| | Other Issues: previous | next | latest | archiveDatabase The Innate Immune Database (IIDB) Martin Korb, Aistair G Rust, Vesteinn Thorsson, Christophe Battail, Bin Li, Daehee Hwang, Kathleen A Kennedy, Jared C Roach, Carrie M Rosenberger, Mark Gilchrist, Daniel Zak, Carrie Johnson, Bruz Marzolf, Alan Aderem, Ilya Shmulevich, and Hamid Bolouri BMC Immunol. 2008; 9: 7. Published online 2008 March 5. doi: 10.1186/1471-2172-9-7.PMCID: PMC2268913 Research Articles HLA class I supertypes: a revised and updated classification John Sidney, Bjoern Peters, Nicole Frahm, Christian Brander, and Alessandro Sette BMC Immunol. 2008; 9: 1. Published online 2008 January 22. doi: 10.1186/1471-2172-9-1.PMCID: PMC2245908 IgE alone promotes human lung mast cell survival through the autocrine production of IL-6 Glenn Cruse, Sarah Cockerill, and Peter Bradding BMC Immunol. 2008; 9: 2. Published online 2008 January 23. doi: 10.1186/1471-2172-9-2.PMCID: PMC2257927 Screening of functional and positional candidate genes in families with common variable immunodeficiency Ulrich Salzer, Carla Neumann, Jens Thiel, Cristina Woellner, Qiang Pan-Hammarström, Vassilis Lougaris, Tina Hagena, Johannes Jung, Jennifer Birmelin, Likun Du, Ayse Metin, David A Webster, Alessandro Plebani, Viviana Moschese, Lennart Hammarström, Alejandro A Schäffer, and Bodo Grimbacher BMC Immunol. 2008; 9: 3. Published online 2008 February 7. doi: 10.1186/1471-2172-9-3.PMCID: PMC2268914 Molecular networks discriminating mouse bladder responses to intravesical bacillus Calmette-Guerin (BCG), LPS, and TNF-α Marcia R Saban, Michael A O'Donnell, Robert E Hurst, Xue-Ru Wu, Cindy Simpson, Igor Dozmorov, Carole Davis, and Ricardo Saban BMC Immunol. 2008; 9: 4. Published online 2008 February 11. doi: 10.1186/1471-2172-9-4.PMCID: PMC2262873 Intragraft gene expression profile associated with the induction of tolerance Tomoko Doki, Michael Mello, Dennis Mock, Jacqueline M Evans, and Mary Kearns-Jonker BMC Immunol. 2008; 9: 5. Published online 2008 February 11. doi: 10.1186/1471-2172-9-5.PMCID: PMC2275216 Secretion of celiac disease autoantibodies after in vitro gliadin challenge is dependent on small-bowel mucosal transglutaminase 2-specific IgA deposits Satumarja M Stenman, Katri Lindfors, Ilma R Korponay-Szabo, Olli Lohi, Päivi Saavalainen, Jukka Partanen, Katri Haimila, Herbert Wieser, Markku Mäki, and Katri Kaukinen BMC Immunol. 2008; 9: 6. Published online 2008 February 29. doi: 10.1186/1471-2172-9-6.PMCID: PMC2275217 Evaluation of MHC class I peptide binding prediction servers: Applications for vaccine research Hong Huang Lin, Surajit Ray, Songsak Tongchusak, Ellis L Reinherz, and Vladimir Brusic BMC Immunol. 2008; 9: 8. Published online 2008 March 16. doi: 10.1186/1471-2172-9-8.PMCID: PMC2323361 Activation of tonsil dendritic cells with immuno-adjuvants Marta E Polak, Nicola J Borthwick, Francis G Gabriel, Martine J Jager, and Ian A Cree BMC Immunol. 2008; 9: 10. Published online 2008 March 18. doi: 10.1186/1471-2172-9-10.PMCID: PMC2311271 IL-4/IL-13 independent goblet cell hyperplasia in experimental helminth infections Reece G Marillier, Chesney Michels, Elizabeth M Smith, Lizette CE Fick, Mosiuoa Leeto, Benjamin Dewals, William GC Horsnell, and Frank Brombacher BMC Immunol. 