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IN THIS ISSUE

J Immunol 2008 181: 855-856. [Full Text] [PDF] ImmunoCast  

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR:

Comment on "Cutting Edge: Human CD4^–CD8^– Thymocytes Express FOXP3 in the Absence of a TCR"

Alessandra Battaglia, Amelia Evoli, Giovanni Scambia, and Andrea Fattorossi
J Immunol 2008 181: 857-858. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Response to Comment on "Cutting Edge: Human CD4^–CD8^– Thymocytes Express FOXP3 in the Absence of a TCR"

Heli Tuovinen, Eliisa Kekäläinen, Laura H. Rossi, Juha Puntila, and T. Petteri Arstila
J Immunol 2008 181: 858. [Full Text] [PDF]  

BRIEF REVIEWS:

Genetic and Molecular Basis of Quantitative Trait Loci of Arthritis in Rat: Genes and Polymorphisms

Qing Xiong, Yan Jiao, Karen A. Hasty, John M. Stuart, Arnold Postlethwaite, Andrew H. Kang, and Weikuan Gu
J Immunol 2008 181: 859-864. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] Data Supplement  

CUTTING EDGE:

Cutting Edge: Chromatin Remodeling as a Molecular Basis for the Enhanced Functionality of Memory CD8 T Cells

John K. Northrop, Andrew D. Wells, and Hao Shen
J Immunol 2008 181: 865-868. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

CELLULAR IMMUNOLOGY AND IMMUNE REGULATION:

Impaired SLAM-SLAM Homotypic Interaction between Invariant NKT Cells and Dendritic Cells Affects Differentiation of IL-4/IL-10-Secreting NKT2 Cells in Nonobese Diabetic Mice

Denis V. Baev, Simone Caielli, Francesca Ronchi, Margherita Coccia, Federica Facciotti, Kim E. Nichols, and Marika Falcone
J Immunol 2008 181: 869-877. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

The Complement Inhibitor Low Molecular Weight Dextran Sulfate Prevents TLR4-Induced Phenotypic and Functional Maturation of Human Dendritic Cells

Rolf Spirig, Cees van Kooten, Carolina Obregon, Laurent Nicod, Mohamed Daha, and Robert Rieben
J Immunol 2008 181: 878-890. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Cell Surface Expression of the Bovine Leukemia Virus-Binding Receptor on B and T Lymphocytes Is Induced by Receptor Engagement

Madakasira Lavanya, Sandrina Kinet, Amélie Montel-Hagen, Cédric Mongellaz, Jean-Luc Battini, Marc Sitbon, and Naomi Taylor
J Immunol 2008 181: 891-898. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Oral or Nasal Antigen Induces Regulatory T Cells That Suppress Arthritis and Proliferation of Arthritogenic T Cells in Joint Draining Lymph Nodes

Femke Broere, Lotte Wieten, Elles I. Klein Koerkamp, Joel A. G. van Roon, Teun Guichelaar, Floris P. J. G. Lafeber, and Willem van Eden
J Immunol 2008 181: 899-906. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Regulation of Thymic NKT Cell Development by the B7-CD28 Costimulatory Pathway

Joy A. Williams, Joanne M. Lumsden, Xiang Yu, Lionel Feigenbaum, Jingjing Zhang, Seth M. Steinberg, and Richard J. Hodes
J Immunol 2008 181: 907-917. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Cell Type-Specific Regulation of ITAM-Mediated NF-B Activation by the Adaptors, CARMA1 and CARD9

Hiromitsu Hara, Chitose Ishihara, Arata Takeuchi, Liquan Xue, Stephan W. Morris, Josef M. Penninger, Hiroki Yoshida, and Takashi Saito
J Immunol 2008 181: 918-930. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Induction of Tolerance to Cardiac Allografts Using Donor Splenocytes Engineered to Display on Their Surface an Exogenous Fas Ligand Protein

Esma S. Yolcu, Xiao Gu, Chantale Lacelle, Hong Zhao, Laura Bandura-Morgan, Nadir Askenasy, and Haval Shirwan
J Immunol 2008 181: 931-939. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Histone Acetylation and Flagellin Are Essential for Legionella pneumophila-Induced Cytokine Expression

