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BMC Immunology is an open access journal publishing original peer-reviewed research articles in all aspects of cellular, tissue-level, organismal, functional, and developmental aspects of the immune system.
BMC Immunology (ISSN 1471-2172) is indexed/tracked/covered by PubMed, MEDLINE, BIOSIS, CAS, Scopus, EMBASE, Thomson Reuters (ISI) and Google Scholar.
BMC Immunology 2008, 9 :73
Patients with different grades of asthma severity show differences in immunological parameters, with mild asthma exhibiting a Th2 cytokine profile, and more lymphocyte apoptosis than severe forms of asthma, in which Th1 cytokines predominate, and inflammation persists.
BMC Immunology 2008, 9 :65
The presence of microbial lipopolysaccharide (LPS) in sterile food given to young germ-free mice stimulates the expansion and function of cells of their immune system in the same way that live bacteria are known to do.
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Immunome Knowledge Base (IKB): An integrated service for immunome research Csaba Ortutay, Mauno Vihinen BMC Immunology 2009, 10 :3 (9 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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High expression of 5-lipoxygenase in normal and malignant mantle zone B lymphocytes Yilmaz Mahshid, Marcus-Rene Lisy, Xiao Wang, Rainer Spanbroek, Jenny Flygare, Birger Christensson, Magnus Bjorkholm, Birgitta Sander, Andreas J.R. Habenicht, Hans-Erik Claesson BMC Immunology 2009, 10 :2 (9 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Modulators of the arginine metabolism support cancer immunosurveillance Giusy Capuano, Nicolo Rigamonti, Matteo Grioni, Massimo Freschi, Matteo Bellone BMC Immunology 2009, 10 :1 (9 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Forced IFIT-2 expression represses LPS induced TNF-alpha expression at posttranscriptional levels Susanne Berchtold, Birigt Manncke, Juliane Klenk, Julia Geisel, Ingo B Autenrieth, Erwin Bohn BMC Immunology 2008, 9 :75 (24 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Insulin-like growth factor I promotes cord blood T cell maturation through monocytes and inhibits their apoptosis in part through interleukin-6 Helen KW Law, Wenwei Tu, Enmei Liu, Yu Lung Lau BMC Immunology 2008, 9 :74 (17 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Changing survival, memory cell compartment, and T-helper balance of lymphocytes between severe and mild asthma A S Abdulamir, R R Hafidh, F Abubakar, K A Abbas BMC Immunology 2008, 9 :73 (16 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Dose dependent effects of platelet derived chondroitinsulfate A on the binding of CCL5 to endothelial cells Christian Weingart, Peter J Nelson, Bernhard K Kr BMC Immunology 2008, 9 :72 (10 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Identification of distinct human invariant natural killer T-cell response phenotypes to alpha-galactosylceramide Joanne E Croudace, Stuart M Curbishley, Manuela Mura, Carrie R Willcox, Petr A Illarionov, Gurdyal S Besra, David H Adams, David A Lammas BMC Immunology 2008, 9 :71 (3 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Interleukin-1beta and tumour necrosis factor-alpha impede neutral lipid turnover in macrophage-derived foam cells Jenny Persson, Jan Nilsson, Marie W Lindholm BMC Immunology 2008, 9 :70 (25 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Tolerance induced via TLR2 and TLR4 in human dendritic cells: role of IRAK-1 Valerie Albrecht, Thomas P.J. Hofer, Brian Foxwell, Marion Frankenberger, Loems Ziegler-Heitbrock BMC Immunology 2008, 9 :69 (24 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Characterisation of immune responses and protective efficacy in mice after immunisation with Rift Valley Fever virus cDNA constructs Nina Lagerqvist, Jonas Naslund, Ake Lundkvist, Michele Bouloy, Clas Ahlm, Goran Bucht Virology Journal 2009, 6 :6 (17 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
Letter to the Editor
Antiviral therapy in acute viral hepatitis B: why and when Giuseppe Morelli, Alessandro Perrella, Costanza Sbreglia, Pasquale Bellopede, Antonio Monaco, Oreste Perrella Infectious Agents and Cancer 2009, 4 :2 (16 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
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Anti-Helicobacter pylori activity and immunostimulatory effect of extracts from Byrsonima crassa Nied. (Malpighiaceae) Cibele Bonacorsi, Maria Stella G Raddi, Iracilda Z Carlos, Miriam Sannomiya, Wagner Vilegas BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2009, 9 :2 (16 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
Review
Should digestion assays be used to estimate persistence of potential allergens in tests for safety of novel food proteins? Santiago Schnell, Rod A Herman Clinical and Molecular Allergy 2009, 7 :1 (15 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
Short Report
IGRA tests perform similarly to TST but cause no adverse reactions: pediatric experience in Finland. Esko Tavast, Eeva Salo, Ilkka Seppala, Tamara Tuuminen BMC Research Notes 2009, 2 :9 (15 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
Research
Is there a special mechanism behind the changes in somatic cell and polymorphonuclear leukocyte counts, and composition of milk after a single prolonged milking interval in cows? Branislav Lakic, Ewa Wredle, Kerstin Svennersten-Sjaunja, Karin Ostensson Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica 2009, 51 :4 (15 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
Case Report
Uterine tumours resembling ovarian sex cord tumours: a case report Omar Aziz, John Giles, Simon Knowles Cases Journal 2009, 2 :55 (14 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Increased expression of FcgammaRI/CD64 on circulating monocytes parallels ongoing inflammation and nephritis in lupus Yi Li, Pui Y Lee, Eric S Sobel, Sonali Narain, Minoru Satoh, Mark S Segal, Westley H Reeves, Hanno B Richards Arthritis Research & Therapy 2009, 11 :R6 (13 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
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Acute exercise and oxidative stress: a 30 year history Kelsey Fisher-Wellman, Richard J Bloomer Dynamic Medicine 2009, 8 :1 (13 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Selenoprotein S (SEPS1) gene -105G>A promoter polymorphism influences the susceptibility to gastric cancer in the Japanese population Tomoyuki Shibata, Tomiyasu Arisawa, Tomomitsu Tahara, Masaaki Ohkubo, Daisuke Yoshioka, Naoko Maruyama, Hiroshi Fujita, Yoshio Kamiya, Masakatsu Nakamura, Mitsuo Nagasaka, Masami Iwata, Kazuya Takahama, Makoto Watanabe, Ichiro Hirata BMC Gastroenterology 2009, 9 :2 (13 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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