This is a selection of articles from the January 2007 archive. Click here for this month's Allergy & Immunology headlines.
Use of an Inhibition-Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay for Quantification of Capsular Polysaccharide or Proteins in Vaccines.
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Source: Clinical and Vaccine Immunology - January 31, 2007 Authors: Inzana TJ, Champion A Tags: Clin Vaccine Immunol Source Type: news
Serum and BAL macrophage migration inhibitory factor levels in HIV infected Tanzanians with pulmonary tuberculosis or other lung diseases.
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Source: Clinical Immunology - January 30, 2007 Authors: Kibiki GS, van der Ven AJ, Geurts-Moespot A, Shao J, Calandra T, Sweep FC, Dolmans WM Tags: Clin Immunol Source Type: news
Estrogen Interferes With Immune Surveillance In Breast Cancer
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Source: Immune System / Vaccines News From Medical News Today - January 29, 2007 Source Type: news
A novel HLA-B*13 allele, B*1314, was found through routine HLA class I sequence-specific oligonucleotide typing and confirmed by sequence-based HLA typing†
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Source: Tissue Antigens - January 29, 2007 Source Type: news
A new human leukocyte antigen DRB1 allele, HLA-DRB1*1375†
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Source: Tissue Antigens - January 29, 2007 Source Type: news
HLA-E*0101 and HLA-G*010101 reduce the risk of Behcet's disease
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Source: Tissue Antigens - January 29, 2007 Source Type: news
Human Immune System Has Not Adapted To Changes In The Environment: Increase In Allergies Due To The Disappearance Of Protective Factors
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Source: Immune System / Vaccines News From Medical News Today - January 29, 2007 Source Type: news
Contamination of probiotic preparations with milk allergens can cause anaphylaxis in children with cow's milk allergy.
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Source: Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology - January 29, 2007 Authors: Tiger Lee TT, Morisset M, Astier C, Moneret-Vautrin DA, Cordebar V, Beaudouin E, Codreanu F, Bihain BE, Kanny G Tags: J Allergy Clin Immunol Source Type: news
A T cell receptor flattens a bulged antigenic peptide presented by a major histocompatibility complex class I molecule
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Source: Nature Immunology - January 28, 2007 Authors: Fleur E TynanHugh H ReidLars Kjer-NielsenJohn J MilesMatthew C J WilceLyudmila KostenkoNatalie A BorgNicholas A WilliamsonTravis BeddoeAnthony W PurcellScott R BurrowsJames McCluskeyJamie Rossjohn Tags: Article Source Type: news
A New Vaccine To Combat All Forms Of Meningococcal Disease - Fighting Disease In Developed And Developing Countries
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Source: Immune System / Vaccines News From Medical News Today - January 26, 2007 Source Type: news
Indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase enzyme activity correlates with risk factors for atherosclerosis: the Cardiovascular Risk in Young Finns Study
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Source: Clinical and Experimental Immunology - January 26, 2007 Source Type: news
CD25-expressing B-lymphocytes in Rheumatic Diseases
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Source: Scandinavian Journal of Immunology - January 26, 2007 Source Type: news
Sex-associated Susceptibility in Humans with Chiclero's Ulcer: Resistance in Females is Associated with Increased Serum-levels of GM-CSF
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Source: Scandinavian Journal of Immunology - January 26, 2007 Source Type: news
Induction of CD16+ CD56bright NK Cells with Antitumour Cytotoxicity not only from CD16− CD56bright NK Cells but also from CD16− CD56dim NK Cells
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Source: Scandinavian Journal of Immunology - January 26, 2007 Source Type: news
Vaccine safety perceptions and experience with adverse events following immunization in Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan: A summary of key informant interviews and focus groups.
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Source: Vaccine - January 26, 2007 Authors: Fowler GL, Kennedy A, Leidel L, Kohl KS, Khromava A, Bizhanova G, Shui I, Gust D Tags: Vaccine Source Type: news
Immunoblotting on HEp-2 cells increases the detection of antitopoisomerase 1 antibodies in patients with systemic sclerosis.
