Table of Contents for Year 2012 [158 articles]
- Erratum to “Phenotypical and Functional Analysis of Intraepithelial Lymphocytes from Small Intestine of Mice in Oral Tolerance”, Maristela Ruberti, Luis Gustavo Romani Fernandes, Patricia Ucelli Simioni, Dirce Lima Gabriel, Áureo Tatsumi Yamada, and Wirla Maria da Silva Cunha Tamashiro
Volume 2012 (2012), Article ID 620278, 1 page - Cellular and Humoral Mechanisms Involved in the Control of Tuberculosis, Joaquin Zuñiga, Diana Torres-García, Teresa Santos-Mendoza, Tatiana S. Rodriguez-Reyna, Julio Granados, and Edmond J. Yunis
Volume 2012 (2012), Article ID 193923, 18 pages - Characteristics of Suppressor Macrophages Induced by Mycobacterial and Protozoal Infections in relation to Alternatively Activated M2 Macrophages, Haruaki Tomioka, Yutaka Tatano, Win Win Maw, Chiaki Sano, Yuichi Kanehiro, and Toshiaki Shimizu
Volume 2012 (2012), Article ID 635451, 19 pages - Herpes Simplex Virus-2 Glycoprotein Interaction with HVEM Influences Virus-Specific Recall Cellular Responses at the Mucosa, Sarah J. Kopp, Christopher S. Storti, and William J. Muller
Volume 2012 (2012), Article ID 284104, 10 pages - Sorafenib Prevents Escape from Host Immunity in Liver Cirrhosis Patients with Advanced Hepatocellular Carcinoma, Hidenari Nagai, Takanori Mukozu, Daigo Matsui, Takenori Kanekawa, Masahiro Kanayama, Noritaka Wakui, Kouichi Momiyama, Mie Shinohara, Kazunari Iida, Koji Ishii, Yoshinori Igarashi, and Yasukiyo Sumino
Volume 2012 (2012), Article ID 607851, 8 pages - Immunological and Nonimmunological Effects of Indoleamine 2,3-Dioxygenase on Breast Tumor Growth and Spontaneous Metastasis Formation, Vera Levina, Yunyun Su, and Elieser Gorelik
Volume 2012 (2012), Article ID 173029, 12 pages - Heparin Increases HLA-G Levels in Primary Antiphospholipid Syndrome, Jozélio Freire de Carvalho, Ricardo M. de Oliveira, Carlos Ewerton Maia Rodrigues, Andréa Glezer, Eloísa Bonfá, and Rosa Maria Rodrigues Pereira
Volume 2012 (2012), Article ID 232390, 5 pages - Novel Strategies for Immunotherapy in Multiple Myeloma: Previous Experience and Future Directions, Ivetta Danylesko, Katia Beider, Avichai Shimoni, and Arnon Nagler
Volume 2012 (2012), Article ID 753407, 28 pages - Increased Frequency of Circulating Follicular Helper T Cells in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis, Jie Ma, Chenlu Zhu, Bin Ma, Jie Tian, Samuel Essien Baidoo, Chaoming Mao, Wei Wu, Jianguo Chen, Jia Tong, Min Yang, Zhijun Jiao, Huaxi Xu, Liwei Lu, and Shengjun Wang
Volume 2012 (2012), Article ID 827480, 7 pages - Prediction and Identification of Potential Immunodominant Epitopes in Glycoproteins B, C, E, G, and I of Herpes Simplex Virus Type 2, Mingjie Pan, Xingsheng Wang, Jianmin Liao, Dengke Yin, Suqin Li, Ying Pan, Yao Wang, Guangyan Xie, Shumin Zhang, and Yuexi Li
Volume 2012 (2012), Article ID 205313, 8 pages - Evaluation of Clinical and Ultrasonographic Parameters in Psoriatic Arthritis Patients Treated with Adalimumab: A Retrospective Study, M. Teoli, A. Zangrilli, M. S. Chimenti, M. Talamonti, M. Bavetta, D. Graceffa, R. Perricone, and S. Chimenti
Volume 2012 (2012), Article ID 823854, 6 pages - Psoriatic Disease and Tuberculosis Nowadays, Nicola Balato, Luisa Di Costanzo, Fabio Ayala, Anna Balato, Alessandro Sanduzzi, and Marialuisa Bocchino
Volume 2012 (2012), Article ID 747204, 10 pages - Autoimmunity and Extrahepatic Manifestations in Treatment-Naïve Children with Chronic Hepatitis C Virus Infection, Giuseppe Indolfi, Elisa Bartolini, Biagio Olivito, Chiara Azzari, and Massimo Resti
Volume 2012 (2012), Article ID 785627, 4 pages - Cytokines and HCV-Related Disorders, Poupak Fallahi, Clodoveo Ferri, Silvia Martina Ferrari, Alda Corrado, Domenico Sansonno, and Alessandro Antonelli
