetic mouse. CD4(+) T lymphocytes are also able to kill pancreatic β-cells, but they do not directly contact β-cells and may use another cell type as the actual cytotoxic cell. Natural killer (NK) cells could have thi...

journal_title：Immunology and cell biology

authors： Angstetra E,Graham KL,Zhao Y,Irvin AE,Elkerbout L,Santamaria P,Slattery RM,Kay TW,Thomas HE

更新日期：2012-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fundamentally new approaches are required for the development of vaccines to pre-empt and protect against emerging and pandemic influenzas. Current strategies involve post-emergent homotypic vaccines that are modelled upon select circulating 'seasonal' influenzas, but cannot induce cross-strain protection against newl...

journal_title：Immunology and cell biology

authors： Lynch GW,Selleck P,Church WB,Sullivan JS

更新日期：2012-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Several histone deacetylases (HDACs) are involved in the regulation of forkhead box protein P3 (FOXP3) expression and function by affecting features of FOXP3 protein stability. FOXP3, a forkhead family transcription factor specially expressed in regulatory T (Treg) cells, controls the expression of many key immune-reg...

journal_title：Immunology and cell biology

authors： Zhang H,Xiao Y,Zhu Z,Li B,Greene MI

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is related to dysfunction of intestinal immunity. Neutrophils have an important role in innate immunity via the oxidative burst, using the p47phox- and gp91(phox)-containing NAD(P)H oxidase known as Nox2. In dextran sulphate sodium (DSS)-induced colitis, no significant difference in in...

journal_title：Immunology and cell biology

authors： Bao S,Carr ED,Xu YH,Hunt NH

更新日期：2011-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Activin A, a member of the transforming growth factor-β superfamily, is a critical early mediator of acute inflammation. Activin A release coincides with the release of tumour necrosis factor-α (TNF-α) in models of lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-induced inflammation. The source of circulating activin A during acute inflamma...

journal_title：Immunology and cell biology

authors： Chen Y,Wu H,Winnall WR,Loveland KL,Makanji Y,Phillips DJ,Smith JA,Hedger MP

更新日期：2011-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Natural killer (NK) cells are part of the first line defense against tumors, parasites and virus-infected cells. Therefore, factors that control NK-cell numbers and their function are important. CD27 is constitutively expressed on NK cells and its expression correlates with sequential phases in NK-cell development, di...

journal_title：Immunology and cell biology

authors： De Colvenaer V,Taveirne S,Delforche M,De Smedt M,Vandekerckhove B,Taghon T,Boon L,Plum J,Leclercq G

更新日期：2011-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Human cytomegalovirus (HCMV), the β-herpesvirus prototype, has evolved a wide spectrum of mechanisms to counteract host immunity. Among them, HCMV uses cellular captured genes encoding molecules capable of interfering with the original host function or of fulfilling new immunomodulatory tasks. Here, we report on UL7, ...

journal_title：Immunology and cell biology

authors： Engel P,Pérez-Carmona N,Albà MM,Robertson K,Ghazal P,Angulo A

更新日期：2011-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Human regulatory T cells (Tregs) expressing the transcription factor FoxP3 play indispensable roles for the maintenance of immunological self-tolerance and immune homeostasis. In this review, we discuss immunological characteristics of human FoxP3(+) Tregs and to what extent they are similar to or different from the m...

journal_title：Immunology and cell biology

authors： Miyara M,Sakaguchi S

更新日期：2011-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:During an allergic inflammatory response in the airway, if a failure of the epithelial cell barrier occurs before the systemic immune response is triggered by allergens, more allergens can invade. Using a rat model of asthma, we previously found that mucosal mast cells, which localise to the epithelial layer of the ai...

journal_title：Immunology and cell biology

authors： Liu S,Shudou M,Maeyama K

更新日期：2011-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Natural killer (NK) cells are potent immune effector cells that can respond to infection and cancer, as well as allowing maternal adaptation to pregnancy. In response to malignant transformation or pathogenic invasion, NK cells can secrete cytokine and may be directly cytolytic, as well as exerting effects indirectly ...

journal_title：Immunology and cell biology

authors： Pegram HJ,Andrews DM,Smyth MJ,Darcy PK,Kershaw MH

更新日期：2011-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:During a chronic infection such as tuberculosis, the pool of tissue dendritic cells (DC) must be renewed by recruitment of both circulating DC progenitors and monocytes (Mo). However, the microenvironment of the inflammatory site affects Mo differentiation. As DC are critical for initiating a Mycobacterium tuberculosi...

journal_title：Immunology and cell biology

authors： Balboa L,Romero MM,Yokobori N,Schierloh P,Geffner L,Basile JI,Musella RM,Abbate E,de la Barrera S,Sasiain MC,Alemán M

更新日期：2010-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Interleukin (IL)-9-producing CD4(+) T cells are a novel subset of T helper (Th) cells that develops independently of the Th1, Th2, Th17 and regulatory T-cell lineages. Similar to the murine model, transforming growth factor (TGF)-beta and IL-4 directed human naive CD4(+) T cells to produce IL-9. Whereas IL-4 suppresse...