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Source: Clinical Immunology - January 26, 2007 Authors: Tamby MC, Servettaz A, Guilpain P, Tamas N, Berezné A, Batteux F, Reinbolt J, Guillevin L, Weill B, Mouthon L Source Type: news
Increasing public awareness
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Source: Nature Immunology - January 25, 2007 Source Type: news
Research highlights
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Source: Nature Immunology - January 25, 2007 Source Type: news
Immunology research: challenges and opportunities in a time of budgetary constraint
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Source: Nature Immunology - January 25, 2007 Authors: Charles J HackettDaniel RotrosenHugh AuchinclossAnthony S Fauci Source Type: news
Inducing T-cell tolerance in the gut
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Source: Nature Reviews Immunology - January 25, 2007 Authors: Elaine Bell Source Type: news
Humanized mice in translational biomedical research
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Source: Nature Reviews Immunology - January 25, 2007 Authors: Leonard D. ShultzFumihiko IshikawaDale L. Greiner Source Type: news
From the editors
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Source: Nature Reviews Immunology - January 25, 2007 Source Type: news
Kinetics and Organ Distribution of IL-17-Producing CD4 Cells in Proteolipid Protein 139-151 Peptide-Induced Experimental Autoimmune Encephalomyelitis of SJL Mice.
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Source: Journal of Immunology - January 25, 2007 Authors: Hofstetter HH, Toyka KV, Tary-Lehmann M, Lehmann PV Source Type: news
Environmental and Intrinsic Factors Lead to Antigen Unresponsiveness in CD4+ Recent Thymic Emigrants from Aged Mice.
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Source: Journal of Immunology - January 25, 2007 Authors: Clise-Dwyer K, Huston GE, Buck AL, Duso DK, Swain SL Source Type: news
Effects of vascular endothelial growth factor on the lymphocyte-endothelium interactions: identification of caveolin-1 and nitric oxide as control points of endothelial cell anergy.
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Source: Journal of Immunology - January 25, 2007 Authors: Bouzin C, Brouet A, De Vriese J, Dewever J, Feron O Source Type: news
TLR4, Ethanol, and Lipid Rafts: A New Mechanism of Ethanol Action with Implications for other Receptor-Mediated Effects.
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Source: Journal of Immunology - January 25, 2007 Authors: Szabo G, Dolganiuc A, Dai Q, Pruett SB Source Type: news
C3a is required for the production of CXC chemokines by tubular epithelial cells after renal ishemia/reperfusion.
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Source: Journal of Immunology - January 25, 2007 Authors: Thurman JM, Lenderink AM, Royer PA, Coleman KE, Zhou J, Lambris JD, Nemenoff RA, Quigg RJ, Holers VM Source Type: news
Prednisolone Dose-Dependently Influences Inflammation and Coagulation during Human Endotoxemia.
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Source: Journal of Immunology - January 25, 2007 Authors: de Kruif MD, Lemaire LC, Giebelen IA, van Zoelen MA, Pater JM, van den Pangaart PS, Groot AP, de Vos AF, Elliott PJ, Meijers JC, Levi M, van der Poll T Source Type: news
Expression patterns of h2-o in mouse B cells and dendritic cells correlate with cell function.
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Source: Journal of Immunology - January 25, 2007 Authors: Fallas JL, Yi W, Draghi NA, O'rourke HM, Denzin LK Source Type: news
An Alternative Pathway of NF-{kappa}B Activation Results in Maturation and T Cell Priming Activity of Dendritic Cells Overexpressing a Mutated I{kappa}B{alpha}.
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Source: Journal of Immunology - January 25, 2007 Authors: Moore F, Buonocore S, Aksoy E, Ouled-Haddou N, Goriely S, Lazarova E, Paulart F, Heirman C, Vaeremans E, Thielemans K, Goldman M, Flamand V Source Type: news
The p85{alpha} Regulatory Subunit of Class IA Phosphoinositide 3-Kinase Regulates beta-Selection in Thymocyte Development.
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Source: Journal of Immunology - January 25, 2007 Authors: Shiroki F, Matsuda S, Doi T, Fujiwara M, Mochizuki Y, Kadowaki T, Suzuki H, Koyasu S Source Type: news
Activating Ly-49 Receptors Regulate LFA-1-Mediated Adhesion by NK Cells.
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Source: Journal of Immunology - January 25, 2007 Authors: Osman MS, Burshtyn DN, Kane KP Source Type: news
Effects of specific immunotherapy on the b7 family of costimulatory molecules in allergic inflammation.
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Source: Journal of Immunology - January 25, 2007 Authors: Piconi S, Trabattoni D, Saresella M, Iemoli E, Schenal M, Fusi A, Borelli M, Chen L, Mascheri A, Clerici M Source Type: news
Regulatory T Cell Vaccination without Autoantigen Protects against Experimental Autoimmune Encephalomyelitis.