Bernd Schmeck, Janina Lorenz, Philippe Dje N'Guessan, Bastian Opitz, Vincent van Laak, Janine Zahlten, Hortense Slevogt, Martin Witzenrath, Antje Flieger, Norbert Suttorp, and Stefan Hippenstiel
J Immunol 2008 181: 940-947. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Transfusion of IgG-Opsonized Foreign Red Blood Cells Mediates Reduction of Antigen-Specific B Cell Priming in a Murine Model

Davor Brinc, Hoang Le-Tien, Andrew R. Crow, Vinayakumar Siragam, John Freedman, and Alan H. Lazarus
J Immunol 2008 181: 948-953. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

IL-13 Production by Regulatory T Cells Protects against Experimental Autoimmune Encephalomyelitis Independently of Autoantigen

Javier Ochoa-Repáraz, Agnieszka Rynda, Miguel A. Ascón, Xinghong Yang, Irina Kochetkova, Carol Riccardi, Gayle Callis, Theresa Trunkle, and David W. Pascual
J Immunol 2008 181: 954-968. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Medroxyprogesterone Acetate Inhibits CD8⁺ T Cell Viral-Specific Effector Function and Induces Herpes Simplex Virus Type 1 Reactivation

Thomas L. Cherpes, James L. Busch, Brian S. Sheridan, Stephen A. K. Harvey, and Robert L. Hendricks
J Immunol 2008 181: 969-975. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Deficient TACI Expression on B Lymphocytes of Newborn Mice Leads to Defective Ig Secretion in Response to BAFF or APRIL

Sunita Kanswal, Nora Katsenelson, Angamuthu Selvapandiyan, Richard J. Bram, and Mustafa Akkoyunlu
J Immunol 2008 181: 976-990. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Increased Frequency of EBV-Specific Effector Memory CD8⁺ T Cells Correlates with Higher Viral Load in Rheumatoid Arthritis

Jan D. Lünemann, Oliver Frey, Thorsten Eidner, Michael Baier, Susanne Roberts, Junji Sashihara, Rudolf Volkmer, Jeffrey I. Cohen, Gert Hein, Thomas Kamradt, and Christian Münz
J Immunol 2008 181: 991-1000. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

CD40 Ligand Protects from TRAIL-Induced Apoptosis in Follicular Lymphomas through NF-B Activation and Up-Regulation of c-FLIP and Bcl-x_L

Marion Travert, Patricia Ame-Thomas, Céline Pangault, Alexandre Morizot, Olivier Micheau, Gilbert Semana, Thierry Lamy, Thierry Fest, Karin Tarte, and Thierry Guillaudeux
J Immunol 2008 181: 1001-1011. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Immune Opsonins Modulate BLyS/BAFF Release in a Receptor-Specific Fashion

Xinrui Li, Kaihong Su, Chuanyi Ji, Alexander J. Szalai, Jianming Wu, Yan Zhang, Tong Zhou, Robert P. Kimberly, and Jeffrey C. Edberg
J Immunol 2008 181: 1012-1018. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

ICOS Costimulation Expands Th2 Immunity by Augmenting Migration of Lymphocytes to Draining Lymph Nodes

Amanda G. Tesciuba, Rebecca A. Shilling, Monica D. Agarwal, Hozefa S. Bandukwala, Bryan S. Clay, Tamson V. Moore, Joel V. Weinstock, Andrew A. Welcher, and Anne I. Sperling
J Immunol 2008 181: 1019-1024. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

FOXP3 Induced by CD28/B7 Interaction Regulates CD25 and Anergic Phenotype in Human CD4⁺CD25^– T Lymphocytes

Cristiano Scottà, Marzia Soligo, Cristina Camperio, and Enza Piccolella
J Immunol 2008 181: 1025-1033. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Contribution of Regulatory T Cells and Effector T Cell Deletion in Tolerance Induction by Costimulation Blockade^l

Bert Verbinnen, An D. Billiau, Jan Vermeiren, Georgina Galicia, Dominique M. A. Bullens, Louis Boon, Pascal Cadot, Greet Hens, Christiane Dewolf-Peeters, Stefaan W. Van Gool, and Jan L. Ceuppens
J Immunol 2008 181: 1034-1042. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Delayed Contraction of the CD8⁺ T Cell Response toward Lymphocytic Choriomeningitis Virus Infection in Mice Lacking Serglycin

