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This is a selection of articles from the December 2007 archive. Click here for this month's Allergy & Immunology headlines.
Autoantibody explosion in antiphospholipid syndrome.
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Source: Journal of Autoimmunity - December 31, 2007 Authors: Shoenfeld Y, Twig G, Katz U, Sherer Y Tags: J Autoimmun Source Type: news
Primary versus secondary immunoglobulin E sensitization to soy and wheat in the Multi-Centre Allergy Study cohort
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Source: Clinical and Experimental Allergy - December 30, 2007 Tags: article Original Papers Source Type: news
Perrigo Announces FDA Approval For Over The Counter Cetirizine Hydrochloride Tablets
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Source: Allergy News From Medical News Today - December 30, 2007 Source Type: news
Fight Against Hay Fever And Other Allergies Helped By New Immune System Discovery
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Source: Immune System / Vaccines News From Medical News Today - December 29, 2007 Source Type: news
Nitrites in induced sputum as a simple and cheap non-invasive marker of airway inflammation for asthmatic schoolchildren
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Source: Pediatric Allergy and Immunology - December 28, 2007 Tags: article Original Articles Source Type: news
Enhanced expression of IL-27 mRNA in human newborns
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Source: Pediatric Allergy and Immunology - December 28, 2007 Tags: article Original Articles Source Type: news
Cathepsin L and cystatin B gene expression discriminates immune coelomic cells in the leech Theromyzon tessulatum.
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Source: Developmental and Comparative Immunology - December 26, 2007 Authors: Lefebvre C, Vandenbulcke F, Bocquet B, Tasiemski A, Desmons A, Verstraete M, Salzet M, Cocquerelle C Tags: Dev Comp Immunol Source Type: news
TLR ligands that stimulate the metabolism of vitamin D3 in activated murine dendritic cells can function as effective mucosal adjuvants to subcutaneously administered vaccines.
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Source: Vaccine - December 26, 2007 Authors: Enioutina EY, Bareyan D, Daynes RA Tags: Vaccine Source Type: news
CCR1 Deficiency Increases Susceptibility to Fatal Coronavirus Infection of the Central Nervous System
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Source: Viral Immunology - December 25, 2007 Tags: article Cellular Immunity Source Type: news
RDP58 inhibits T cell-mediated bladder inflammation in an autoimmune cystitis model.
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Source: Journal of Autoimmunity - December 24, 2007 Authors: Liu W, Deyoung BR, Chen X, Evanoff DP, Luo Y Tags: J Autoimmun Source Type: news
Pathogenesis of PR3-ANCA associated vasculitis.
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Source: Journal of Autoimmunity - December 24, 2007 Authors: Kallenberg CG Tags: J Autoimmun Source Type: news
The human thymus
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Source: Immunologic Research - December 23, 2007 Tags: Immunologic Research Source Type: news
The human thymus
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Source: Immunologic Research - December 23, 2007 Tags: Immunologic Research Source Type: news
Myasthenia gravis as a prototype autoimmune receptor disease
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Source: Immunologic Research - December 23, 2007 Tags: Immunologic Research Source Type: news
γδ T-cell help in responses to pathogens and in the development of systemic autoimmunity
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Source: Immunologic Research - December 23, 2007 Tags: Immunologic Research Source Type: news
Conformational changes in MHC class I molecules
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Source: Immunologic Research - December 23, 2007 Tags: Immunologic Research Source Type: news
Human tumor antigens recognized by T-cells
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Source: Immunologic Research - December 23, 2007 Tags: Immunologic Research Source Type: news
New gut associated lymphoid tissue “cryptopatches” breed murine intestinal intraepithelial T cell precursors
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Source: Immunologic Research - December 23, 2007 Tags: Immunologic Research Source Type: news
Interleukin 17–producing T helper cells and interleukin 17 orchestrate autoreactive germinal center development in autoimmune BXD2 mice
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Source: Nature Immunology - December 23, 2007 Authors: Hui-Chen HsuPingAr YangJohn WangQi WuRiley MyersJian ChenJohn YiTanja GuentertAlbert ToussonAndrea L StanusThuc-vy L LeRobin G LorenzHui XuJay K KollsRobert H CarterDavid D ChaplinRobert W WilliamsJohn D Mountz Tags: Article Source Type: news
Smad3 and NFAT cooperate to induce Foxp3 expression through its enhancer
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Source: Nature Immunology - December 23, 2007 Authors: Yukiko ToneKeiji FuruuchiYoshitsugu KojimaMark L TykocinskiMark I GreeneMasahide Tone Tags: Article Source Type: news
Cutting Edge: Engagement of NKG2A on CD8+ Effector T Cells Limits Immunopathology in Influenza Pneumonia.