Volume 2012 (2012), Article ID 468107, 10 pages - Nonprotein Structures from Mycobacteria: Emerging Actors for Tuberculosis Control, Luz M. Lopez-Marin
Volume 2012 (2012), Article ID 917860, 9 pages - Immunogenic Targets for Specific Immunotherapy in Multiple Myeloma, Lu Zhang, Marlies Götz, Susanne Hofmann, and Jochen Greiner
Volume 2012 (2012), Article ID 820394, 6 pages - Programmed Death Ligand 2 in Cancer-Induced Immune Suppression, Esdy N. Rozali, Stanleyson V. Hato, Bruce W. Robinson, Richard A. Lake, and W. Joost Lesterhuis
Volume 2012 (2012), Article ID 656340, 8 pages - Chronic Gastritis in Dermatitis Herpetiformis: A Controlled Study, Anna Alakoski, Teea T. Salmi, Kaisa Hervonen, Hannu Kautiainen, Maarit Salo, Katri Kaukinen, Timo Reunala, and Pekka Collin
Volume 2012 (2012), Article ID 640630, 5 pages - Mechanisms behind Functional Avidity Maturation in T Cells, Marina Rode von Essen, Martin Kongsbak, and Carsten Geisler
Volume 2012 (2012), Article ID 163453, 8 pages - Recurrent Herpetic Stromal Keratitis in Mice: A Model for Studying Human HSK, Patrick M. Stuart and Tammie L. Keadle
Volume 2012 (2012), Article ID 728480, 10 pages - HEB in the Spotlight: Transcriptional Regulation of T-Cell Specification, Commitment, and Developmental Plasticity, Marsela Braunstein and Michele K. Anderson
Volume 2012 (2012), Article ID 678705, 15 pages - The Role of Airway Epithelial Cells in Response to Mycobacteria Infection, Yong Li, Yujiong Wang, and Xiaoming Liu
Volume 2012 (2012), Article ID 791392, 11 pages - Immunogenicity and Protective Efficacy of a Novel Recombinant BCG Strain Overexpressing Antigens Ag85A and Ag85B, Chun Wang, Ruiling Fu, Zhenhua Chen, Kun Tan, Lingxia Chen, Xindong Teng, Jia Lu, Chunwei Shi, and Xionglin Fan
Volume 2012 (2012), Article ID 563838, 9 pages - Targeting Multiple-Myeloma-Induced Immune Dysfunction to Improve Immunotherapy Outcomes, Sergio Rutella and Franco Locatelli
Volume 2012 (2012), Article ID 196063, 13 pages - Is the BCG Vaccine Safe for Undernourished Individuals?, Larissa Lumi Watanabe Ishikawa, Larissa Camargo da Rosa, Thais Graziela Donegá França, Raphael Sanches Peres, Fernanda Chiuso-Minicucci, Sofia Fernanda Gonçalves Zorzella-Pezavento, and Alexandrina Sartori
Volume 2012 (2012), Article ID 673186, 6 pages - Releasing the Brake: Targeting Cbl-b to Enhance Lymphocyte Effector Functions, Stephanie Wallner, Thomas Gruber, Gottfried Baier, and Dominik Wolf
Volume 2012 (2012), Article ID 692639, 5 pages - HSV-1 miR-H6 Inhibits HSV-1 Replication and IL-6 Expression in Human Corneal Epithelial Cells In Vitro, Fang Duan, Jingyu Liao, Qiang Huang, Yuhong Nie, and Kaili Wu
Volume 2012 (2012), Article ID 192791, 8 pages - Both CD4+ and CD8+ Lymphocytes Participate in the IFN-γ Response to Filamentous Hemagglutinin from Bordetella pertussis in Infants, Children, and Adults, Violette Dirix, Virginie Verscheure, Françoise Vermeulen, Iris De Schutter, Tessa Goetghebuer, Camille Locht, and Françoise Mascart
Volume 2012 (2012), Article ID 795958, 9 pages - Suboptimal Immune Reconstitution in Vertically HIV Infected Children: A View on How HIV Replication and Timing of HAART Initiation Can Impact on T and B-cell Compartment, Nicola Cotugno, Iyadh Douagi, Paolo Rossi, and Paolo Palma
Volume 2012 (2012), Article ID 805151, 11 pages - Frequent Detection of Anti-Tubercular-Glycolipid-IgG and -IgA Antibodies in Healthcare Workers with Latent Tuberculosis Infection in the Philippines, Umme Ruman Siddiqi, Prisca Susan A. Leano, Haorile Chagan-Yasutan, Beata Shiratori, Hiroki Saitoh, Yugo Ashino, Yasuhiko Suzuki, Toshio Hattori, and Elizabeth Freda O. Telan
