...Ghennady V. Gushchin; Elena E. Jakovleva; Galina V. Kataeva; Elena A. Korneva; Michal Gajewski; Ewa Grabczewska; Hanna Laskowska-Bozek; Wlodzimierz Maslinski; Jan Ryzewski Expression of muscarinic cholinergic receptors (m-AchR) on thymocytes and lymphocytes supports a hypothesis of direct...

... between the nervous system and immune cells, information on distribution of lymphocyte subsets under stress and pain conditions is limited. Methods: We performed a comparative study in 15 patients with CRPS type I, 22 patients with FM and 37 age- and sex-matched healthy controls and investigated...

...Yi-Hua Qiu; Yu-Ping Peng; Jian-Ming Jiang; Jian-Jun Wang Objectives: To comprehend the changes and significance of the endogenous catecholamines in the immune system, we explored the synthesis of catecholamines by lymphocytes in various lymphoid organs and in different activated states...

...Richard E. Kast An envelope glycoprotein, gp20, of the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) interacts with host systems to promote HIV replication. gp120 is also involved in tissue-destructive positive feedback cycles that contribute to HIV-related but non-lymphocytic-, non-immunodeficiency-related...

... of the effect of GH on the immune system has not yet been clarified. This study was designed to investigate the nature of this mechanism. Methods: In the present study, we investigated the effects of GH on the susceptibility of both human CEM/C7 lymphocytes and human IM-9 lymphocytes to Fas-induced apoptosis...

...Jasminka Stefulj; Lipa Cicin-Sain; Konrad Schauenstein; Branimir Jernej Objective: The effect of serotonin (5-hydroxytryptamine; 5HT) on the in vitro proliferation of mitogen-stimulated lymphocytes was studied in primary cultures of rat spleen cells. Methods: 5HT was added to the cultures 1 h prior...