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Source: Journal of Immunology - December 22, 2007 Authors: Zhou J, Matsuoka M, Cantor H, Homer R, Enelow RI Tags: J Immunol Source Type: news
Cutting edge: mechanism of enhancement of in vivo cytokine effects by anti-cytokine monoclonal antibodies.
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Source: Journal of Immunology - December 22, 2007 Authors: Phelan JD, Orekov T, Finkelman FD Tags: J Immunol Source Type: news
A Th1-Recognized Peptide P277, When Tandemly Repeated, Enhances a Th2 Immune Response toward Effective Vaccines against Autoimmune Diabetes in Nonobese Diabetic Mice.
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Source: Journal of Immunology - December 22, 2007 Authors: Jin L, Zhu A, Wang Y, Chen Q, Xiong Q, Li J, Sun Y, Li T, Cao R, Wu J, Liu J Tags: J Immunol Source Type: news
Sensitization of tumor cells to NK cell-mediated killing by proteasome inhibition.
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Source: Journal of Immunology - December 22, 2007 Authors: Hallett WH, Ames E, Motarjemi M, Barao I, Shanker A, Tamang DL, Sayers TJ, Hudig D, Murphy WJ Tags: J Immunol Source Type: news
Baculovirus-Infected Insect Cells Expressing Peptide-MHC Complexes Elicit Protective Antitumor Immunity.
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Source: Journal of Immunology - December 22, 2007 Authors: Jordan KR, McMahan RH, Oh JZ, Pipeling MR, Pardoll DM, Kedl RM, Kappler JW, Slansky JE Tags: J Immunol Source Type: news
CD36 Is Differentially Expressed on B Cell Subsets during Development and in Responses to Antigen.
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Source: Journal of Immunology - December 22, 2007 Authors: Won WJ, Bachmann MF, Kearney JF Tags: J Immunol Source Type: news
Induction and Evolution of Cytomegalovirus-Specific CD4+ T Cell Clonotypes in Rhesus Macaques.
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Source: Journal of Immunology - December 22, 2007 Authors: Price DA, Bitmansour AD, Edgar JB, Walker JM, Axthelm MK, Douek DC, Picker LJ Tags: J Immunol Source Type: news
Immune complex-bearing follicular dendritic cells deliver a late antigenic signal that promotes somatic hypermutation.
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Source: Journal of Immunology - December 22, 2007 Authors: Wu Y, Sukumar S, El Shikh ME, Best AM, Szakal AK, Tew JG Tags: J Immunol Source Type: news
Antigen-driven interactions with dendritic cells and expansion of foxp3+ regulatory T cells occur in the absence of inflammatory signals.
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Source: Journal of Immunology - December 22, 2007 Authors: Chappert P, Leboeuf M, Rameau P, Stockholm D, Liblau R, Danos O, Davoust JM, Gross DA Tags: J Immunol Source Type: news
Macrophages driven to a novel state of activation have anti-inflammatory properties in mice.
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Source: Journal of Immunology - December 22, 2007 Authors: Brem-Exner BG, Sattler C, Hutchinson JA, Koehl GE, Kronenberg K, Farkas S, Inoue S, Blank C, Knechtle SJ, Schlitt HJ, Fändrich F, Geissler EK Tags: J Immunol Source Type: news
B Cells Promote Resistance to Heterosubtypic Strains of Influenza via Multiple Mechanisms.
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Source: Journal of Immunology - December 22, 2007 Authors: Rangel-Moreno J, Carragher DM, Misra RS, Kusser K, Hartson L, Moquin A, Lund FE, Randall TD Tags: J Immunol Source Type: news
Neutrophils clear bacteria associated with parasitic nematodes augmenting the development of an effective th2-type response.
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Source: Journal of Immunology - December 22, 2007 Authors: Pesce JT, Liu Z, Hamed H, Alem F, Whitmire J, Lin H, Liu Q, Urban JF, Gause WC Tags: J Immunol Source Type: news
TLR3 Increases Disease Morbidity and Mortality from Vaccinia Infection.
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Source: Journal of Immunology - December 22, 2007 Authors: Hutchens M, Luker KE, Sottile P, Sonstein J, Lukacs NW, Núñez G, Curtis JL, Luker GD Tags: J Immunol Source Type: news
Integrin {alpha}D 2 Is Dynamically Expressed by Inflamed Macrophages and Alters the Natural History of Lethal Systemic Infections.