Volume 2012 (2012), Article ID 610707, 10 pages - The Modulation of PPARγ1 and PPARγ2 mRNA Expression by Ciglitazone in CD3/CD28-Activated Naïve and Memory CD4+ T Cells, Mohd Nor Norazmi, Rafeezul Mohamed, Asma Abdullah Nurul, and Nik Soriani Yaacob
Volume 2012 (2012), Article ID 849195, 8 pages - Understanding Delayed T-Cell Priming, Lung Recruitment, and Airway Luminal T-Cell Responses in Host Defense against Pulmonary Tuberculosis, Christopher R. Shaler, Carly Horvath, Rocky Lai, and Zhou Xing
Volume 2012 (2012), Article ID 628293, 13 pages - The Role of Regulatory T Cells and TH17 Cells in Multiple Myeloma, Walter M. T. Braga, Djordje Atanackovic, and Gisele W. B. Colleoni
Volume 2012 (2012), Article ID 293479, 4 pages - Neurocognitive Impairment in HIV-Infected Naïve Patients with Advanced Disease: The Role of Virus and Intrathecal Immune Activation, Monica Airoldi, Alessandra Bandera, Daria Trabattoni, Benedetta Tagliabue, Beatrice Arosio, Alessandro Soria, Veronica Rainone, Giuseppe Lapadula, Giorgio Annoni, Mario Clerici, and Andrea Gori
Volume 2012 (2012), Article ID 467154, 5 pages - Positive and Negative Regulation of Cellular Immune Responses in Physiologic Conditions and Diseases, S. Viganò, M. Perreau, G. Pantaleo, and A. Harari
Volume 2012 (2012), Article ID 485781, 11 pages - Towards a Rational Design of an Asymptomatic Clinical Herpes Vaccine: The Old, the New, and the Unknown, Aziz Alami Chentoufi, Elizabeth Kritzer, David M. Yu, Anthony B. Nesburn, and Lbachir BenMohamed
Volume 2012 (2012), Article ID 187585, 16 pages - Mycoketide: A CD1c-Presented Antigen with Important Implications in Mycobacterial Infection, Isamu Matsunaga and Masahiko Sugita
Volume 2012 (2012), Article ID 981821, 7 pages - HIV RNA Suppression and Immune Restoration: Can We Do Better?, Marilia Rita Pinzone, Michelino Di Rosa, Bruno Cacopardo, and Giuseppe Nunnari
Volume 2012 (2012), Article ID 515962, 12 pages - Seizures in Primary Antiphospholipid Syndrome: The Relevance of Smoking to Stroke, Jozélio Freire de Carvalho, Sandra Gofinet Pasoto, and Simone Appenzeller
Volume 2012 (2012), Article ID 981519, 7 pages - Review on the Relationship between Human Polyomaviruses-Associated Tumors and Host Immune System, Serena Delbue, Manola Comar, and Pasquale Ferrante
Volume 2012 (2012), Article ID 542092, 10 pages - Impact of Previous ART and of ART Initiation on Outcome of HIV-Associated Tuberculosis, Enrico Girardi, Fabrizio Palmieri, Claudio Angeletti, Paola Vanacore, Alberto Matteelli, Andrea Gori, Sergio Carbonara, and Giuseppe Ippolito
Volume 2012 (2012), Article ID 931325, 8 pages - Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: Current Status and Future Direction, Atiya Dhala
Volume 2012 (2012), Article ID 854941, 12 pages - Inaccuracy of Death Certificate Diagnosis of Tuberculosis and Potential Underdiagnosis of TB in a Region of High HIV Prevalence, Theresa T. Liu, Douglas Wilson, Halima Dawood, D. William Cameron, and Gonzalo G. Alvarez
Volume 2012 (2012), Article ID 937013, 5 pages - Myeloid-Derived Suppressor Cells Participate in Preventing Graft Rejection, Yan Wang, Xiaodong Gu, Jianbin Xiang, and Zongyou Chen
Volume 2012 (2012), Article ID 731486, 6 pages - Immunotherapy Using Dendritic Cells against Multiple Myeloma: How to Improve?, Thanh-Nhan Nguyen-Pham, Yoon-Kyung Lee, Hyeoung-Joon Kim, and Je-Jung Lee
Volume 2012 (2012), Article ID 397648, 13 pages - Nonprofessional Phagocytosis Can Facilitate Herpesvirus Entry into Ocular Cells, Vaibhav Tiwari and Deepak Shukla
Volume 2012 (2012), Article ID 651691, 8 pages - scFv Antibody: Principles and Clinical Application, Zuhaida Asra Ahmad, Swee Keong Yeap, Abdul Manaf Ali, Wan Yong Ho, Noorjahan Banu Mohamed Alitheen, and Muhajir Hamid
