13 datasets found
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Flow cytometric assessment of the reactivity of a panel of monoclonal antibodies (mAb) against two populations of human dendritic cells (DC)
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Background The identification of antigens on human DC has been a very difficult and elusive task because of the lack of appropriate reagents. Therefore, we evaluated... -
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MHC class I multimers
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
T lymphocytes play a key role in the immune response to both foreign and self peptide antigens, which they recognize in combination with MHC molecules. In the past it... -
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Local and distant recurrences in rectal cancer patients are predicted by the nonspecific immune response; specific immune response has only a systemic effect - a histopathological and immunohistochemical study
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
Background Invasion and metastasis is a complex process governed by the interaction of genetically altered tumor cells and the immunological and inflammatory host... -
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Role of CD28/B7 costimulation and IL-12/IL-10 interaction in the radiation-induced immune changes
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Background The present paper aims at studying the role of B7/CD28 interaction and related cytokine production in the immunological changes after exposure to different... -
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Activation of macrophages by silicones: phenotype and production of oxidant metabolites
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
Background The effect of silicones on the immune function is not fully characterized. In clinical and experimental studies, immune alterations associated with... -
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Th2 cytokines and asthma: an introduction
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Th2 cytokines and asthma: an introduction -
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The immunological effects of continuous veno-venous haemodiafiltration in critically ill patients
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
Background: Haemodynamic instability is common in septic patients with acute renal failure. Continuous veno-venous haemodiafiltration (CVVHD) is therefore used as an... -
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Viruses, dendritic cells and the lung
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
The interaction between viruses and dendritic cells (DCs) is varied and complex. DCs are key elements in the development of a host response to pathogens such as... -
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Antigen-specific cytometry
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
From its origins in the 16thcentury, microscopy has allowed the cell, as the basic unit of eukaryotic life and disease, to be identified and analyzed. Today,... -
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Importance of lysosomal cysteine proteases in lung disease
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
The human lysosomal cysteine proteases are a family of 11 proteases whose members include cathepsins B, C, H, L, and S. The biology of these proteases was largely... -
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Autoantibodies in cryptogenic fibrosing alveolitis
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
The pathogenesis of cryptogenic fibrosing alveolitis (CFA) involves injury, an immune/inflammatory response and fibrosis. The cause of the injury is unknown, but the... -
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The evaluation of yeast derivatives as adjuvant of the immune response to the Bm86 antigen in cattle: Correction
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The evaluation of yeast derivatives as adjuvant of the immune response to the Bm86 antigen in cattle: Correction -
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Changes in cytokine production in healthy subjects practicing Guolin Qigong : a pilot study
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
Background Guolin Qigong is a combination of meditation, controlled breathing and physical movement designed to control the vital energy (qi) of the body and...
13 datasets found