Mirjana Grujic, Jan P. Christensen, Maria R. Sørensen, Magnus Abrink, Gunnar Pejler, and Allan R. Thomsen
J Immunol 2008 181: 1043-1051. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

IFN- Induces Transcription of Hypoxia-Inducible Factor-1 to Inhibit Proliferation of Human Endothelial Cells

Scott A. Gerber and Jordan S. Pober
J Immunol 2008 181: 1052-1062. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

CD4⁺CD25^– T Cells Transduced to Express MHC Class I-Restricted Epitope-Specific TCR Synthesize Th1 Cytokines and Exhibit MHC Class I-Restricted Cytolytic Effector Function in a Human Melanoma Model

Arvind Chhabra, Lili Yang, Pin Wang, Begoña Comin-Anduix, Raja Das, Nitya G. Chakraborty, Swagatam Ray, Shikhar Mehrotra, Haiguang Yang, Cinnamon L. Hardee, Roger Hollis, David I. Dorsky, Richard Koya, Donald B. Kohn, Antoni Ribas, James S. Economou, David Baltimore, and Bijay Mukherji
J Immunol 2008 181: 1063-1070. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

CD27 Instructs CD4⁺ T Cells to Provide Help for the Memory CD8⁺ T Cell Response after Protein Immunization

Yanling Xiao, Victor Peperzak, Anna M. Keller, and Jannie Borst
J Immunol 2008 181: 1071-1082. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Microbial Challenge Promotes the Regenerative Process of the Injured Central Nervous System of the Medicinal Leech by Inducing the Synthesis of Antimicrobial Peptides in Neurons and Microglia

David Schikorski, Virginie Cuvillier-Hot, Matthias Leippe, Céline Boidin-Wichlacz, Christian Slomianny, Eduardo Macagno, Michel Salzet, and Aurélie Tasiemski
J Immunol 2008 181: 1083-1095. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Critical Role of CD4 Help in CD154 Blockade-Resistant Memory CD8 T Cell Activation and Allograft Rejection in Sensitized Recipients

Zheng Wu, Yue Wang, Feng Gao, Xiuda Shen, Yuan Zhai, and Jerzy W. Kupiec-Weglinski
J Immunol 2008 181: 1096-1102. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Epidermal Receptor Activator of NF-B Ligand Controls Langerhans Cells Numbers and Proliferation

Jean-Baptiste O. Barbaroux, Manfred Beleut, Cathrin Brisken, Christopher G. Mueller, and Richard W. Groves
J Immunol 2008 181: 1103-1108. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

IL-15 Serves as a Costimulator in Determining the Activity of Autoreactive CD8 T Cells in an Experimental Mouse Model of Graft-versus-Host-Like Disease

Fumi Miyagawa, Yutaka Tagaya, Brian S. Kim, Hiral J. Patel, Kazuto Ishida, Toshiaki Ohteki, Thomas A. Waldmann, and Stephen I. Katz
J Immunol 2008 181: 1109-1119. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Inhibition of CD26/Dipeptidyl Peptidase IV Enhances CCL11/Eotaxin-Mediated Recruitment of Eosinophils In Vivo

Ulf Forssmann, Carsten Stoetzer, Michael Stephan, Carsten Kruschinski, Thomas Skripuletz, Jutta Schade, Andreas Schmiedl, Reinhard Pabst, Leona Wagner, Torsten Hoffmann, Astrid Kehlen, Sylvia E. Escher, Wolf-Georg Forssmann, Jörn Elsner, and Stephan von Hörsten
J Immunol 2008 181: 1120-1127. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

The Dynamics of Mouse Cytomegalovirus-Specific CD4 T Cell Responses during Acute and Latent Infection

Senta M. Walton, Philippe Wyrsch, Michael W. Munks, Albert Zimmermann, Hartmut Hengel, Ann B. Hill, and Annette Oxenius
J Immunol 2008 181: 1128-1134. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Expression of Wiskott-Aldrich Syndrome Protein in Dendritic Cells Regulates Synapse Formation and Activation of Naive CD8⁺ T Cells