2008; 9: 11. Published online 2008 March 28. doi: 10.1186/1471-2172-9-11.PMCID: PMC2329604 Immunomodulation of human monocytes following exposure to Lutzomyia intermedia saliva Maria José Menezes, Dirceu J Costa, Jorge Clarêncio, José Carlos Miranda, Aldina Barral, Manoel Barral-Netto, Cláudia Brodskyn, and Camila I de Oliveira BMC Immunol. 2008; 9: 12. Published online 2008 April 10. doi: 10.1186/1471-2172-9-12.PMCID: PMC2329605 Coexpression of GM-CSF and antigen in DNA prime-adenoviral vector boost immunization enhances polyfunctional CD8+ T cell responses, whereas expression of GM-CSF antigen fusion protein induces autoimmunity Matthias Tenbusch, Seraphin Kuate, Bettina Tippler, Nicole Gerlach, Simone Schimmer, Ulf Dittmer, and Klaus Überla BMC Immunol. 2008; 9: 13. Published online 2008 April 11. doi: 10.1186/1471-2172-9-13.PMCID: PMC2324072 Dendritic Cells are preferentially targeted among hematolymphocytes by Modified Vaccinia Virus Ankara and play a key role in the induction of virus-specific T cell responses in vivo Luzheng Liu, Rahul Chavan, and Mark B Feinberg BMC Immunol. 2008; 9: 15. Published online 2008 April 15. doi: 10.1186/1471-2172-9-15.PMCID: PMC2359732 The Retinoic Acid Receptor-α mediates human T-cell activation and Th2 cytokine and chemokine production Harry D Dawson, Gary Collins, Robert Pyle, Michael Key, and Dennis D Taub BMC Immunol. 2008; 9: 16. Published online 2008 April 16. doi: 10.1186/1471-2172-9-16.PMCID: PMC2394516 Stimulatory effect of Eucalyptus essential oil on innate cell-mediated immune response Annalucia Serafino, Paola Sinibaldi Vallebona, Federica Andreola, Manuela Zonfrillo, Luana Mercuri, Memmo Federici, Guido Rasi, Enrico Garaci, and Pasquale Pierimarchi BMC Immunol. 2008; 9: 17. Published online 2008 April 18. doi: 10.1186/1471-2172-9-17.PMCID: PMC2374764 Birth season and environmental influences on blood leucocyte and lymphocyte subpopulations in rural Gambian infants Andrew C Collinson, Pa Tamba Ngom, Sophie E Moore, Gareth Morgan, and Andrew M Prentice BMC Immunol. 2008; 9: 18. Published online 2008 May 7. doi: 10.1186/1471-2172-9-18.PMCID: PMC2409299 Nickel, palladium and rhodium induced IFN-gamma and IL-10 production as assessed by in vitro ELISpot-analysis in contact dermatitis patients Valentina Bordignon, Francesca Palamara, Paola Cordiali-Fei, Antonella Vento, Arianna Aiello, Mauro Picardo, Fabrizio Ensoli, and Antonio Cristaudo BMC Immunol. 2008; 9: 19. Published online 2008 May 15. doi: 10.1186/1471-2172-9-19.PMCID: PMC2409297 Id1 induces apoptosis through inhibition of RORgammat expression Yuanzheng Yang, Hong-Cheng Wang, and Xiao-Hong Sun BMC Immunol. 2008; 9: 20. Published online 2008 May 19. doi: 10.1186/1471-2172-9-20.PMCID: PMC2408562 The role of Toll-like receptor-4 in pertussis vaccine-induced immunity Sander Banus, Rachel M Stenger, Eric R Gremmer, Jan AMA Dormans, Frits R Mooi, Tjeerd G Kimman, and Rob J Vandebriel BMC Immunol. 2008; 9: 21. Published online 2008 May 22. doi: 10.1186/1471-2172-9-21.PMCID: PMC2409298 Humoral immunoreactivity to gliadin and to tissue transglutaminase is present in some patients with multiple myeloma Zorica Juranic, Jelena Radic, Aleksandra Konic-Ristic, Svetislav Jelic, Biljana Mihaljevic, Ivan Stankovic, Suzana Matkovic, Irina Besu, and Dušica Gavrilović BMC Immunol. 2008; 9: 22. Published online 2008 May 28. doi: 10.1186/1471-2172-9-22.PMCID: PMC2414991 His-tag ELISA for the detection of humoral tumor-specific immunity Vivian Goodell, Douglas McNeel, and Mary L Disis BMC Immunol. 