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This is a selection of articles from the February 2007 archive. Click here for this month's Allergy & Immunology headlines.
The role of T helper 17 (Th17) and regulatory T cells (Treg) in human organ transplantation and autoimmune disease
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Source: Clinical and Experimental Immunology - February 28, 2007 Tags: Review Articles Source Type: news
Mechanisms of virus-induced asthma exacerbations: state-of-the-art. A GA2LEN and InterAirways document
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Source: Allergy - February 28, 2007 Tags: Position papers Source Type: news
Laser acupuncture and probiotics in school age children with asthma: a randomized, placebo-controlled pilot study of therapy guided by principles of Traditional Chinese Medicine
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Source: Pediatric Allergy and Immunology - February 28, 2007 Tags: Original Articles Source Type: news
Consumption of asthma medication after RS-virus epidemic – A population based survey
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Source: Pediatric Allergy and Immunology - February 28, 2007 Tags: Original Articles Source Type: news
Non pharmacological management of asthma: Little change in the evidence base over 5 yr
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Source: Pediatric Allergy and Immunology - February 28, 2007 Tags: Editorial Source Type: news
Recognition of Paracoccidioides brasiliensis gp43-derived peptides by patients with paracoccidioidomycosis and healthy individuals.
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Source: Clinical and Vaccine Immunology - February 28, 2007 Authors: Iwai LK, Yoshida M, Sadahiro A, da Silva WR, Marin ML, Goldberg AC, Juliano MA, Juliano L, Shikanai-Yasuda MA, Kalil J, Neto EC, Travassos LR Tags: Clin Vaccine Immunol Source Type: news
Kinetics of the human antibody response against non-typhoid Salmonella determined by LPS ELISA.
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Source: Clinical and Vaccine Immunology - February 28, 2007 Authors: Strid MA, Dalby T, Mølbak K, Krogfelt KA Tags: Clin Vaccine Immunol Source Type: news
Survey Shows Discomfort With Existing Nasal Sprays Causes Allergic Rhinitis Patients To Discontinue Treatment
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Source: Allergy News From Medical News Today - February 27, 2007 Source Type: news
Progress Against Peanut Allergies
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Source: MedicineNet Allergies General - February 27, 2007 Source Type: news
Oral immunization of mice with the live vaccine strain (LVS) of Francisella tularensis protects mice against respiratory challenge with virulent type A F. tularensis.
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Source: Vaccine - February 26, 2007 Authors: Kuolee R, Harris G, Conlan JW, Chen W Tags: Vaccine Source Type: news
Guidelines for assessing immunocompetency in clinical trials for autoimmune diseases.
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Source: Clinical Immunology - February 26, 2007 Authors: Looney RJ, Diamond B, Holers VM, Levesque MC, Moreland L, Nahm MH, St Clair EW Tags: Clin Immunol Source Type: news
Clonal expansions of CD4(+) B helper T cells in autoimmune myasthenia gravis.
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Source: European Journal of Immunology - February 26, 2007 Authors: Tackenberg B, Kruth J, Bartholomaeus JE, Schlegel K, Oertel WH, Willcox N, Hemmer B, Sommer N Tags: Eur J Immunol Source Type: news
In this issue - Eur. J. Immunol. 3/2007.
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Source: European Journal of Immunology - February 26, 2007 Tags: Eur J Immunol Source Type: news
Focetria Pandemic Influenza Vaccine Receives Positive European Union Regulatory Agency Opinion Supporting Approval
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Source: Immune System / Vaccines News From Medical News Today - February 25, 2007 Source Type: news
Autoimmune disease etiology-a perplexing paradox or a turning leaf?
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Source: Autoimmunity Reviews - February 24, 2007 Authors: Williams RC Tags: Autoimmun Rev Source Type: news
Autoantibody response against a novel testicular antigen protein highly expressed in testis (PHET) in SSc patients.
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Source: Autoimmunity Reviews - February 24, 2007 Authors: Yasuoka H, Kuwana M Tags: Autoimmun Rev Source Type: news
From infection to autoimmunity: A new model for induction of ANCA against the bactericidal/permeability increasing protein (BPI).
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Source: Autoimmunity Reviews - February 24, 2007 Authors: Schultz H Tags: Autoimmun Rev Source Type: news
Anti-RNP immunity: Implications for tissue injury and the pathogenesis of connective tissue disease.
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Source: Autoimmunity Reviews - February 24, 2007 Authors: Keith MP, Moratz C, Tsokos GC Tags: Autoimmun Rev Source Type: news
2006 clinical immunology school on systemic autoimmune diseases.