Julian Pulecio, Elisa Tagliani, Alix Scholer, Francesca Prete, Luc Fetler, Oscar R. Burrone, and Federica Benvenuti
J Immunol 2008 181: 1135-1142. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] Data Supplement  

Enterocyte-Derived TAK1 Signaling Prevents Epithelium Apoptosis and the Development of Ileitis and Colitis

Rie Kajino-Sakamoto, Maiko Inagaki, Elisabeth Lippert, Shizuo Akira, Sylvie Robine, Kunihiro Matsumoto, Christian Jobin, and Jun Ninomiya-Tsuji
J Immunol 2008 181: 1143-1152. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

B Cells Induce Tolerance by Presenting Endogenous Peptide-IgG on MHC Class II Molecules via an IFN--Inducible Lysosomal Thiol Reductase-Dependent Pathway

Yan Su, Gregory Carey, Maja Maric, and David W. Scott
J Immunol 2008 181: 1153-1160. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

A Novel Virus Carrier State to Evaluate Immunotherapeutic Regimens: Regulatory T Cells Modulate the Pathogenicity of Antiviral Memory Cells

Phi Truong and Dorian B. McGavern
J Immunol 2008 181: 1161-1169. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Leukotriene B₄ Receptor 1 Expression on Dendritic Cells Is Required for the Development of Th2 Responses and Allergen-Induced Airway Hyperresponsiveness

Nobuaki Miyahara, Hiroshi Ohnishi, Hiroyuki Matsuda, Satoko Miyahara, Katsuyuki Takeda, Toshiyuki Koya, Shigeki Matsubara, Masakazu Okamoto, Azzeddine Dakhama, Bodduluri Haribabu, and Erwin W. Gelfand
J Immunol 2008 181: 1170-1178. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Renal Urokinase-Type Plasminogen Activator (uPA) Receptor but not uPA Deficiency Strongly Attenuates Ischemia Reperfusion Injury and Acute Kidney Allograft Rejection

Faikah Gueler, Song Rong, Michael Mengel, Joon-Keun Park, Julia Kiyan, Torsten Kirsch, Inna Dumler, Hermann Haller, and Nelli Shushakova
J Immunol 2008 181: 1179-1189. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

SOCS1 Regulates CCR7 Expression and Migration of CD4⁺ T Cells into Peripheral Tissues

Cheng-Rong Yu, Rashid M. Mahdi, Xuebin Liu, Allen Zhang, Tetsuji Naka, Tadamitsu Kishimoto, and Charles E. Egwuagu
J Immunol 2008 181: 1190-1198. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

CpG Oligonucleotides Enhance Proliferative and Effector Responses of B Cells in HIV-Infected Individuals

Angela Malaspina, Susan Moir, Angela C. DiPoto, Jason Ho, Wei Wang, Gregg Roby, Marie A. O'Shea, and Anthony S. Fauci
J Immunol 2008 181: 1199-1206. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Peripheral T Lymphocytes Recirculating Back into the Thymus Can Mediate Thymocyte Positive Selection

Jörg Kirberg, Nabil Bosco, Jean-Christophe Deloulme, Rod Ceredig, and Fabien Agenès
J Immunol 2008 181: 1207-1214. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Mature Dendritic Cells Express Functional Thrombin Receptors Triggering Chemotaxis and CCL18/Pulmonary and Activation-Regulated Chemokine Induction

Xuehua Li, Tatiana Syrovets, Svetlana Paskas, Yves Laumonnier, and Thomas Simmet
J Immunol 2008 181: 1215-1223. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Critical Role of Effector Macrophages in Mediating CD4-Dependent Alloimmune Injury of Transplanted Liver Parenchymal Cells

Phillip H. Horne, Jason M. Zimmerer, Mason G. Fisher, Keri E. Lunsford, Gyongyi Nadasdy, Tibor Nadasdy, Nico van Rooijen, and Ginny L. Bumgardner
J Immunol 2008 181: 1224-1231. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Osteal Tissue Macrophages Are Intercalated throughout Human and Mouse Bone Lining Tissues and Regulate Osteoblast Function In Vitro and In Vivo