Volume 2012 (2012), Article ID 980250, 15 pages - A Systematic Review of the Epidemiology, Immunopathogenesis, Diagnosis, and Treatment of Pleural TB in HIV- Infected Patients, A. Aljohaney, K. Amjadi, and G. G. Alvarez
Volume 2012 (2012), Article ID 842045, 9 pages - CD4+T Cells: Differentiation and Functions, Rishi Vishal Luckheeram, Rui Zhou, Asha Devi Verma, and Bing Xia
Volume 2012 (2012), Article ID 925135, 12 pages - Incomplete Immune Recovery in HIV Infection: Mechanisms, Relevance for Clinical Care, and Possible Solutions, Julie C. Gaardbo, Hans J. Hartling, Jan Gerstoft, and Susanne D. Nielsen
Volume 2012 (2012), Article ID 670957, 17 pages - Longitudinal Analysis of Tetanus- and Influenza-Specific
IgG Antibodies in Myeloma Patients, Sebastian Kobold, Tim Luetkens, Britta Marlen Bartels, Yanran Cao, York Hildebrandt, Orhan Sezer, Henrike Reinhard, Julia Templin, Katrin Bartels, Nesrine Lajmi, Friedrich Haag, Carsten Bokemeyer, Nicolaus Kröger, and Djordje Atanackovic
Volume 2012 (2012), Article ID 134081, 9 pages - Improved Activation toward Primary Colorectal Cancer Cells by Antigen-Specific Targeting Autologous Cytokine-Induced Killer Cells, Claudia Schlimper, Andreas A. Hombach, Hinrich Abken, and Ingo G. H. Schmidt-Wolf
Volume 2012 (2012), Article ID 238924, 8 pages - Cancer/Testis Antigen MAGE-C1/CT7: New Target for Multiple Myeloma Therapy, Fabricio de Carvalho, André L. Vettore, and Gisele W. B. Colleoni
Volume 2012 (2012), Article ID 257695, 7 pages - Immune-Regulatory Mechanisms in Systemic Autoimmune and Rheumatic Diseases, Britt Nakken, Philip Alex, Ludvig Munthe, Zoltan Szekanecz, and Peter Szodoray
Volume 2012 (2012), Article ID 957151, 2 pages - Oral Tolerance Induced by Transfer of Food Antigens via Breast Milk of Allergic Mothers Prevents Offspring from Developing Allergic Symptoms in a Mouse Food Allergy Model, Takeshi Yamamoto, Yuma Tsubota, Toshihisa Kodama, Natsuko Kageyama-Yahara, and Makoto Kadowaki
Volume 2012 (2012), Article ID 721085, 9 pages - A Key Role for NF-κB Transcription Factor c-Rel in T-Lymphocyte-Differentiation and Effector Functions, Alexander Visekruna, Anton Volkov, and Ulrich Steinhoff
Volume 2012 (2012), Article ID 239368, 9 pages - Emergence of Exhausted B Cells in Asymptomatic HIV-1-Infected Patients Naïve for HAART is Related to Reduced Immune Surveillance, Manuela Fogli, Carlo Torti, Fabio Malacarne, Simona Fiorentini, Melania Albani, Ilaria Izzo, Cinzia Giagulli, Fabrizio Maggi, Giampiero Carosi, and Arnaldo Caruso
Volume 2012 (2012), Article ID 829584, 10 pages - From Murine to Human Nude/SCID: The Thymus, T-Cell Development and the Missing Link, Rosa Romano, Loredana Palamaro, Anna Fusco, Leucio Iannace, Stefano Maio, Ilaria Vigliano, Giuliana Giardino, and Claudio Pignata
Volume 2012 (2012), Article ID 467101, 12 pages - Adaptive Immune Response to Model Antigens Is Impaired in Murine Leukocyte-Adhesion Deficiency-1 Revealing Elevated Activation Thresholds In Vivo, Thorsten Peters, Wilhelm Bloch, Oliver Pabst, Claudia Wickenhauser, Claudia Uthoff-Hachenberg, Susanne V. Schmidt, Georg Varga, Stephan Grabbe, Daniel Kess, Tsvetelina Oreshkova, Anca Sindrilaru, Klaus Addicks, Reinhold Förster, Werner Müller, and Karin Scharffetter-Kochanek
Volume 2012 (2012), Article ID 450738, 11 pages - Perinatal Gene-Gene and Gene-Environment Interactions on IgE Production and Asthma Development, Jen-Chieh Chang, Lin Wang, Rong-Fu Chen, and Chieh-An Liu
Volume 2012 (2012), Article ID 270869, 9 pages - PD-L1-Expressing Dendritic Cells Contribute to Viral Resistance during Acute HSV-1 Infection, Katie M. Bryant-Hudson and Daniel J. J. Carr