journal_title：Immunology and cell biology

authors： Wong MT,Ye JJ,Alonso MN,Landrigan A,Cheung RK,Engleman E,Utz PJ

更新日期：2010-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Inhaled allergens are known for their immediate and ongoing effects in the respiratory tract (RT). In this report, we track inhaled antigen in normal mice for 7 days and find that while it is cleared from the airways, inhaled antigen persists in peripheral lung tissue and the draining lymph nodes (DLNs). The persisten...

journal_title：Immunology and cell biology

authors： Wikstrom ME,Batanero E,Judd SR,Wiqvist K,Holt PG,Stumbles PA

更新日期：2010-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The V region antigenic determinants (idiotopes (Ids)) of antibodies (Abs) have been suggested to be involved in regulating the immune system. Certain diseases such as diabetes mellitus have recently been associated with a disequilibrium between Id(+) and anti-Id Abs. However, it is unknown how Abs carrying complementa...

journal_title：Immunology and cell biology

authors： Jacobsen JT,Lunde E,Sundvold-Gjerstad V,Munthe LA,Bogen B

更新日期：2010-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:As previously reported by others for immunoglobulin (Ig)G, we observed that IgA can induce interleukin (IL)-10 expression in human monocytes. In this study, we explored the molecular mechanisms of IL-10 induction by IgA in monocytes and monocyte-derived dendritic cells (MD-DCs). Monomeric IgA induced IL-10 production ...

journal_title：Immunology and cell biology

authors： Pilette C,Detry B,Guisset A,Gabriels J,Sibille Y

更新日期：2010-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Using 'knockin' mice to track and ablate dendritic cells (DCs) expressing notably the langerin (Cd207) gene, it has been possible to identify five DC subsets within the skin and to assess whether functional specialization exists among them. The present review summarizes recent information concerning the phenotype and ...

journal_title：Immunology and cell biology

authors： Henri S,Guilliams M,Poulin LF,Tamoutounour S,Ardouin L,Dalod M,Malissen B

更新日期：2010-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Dendritic cells (DCs) orchestrate the innate and adaptive immune systems to induce tolerance and immunity. DC plasticity and subsets are prominent determinants in the regulation of immune responses. Our recent studies suggest that humoral and cellular immunity is regulated by different myeloid DC subsets with distinct...

journal_title：Immunology and cell biology

authors： Ueno H,Schmitt N,Palucka AK,Banchereau J

更新日期：2010-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Tumour necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha)-converting enzyme (TACE) is a membrane-bound metalloprotease and disintegrin. It is produced by a number of host cells and is known to shed and release cell-bound cytokines, particularly members of the TNF family. No investigations into the regulation of this enzyme by autoanti...

journal_title：Immunology and cell biology

authors： Lisi S,Sisto M

更新日期：2010-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Genetic fusion of tandem repeats of the complement molecule C3d has been shown to considerably enhance immune responses to genetic vaccines. We have investigated the applicability of this approach to augment humoral immune responses toward vaccines delivered by recombinant adeno-associated virus (AAV) vectors. C3d(3)-...

journal_title：Immunology and cell biology

authors： Logan GJ,Wang L,Zheng M,Coppel RL,Alexander IE

更新日期：2010-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Neospora caninum is a coccidian parasite causative of clinical infections in a wide range of animal hosts. The maturation and activation of splenic conventional dendritic cells (cDCs) and plasmacytoid dendritic cells (pDCs) were studied here in BALB/c mice challenged intraperitoneal with N. caninum tachyzoites. The nu...

journal_title：Immunology and cell biology

authors： Teixeira L,Botelho AS,Mesquita SD,Correia A,Cerca F,Costa R,Sampaio P,Castro AG,Vilanova M

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Major histocompatibility complex (MHC) class I heavy chain/beta(2)m heterodimers assemble with antigenic peptides through interactions with peptide-loading complex proteins, including tapasin and ERp57. In human cells, a cysteine residue within tapasin (C95) has been shown to form a covalent bond with ERp57. In this s...

journal_title：Immunology and cell biology

authors： Simone LC,Wang X,Tuli A,Solheim JC

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:As host immunological defenses are impaired during HIV infection, it is difficult to elicit good responses when attempting to develop therapeutic vaccines against HIV. To try to solve this situation, adjuvants, particularly cytokines, are currently under evaluation. Owing to the fact that adenosine deaminase (ADA) is ...

journal_title：Immunology and cell biology

authors： Climent N,Martinez-Navio JM,Gil C,Garcia F,Rovira C,Hurtado C,Miralles L,Gatell JM,Gallart T,Mallol J,Lluis C,Franco R

更新日期：2009-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:It has been described that polymorphonuclear neutrophils (PMNs) enhance the replication of CC-chemokine receptor 5/macrophage-tropic (R5) HIV in cultures of monocyte-derived macrophages (MDMs). In this study, the inhibitory effect of glycyrrhizin (GL) on R5 HIV replication influenced by PMNs was investigated in MDM cu...