Ming K. Chang, Liza-Jane Raggatt, Kylie A. Alexander, Julia S. Kuliwaba, Nicola L. Fazzalari, Kate Schroder, Erin R. Maylin, Vera M. Ripoll, David A. Hume, and Allison R. Pettit
J Immunol 2008 181: 1232-1244. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

MOLECULAR AND STRUCTURAL IMMUNOLOGY:

Elucidation of the MD-2/TLR4 Interface Required for Signaling by Lipid IVa

Catherine Walsh, Monique Gangloff, Tom Monie, Tomoko Smyth, Bin Wei, Trevelyan J. McKinley, Duncan Maskell, Nicholas Gay, and Clare Bryant
J Immunol 2008 181: 1245-1254. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] Data Supplement  

Demyelinating Myelin Oligodendrocyte Glycoprotein-Specific Autoantibody Response Is Focused on One Dominant Conformational Epitope Region in Rodents

Constanze Breithaupt, Beatrix Schäfer, Hannah Pellkofer, Robert Huber, Christopher Linington, and Uwe Jacob
J Immunol 2008 181: 1255-1263. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Lambda Light Chain Revision in the Human Intestinal IgA Response

Wen Su, John N. Gordon, Francesca Barone, Laurent Boursier, Wayne Turnbull, Surangi Mendis, Deborah K. Dunn-Walters, and Jo Spencer
J Immunol 2008 181: 1264-1271. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Biphasic Regulation of Il2 Transcription in CD4⁺ T Cells: Roles for TNF- Receptor Signaling and Chromatin Structure

Susan C. McKarns and Ronald H. Schwartz
J Immunol 2008 181: 1272-1281. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

The Potency of Erythropoietin-Mimic Antibodies Correlates Inversely with Affinity

Susan E. Lacy, Peter J. DeVries, Nancy Xie, Emma Fung, Richard R. Lesniewski, and Edward B. Reilly
J Immunol 2008 181: 1282-1287. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Type 1 TNF Receptor Forms a Complex with and Uses Jak2 and c-Src to Selectively Engage Signaling Pathways That Regulate Transcription Factor Activity

Roxana Pincheira, Ariel F. Castro, Osman Nidai Ozes, Prema S. Idumalla, and David B. Donner
J Immunol 2008 181: 1288-1298. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

IMMUNOGENETICS:

Characterization of Ig Gene Somatic Hypermutation in the Absence of Activation-Induced Cytidine Deaminase

Nancy S. Longo, Colleen L. Satorius, Alessandro Plebani, Anne Durandy, and Peter E. Lipsky
J Immunol 2008 181: 1299-1306. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Two Loci on Chromosome 15 Control Experimentally Induced Arthritis through the Differential Regulation of IL-6 and Lymphocyte Proliferation

Tibor T. Glant, Sándor Szántó, Aniko Vegvari, Zoltan Szabo, Katalin Kis-Toth, Katalin Mikecz, and Vyacheslav A. Adarichev
J Immunol 2008 181: 1307-1314. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Balancing Selection Is the Main Force Shaping the Evolution of Innate Immunity Genes

Anna Ferrer-Admetlla, Elena Bosch, Martin Sikora, Tomàs Marquès-Bonet, Anna Ramírez-Soriano, Aura Muntasell, Arcadi Navarro, Ross Lazarus, Francesc Calafell, Jaume Bertranpetit, and Ferran Casals
J Immunol 2008 181: 1315-1322. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

HOST DEFENSE:

IFN- Regulated Chemokine Production Determines the Outcome of Staphylococcus aureus Infection

Rachel M. McLoughlin, Jean C. Lee, Dennis L. Kasper, and Arthur O. Tzianabos
J Immunol 2008 181: 1323-1332. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Recruitment and Endo-Lysosomal Activation of TLR9 in Dendritic Cells Infected with Trypanosoma cruzi

Daniella C. Bartholomeu, Catherine Ropert, Mariane B. Melo, Peggy Parroche, Caroline F. Junqueira, Santuza M. R. Teixeira, Cherilyn Sirois, Pia Kasperkovitz, Cathrine F. Knetter, Egil Lien, Eicke Latz, Douglas T. Golenbock, and Ricardo T. Gazzinelli
J Immunol 2008 181: 1333-1344. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

The Absence of Lymphoid CD8⁺ Dendritic Cell Maturation in L-Selectin^–/– Respiratory Compartment Attenuates Antiviral Immunity

