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  • 1
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    Bacteria-Specific T-Cell Clones are Selective in their Reactivity Towards Different Enterobacteria or H. pylori and Increased in Inflammatory Bowel Disease (1996)
    Oxford, U.K. and Cambridge, USA : Blackwell Science Ltd
    Scandinavian journal of immunology 44 (1996), S. 0 
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    ISSN: 1365-3083
    Source: Blackwell Publishing Journal Backfiles 1879-2005
    Topics: Medicine
    Notes: In the present study the authors investigated the T-cell response to different enterobacteria or Helicobacter pylori and tested the hypothesis that the frequency of bacteria-specific T cells is increased in the intestine of patients with active inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), i.e. Crohn’s disease (CD) and ulcerative colitis (UC). The analysis of a large panel of T-cell clones (Tc) (n = 888) from peripheral blood, non-inflamed and inflamed intestine from IBD patients and control individuals shows that both peripheral blood and intestinal T-cell clones were selectively stimulated by either Salmonella typhimurium Yersinia enterocolitica 03, Escherichia coli or Helcobacter pylori sonicates, that only 〈 3% of all bacteria-reactive Tc were crossreactive and that proliferation to bacterial sonicates was inhibited by anti-MHC class II antibody. In addition, bacteria-specific Tc from IBD patients were more frequently isolated from inflamed intestine than from peripheral blood (P = 0.0039) or non-inflamed intestine. These data, from a large number of T-cell clones, are the first systematic analysis describing the response of individual T cells towards different bacterial species (ssp.). They show that T cells with specificity for distinct antigens or superantigens that are characteristic for a defined bacteria ssp. are present in normal, and increased in inflamed, IBD-intestine. These bacteria-specific Tc may play a role in IBD pathogenesis.
    Type of Medium: Electronic Resource
    URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1046/j.1365-3083.1996.d01-273.x
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    Antisense Phosphorothioate Oligonucleotides to the p65 Subunit of NF-κB Abrogate Fulminant Septic Shock Induced by S. typhimurium in Mice (2001)
    Oxford, UK : Blackwell Science Ltd
    Scandinavian journal of immunology 54 (2001), S. 0 
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    ISSN: 1365-3083
    Source: Blackwell Publishing Journal Backfiles 1879-2005
    Topics: Medicine
    Notes: The aim of this study was to characterize the functional relevance of the transcription factor NF-κB in the pathogenesis of septic shock. BALB/c mice were infected with two wild-type (WT 1, WT 2) strains of S. typhimurium that induce NF-κB or an escape variant that lacks this ability (P21) at a dose of 1 × 109/animal, respectively. Furthermore, wild-type infected mice were treated with antisense oligonucleotides directed against NF-κB 24 h before and 3 or 6 h after infection, while mismatched oligonucleotides were used as controls. Subsequently, the clinical course, histological and immunological alterations were monitored. Infection with WT 1 and WT 2 strains led to lethal septic shock within 24–36 h. In contrast, infection with the P21 variant was not followed by fulminant septic shock. Treatment with specific antisense oligonucleotides against the p65 subunit of NF-κB 24 h before infection prevented the development of fulminant, lethal septic shock and was associated with a significant increase of survival. After 20 h, markedly depressed serum levels of interferon (IFN)-γ and interleukin (IL)-6 but not IL-10 and tumour necrosis factor (TNF)-α were observed in p65 antisense-treated compared to mismatched-treated animals. These data show that the ability of S. typhimurium to induce lethal septic shock is critically dependent on their capacity to induce NF-κB.