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Source: Journal of Immunology - January 25, 2007 Authors: Ochoa-Repáraz J, Riccardi C, Rynda A, Jun S, Callis G, Pascual DW Source Type: news
A Novel Role for I{kappa}B Kinase (IKK) {alpha} and IKKbeta in ERK-Dependent Up-Regulation of MUC5AC Mucin Transcription by Streptococcus pneumoniae.
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Source: Journal of Immunology - January 25, 2007 Authors: Ha U, Lim JH, Jono H, Koga T, Srivastava A, Malley R, Pagès G, Pouysségur J, Li JD Source Type: news
Cowpox Virus Evades CTL Recognition and Inhibits the Intracellular Transport of MHC Class I Molecules.
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Source: Journal of Immunology - January 25, 2007 Authors: Dasgupta A, Hammarlund E, Slifka MK, Früh K Source Type: news
Combined TLR/CD40 Stimulation Mediates Potent Cellular Immunity by Regulating Dendritic Cell Expression of CD70 In Vivo.
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Source: Journal of Immunology - January 25, 2007 Authors: Sanchez PJ, McWilliams JA, Haluszczak C, Yagita H, Kedl RM Source Type: news
Necrotic tumor cell death in vivo impairs tumor-specific immune responses.
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Source: Journal of Immunology - January 25, 2007 Authors: Gamrekelashvili J, Krüger C, von Wasielewski R, Hoffmann M, Huster KM, Busch DH, Manns MP, Korangy F, Greten TF Source Type: news
Phosphorylated ERM Is Responsible for Increased T Cell Polarization, Adhesion, and Migration in Patients with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus.
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Source: Journal of Immunology - January 25, 2007 Authors: Li Y, Harada T, Juang YT, Kyttaris VC, Wang Y, Zidanic M, Tung K, Tsokos GC Source Type: news
The B Cell Antigen Receptor Controls AP-1 and NFAT Activity through Ras-Mediated Activation of Ral.
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Source: Journal of Immunology - January 25, 2007 Authors: de Gorter DJ, Vos JC, Pals ST, Spaargaren M Source Type: news
Interactions of Ly49 Family Receptors with MHC Class I Ligands in trans and cis.
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Source: Journal of Immunology - January 25, 2007 Authors: Scarpellino L, Oeschger F, Guillaume P, Coudert JD, Lévy F, Leclercq G, Held W Source Type: news
Haplotype-Independent Costimulation of IL-10 Secretion by SDF-1/CXCL12 Proceeds via AP-1 Binding to the Human IL-10 Promoter.
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Source: Journal of Immunology - January 25, 2007 Authors: Kremer KN, Kumar A, Hedin KE Source Type: news
T-bet Regulates the Fate of Th1 and Th17 Lymphocytes in Autoimmunity.
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Source: Journal of Immunology - January 25, 2007 Authors: Gocke AR, Cravens PD, Ben LH, Hussain RZ, Northrop SC, Racke MK, Lovett-Racke AE Source Type: news
Induction of IL-4 Expression in CD4+ T Cells by Thymic Stromal Lymphopoietin.
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Source: Journal of Immunology - January 25, 2007 Authors: Omori M, Ziegler S Source Type: news
IL-7 Induces Myelopoiesis and Erythropoiesis.
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Source: Journal of Immunology - January 25, 2007 Authors: Aiello FB, Keller JR, Klarmann KD, Dranoff G, Mazzucchelli R, Durum SK Source Type: news
Mitogenic CD28 Signals Require the Exchange Factor Vav1 to Enhance TCR Signaling at the SLP-76-Vav-Itk Signalosome.
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Source: Journal of Immunology - January 25, 2007 Authors: Dennehy KM, Elias F, Na SY, Fischer KD, Hünig T, Lühder F Source Type: news
Secretory Antibody Formation: Conserved Binding Interactions between J Chain and Polymeric Ig Receptor from Humans and Amphibians.
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Source: Journal of Immunology - January 25, 2007 Authors: Braathen R, Hohman VS, Brandtzaeg P, Johansen FE Source Type: news
Contribution of T cells and neutrophils in protection of young susceptible rats from fatal experimental malaria.