David W. Pascual, Xinhai Wang, Irina Kochetkova, Gayle Callis, and Carol Riccardi
J Immunol 2008 181: 1345-1356. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

IL-17A Inhibits the Expansion of IL-17A-Producing T Cells in Mice through "Short-Loop" Inhibition via IL-17 Receptor

Emily Smith, Matthew A. Stark, Alexander Zarbock, Tracy L. Burcin, Anthony C. Bruce, Devin Vaswani, Patricia Foley, and Klaus Ley
J Immunol 2008 181: 1357-1364. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Granzymes Drive a Rapid Listeriolysin O-Induced T Cell Apoptosis

Javier A. Carrero, Hector Vivanco-Cid, and Emil R. Unanue
J Immunol 2008 181: 1365-1374. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

CD11c Expression Identifies a Population of Extrafollicular Antigen-Specific Splenic Plasmablasts Responsible for CD4 T-Independent Antibody Responses during Intracellular Bacterial Infection

Rachael Racine, Madhumouli Chatterjee, and Gary M. Winslow
J Immunol 2008 181: 1375-1385. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Complete Cure of Experimental Visceral Leishmaniasis with Amphotericin B in Stearylamine-Bearing Cationic Liposomes Involves Down-Regulation of IL-10 and Favorable T Cell Responses

Antara Banerjee, Manjarika De, and Nahid Ali
J Immunol 2008 181: 1386-1398. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Apolipoprotein E-Mediated Immune Regulation in Sepsis

Omar M. Kattan, F. Behzad Kasravi, Erica L. Elford, Michael T. Schell, and Hobart W. Harris
J Immunol 2008 181: 1399-1408. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Parenchymal Cell TNF Receptors Contribute to Inflammatory Cell Recruitment and Respiratory Failure in Pneumocystis carinii-Induced Pneumonia

Gloria S. Pryhuber, Heidie L. Huyck, Samir Bhagwat, Michael A. O'Reilly, Jacob N. Finkelstein, Francis Gigliotti, and Terry W. Wright
J Immunol 2008 181: 1409-1419. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Malaria-Specific and Nonspecific Activation of CD8⁺ T Cells during Blood Stage of Plasmodium berghei Infection

Mana Miyakoda, Daisuke Kimura, Masao Yuda, Yasuo Chinzei, Yoshisada Shibata, Kiri Honma, and Katsuyuki Yui
J Immunol 2008 181: 1420-1428. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Identification of Formyl Peptides from Listeria monocytogenes and Staphylococcus aureus as Potent Chemoattractants for Mouse Neutrophils

Erica L. Southgate, Rong L. He, Ji-Liang Gao, Philip M. Murphy, Masakatsu Nanamori, and Richard D. Ye
J Immunol 2008 181: 1429-1437. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

INFLAMMATION:

Selective Activation of Human Intestinal Mast Cells by Escherichia coli Hemolysin

Sigrid Krämer, Gernot Sellge, Axel Lorentz, Dagmar Krueger, Michael Schemann, Katharina Feilhauer, Florian Gunzer, and Stephan C. Bischoff
J Immunol 2008 181: 1438-1445. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Varying Importance of Soluble and Membrane CD14 in Endothelial Detection of Lipopolysaccharide

Katie L. Lloyd-Jones, Margaret M. Kelly, and Paul Kubes
J Immunol 2008 181: 1446-1453. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Systemic Release of High Mobility Group Box 1 Protein during Severe Murine Influenza

Lisa M. Alleva, Alison C. Budd, and Ian A. Clark
J Immunol 2008 181: 1454-1459. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Fractalkine and CX3CR1 Mediate Leukocyte Capture by Endothelium in Response to Shiga Toxin

Cristina Zanchi, Carla Zoja, Marina Morigi, Federica Valsecchi, Xue Yan Liu, Daniela Rottoli, Monica Locatelli, Simona Buelli, Anna Pezzotta, Paola Mapelli, Joyce Geelen, Giuseppe Remuzzi, and Jacek Hawiger
J Immunol 2008 181: 1460-1469. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Monocyte Chemoattractant Protein-1 (CCL-2) Integrates Mechanical and Endocrine Signals That Mediate Term and Preterm Labor