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    URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1046/j.1365-3083.2001.00986.x
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  • 3
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    In Vivo and in Vitro Binding of IgA to the Plasma Membrane of Hepatocytes (1978)
    Oxford, UK : Blackwell Publishing Ltd
    Scandinavian journal of immunology 8 (1978), S. 0 
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    ISSN: 1365-3083
    Source: Blackwell Publishing Journal Backfiles 1879-2005
    Topics: Medicine
    Notes: IgA bound in vivo was shown by immunofluorescence on the plasma membrane of isolated hepatocytes from subjects with normal liver and patients with liver cirrhosis, chronic active hepatitis or fatty liver. IgA in sera with elevated IgA concentrations, especially from cases with alcoholic cirrhosis, was bound in vitro to isolated hepatocytes from rabbit and mouse. This was not due to the high IgA concentration per se. Moreover, polyclonal polymeric serum-type and secretory IgA, and three often polymeric monoclonal IgA preparations, showed similar binding properties. Conversely, purified polyclonal and monoclonal monomeric IgA did not show affinity for the hepatocytes. The binding of polymeric IgA did not seem to depend on the proportion of dimers and larger polymers, κ or λ-type light chains, heavy-chain subclasses, content of J chain or affinity for secretory component. The in vivo binding of IgA by hepatocytes is probably a physiological phenomenon which in part may explain the normal clearance of polymeric IgA from serum.
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    URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-3083.1978.tb00554.x
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    Recognition of Human Renal Cell Carcinoma and Melanoma by HLA-A2-Restricted Cytotoxic T Lymphocytes is Mediated by Shared Peptide Epitopes and Up-Regulated by Interferon-γ (1996)
    Oxford, U.K. and Cambridge, USA : Blackwell Science Ltd
    Scandinavian journal of immunology 44 (1996), S. 0 
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    ISSN: 1365-3083
    Source: Blackwell Publishing Journal Backfiles 1879-2005
    Topics: Medicine
    Notes: Cytotoxic T lymphocytes (CTL) have previously been isolated from peripheral blood of patients with renal cell carcinoma (RCC). The CD8-positive CTL line MZ1257-CTL-5 (CTL-5) has been shown to lyse autologous cultured RCC cells in an HLA-A2 restricted fashion. Allogeneic, HLA-A2-matched RCC and melanoma cell lines were also lysed by CTL-5, suggesting that melanoma and renal cancer share antigenic determinants. The aim of the study was to determine whether RCC and melanoma share peptide epitopes that are recognized by CTL-5 in the context of HLA-A2 molecules. Peptides were acid-eluted from various cell lines, separated by reversed phase high performance liquid chromatography (RP-HPLC), and assessed for their ability to reconstitute the CTL-5-defined epitope by pulsing the peptides on HLA-A2 positive antigen-processing mutant cell line CEM × 721.174.T2 (T2). Peptides eluted from allogeneic HLA-A2-matched RCC and melanoma cell lines exhibited the CTL-5-defined epitope in the same HPLC fractions as peptides derived from the autologous RCC line. Renal cancer and melanoma cells preincubated with interferon-γ (IFN-γ) resulted in an additional peak of reconstitution activity in both cell types. This second lytic peak was also observed when high amounts of autologous RCC cells were used for peptide preparation without IFN-γ pretreatment, indicating that IFN-γ increases the amount of MHC class I/peptide complexes per cell, rather than inducing a neo-epitope.
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    URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1046/j.1365-3083.1996.d01-304.x
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  • 5
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    HLA-B27-Restricted Cytotoxic T Lymphocyte Responses to Arthritogenic Enterobacteria or Self-Antigens are Dominated by Closely Related TCRBV Gene Segments. A Study in Patients with Reactive Arthritis (1996)
    Oxford, U.K. and Cambridge, USA : Blackwell Science Ltd
    Scandinavian journal of immunology 43 (1996), S. 0 
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    ISSN: 1365-3083
    Source: Blackwell Publishing Journal Backfiles 1879-2005
    Topics: Medicine
    Notes: Identification of the T-cell receptors (TCR) used by synovial cytotoxic T lymphocytes (CTL) of patients with reactive arthritis (ReA) may be crucial to better understanding the pathogenetic mechanism underlying the HLA-B27 association ofspondylarthropathies. The authors, therefore, sequenced 25 TCRB chains from HLA-B27-restricted CD8+ CTL clones and two clonal lines specific for self- or Yersinia enterocolitica antigen isolated from synovial fluids of 3HLA-B27+ patients with ReA and PBL of one healthy HLA-B27+ individual. Fourteen non-HLA-B27-restricted CTL served as controls. Both autoreactive and Y. enterocolitica specific HLA-B27-restricted CTL used a highlylimited set of VB genes with preferential rearrangement of three closely related VB families (VB 13,14,17), suggesting that these families contain a preferred site for contact with the HLA-B27 molecule. In addition, the presence of limited TCRBJ usage,limited heterogeneity in CDR3 sequences and dominant clones from individual donors among these CTL indicate that TCRB chain usage is further restricted by a limited set of peptides bound to the HLA-B27 molecule. Limited TCR usage by SF CTL of ReA patients may lay a basis for therapeutical manipulation of the T-cell response in the spondylarthropathies.