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Source: Autoimmunity Reviews - February 24, 2007 Authors: Katz U, Tsokos GC Tags: Autoimmun Rev Source Type: news
Determination of a HLA II Promiscuous Peptide Cocktail as Potential Vaccine Against EBV Latency II Malignancies.
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Source: Journal of Immunotherapy - February 24, 2007 Tags: Abstract HTML PDF (193 K) Source Type: news
Phase I Trial of Vaccination With Autologous Neuroblastoma Tumor Cells Genetically Modified to Secrete IL-2 and Lymphotactin.
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Source: Journal of Immunotherapy - February 24, 2007 Tags: Abstract HTML PDF (121 K) Source Type: news
Dynavax Reports Interim, One-Year Data From Ragweed Allergy Trial At AAAAI
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Source: Allergy News From Medical News Today - February 24, 2007 Source Type: news
In vivo murine CD23 destabilization enhances CD23 shedding and IgE synthesis.
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Source: Cellular Immunology - February 24, 2007 Authors: Ford JW, Kilmon MA, Haas KM, Shelburne AE, Chan-Li Y, Conrad DH Tags: Cell Immunol Source Type: news
Could oral spleen tyrosine kinase inhibitors lead to neoplastic transformation?
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Source: Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology - February 23, 2007 Authors: Khan S, Doré PC, Sewell WA Tags: J Allergy Clin Immunol Source Type: news
Biological and methodological variation of lymphocyte subsets in blood of human adults.
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Source: Journal of Immunological Methods - February 23, 2007 Authors: Backteman K, Ernerudh J Tags: J Immunol Methods Source Type: news
Reply.
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Source: Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology - February 23, 2007 Authors: Masuda ES, Grossbard EB, Payan DG Tags: J Allergy Clin Immunol Source Type: news
[Preview] HIV's Vagina Travelogue
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Source: Immunity - February 22, 2007 Source Type: news
[Article] Heat Shock Protein gp96 Is a Master Chaperone for Toll-like Receptors and Is Important in the Innate Function of Macrophages
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Source: Immunity - February 22, 2007 Source Type: news
[Article] Formins Regulate the Actin-Related Protein 2/3 Complex-Independent Polarization of the Centrosome to the Immunological Synapse
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Source: Immunity - February 22, 2007 Source Type: news
American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology 2007 Annual Meeting
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Source: Medscape Allergy Headlines - February 22, 2007 Tags: Allergy Source Type: news
KIR2DL1 allelic diversity: four new alleles characterized in a bone marrow transplant population and three families
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Source: Tissue Antigens - February 22, 2007 Tags: Brief communications Source Type: news
Research on HLA-G: an update†
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Source: Tissue Antigens - February 22, 2007 Tags: Review article Source Type: news
Differential Recognition of TLR-Dependent Microbial Ligands in Human Bronchial Epithelial Cells.
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Source: Journal of Immunology - February 22, 2007 Authors: Mayer AK, Muehmer M, Mages J, Gueinzius K, Hess C, Heeg K, Bals R, Lang R, Dalpke AH Tags: J Immunol Source Type: news
Expression Profile of Fc{gamma}RIIb on Leukocytes and Its Dysregulation in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus.
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Source: Journal of Immunology - February 22, 2007 Authors: Su K, Yang H, Li X, Li X, Gibson AW, Cafardi JM, Zhou T, Edberg JC, Kimberly RP Tags: J Immunol Source Type: news
CD4+CD25+ T Cell-Dependent Inhibition of Autoimmunity in Transgenic Mice Overexpressing Human Bcl-2 in T Lymphocytes.
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Source: Journal of Immunology - February 22, 2007 Authors: González J, Tamayo E, Santiuste I, Marquina R, Buelta L, González-Gay MA, Izui S, López-Hoyos M, Merino J, Merino R Tags: J Immunol Source Type: news
Pillars article: a gene encoding an antigen recognized by cytolytic T lymphocytes on a human melanoma. Science 1991. 254: 1643-1647.
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Source: Journal of Immunology - February 22, 2007 Authors: van der Bruggen P, Traversari C, Chomez P, Lurquin C, De Plaen E, Van den Eynde BJ, Knuth A, Boon T Tags: J Immunol Source Type: news
Tumor Evasion of the Immune System by Converting CD4+CD25- T Cells into CD4+CD25+ T Regulatory Cells: Role of Tumor-Derived TGF-beta.