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Source: Journal of Immunology - December 22, 2007 Authors: Miyazaki Y, Bunting M, Stafforini DM, Harris ES, McIntyre TM, Prescott SM, Frutuoso VS, Amendoeira FC, de Oliveira Nascimento D, Vieira-de-Abreu A, Weyrich AS, Castro-Faria-Neto HC, Zimmerman GA Tags: J Immunol Source Type: news
The curiously suspicious: Infectious disease may ameliorate an ongoing autoimmune destruction in systemic lupus erythematosus patients.
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Source: Journal of Autoimmunity - December 22, 2007 Authors: Praprotnik S, Sodin-Semrl S, Tomsic M, Shoenfeld Y Tags: J Autoimmun Source Type: news
Mast cell-driven skin inflammation is impaired in the absence of sensory nerves.
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Source: Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology - December 22, 2007 Authors: Siebenhaar F, Magerl M, Peters EM, Hendrix S, Metz M, Maurer M Tags: J Allergy Clin Immunol Source Type: news
Purification of Melanoma Reactive T Cell by Using a Monocyte-based Solid Phase T-cell Selection System for Adoptive Therapy.
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Source: Journal of Immunotherapy - December 21, 2007 Tags: Abstract HTML PDF (463 K) Source Type: news
Enhanced Immunity to Intracerebral Breast Cancer in Mice Immunized With a cDNA-based Vaccine Enriched for Immunotherapeutic Cells.
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Source: Journal of Immunotherapy - December 21, 2007 Tags: Abstract HTML PDF (690 K) Source Type: news
History of Allergies Is Linked to a Reduced Pancreatic Cancer Risk
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Source: Medscape Allergy Headlines - December 21, 2007 Tags: Hematology-Oncology Source Type: news
Regulation of integrin function by T cell activation
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Source: Immunologic Research - December 21, 2007 Tags: Immunologic Research Source Type: news
CD43, a molecule with multiple functions
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Source: Immunologic Research - December 21, 2007 Tags: Immunologic Research Source Type: news
The development of CD4+ T effector cells during the type 2 immune response
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Source: Immunologic Research - December 21, 2007 Tags: Immunologic Research Source Type: news
Vaccine strategies to prevent rheumatic fever
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Source: Immunologic Research - December 21, 2007 Tags: Immunologic Research Source Type: news
The molecular basis of T cell differentiation
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Source: Immunologic Research - December 21, 2007 Tags: Immunologic Research Source Type: news
Structure-based design of immunologically active therapeutic peptides
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Source: Immunologic Research - December 21, 2007 Tags: Immunologic Research Source Type: news
Structure, functions, and evolution of the third complement component and viral molecular mimicry
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Source: Immunologic Research - December 21, 2007 Tags: Immunologic Research Source Type: news
Antibody responses: IgA — peacemaker in the gut
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Source: Nature Reviews Immunology - December 21, 2007 Authors: Sharon Ahmad Tags: Research Highlight Source Type: news
Signalling: The ins and outs of Ca2+ signalling in mast cells
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Source: Nature Reviews Immunology - December 21, 2007 Authors: Elaine Bell Tags: Research Highlight Source Type: news
Association between suppressors of cytokine signalling, T-helper type 1/ T-helper type 2 balance and allergic sensitization in children
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Source: Clinical and Experimental Allergy - December 20, 2007 Tags: article Original Papers Source Type: news
Lactobacillus GG has in vitro effects on enhanced interleukin-10 and interferon-γ release of mononuclear cells but no in vivo effects in supplemented mothers and their neonates
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Source: Clinical and Experimental Allergy - December 20, 2007 Tags: article Original Papers Source Type: news
Hymenoptera venom allergy: taking the sting out of difficult cases.
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Source: Journal of Investigational Allergology & Clinical Immunology - December 20, 2007 Authors: Ebo DG, Hagendorens MM, Bridts CH, De Clerck LS, Stevens WJ Tags: J Investig Allergol Clin Immunol Source Type: news
Hypersensitivity to spiramycin with good tolerance of other macrolides.
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Source: Journal of Investigational Allergology & Clinical Immunology - December 20, 2007 Authors: Sánchez-Morillas L, Laguna-Martínez JJ, Reaño-Martos M, Rojo-Andrés E, Gómez-Tembleque P, Santaolalla-Montoya M Tags: J Investig Allergol Clin Immunol Source Type: news
Anaphylactic reaction after intake of phenylephrine and tolerance of other sympathomimetic drugs.