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    URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1046/j.1365-3083.1996.d01-16.x
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  • 6
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    Modification of the immune response against hepatitis B virus by the human immunodeficiency virus (1989)
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    Rheumatology international 9 (1989), S. 175-179 
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    ISSN: 1437-160X
    Keywords: Hepatitis B virus ; Human immunodeficiency virus ; Interferon alpha ; Chronic hepatitis ; Hepatitis B ; Vaccination
    Source: Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
    Topics: Medicine
    Notes: Summary Hepatitis B virus and the human immunodeficiency virus are similarly transmitted. Individuals with preexisting HIV infection have a higher chance to become HBsAg carriers than do anti-HIV negative persons. Cytotoxic T cells with specificity for HBcAg, that are under the control of HBcAg-specific helper T cells, are responsible for liver injury. There is good evidence that HIV infection lowers inflammatory activity, is associated with milder liver histology, high levels of viral replication and low seroconversion rates. In addition interferon alpha therapy is less effective in anti-HIV positive subjects. The immune response against HBsAg is helper T-cell dependent and vaccination against hepatitis B is of low effectiveness. In addition, vaccination against hepatitis B may activate the HIV disease and is, therefore, presently not to be recommended.
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    URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF00271876
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  • 7
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    Correlation of anti-cytoskeleton antibody activities in synovial fluid with interleukin-6 in patients with osteoarthritis and inflammatory joint disease (1990)
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    Journal of molecular medicine 68 (1990), S. 685-691 
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    ISSN: 1432-1440
    Keywords: Synovial fluid ; IL-6 ; Cytoskeleton ; Antibodies ; ELISA
    Source: Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
    Topics: Medicine
    Notes: Summary Synovial fluids and sera from patients with rheumatoid arthritis, psoriatic arthritis, yersinia arthritis, Behçet's syndrome, Crohn's disease, and osteoarthritis were tested for antinuclear antibodies and antibodies to five cytoskeletal components in sensitive enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) systems and for IL-6 concentrations in a proliferation assay (IL-6 dependent hybridoma cell line B13.29, subclone B9). Statistically significant correlations between antibody activities and IL-6 levels were found for vimentin antibodies (r= 0.56; p〈0.05) and actin antibodies (r= 0.44;p〈0.05). In patients with chronic and active disease like rheumatoid arthritis and psoriatic arthritis, optical densities measured by vimentin- and actin-ELISA were significantly different from those measured in patients with osteoarthritis. To date only a few reports exist concerning the incidence of antibodies in synovial fluids. We have shown to our knowledge for the first time that IL-6 seems to induce synovial fluid antibody activities restricted to cytoskeletal components of synoviocytes (i.e., vimentin and actin). Synovial fluid antibody activities against vimentin and actin appear to be markers of activity in patients with inflammatory joint disease.