2008; 9: 23. Published online 2008 May 29. doi: 10.1186/1471-2172-9-23.PMCID: PMC2414992 Divergence of canonical danger signals: The genome-level expression patterns of human mononuclear cells subjected to heat shock or lipopolysaccharide Hector R Wong, Kelli Odoms, and Bhuvaneswari Sakthivel BMC Immunol. 2008; 9: 24. Published online 2008 May 30. doi: 10.1186/1471-2172-9-24.PMCID: PMC2430197 CXCL10+ T cells and NK cells assist in the recruitment and activation of CXCR3+ and CXCL11+ leukocytes during Mycobacteria-enhanced colitis Udai P Singh, Rajesh Singh, Shailesh Singh, Russell K Karls, Frederick D Quinn, Dennis D Taub, and James W Lillard, Jr BMC Immunol. 2008; 9: 25. Published online 2008 June 4. doi: 10.1186/1471-2172-9-25.PMCID: PMC2443107 Galphas-coupled receptor signaling actively down-regulates α4β1-integrin affinity: A possible mechanism for cell de-adhesion Alexandre Chigaev, Anna Waller, Or Amit, and Larry A Sklar BMC Immunol. 2008; 9: 26. Published online 2008 June 5. doi: 10.1186/1471-2172-9-26.PMCID: PMC2442041 Effect of the administration of a fermented milk containing Lactobacillus casei DN-114001 on intestinal microbiota and gut associated immune cells of nursing mice and after weaning until immune maturity Alejandra de Moreno de LeBlanc, Cecilia A Dogi, Carolina Maldonado Galdeano, Esteban Carmuega, Ricardo Weill, and Gabriela Perdigón BMC Immunol. 2008; 9: 27. Published online 2008 June 13. doi: 10.1186/1471-2172-9-27.PMCID: PMC2459154 Enhanced IL-10 production in response to hepatitis C virus proteins by peripheral blood mononuclear cells from human immunodeficiency virus-monoinfected individuals Lisa Barrett, Maureen Gallant, Constance Howley, M Ian Bowmer, Geri Hirsch, Kevork Peltekian, and Michael Grant BMC Immunol. 2008; 9: 28. Published online 2008 June 13. doi: 10.1186/1471-2172-9-28.PMCID: PMC2443791 Mast cell activation is characterized by upregulation of a functional anaphylatoxin C5a receptor Afsaneh Soruri, Jasmin Grigat, Ziba Kiafard, and Jörg Zwirner BMC Immunol. 2008; 9: 29. Published online 2008 June 17. doi: 10.1186/1471-2172-9-29.PMCID: PMC2442583 Immunological hotspots analyzed by docking simulations: evidence for a general mechanism in pemphigus vulgaris pathology and transformation Joo Chuan Tong and Animesh A Sinha BMC Immunol. 2008; 9: 30. Published online 2008 June 19. doi: 10.1186/1471-2172-9-30.PMCID: PMC2440363 Molecular cloning and expression analysis of the STAT1 gene from olive flounder, Paralichthys olivaceus Eun-Mi Park, Jung-Ha Kang, Jung Soo Seo, GunDo Kim, Jongkyeong Chung, and Tae-Jin Choi BMC Immunol. 2008; 9: 31. Published online 2008 June 26. doi: 10.1186/1471-2172-9-31.PMCID: PMC2443792 Ex vivo recovery and activation of dysfunctional, anergic, monocyte-derived dendritic cells from patients with operable breast cancer: critical role of IFN-alpha Sukchai Satthaporn, Mark M Aloysius, Richard A Robins, Chandan Verma, Suebwong Chuthapisith, Alasdair J Mckechnie, Mohamad El-Sheemy, Wichai Vassanasiri, David Valerio, David Clark, Jibril A Jibril, and Oleg Eremin BMC Immunol. 