Oksana Shynlova, Prudence Tsui, Anna Dorogin, and Stephen J. Lye
J Immunol 2008 181: 1470-1479. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Endoglycan, a Member of the CD34 Family of Sialomucins, Is a Ligand for the Vascular Selectins

Sheena C. Kerr, Claudia B. Fieger, Karen R. Snapp, and Steven D. Rosen
J Immunol 2008 181: 1480-1490. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Novel Immunomodulatory Properties of Berbamine through Selective Down-Regulation of STAT4 and Action of IFN- in Experimental Autoimmune Encephalomyelitis

Yiping Ren, Limin Lu, Taylor B. Guo, Ju Qiu, Yiqing Yang, Ailian Liu, and Jingwu Z. Zhang
J Immunol 2008 181: 1491-1498. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Chemotactic Activity of S100A7 (Psoriasin) Is Mediated by the Receptor for Advanced Glycation End Products and Potentiates Inflammation with Highly Homologous but Functionally Distinct S100A15

Ronald Wolf, O. M. Zack Howard, Hui-Fang Dong, Christopher Voscopoulos, Karen Boeshans, Jason Winston, Rao Divi, Michele Gunsior, Paul Goldsmith, Bijan Ahvazi, Triantafyllos Chavakis, Joost J. Oppenheim, and Stuart H. Yuspa
J Immunol 2008 181: 1499-1506. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

CLINICAL IMMUNOLOGY:

IL-23 Induces Receptor Activator of NF-B Ligand Expression on CD4⁺ T Cells and Promotes Osteoclastogenesis in an Autoimmune Arthritis Model

Ji Hyeon Ju, Mi-La Cho, Young-Mee Moon, Hye-Joa Oh, Jin-Sil Park, Joo-Youn Jhun, So-Youn Min, Young-Gyu Cho, Kyung-Su Park, Chong-Hyeon Yoon, Jun-Ki Min, Sung-Hwan Park, Young-Chul Sung, and Ho-Youn Kim
J Immunol 2008 181: 1507-1518. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Exosomes from Bronchoalveolar Fluid of Tolerized Mice Prevent Allergic Reaction

Noela Prado, Eva G. Marazuela, Elodie Segura, Héctor Fernández-García, Mayte Villalba, Clotilde Théry, Rosalía Rodríguez, and Eva Batanero
J Immunol 2008 181: 1519-1525. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Novel System Evaluating In Vivo Pathogenicity of Desmoglein 3-Reactive T Cell Clones Using Murine Pemphigus Vulgaris

Hayato Takahashi, Masayuki Amagai, Takeji Nishikawa, Yoshiko Fujii, Yutaka Kawakami, and Masataka Kuwana
J Immunol 2008 181: 1526-1535. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Cigarette Smoke-Induced Oxidative Stress Suppresses Generation of Dendritic Cell IL-12 and IL-23 through ERK-Dependent Pathways

Paula R. Kroening, Terrance W. Barnes, Larry Pease, Andrew Limper, Hirohito Kita, and Robert Vassallo
J Immunol 2008 181: 1536-1547. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

HIV-1 Tat Mediates Degradation of RON Receptor Tyrosine Kinase, a Regulator of Inflammation

Parisa Kalantari, Omid F. Harandi, Pamela A. Hankey, and Andrew J. Henderson
J Immunol 2008 181: 1548-1555. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Evidence for Genes in Addition to Tlr7 in the Yaa Translocation Linked with Acceleration of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus

Marie-Laure Santiago-Raber, Shuichi Kikuchi, Paula Borel, Satoshi Uematsu, Shizuo Akira, Brian L. Kotzin, and Shozo Izui
J Immunol 2008 181: 1556-1562. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

The Memory T Cell Response to West Nile Virus in Symptomatic Humans following Natural Infection Is Not Influenced by Age and Is Dominated by a Restricted Set of CD8⁺ T Cell Epitopes

Robin Parsons, Alina Lelic, Lisa Hayes, Alexandra Carter, Laura Marshall, Carole Evelegh, Michael Drebot, Maya Andonova, Curtis McMurtrey, William Hildebrand, Mark B. Loeb, and Jonathan L. Bramson
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