Volume 2012 (2012), Article ID 924619, 9 pages - Cellular-Based Immunotherapies for Patients with Glioblastoma Multiforme, Xun Xu, Florian Stockhammer, and Michael Schmitt
Volume 2012 (2012), Article ID 764213, 15 pages - B-Cell-Activating Factor Affects the Occurrence of Thyroid Autoimmunity in Chronic Hepatitis C Patients Treated with Interferon Alpha, Yusuke Kajiyama, Kentaro Kikuchi, Atsuko Takai, Naomi Hosoya, Hiromi Hoshino, Kunihiko Hino, and Hiroshi Miyakawa
Volume 2012 (2012), Article ID 247973, 4 pages - Protection against SHIV-KB9 Infection by Combining rDNA and rFPV Vaccines Based on HIV Multiepitope and p24 Protein in Chinese Rhesus Macaques, Chang Li, Zhenwei Shen, Xiao Li, Jieying Bai, Lin Zeng, Mingyao Tian, Ying Jin Song, Ming Ye, Shouwen Du, Dayong Ren, Cunxia Liu, Na Zhu, Dandan Sun, Yi Li, and Ningyi Jin
Volume 2012 (2012), Article ID 958404, 9 pages - The Immunology of Zoonotic Infections, Georgios Pappas, Antonio Cascio, and Alfonso J. Rodriguez-Morales
Volume 2012 (2012), Article ID 208508, 2 pages - Transcription Expression and Clinical Significance of Dishevelled-3 mRNA and δ-Catenin mRNA in Pleural Effusions from Patients with Lung Cancer, Xiao-Yan Li, Shu-Li Liu, Na Cha, Yu-Jie Zhao, Shao-Cheng Wang, Wei-Nan Li, En-Hua Wang, and Guang-Ping Wu
Volume 2012 (2012), Article ID 904946, 6 pages - Hamster and Murine Models of Severe Destructive Lyme Arthritis, Erik Munson, Dean T. Nardelli, Brian K. Du Chateau, Steven M. Callister, and Ronald F. Schell
Volume 2012 (2012), Article ID 504215, 12 pages - Interplay of Polarity Proteins and GTPases in T-Lymphocyte Function, Ivan Fung, Sarah M. Russell, and Jane Oliaro
Volume 2012 (2012), Article ID 417485, 8 pages - Influence of Dendritic Cells on B-Cell Responses during HIV Infection, Johanne Poudrier, Josiane Chagnon-Choquet, and Michel Roger
Volume 2012 (2012), Article ID 592187, 10 pages - Role of In Vitro Stimulation with Lipopolysaccharide on T-Cell Activation in HIV-Infected Antiretroviral-Treated Patients, Camilla Tincati, Giusi M. Bellistrì, Giuseppe Ancona, Esther Merlini, Antonella d’Arminio Monforte, and Giulia Marchetti
Volume 2012 (2012), Article ID 935425, 9 pages - TCR Gene Transfer: MAGE-C2/HLA-A2 and MAGE-A3/HLA-DP4 Epitopes as Melanoma-Specific Immune Targets, Trudy Straetemans, Mandy van Brakel, Sabine van Steenbergen, Marieke Broertjes, Joost Drexhage, Joost Hegmans, Bart N. Lambrecht, Cor Lamers, Pierre van Der Bruggen, Pierre G. Coulie, and Reno Debets
Volume 2012 (2012), Article ID 586314, 14 pages - Toxin-Based Targeted Therapy for Malignant Brain Tumors, Vidyalakshmi Chandramohan, John H. Sampson, Ira Pastan, and Darell D. Bigner
Volume 2012 (2012), Article ID 480429, 15 pages - Antigen-Specific T Cells and Cytokines Detection as Useful Tool for Understanding Immunity against Zoonotic Infections, Annalisa Agnone, Alessandra Torina, Gesualdo Vesco, Sara Villari, Fabrizio Vitale, Santo Caracappa, Marco Pio La Manna, Francesco Dieli, and Guido Sireci
Volume 2012 (2012), Article ID 768789, 8 pages - Perinatal Programming of Childhood Asthma: Early Fetal Size, Growth Trajectory during Infancy, and Childhood Asthma Outcomes, Steve Turner
Volume 2012 (2012), Article ID 962923, 9 pages - Serum Cytokine Profile by ELISA in Patients with Echinococcal Cysts of the Liver: A Stage-Specific Approach to Assess Their Biological Activity, Luca Piccoli, Valeria Meroni, Francesca Genco, Francesca Tamarozzi, Carmine Tinelli, Carlo Filice, and Enrico Brunetti
Volume 2012 (2012), Article ID 483935, 5 pages - Phenotypical and Functional Analysis of Intraepithelial Lymphocytes from Small Intestine of Mice in Oral Tolerance, Maristela Ruberti, Luis Gustavo Romani Fernandes, Patricia Ucelli Simioni, Dirce Lima Gabriel, Áureo Tatsumi Yamada, and Wirla Maria da Silva Cunha Tamashiro