2008; 9: 32. Published online 2008 June 27. doi: 10.1186/1471-2172-9-32.PMCID: PMC2447825 Environmental determinants of total IgE among school children living in the rural Tropics: importance of geohelminth infections and effect of anthelmintic treatment Philip J Cooper, Neal Alexander, Ana-Lucia Moncayo, Susana M Benitez, Martha E Chico, Maritza G Vaca, and George E Griffin BMC Immunol. 2008; 9: 33. Published online 2008 June 27. doi: 10.1186/1471-2172-9-33.PMCID: PMC2459155 CpG oligodeoxynucleotide stimulates production of anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibodies in ANCA associated vasculitis Plinio R Hurtado, Lisa Jeffs, Jodie Nitschke, Mittal Patel, Ghafar Sarvestani, John Cassidy, Pravin Hissaria, David Gillis, and Chen Au Peh BMC Immunol. 2008; 9: 34. Published online 2008 July 14. doi: 10.1186/1471-2172-9-34.PMCID: PMC2483256 ATP-induced autophagy is associated with rapid killing of intracellular mycobacteria within human monocytes/macrophages Debasis Biswas, Omar S Qureshi, Wing-Yiu Lee, Joanne E Croudace, Manuela Mura, and David A Lammas BMC Immunol. 2008; 9: 35. Published online 2008 July 15. doi: 10.1186/1471-2172-9-35.PMCID: PMC2483257 Leukotriene B4-loaded microspheres: a new therapeutic strategy to modulate cell activation Roberto Nicolete, Cristina Rius, Laura Piqueras, Peter J Jose, Carlos A Sorgi, Edson G Soares, Maria J Sanz, and Lúcia H Faccioli BMC Immunol. 2008; 9: 36. Published online 2008 July 15. doi: 10.1186/1471-2172-9-36.PMCID: PMC2483258 Regional variations in Paneth cell antimicrobial peptide expression along the mouse intestinal tract Jenny Karlsson, Katrin Pütsep, Hiutung Chu, Robert J Kays, Charles L Bevins, and Mats Andersson BMC Immunol. 2008; 9: 37. Published online 2008 July 17. doi: 10.1186/1471-2172-9-37.PMCID: PMC2488317 Protection against tuberculosis by a single intranasal administration of DNA-hsp65 vaccine complexed with cationic liposomes Rogério S Rosada, Lucimara Gaziola de la Torre, Fabiani G Frantz, Ana PF Trombone, Carlos R Zárate-Bladés, Denise M Fonseca, Patrícia RM Souza, Izaíra T Brandão, Ana P Masson, Édson G Soares, Simone G Ramos, Lúcia H Faccioli, Célio L Silva, Maria HA Santana, and Arlete AM Coelho-Castelo BMC Immunol. 2008; 9: 38. Published online 2008 July 22. doi: 10.1186/1471-2172-9-38.PMCID: PMC2500095 Comparison of human B cell activation by TLR7 and TLR9 agonists John A Hanten, John P Vasilakos, Christie L Riter, Lori Neys, Kenneth E Lipson, Sefik S Alkan, and Woubalem Birmachu BMC Immunol. 2008; 9: 39. Published online 2008 July 24. doi: 10.1186/1471-2172-9-39.PMCID: PMC2503978 Streptococcus pneumoniae synergizes with nontypeable Haemophilus influenzae to induce inflammation via upregulating TLR2 Jae Hyang Lim, Unhwan Ha, Akihiro Sakai, Chang-Hoon Woo, Soo-Mi Kweon, Haidong Xu, and Jian-Dong Li BMC Immunol. 2008; 9: 40. Published online 2008 July 29. doi: 10.1186/1471-2172-9-40.PMCID: PMC2515102 The frequency of CD127low expressing CD4+CD25high T regulatory cells is inversely correlated with human T lymphotrophic virus type-1 (HTLV-1) proviral load in HTLV-1-infection and HTLV-1-associated myelopathy/tropical spastic paraparesis Jakob Michaëlsson, Hugo Marcelo R Barbosa, Kimberley A Jordan, Joan M Chapman, Milena KC Brunialti, Walter Kleine Neto, Youko Nukui, Ester C Sabino, Marco Antonio Chieia, Acary Souza Bulle Oliveira, Douglas F Nixon, and Esper G Kallas BMC Immunol. 