...-helper cell (Th2) immune responses in helminth infections, allergy and autoimmunity. Both immunoglobulin-E-dependent and -independent pathways have been described to contribute to basophil activation. In addition, several recent studies reported that basophils can function as antigen-presenting cells...

.... Allergen T cell Anti-IgE Antigen presentation Antigen-presenting cells (APC) of allergic patients exhibit increased expression of the high affinity IgE receptor, FcεRI, and of the low affinity IgE receptor, CD23. The expression of FcεRI and CD23 is controlled by serum IgE levels. Both IgE...

... of drug presentations by antigen presenting cells, the recognition of MHC/peptide/drug complexes by specific T–cell receptors, and the activation mechanism of drug–specific T cells. In the case of β–lactam antibiotics it has been clearly shown that the β–lactam ring can spontaneously open under...

...Hans J. Kueng; Klaus G. Schmetterer; Winfried F. Pickl Antigen presentation by professional antigen-presenting cells (APC) is the first step towards the initiation of an adaptive immune response carried out by naïve T lymphocytes. For this purpose, antigens are presented in the form of peptide...

... to persons or property resulting from any ideas, methods, instructions or products referred to in the content or advertisements. Pertussis Cholera Escherichia coli enterotoxin Toxins Vaccines Antigen presentation Mucosal immunity Adjuvants 4 9 2009 Special Topic Section: Aspects...

... to persons or property resulting from any ideas, methods, instructions or products referred to in the content or advertisements. Occupational asthma HLA locus Antigen presentation Genetics Clinical Features, Managment and Pharmacology of Allergic Diseases Int Arch Allergy Immunol 1995; 107:400...

... to persons or property resulting from any ideas, methods, instructions or products referred to in the content or advertisements. Phagocytosis Degradation Antigen processing Antigen presentation MHC molecules T cell subsets Infection Cytosol M ini Review Int Arch Allergy Immunol 1994;103:4-10...

...Akihiko Yano; Shinichi Ohno; Kazumi Norose; Takeshi Baba; Keizo Yamashita; Fumie Aosai; Katsuzo Segawa The antigen presentation of cells infected by Toxoplasma gondii (T.g.) for MHC class-I-restricted cytotoxic T cells (CTL) was blocked by treating the T.g. -infected cells with the fungal...

... and Cellular Biology, Palo Alto, Calif., USA Functional Characterization of Human IL-10 Key Words Interleukin-10 Cytokine synthesis inhibitory factor Epstein Barr virus Cytokine production IgE production Antigen presentation T cell proliferation Transplantation LAK therapy Monocyte Abstract Rapid progress has...

.... Eosinophils recruited into tissues may have multiple functional capabilities, including the capacity to elaborate cytokines active on other cells, including TGF-α, TGF-β 1 and IL-1α, and the capacity to serve as MHC-restricted, HLA-DR-dependent antigen-presenting cells to stimulate proliferative responses...

...Luciano Adorini Selective immunointervention in autoimmune diseases can essentially be directed to three cellular targets: antigen-presenting cells expressing HMC class II molecules autoreactive T cells and regulatory T cells able to influence the pathogenic T cells. Immunotherapy in experimental...

... of the effects of estrogen upon the T cell-mediated immune responses is not clearly defined. Estrogen modulation of the T cell-mediated immune responses may be through direct and/or indirect effects on T cells. It may also act through modulation of antigen-presenting cell (APC) function or induction...

...-specific T cell clones reactive to distinct epitopes of Bet v 1. Autologous B lymphocytes, monocytes and monocyte-derived dendritic cells were employed to evaluate potential differences in uptake and processing by different antigen-presenting cells. Results: Both rSbpA-Bet v 1 variants showed significantly...

...: These in vitro observations raise the possibility that eosinophils may utilize lymphoid chemokines to enter LNs and serve antigen-presenting functions in the LN under certain inflammatory conditions. Although considerable progress has been made, eosinophil research has been hindered by the small number...

... production by cocultured T lymphocytes, expression of IgE-type I receptor and efficiency of IgE-dependent endocytosis. Results: We found that treatment with PLGE (but not with the control metal) increased costimulatory molecule expression and antigen presentation, amplified IL-5 production by cocultured T...

...Danita H. Schuurhuis; Nathalie Fu; Ferry Ossendorp; Cornelis J.M. Melief Dendritic cells (DC) are professional antigen-presenting cells which are strategically positioned at the boundaries between the inner and the outside world, in this way bridging innate and adaptive immunity. DC can initiate T...

... and the editor(s) disclaim responsibility for any injury to persons or property resulting from any ideas, methods, instructions or products referred to in the content or advertisements. Rheumatoid arthritis HLA-DR4 antigen Peptides HLA-DR1 antigen Citrulline Antigen presentation Antibodies...

..., and antigen presentation of surface-coupled liposomal antigen were compared. Results: When ovalbumin-liposome conjugates were added to a culture of macrophages, enhanced recognition and processing of ovalbumin by the macrophages were observed by the inclusion of PS in the liposomes. The results correlated...

.... Furthermore, a trend to decreased CD23 was noted on day 6. No changes were observed for CD40, CD86, CD95 and HLA-I-ABC. Conclusion: These data show that during initiation of rush VIT, B cell expression of surface molecules involved in T-B cell cooperation and antigen presentation is downmodulated. B cells may...

... Inflammation Antigen presentation Non-classical MHC class I Airway responsiveness (AR) is defined as the ease with which airways narrow in response to various stimuli [ 1 ]. These stimuli include pharmacological agents, e.g. methacholine, or natural physical stimuli, e.g. cold air or exercise...