Volume 2012 (2012), Article ID 208054, 16 pages - Cytotoxic Chemotherapy and CD4+ Effector T Cells: An Emerging Alliance for Durable Antitumor Effects, Zhi-Chun Ding and Gang Zhou
Volume 2012 (2012), Article ID 890178, 12 pages - Inhibition of Arterial Allograft Intimal Hyperplasia Using Recipient Dendritic Cells Pretreated with B7 Antisense Peptide, Yu-Feng Yao, Yi-Ming Zhou, Jian-Bin Xiang, Xiao-Dong Gu, and Duan Cai
Volume 2012 (2012), Article ID 892687, 8 pages - New Insights into the Immunological Changes in IL-10-Deficient Mice during the Course of Spontaneous Inflammation in the Gut Mucosa, Ana Cristina Gomes-Santos, Thais Garcias Moreira, Archimedes Barbosa Castro-Junior, Bernardo Coelho Horta, Luisa Lemos, Deborah Nogueira Cruz, Mauro Andrade Freitas Guimarães, Denise Carmona Cara, Donna-Marie McCafferty, and Ana Maria Caetano Faria
Volume 2012 (2012), Article ID 560817, 13 pages - Contribution of the Infection-Associated Complement Regulator-Acquiring Surface Protein 4 (ErpC) to Complement Resistance of Borrelia burgdorferi, Claudia Hammerschmidt, Teresia Hallström, Christine Skerka, Reinhard Wallich, Brian Stevenson, Peter F. Zipfel, and Peter Kraiczy
Volume 2012 (2012), Article ID 349657, 12 pages - Exploiting the Interplay between Innate and Adaptive Immunity to Improve Immunotherapeutic Strategies for Epstein-Barr-Virus-Driven Disorders, Debora Martorelli, Elena Muraro, Anna Merlo, Riccardo Turrini, Damiana Antonia Faè, Antonio Rosato, and Riccardo Dolcetti
Volume 2012 (2012), Article ID 931952, 19 pages - Modulation of Tumor Tolerance in Primary Central Nervous System Malignancies, Theodore S. Johnson, David H. Munn, and Bernard L. Maria
Volume 2012 (2012), Article ID 937253, 14 pages - Immunopathological Roles of Cytokines, Chemokines, Signaling Molecules, and Pattern-Recognition Receptors in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus, Shui-Lian Yu, Woon-Pang Kuan, Chun-Kwok Wong, Edmund K. Li, and Lai-Shan Tam
Volume 2012 (2012), Article ID 715190, 14 pages - Combination Immunotherapy with 4-1BBL and CTLA-4 Blockade for the Treatment of Prostate Cancer, Kuang Youlin, Zhang Li, Weng Xiaodong, Liu Xiuheng, and Zhu Hengchen
Volume 2012 (2012), Article ID 439235, 6 pages - Persistence of Diarrheal Pathogens Is Associated with Continued Recruitment of Plasmablasts in the Circulation, Anu Kantele
Volume 2012 (2012), Article ID 279206, 8 pages - Serum CEACAM1 Correlates with Disease Progression and Survival in Malignant Melanoma Patients, Sapoznik Sivan, Faranesh Suzan, Ortenberg Rona, Hamburger Tamar, Barak Vivian, Peretz Tamar, Schachter Jacob, Markel Gal, and Lotem Michal
Volume 2012 (2012), Article ID 290536, 8 pages - Feeding Bottles Usage and the Prevalence of Childhood Allergy and Asthma, Nai-Yun Hsu, Pei-Chih Wu, Carl-Gustaf Bornehag, Jan Sundell, and Huey-Jen Su
Volume 2012 (2012), Article ID 158248, 8 pages - Lack of Intestinal Epithelial Atg7 Affects Paneth Cell Granule Formation but Does Not Compromise Immune Homeostasis in the Gut, Nadine Wittkopf, Claudia Günther, Eva Martini, Maximilian Waldner, Kerstin U. Amann, Markus F. Neurath, and Christoph Becker
Volume 2012 (2012), Article ID 278059, 9 pages - Sensitization to Cockroach Allergen: Immune Regulation and Genetic Determinants, Peisong Gao
Volume 2012 (2012), Article ID 563760, 8 pages - Different Implications of Paternal and Maternal Atopy for Perinatal IgE Production and Asthma Development, Chih-Chiang Wu, Rong-Fu Chen, and Ho-Chang Kuo
Volume 2012 (2012), Article ID 132142, 10 pages - Expression of IL-17, IL-23 and Their Receptors in Minor Salivary Glands of Patients with Primary Sjögren's Syndrome, Diana Mieliauskaite, Irena Dumalakiene, Rita Rugiene, and Zygmunt Mackiewicz