2008; 9: 41. Published online 2008 July 29. doi: 10.1186/1471-2172-9-41.PMCID: PMC2515103 Macropinocytosis is decreased in diabetic mouse macrophages and is regulated by AMPK Christopher B Guest, Kenneth S Chakour, and Gregory G Freund BMC Immunol. 2008; 9: 42. Published online 2008 July 30. doi: 10.1186/1471-2172-9-42.PMCID: PMC2518915 Duration of chronic inflammation alters gene expression in muscle from untreated girls with juvenile dermatomyositis Yi-Wen Chen, Rongye Shi, Nicholas Geraci, Sheela Shrestha, Heather Gordish-Dressman, and Lauren M Pachman BMC Immunol. 2008; 9: 43. Published online 2008 July 31. doi: 10.1186/1471-2172-9-43.PMCID: PMC2529263 Effect of lipopolysaccharide (LPS) and peptidoglycan (PGN) on human mast cell numbers, cytokine production, and protease composition Arnold S Kirshenbaum, Emily Swindle, Marianna Kulka, Yalin Wu, and Dean D Metcalfe BMC Immunol. 2008; 9: 45. Published online 2008 August 7. doi: 10.1186/1471-2172-9-45.PMCID: PMC2527549 Activation of Toll-like receptors by Burkholderia pseudomallei T Eoin West, Robert K Ernst, Malinka J Jansson-Hutson, and Shawn J Skerrett BMC Immunol. 2008; 9: 46. Published online 2008 August 8. doi: 10.1186/1471-2172-9-46.PMCID: PMC2527550 Methylprednisolone inhibits interleukin-17 and interferon-gamma expression by both naive and primed T cells Miljana Momčilović, Željka Miljković, Dušan Popadić, Miloš Marković, Emina Savić, Zorica Ramić, Djordje Miljković, and Marija Mostarica-Stojković BMC Immunol. 2008; 9: 47. Published online 2008 August 12. doi: 10.1186/1471-2172-9-47.PMCID: PMC2525626 CD11c+ antigen presenting cells from the alveolar space, lung parenchyma and spleen differ in their phenotype and capabilities to activate naïve and antigen-primed T cells Kapilan Kugathasan, Elizabeth K Roediger, Cherrie-Lee Small, Sarah McCormick, Pingchang Yang, and Zhou Xing BMC Immunol. 2008; 9: 48. Published online 2008 August 13. doi: 10.1186/1471-2172-9-48.PMCID: PMC2527294 Functional imaging of interleukin 1 beta expression in inflammatory process using bioluminescence imaging in transgenic mice Limei Li, Zhaoliang Fei, Jianke Ren, Ruilin Sun, Zhihui Liu, Zhejin Sheng, Long Wang, Xia Sun, Jun Yu, Zhugang Wang, and Jian Fei BMC Immunol. 2008; 9: 49. Published online 2008 August 19. doi: 10.1186/1471-2172-9-49.PMCID: PMC2529264 Elevated CXCL12 expression in the bone marrow of NOD mice is associated with altered T cell and stem cell trafficking and diabetes development Qibin Leng, Yuchun Nie, Yongrui Zou, and Jianzhu Chen BMC Immunol. 2008; 9: 51. Published online 2008 September 15. doi: 10.1186/1471-2172-9-51.PMCID: PMC2556327 Streptococcus pneumoniae stabilizes tumor necrosis factor α mRNA through a pathway dependent on p38 MAPK but independent of Toll-like receptors Trine H Mogensen, Randi S Berg, Lars Østergaard, and Søren R Paludan BMC Immunol. 2008; 9: 52. Published online 2008 September 16. doi: 10.1186/1471-2172-9-52.PMCID: PMC2551578 Upregulation of CD94 on CD8+T Cells in Anterior Chamber-Associated Immune Deviation Hao He, Peizeng Yang, Liqiong Jiang, Junfeng Zhang, Changlin Zhao, Lina Chen, Xiaomin Lin, Hongyan Zhou, and Aize Kijlstra BMC Immunol. 2008; 9: 53. Published online 2008 September 25. doi: 10.1186/1471-2172-9-53.PMCID: PMC2566975 Direct contact of platelets and their released products exert different effects on human dendritic cell maturation Hind Hamzeh-Cognasse, Fabrice Cognasse, Sabine Palle, Patricia Chavarin, Thomas Olivier, Olivier Delézay, Bruno Pozzetto, and Olivier Garraud BMC Immunol. 