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Source: Journal of Immunology - February 22, 2007 Authors: Liu VC, Wong LY, Jang T, Shah AH, Park I, Yang X, Zhang Q, Lonning S, Teicher BA, Lee C Tags: J Immunol Source Type: news
Mycobacterial Lipomannan Induces Granuloma Macrophage Fusion via a TLR2-Dependent, ADAM9- and beta1 Integrin-Mediated Pathway.
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Source: Journal of Immunology - February 22, 2007 Authors: Puissegur MP, Lay G, Gilleron M, Botella L, Nigou J, Marrakchi H, Mari B, Duteyrat JL, Guerardel Y, Kremer L, Barbry P, Puzo G, Altare F Tags: J Immunol Source Type: news
Cutting Edge: Oseltamivir Decreases T Cell GM1 Expression and Inhibits Clearance of Respiratory Syncytial Virus: Potential Role of Endogenous Sialidase in Antiviral Immunity.
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Source: Journal of Immunology - February 22, 2007 Authors: Moore ML, Chi MH, Zhou W, Goleniewska K, O'neal JF, Higginbotham JN, Peebles RS Tags: J Immunol Source Type: news
Efficient Capture of Antibody Neutralized HIV-1 by Cells Expressing DC-SIGN and Transfer to CD4+ T Lymphocytes.
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Source: Journal of Immunology - February 22, 2007 Authors: van Montfort T, Nabatov AA, Geijtenbeek TB, Pollakis G, Paxton WA Tags: J Immunol Source Type: news
Phenotype and Effector Function of CC Chemokine Receptor 9-Expressing Lymphocytes in Small Intestinal Crohn's Disease.
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Source: Journal of Immunology - February 22, 2007 Authors: Saruta M, Yu QT, Avanesyan A, Fleshner PR, Targan SR, Papadakis KA Tags: J Immunol Source Type: news
Transmembrane Mutations to Fc{gamma}RIIA Alter Its Association with Lipid Rafts: Implications for Receptor Signaling.
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Source: Journal of Immunology - February 22, 2007 Authors: García-García E, Brown EJ, Rosales C Tags: J Immunol Source Type: news
Fitness of cell-mediated immunity independent of repertoire diversity.
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Source: Journal of Immunology - February 22, 2007 Authors: Abuattieh M, Rebrovich M, Wettstein PJ, Vuk-Pavlovic Z, Limper AH, Platt JL, Cascalho M Tags: J Immunol Source Type: news
CD40-CD40 Ligand Interaction between Dendritic Cells and CD8+ T Cells Is Needed to Stimulate Maximal T Cell Responses in the Absence of CD4+ T Cell Help.
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Source: Journal of Immunology - February 22, 2007 Authors: Hernandez MG, Shen L, Rock KL Tags: J Immunol Source Type: news
Regulation of Suppressor of Cytokine Signaling 3 (SOCS3) mRNA Stability by TNF-{alpha} Involves Activation of the MKK6/p38MAPK/MK2 Cascade.
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Source: Journal of Immunology - February 22, 2007 Authors: Ehlting C, Lai WS, Schaper F, Brenndörfer ED, Matthes RJ, Heinrich PC, Ludwig S, Blackshear PJ, Gaestel M, Häussinger D, Bode JG Tags: J Immunol Source Type: news
Epigenetic and Transcriptional Programs Lead to Default IFN-{gamma} Production by {gamma}{delta} T Cells.
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Source: Journal of Immunology - February 22, 2007 Authors: Chen L, He W, Kim ST, Tao J, Gao Y, Chi H, Intlekofer AM, Harvey B, Reiner SL, Yin Z, Flavell RA, Craft J Tags: J Immunol Source Type: news
NKp46 and NKG2D Recognition of Infected Dendritic Cells Is Necessary for NK Cell Activation in the Human Response to Influenza Infection.
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Source: Journal of Immunology - February 22, 2007 Authors: Draghi M, Pashine A, Sanjanwala B, Gendzekhadze K, Cantoni C, Cosman D, Moretta A, Valiante NM, Parham P Tags: J Immunol Source Type: news
Comment on "Local CD11c+ MHC Class II- Precursors Generate Lung Dendritic Cells during Respiratory Viral Infection, but Are Depleted in the Process".
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Source: Journal of Immunology - February 22, 2007 Authors: von Garnier C, Strickland D, Stumbles P Tags: J Immunol Source Type: news
Virus-Specific CD8+ T Cells in the Liver: Armed and Ready to Kill.