Volume 2012 (2012), Article ID 187258, 8 pages - HIV and Malnutrition: Effects on Immune System, Shalini Duggal, Tulsi Das Chugh, and Ashish Kumar Duggal
Volume 2012 (2012), Article ID 784740, 8 pages - Characterization of Outer Membrane Vesicles from Brucella melitensis and Protection Induced in Mice, Eric Daniel Avila-Calderón, Ahidé Lopez-Merino, Neeta Jain, Humberto Peralta, Edgar Oliver López-Villegas, Nammalwar Sriranganathan, Stephen M. Boyle, Sharon Witonsky, and Araceli Contreras-Rodríguez
Volume 2012 (2012), Article ID 352493, 13 pages - Unveiling the Mechanisms for Decreased Glutathione in Individuals with HIV Infection, Devin Morris, Carlos Guerra, Clare Donohue, Hyoung Oh, Melissa Khurasany, and Vishwanath Venketaraman
Volume 2012 (2012), Article ID 734125, 10 pages - Evaluating Frequency, Diagnostic Quality, and Cost of Lyme Borreliosis Testing in Germany: A Retrospective Model Analysis, I. Müller, M. H. Freitag, G. Poggensee, E. Scharnetzky, E. Straube, Ch. Schoerner, H. Hlobil, H.-J. Hagedorn, G. Stanek, A. Schubert-Unkmeir, D. E. Norris, J. Gensichen, and K.-P. Hunfeld
Volume 2012 (2012), Article ID 595427, 13 pages - Developing and Activated T Cell Survival Depends on Differential Signaling Pathways to Regulate Anti-Apoptotic Bcl-xL, Ruiqing Wang, Huimin Xie, Zhaofeng Huang, Weirong Shang, and Zuoming Sun
Volume 2012 (2012), Article ID 632837, 6 pages - Immunology and Immunodiagnosis of Cystic Echinococcosis: An Update, Wenbao Zhang, Hao Wen, Jun Li, Renyong Lin, and Donald P. McManus
Volume 2012 (2012), Article ID 101895, 10 pages - Immune Modulation in Primary Vaccinia virus Zoonotic Human Infections, Juliana Assis Silva Gomes, Fernanda Fortes de Araújo, Giliane de Souza Trindade, Bárbara Resende Quinan, Betânia Paiva Drumond, Jaqueline Maria Siqueira Ferreira, Bruno Eduardo Fernandes Mota, Maurício Lacerda Nogueira, Erna Geessien Kroon, Jônatas Santos Abrahão, Rodrigo Côrrea-Oliveira, and Flávio Guimarães da Fonseca
Volume 2012 (2012), Article ID 974067, 11 pages - Host Susceptibility to Brucella abortus Infection Is More Pronounced in IFN-γ knockout than IL-12/β2-Microglobulin Double-Deficient Mice, Ana Paula M. S. Brandão, Fernanda S. Oliveira, Natalia B. Carvalho, Leda Q. Vieira, Vasco Azevedo, Gilson C. Macedo, and Sergio C. Oliveira
Volume 2012 (2012), Article ID 589494, 7 pages - Notch Signaling Mediates TNF-α-Induced IL-6 Production in Cultured Fibroblast-Like Synoviocytes from Rheumatoid Arthritis, Zhijun Jiao, Wenhong Wang, Jie Ma, Shengjun Wang, Zhaoliang Su, and Huaxi Xu
Volume 2012 (2012), Article ID 350209, 6 pages - Characterization of Chronic Cutaneous Lesions from TNF-Receptor-1-Deficient Mice Infected by Leishmania major, Carolina Ferreira Oliveira, Daniel Manzoni-de-Almeida, Paula Seixas Mello, Caio Cotta Natale, Helton da Costa Santiago, Luíza da Silva Miranda, Fernanda Oliveira Ferraz, Liliane Martins dos Santos, Mauro Martins Teixeira, Rosa Maria Esteves Arantes, and Leda Quercia Vieira
Volume 2012 (2012), Article ID 865708, 12 pages - Immunological Aspects of Human Reproduction, Raivo Uibo, Andres Salumets, and Gilbert Faure
Volume 2012 (2012), Article ID 408329, 2 pages - MBL Interferes with Endovascular Trophoblast Invasion in Pre-Eclampsia, Chiara Agostinis, Fleur Bossi, Elisa Masat, Oriano Radillo, Maddalena Tonon, Francesco De Seta, Francesco Tedesco, and Roberta Bulla
Volume 2012 (2012), Article ID 484321, 7 pages - Development of Murine Hepatic NK Cells during Ontogeny: Comparison with Spleen NK Cells, Xian Wu, Yongyan Chen, Haiming Wei, Rui Sun, and Zhigang Tian