2008; 9: 54. Published online 2008 September 25. doi: 10.1186/1471-2172-9-54.PMCID: PMC2564901 Host immunity in the protective response to vaccination with heat-killed Burkholderia mallei Gregory C Whitlock, Roman A Lukaszewski, Barbara M Judy, Slobodan Paessler, Alfredo G Torres, and D Mark Estes BMC Immunol. 2008; 9: 55. Published online 2008 September 29. doi: 10.1186/1471-2172-9-55.PMCID: PMC2562362 Hematopoietic progenitor cells and interleukin-stimulated endothelium: expansion and differentiation of myeloid precursors Anja Moldenhauer, Gesche Genter, Andreas Lun, Gürkan Bal, Holger Kiesewetter, and Abdulgabar Salama BMC Immunol. 2008; 9: 56. Published online 2008 October 1. doi: 10.1186/1471-2172-9-56.PMCID: PMC2570655 Potential effect of prior raccoonpox virus infection in raccoons on vaccinia-based rabies immunization J Jeffrey Root, Robert G McLean, Dennis Slate, Kathleen A MacCarthy, and Jorge E Osorio BMC Immunol. 2008; 9: 57. Published online 2008 October 3. doi: 10.1186/1471-2172-9-57.PMCID: PMC2572587 Transglutaminase activity in the hematopoietic tissue of a crustacean, Pacifastacus leniusculus, importance in hemocyte homeostasis Xionghui Lin, Kenneth Söderhäll, and Irene Söderhäll BMC Immunol. 2008; 9: 58. Published online 2008 October 7. doi: 10.1186/1471-2172-9-58.PMCID: PMC2573874 The prokineticin receptor agonist Bv8 decreases IL-10 and IL-4 production in mice splenocytes by activating prokineticin receptor-1 Silvia Franchi, Elisa Giannini, Donatella Lattuada, Roberta Lattanzi, Hui Tian, Pietro Melchiorri, Lucia Negri, Alberto E Panerai, and Paola Sacerdote BMC Immunol. 2008; 9: 60. Published online 2008 October 28. doi: 10.1186/1471-2172-9-60.PMCID: PMC2584092 Structure-activity relationship of immunostimulatory effects of phthalates Søren T Larsen and Gunnar D Nielsen BMC Immunol. 2008; 9: 61. Published online 2008 October 31. doi: 10.1186/1471-2172-9-61.PMCID: PMC2606679 Genomic organization and phylogenetic utility of deer mouse (Peromyscus maniculatus) lymphotoxin-alpha and lymphotoxin-beta Tiffany Richens, Aparna D~N Palmer, Joseph Prescott, and Tony Schountz BMC Immunol. 2008; 9: 62. Published online 2008 October 31. doi: 10.1186/1471-2172-9-62.PMCID: PMC2605436 Identification of human thioredoxin as a novel IFN-gamma-induced factor: Mechanism of induction and its role in cytokine production Seol-Hee Kim, Jiyoung Oh, Ja-Young Choi, Ji-Young Jang, Myoung-Wha Kang, and Choong-Eun Lee BMC Immunol. 2008; 9: 64. Published online 2008 November 5. doi: 10.1186/1471-2172-9-64.PMCID: PMC2596082 Gut microbiota and lipopolysaccharide content of the diet influence development of regulatory T cells: studies in germ-free mice Tomas Hrncir, Renata Stepankova, Hana Kozakova, Tomas Hudcovic, and Helena Tlaskalova-Hogenova BMC Immunol. 2008; 9: 65. Published online 2008 November 6. doi: 10.1186/1471-2172-9-65.PMCID: PMC2588440 Cloning and bioactivity analysis of a CXC ligand in black seabream Acanthopagrus schlegeli: the evolutionary clues of ELR+CXC chemokines Cai Zhonghua, Gao Chunpin, Zhang Yong, Xing Kezhi, and Zhang Yaou BMC Immunol. 