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Source: Journal of Investigational Allergology & Clinical Immunology - December 20, 2007 Authors: Rojas-Hijazo B, Garcés MM, Segura N, Ferrer L, Sobrevía M Tags: J Investig Allergol Clin Immunol Source Type: news
Predicting patients at high-risk of systemic reactions to cluster allergen immunotherapy: a pilot prospective observational study.
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Source: Journal of Investigational Allergology & Clinical Immunology - December 20, 2007 Authors: Justicia JL, Barasona MJ, Serrano P, Moreno C, Guerra F Tags: J Investig Allergol Clin Immunol Source Type: news
Flare-up-Like phenomenon in a skin prick test after oral challenge with ibuprofen.
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Source: Journal of Investigational Allergology & Clinical Immunology - December 20, 2007 Authors: González de Olano D, González Mancebo E, Gandolfo Cano M, Menéndez Baltanás A, Trujillo Trujillo MJ Tags: J Investig Allergol Clin Immunol Source Type: news
[Article] Structures of an MHC Class I Molecule from B21 Chickens Illustrate Promiscuous Peptide Binding
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Source: Immunity - December 20, 2007 Source Type: news
[Preview] Apoptotic PS to Phagocyte TIM-4: Eat Me
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Source: Immunity - December 20, 2007 Source Type: news
[Article] A Single Naive CD8+ T Cell Precursor Can Develop into Diverse Effector and Memory Subsets
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Source: Immunity - December 20, 2007 Source Type: news
Molecular mechanisms involved in the association of HLA-DR4 and rheumatoid arthritis
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Source: Immunologic Research - December 20, 2007 Tags: Immunologic Research Source Type: news
Scripps Research Discovery Leads To Broad Potential Applications In CovX-Pfizer Deal
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Source: Immune System / Vaccines News From Medical News Today - December 20, 2007 Source Type: news
Are allergy advisory statements helpful to patients with food allergy?
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Source: Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology - December 20, 2007 Authors: Ong PY Tags: J Allergy Clin Immunol Source Type: news
Does the BAFF dysregulation play a major role in the pathogenesis of systemic lupus erythematosus?
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Source: Journal of Autoimmunity - December 20, 2007 Authors: Binard A, Le Pottier L, Saraux A, Devauchelle-Pensec V, Pers JO, Youinou P Tags: J Autoimmun Source Type: news
Dysregulation of innate immune receptors on neutrophils in chronic granulomatous disease.
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Source: Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology - December 20, 2007 Authors: Hartl D, Lehmann N, Hoffmann F, Jansson A, Hector A, Notheis G, Roos D, Belohradsky BH, Wintergerst U Tags: J Allergy Clin Immunol Source Type: news
Role of Toll-like receptor responses for sepsis pathogenesis.
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Source: Immunobiology - December 19, 2007 Authors: Weighardt H, Holzmann B Tags: Immunobiology Source Type: news
Production of IL-12, IL-23 and IL-27p28 by bone marrow-derived conventional dendritic cells rather than macrophages after LPS/TLR4-dependent induction by Salmonella Enteritidis.
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Source: Immunobiology - December 19, 2007 Authors: Siegemund S, Schütze N, Freudenberg MA, Lutz MB, Straubinger RK, Alber G Tags: Immunobiology Source Type: news
Modulation of macrophage iron transport by Nramp1 (Slc11a1).
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Source: Immunobiology - December 19, 2007 Authors: Fritsche G, Nairz M, Theurl I, Mair S, Bellmann-Weiler R, Barton HC, Weiss G Tags: Immunobiology Source Type: news
Role of arginine metabolism in immunity and immunopathology.
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Source: Immunobiology - December 19, 2007 Authors: Peranzoni E, Marigo I, Dolcetti L, Ugel S, Sonda N, Taschin E, Mantelli B, Bronte V, Zanovello P Tags: Immunobiology Source Type: news
MCS-18, a novel natural product isolated from Helleborus purpurascens, inhibits dendritic cell activation and prevents autoimmunity as shown in vivo using the EAE model.
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Source: Immunobiology - December 19, 2007 Authors: Horstmann B, Zinser E, Turza N, Kerek F, Steinkasserer A Tags: Immunobiology Source Type: news
Factors influencing the generation of murine dendritic cells from bone marrow: The special role of fetal calf serum.