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Source: Journal of Immunology - January 25, 2007 Authors: Pierrot C, Adam E, Hot D, Lafitte S, Capron M, George JD, Khalife J Source Type: news
A comparative assessment of immunization records in the Defense Medical Surveillance System and the Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System.
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Source: Vaccine - January 25, 2007 Authors: McNeil MM, Ma G, Aranas A, Payne DC, Rose CE Source Type: news
Sensitivity to Bee Pollen in Allergic Individuals
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Source: Medscape Allergy Headlines - January 24, 2007 Source Type: news
TGF-{beta} type I receptor kinase inhibitor down-regulates rheumatoid synoviocytes and prevents the arthritis induced by type II collagen antibody
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Source: International Immunology - January 24, 2007 Authors: Sakuma, M., Hatsushika, K., Koyama, K., Katoh, R., Ando, T., Watanabe, Y., Wako, M., Kanzaki, M., Takano, S., Sugiyama, H., Hamada, Y., Ogawa, H., Okumura, K., Nakao, A. Source Type: news
Murine pregnancy leads to reduced proliferation of maternal thymocytes and decreased thymic emigration
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Source: Immunology - January 23, 2007 Source Type: news
Continued need of appropriate betalactam-derived skin test reagents for the management of allergy to betalactams
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Source: Clinical and Experimental Allergy - January 23, 2007 Source Type: news
Intradermal immunization with ovalbumin-loaded poly-ɛ-caprolactone microparticles conferred protection in ovalbumin-sensitized allergic mice
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Source: Clinical and Experimental Allergy - January 23, 2007 Source Type: news
CXCR3-mediated T-cell chemotaxis involves ZAP-70 and is regulated by signalling through the T-cell receptor
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Source: Immunology - January 23, 2007 Source Type: news
New Data Support Novavax's Pandemic Flu Vaccines
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Source: Immune System / Vaccines News From Medical News Today - January 23, 2007 Source Type: news
Dermatologist Discovers 'Oral Nickel' Cures Most Common Jewelry Allergies
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Source: Allergy News From Medical News Today - January 23, 2007 Source Type: news
Serum markers of rheumatoid arthritis in visceral leishmaniasis: Rheumatoid factor and anti-cyclic citrullinated peptide antibody.
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Source: Journal of Autoimmunity - January 23, 2007 Authors: Atta AM, Carvalho EM, Jerônimo SM, Sousa Atta ML Source Type: news
Lactoferrin activates macrophages via TLR4-dependent and -independent signaling pathways.
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Source: Cellular Immunology - January 22, 2007 Source Type: news
Epitope mapping of full-length glycoprotein D from HSV-2 reveals a novel CD4+ CTL epitope located at the transmembrane-cytoplasmic junction.
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Source: Cellular Immunology - January 22, 2007 Source Type: news
CTLA-4.FasL inhibits allogeneic responses in vivo.
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Source: Cellular Immunology - January 22, 2007 Source Type: news
CD28 is required for induction and maintenance of immunological memory in toxin-reactive CD4+ T cells in vivo.
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Source: Cellular Immunology - January 22, 2007 Source Type: news
Constitutive expression of functional CD40 on mouse renal cancer cells: induction of Fas and Fas-mediated killing by CD40L.
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Source: Cellular Immunology - January 22, 2007 Source Type: news
SC3 monoclonal antibody defines a novel specific human B-cell surface antigen differentially expressed on B-cell leukaemias and lymphomas and involved in the proliferation of normal and malignant B lymphocytes.
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Source: Cellular Immunology - January 22, 2007 Source Type: news
Ex vivo activated OVA specific and non-specific CD4+CD25+ regulatory T cells exhibit comparable suppression to OVA mediated T cell responses.
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Source: Cellular Immunology - January 22, 2007 Source Type: news
Bromelain exerts anti-inflammatory effects in an ovalbumin-induced murine model of allergic airway disease.
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Source: Cellular Immunology - January 22, 2007 Source Type: news
Immunology's first priority dispute-An account of the 17th-century Rudbeck-Bartholin feud.
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Source: Cellular Immunology - January 22, 2007 Source Type: news
Potentiation of humoral immune response and activation of NF-kappaB pathway in lymphocytes in experimentally induced hyperthyroid rats.
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Source: Cellular Immunology - January 22, 2007 Source Type: news
Major histocompatibility complex class I restricted T-cell autoreactivity in human peripheral blood mononuclear cells.
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