2008; 9: 66. Published online 2008 November 7. doi: 10.1186/1471-2172-9-66.PMCID: PMC2585555 Transcriptional and apoptotic responses of THP-1 cells to challenge with toxigenic, and non-toxigenic Bacillus anthracis Christopher Bradburne, Myung-Chul Chung, Qin Zong, Karen Schlauch, Derong Liu, Taissia Popova, Anna Popova, Charles Bailey, Dan Soppet, and Serguei Popov BMC Immunol. 2008; 9: 67. Published online 2008 November 13. doi: 10.1186/1471-2172-9-67.PMCID: PMC2613145 Immunological evaluation of Lactobacillus casei Zhang: a newly isolated strain from koumiss in Inner Mongolia, China Tuo Ya, Qijin Zhang, Fuliang Chu, Justin Merritt, Menhe Bilige, Tiansong Sun, Ruiting Du, and Heping Zhang BMC Immunol. 2008; 9: 68. Published online 2008 November 19. doi: 10.1186/1471-2172-9-68.PMCID: PMC2596084 Interleukin-1beta and tumour necrosis factor-alpha impede neutral lipid turnover in macrophage-derived foam cells Jenny Persson, Jan Nilsson, and Marie W Lindholm BMC Immunol. 2008; 9: 70. Published online 2008 November 25. doi: 10.1186/1471-2172-9-70.PMCID: PMC2596083 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, and David A Lammas BMC Immunol. 2008; 9: 71. Published online 2008 December 3. doi: 10.1186/1471-2172-9-71.PMCID: PMC2613383 Dose dependent effects of platelet derived chondroitinsulfate A on the binding of CCL5 to endothelial cells Christian Weingart, Peter J Nelson, Bernhard K Krämer, and Matthias Mack BMC Immunol. 2008; 9: 72. Published online 2008 December 10. doi: 10.1186/1471-2172-9-72.PMCID: PMC2614936 Methodology Articles Precision and linearity targets for validation of an IFNγ ELISPOT, cytokine flow cytometry, and tetramer assay using CMV peptides Holden T Maecker, Jeffrey Hassler, Janice K Payne, Amanda Summers, Karrie Comatas, Manar Ghanayem, Michael A Morse, Timothy M Clay, Herbert K Lyerly, Sonny Bhatia, Smita A Ghanekar, Vernon C Maino, Corazon delaRosa, and Mary L Disis BMC Immunol. 2008; 9: 9. Published online 2008 March 17. doi: 10.1186/1471-2172-9-9.PMCID: PMC2275721 Cytokine generation, promoter activation, and oxidant-independent NF-κB activation in a transfectable human neutrophilic cellular model Thornin Ear and Patrick P McDonald BMC Immunol. 2008; 9: 14. Published online 2008 April 11. doi: 10.1186/1471-2172-9-14.PMCID: PMC2322942 High-throughput gene expression profiling of memory differentiation in primary human T cells W Nicholas Haining, Jill Angelosanto, Kathleen Brosnahan, Kenneth Ross, Cynthia Hahn, Kate Russell, Linda Drury, Stephanie Norton, Lee Nadler, and Kimberly Stegmaier BMC Immunol. 2008; 9: 44. Published online 2008 August 1. doi: 10.1186/1471-2172-9-44.PMCID: PMC2529265 Primer sets for cloning the human repertoire of T cell Receptor Variable regions Ilenia Boria, Diego Cotella, Irma Dianzani, Claudio Santoro, and Daniele Sblattero BMC Immunol. 2008; 9: 50. Published online 2008 August 29. doi: 10.1186/1471-2172-9-50.PMCID: PMC2551579 Evaluation of regression methods when immunological measurements are constrained by detection limits Hae-Won Uh, Franca C Hartgers, Maria Yazdanbakhsh, and Jeanine J Houwing-Duistermaat BMC Immunol. 2008; 9: 59. Published online 2008 October 17. doi: 10.1186/1471-2172-9-59.PMCID: PMC2592244 Study of membrane potential in T lymphocytes subpopulations using flow cytometry Fernanda Mello de Queiroz, Cristiano G Ponte, Adriana Bonomo, Rosane Vianna-Jorge, and Guilherme Suarez-Kurtz BMC Immunol. 2008; 9: 63. Published online 2008 November 3. doi: 10.1186/1471-2172-9-63.PMCID: PMC2584624 |