journal_title：Immunology and cell biology

authors： Yoshida T,Kobayashi M,Li XD,Pollard RB,Suzuki F

更新日期：2009-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Infections caused by group A streptococcus (GAS) represent a public health problem in both developing and developed countries. The current available methods of prevention are either inadequate or ineffective, which is highlighted by the resurgence in invasive GAS infections over the past two decades. The management of...

journal_title：Immunology and cell biology

authors： Pandey M,Sekuloski S,Batzloff MR

更新日期：2009-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There is a logarithmic increase in the cost and complexity of the research and development process when transitioning a promising candidate vaccine from the laboratory into the clinic. Managing complex development programs involving people from diverse technical, cultural and geographical backgrounds is a specialised ...

journal_title：Immunology and cell biology

authors： Sullivan M

更新日期：2009-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Adjuvants are components that when added to subunit antigen (Ag) vaccines boost their immunogenicity and thus immune efficacy. However, there are few adjuvants that are approved for clinical use resulting in a critical need for the development of safe and effective adjuvants for use in both prophylactic and therapeuti...

journal_title：Immunology and cell biology

authors： Maraskovsky E,Schnurr M,Wilson NS,Robson NC,Boyle J,Drane D

更新日期：2009-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Lipid rafts are small laterally mobile microdomains that are highly enriched in lymphocyte signaling molecules. GM1 gangliosides are a common lipid raft component and have been shown to be important in many T-cell functions. The aggregation of specific GM1 lipid rafts can control many T-cell activation events, includi...

journal_title：Immunology and cell biology

authors： Mitchell JS,Brown WS,Woodside DG,Vanderslice P,McIntyre BW

更新日期：2009-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Substance abuse is a growing world-wide problem. The big four drugs of abuse that might lend themselves to immunotherapy are nicotine, cocaine, morphine/heroin and methamphetamine. Tobacco abuse has a well-known enormous impact on major chronic cardiovascular and pulmonary diseases, while the last three, aside from th...

journal_title：Immunology and cell biology

authors： Kinsey BM,Jackson DC,Orson FM

更新日期：2009-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Granzyme B (GrB) plays a well-established intracellular role in cytotoxic lymphocyte (CL)-mediated killing of abnormal cells; however, emerging evidence suggests that it participates in extracellular matrix remodeling and target cell destruction through anoikis. As these processes require the release of GrB from the C...

journal_title：Immunology and cell biology

authors： Prakash MD,Bird CH,Bird PI

更新日期：2009-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Today's generally accepted view of the self-nonself discrimination was voiced by Miller(1) in 2004 in a thought-provoking essay. In spite of its popularity, this position has its limitations, which are analyzed here with a view toward establishing an interactive discussion that hopefully will culminate in agreed upon ...

journal_title：Immunology and cell biology

authors： Cohn M

更新日期：2009-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Regulatory mechanisms in mucosal secretions and tissues recognize antigens and attenuate pro-inflammatory cytokine responses. Here, we asked whether human beta-defensin 3 (HBD3) serves as an upstream suppressor of cytokine signaling that binds and attenuates pro-inflammatory cytokine responses to recombinant hemagglut...

journal_title：Immunology and cell biology

authors： Pingel LC,Kohlgraf KG,Hansen CJ,Eastman CG,Dietrich DE,Burnell KK,Srikantha RN,Xiao X,Bélanger M,Progulske-Fox A,Cavanaugh JE,Guthmiller JM,Johnson GK,Joly S,Kurago ZB,Dawson DV,Brogden KA

更新日期：2008-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:One of the major limitations for cancer immunotherapy is related to the frequent existence of an intra-tumoral immunosuppressive environment, to which STAT3 (Signal transducer and activator of transcription-3) activation in tumor and dendritic cells (DCs) are believed to contribute. In this study, we tested the hypoth...

journal_title：Immunology and cell biology

authors： Molavi O,Ma Z,Hamdy S,Lai R,Lavasanifar A,Samuel J

更新日期：2008-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We recently demonstrated that 17beta-estradiol (E2) enhances killing of Leishmania mexicana in macrophages from both male and female DBA/2 mouse by increasing nitric oxide (NO) production. Here, we analyzed the effect of E2 on leishmanicidal activity and cytokine production by bone marrow-derived macrophages (BMDMs) f...

journal_title：Immunology and cell biology

authors： Lezama-Dávila CM,Isaac-Márquez AP,Barbi J,Cummings HE,Lu B,Satoskar AR

更新日期：2008-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The broadest definition of dendritic cells (DCs) is white blood cells that can take up antigen, process it and then present antigen-derived peptides to activate cognate naive T cells. Although this definition is by no means perfect, it is nevertheless now textbook. The source of frustration more recently has focused o...

journal_title：Immunology and cell biology

authors： Naik SH

更新日期：2008-07-01 00:00:00