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Source: Journal of Immunology - February 22, 2007 Authors: Keating R, Yue W, Rutigliano JA, So J, Olivas E, Thomas PG, Doherty PC Tags: J Immunol Source Type: news
The Contact Allergen Nickel Triggers a Unique Inflammatory and Proangiogenic Gene Expression Pattern via Activation of NF-{kappa}B and Hypoxia-Inducible Factor-1{alpha}.
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Source: Journal of Immunology - February 22, 2007 Authors: Viemann D, Schmidt M, Tenbrock K, Schmid S, Müller V, Klimmek K, Ludwig S, Roth J, Goebeler M Tags: J Immunol Source Type: news
A functional Fas promoter polymorphism is associated with a severe phenotype in type 1 autoimmune hepatitis characterized by early development of cirrhosis
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Source: Tissue Antigens - February 22, 2007 Tags: Original articles Source Type: news
Nomenclature for factors of the HLA system, update November 2006
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Source: Tissue Antigens - February 22, 2007 Tags: Nomenclature updates Source Type: news
Pre-Clinical Study Of Novavax's Seasonal Influenza Vaccine Published In Journal 'Vaccine'
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Source: Immune System / Vaccines News From Medical News Today - February 22, 2007 Source Type: news
Government Says Thimerosal Petition Should Be Dismissed
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Source: LexisNexis® Mealey's™ Thimerosal & Vaccines Legal News - February 21, 2007 Source Type: news
FDA: Merck's Rotateq Associated With Cases Of Intestinal Blockage
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Source: LexisNexis® Mealey's™ Thimerosal & Vaccines Legal News - February 21, 2007 Source Type: news
Umbrella Policy Covers Vaccine Injury Suits, California Panel Rules
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Source: LexisNexis® Mealey's™ Thimerosal & Vaccines Legal News - February 21, 2007 Source Type: news
Special Master Claims No Jurisdiction To Award Attorney Fee
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Source: LexisNexis® Mealey's™ Thimerosal & Vaccines Legal News - February 21, 2007 Source Type: news
3rd Circuit Affirms Special Masters Can't Be Sued Over Rulings
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Source: LexisNexis® Mealey's™ Thimerosal & Vaccines Legal News - February 21, 2007 Source Type: news
Local sentries for class switching
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Source: Nature Immunology - February 21, 2007 Authors: Michael McHeyzer-Williams Tags: News and Views Source Type: news
T cell recognition of lipids: quo vadis?
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Source: Nature Immunology - February 21, 2007 Authors: Gennaro De LiberoH Robson MacDonaldPaolo Dellabona Tags: Meeting Report Source Type: news
Sinovac Attended 3rd WHO Meeting On Evaluation Of Pandemic Influenza Prototype Vaccines In Clinical Trials
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Source: Immune System / Vaccines News From Medical News Today - February 21, 2007 Source Type: news
EpitopeViewer: a Java application for the visualization and analysis of immune epitopes in the Immune Epitope Database and Analysis Resource (IEDB)
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Source: Immunome Research - February 21, 2007 Authors: John E Beaver, Philip E Bourne and Julia V Ponomarenko Source Type: news
Type 1 cytokine/chemokine production by mouse NK cells following activation of their TLR/MyD88-mediated pathways
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Source: International Immunology - February 21, 2007 Authors: Sawaki, J., Tsutsui, H., Hayashi, N., Yasuda, K., Akira, S., Tanizawa, T., Nakanishi, K. Tags: ORIGINAL RESEARCH PAPERS Source Type: news
Arizona State University And Mayo Clinic Join Forces To Develop Cancer Vaccine
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Source: Immune System / Vaccines News From Medical News Today - February 20, 2007 Source Type: news
Structural Aspects of Drugability and Selectivity of Protein Kinases in Inflammation
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Source: Anti-Inflammatory & Anti-Allergy Agents in Medicinal Chemistry - February 20, 2007 Authors: Schafer, MartinaEgner, Ursula Tags: Articles Source Type: news
Author Index To Volume 5
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Source: Anti-Inflammatory & Anti-Allergy Agents in Medicinal Chemistry - February 20, 2007 Authors: Publishers, Tags: Addendum Source Type: news
The Role of Tec Family Kinases in Inflammatory Processes
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Source: Anti-Inflammatory & Anti-Allergy Agents in Medicinal Chemistry - February 20, 2007 Authors: Melcher, MartinRaberger, JuliaSchmidt, UweUnger, BerndEllmeier, Wilfried Tags: Articles Source Type: news
Kinases as Drug Targets in Inflammation: In Vitro and In Vivo Target Validation and Expression Profiling