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    URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF01667017
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  • 8
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    Sinusoidal endothelial liver cells in vitro release endothelin — Augmentation by transforming growth factorβ and Kupffer cell-conditioned media (1991)
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    Journal of molecular medicine 69 (1991), S. 387-391 
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    ISSN: 1432-1440
    Keywords: Endothelin ; Liver ; Sinusoidal endothelial cells ; Transforming growth factorβ
    Source: Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
    Topics: Medicine
    Notes: Summary Endothelin is the most potent vasoconstrictor peptide known today. Using a radioimmunoassay for endothelin, we measured immunoreactive endothelin in culture media of guinea pig sinusoidal endothelial liver cells and human umbilical vein endothelial cells. A time-dependent release of immunoreactive endothelin by confluent sinusoidal endothelial liver cells in culture was found. Sinusoidal endothelial liver cells produced similar amounts of immunoreactive endothelin as umbilical vein endothelial cells, about 900 pg/μg DNA per 24 h. In the presence of transforming growth factorβ a dose-dependent increase of immunoreactive endothelin release was measured. The maximal increase of 50% was found at a concentration of 1 ng transforming growth factor per ml. To a similar extent Kupffer cell-conditioned media augmented the release of immunoreactive endothelin by sinusoidal endothelial liver cells, especially when Kupffer cells had been stimulated by endotoxin. Endotoxin itself did not alter the release of immunoreactive endothelin. Endothelin released by sinusoidal endothelial liver cells might influence the pericytes of the liver, i.e., the Ito-cells.
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    URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF01647411
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    Hepatitis C virus associated primary hepatocellular carcinoma in a noncirrhotic liver (1993)
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    Journal of molecular medicine 71 (1993), S. 49-53 
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    ISSN: 1432-1440
    Keywords: Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) ; Non-cirrhotic liver ; Hepatitis B virus (HBV) ; Hepatitis C virus (HCV) ; Nodular regenerative hyperplasia (NRH)
    Source: Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
    Topics: Medicine
    Notes: Summary The case of a 71-year-old man with a primary hepatocellular carcinoma in a non-cirrhotic liver is reported. There were no risk factors of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC)-like liver cirrhosis, alcohol drinking, tobacco smoking, exposure to vinyl chloride, thorotrast, aflatoxin or α1-antitrypsin deficiency. Serologically, the patient was positive for antibodies to the hepatitis B virus (anti-HBc, anti-HBs) and for anti-hepatitis C virus (HCV) antibodies. Virologically, positive and negative strands of HCV RNA could be detected in the patient's serum and tumorous liver tissue by reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction as a sign of persistent HCV replication. Histologically, the HCC was completely surrounded by liver tissue which showed the signs of nodular regenerative hyperplasia. Indeed, the mechanism of hepatocarcinogenesis remains to be clarified. However, this case supports the observation that HCC may also develop in patients with HCV infection without preexisting liver cirrhosis.
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    URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF00210964
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    Demonstration of antibodies to the surface (anti-p41) and core proteins (anti-p24) of the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) in individuals positive for anti-HIV (1987)
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    Journal of molecular medicine 65 (1987), S. 596-599 
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    ISSN: 1432-1440
    Keywords: Human immunodeficiency virus ; AIDS ; Anti-HIV ; Anti-p41 ; Anti-p24
    Source: Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
    Topics: Medicine
    Notes: Summary Diagnosis of infection with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) relies on the demonstration of antibody to this virus. Occasionally, the combined analysis of sera using ELISA and western blot reveals false-positive results. We have compared a newly developed test to detect antibodies to the core (anti-p24) and surface (anti-p41) proteins of HIV with the established tests described above. Anti-p24 and anti-p41 were negative in three individuals positive for anti-HIV by ELISA and immunoblot; they had a low risk to acquire HIV infection and were clinically and immunologically normal and suspected false positive previously. In 62 individuals at risk, anti-p41 was always positive while anti-p24 was negative in 24/62 individuals including all but one patient with AIDS. The data indicate that this new test may replace the western blot as a reliable, widely available, and standardized confirmatory assay. In addition, preliminary evidence needs to be confirmed that quantitative analysis of anti-p24 might be of prognostic value in the course of HIV infection.
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    URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF01726665
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