Volume 2012 (2012), Article ID 759765, 12 pages - Current Status of the Immunomodulation and Immunomediated Therapeutic Strategies for Multiple Sclerosis, Shyi-Jou Chen, Yen-Ling Wang, Hueng-Chuen Fan, Wen-Tsung Lo, Chih-Chien Wang, and Huey-Kang Sytwu
Volume 2012 (2012), Article ID 970789, 16 pages - Adaptive and Innate Immune Responsiveness to Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato in Exposed Asymptomatic Children and Children with Previous Clinical Lyme Borreliosis, Barbro H. Skogman, Sandra Hellberg, Christina Ekerfelt, Maria C. Jenmalm, Pia Forsberg, Johnny Ludvigsson, Sven Bergström, and Jan Ernerudh
Volume 2012 (2012), Article ID 294587, 10 pages - Early Oral Ovalbumin Exposure during Maternal Milk Feeding Prevents Spontaneous Allergic Sensitization in Allergy-Prone Rat Pups, Adaweyah El-Merhibi, Kerry Lymn, Irene Kanter, and Irmeli A. Penttila
Volume 2012 (2012), Article ID 396232, 10 pages - Gestational Medication Use, Birth Conditions, and Early Postnatal Exposures for Childhood Asthma, Yang-Ching Chen, Ching-Hui Tsai, and Yungling Lee
Volume 2012 (2012), Article ID 913426, 9 pages - Perinatal Cat and Dog Exposure and the Risk of Asthma and Allergy in the Urban Environment: A Systematic Review of Longitudinal Studies, Caroline J. Lodge, Katrina J. Allen, Adrian J. Lowe, David J. Hill, Cliff S. Hosking, Michael J. Abramson, and Shyamali C. Dharmage
Volume 2012 (2012), Article ID 176484, 10 pages - Nucleotide-Binding Oligomerization Domain-1 and -2 Play No Role in Controlling Brucella abortus Infection in Mice, Fernanda S. Oliveira, Natalia B. Carvalho, Dario S. Zamboni, and Sergio C. Oliveira
Volume 2012 (2012), Article ID 861426, 5 pages - Blocking Type I Interferon Production: A New Therapeutic Option to Reduce the HIV-1-Induced Immune Activation, Moritz Ries, Kathrin Pritschet, and Barbara Schmidt
Volume 2012 (2012), Article ID 534929, 9 pages - Mesangial Cell-Specific Antibodies Are Central to the Pathogenesis of Lupus Nephritis, Guillaume Seret, Yannick Le Meur, Yves Renaudineau, and Pierre Youinou
Volume 2012 (2012), Article ID 579670, 8 pages - Shining a Light on Intestinal Traffic, Carola T. Murphy, Kenneth Nally, Fergus Shanahan, and Silvia Melgar
Volume 2012 (2012), Article ID 808157, 14 pages - Dietary Supplementation with Omega-3-PUFA-Rich Fish Oil Reduces Signs of Food Allergy in Ovalbumin-Sensitized Mice, Olívia Gonçalves de Matos, Sylvia Stella Amaral, Pedro Elias Marques Pereira da Silva, Denise Alves Perez, Débora Moreira Alvarenga, Adaliene Versiani Matos Ferreira, Jacqueline Alvarez-Leite, Gustavo Batista Menezes, and Denise Carmona Cara
Volume 2012 (2012), Article ID 236564, 9 pages - Bartonella Infection in Immunocompromised Hosts: Immunology of Vascular Infection and Vasoproliferation, Mosepele Mosepele, Dana Mazo, and Jennifer Cohn
Volume 2012 (2012), Article ID 612809, 5 pages - Mapping of Minimal Motifs of B-Cell Epitopes on Human Zona Pellucida Glycoprotein-3, Wan-Xiang Xu, Ya-Ping He, Jian Wang, Hai-Ping Tang, Hui-Juan Shi, Xiao-Xi Sun, Chao-Neng Ji, Shao-Hua Gu, and Yi Xie
Volume 2012 (2012), Article ID 831010, 9 pages - Regulatory T Cells Accumulate in the Lung Allergic Inflammation and Efficiently Suppress T-Cell Proliferation but Not Th2 Cytokine Production, Lucas Faustino, Daniel Mucida, Alexandre Castro Keller, Jocelyne Demengeot, Karina Bortoluci, Luiz Roberto Sardinha, Maisa Carla Takenaka, Alexandre Salgado Basso, Ana Maria Caetano Faria, and Momtchilo Russo
Volume 2012 (2012), Article ID 721817, 13 pages - Induction of Immunological Tolerance by Oral Anti-CD3, Andre Pires da Cunha and Howard L. Weiner
Volume 2012 (2012), Article ID 425021, 5 pages - Induction of Tolerance via the Sublingual Route: Mechanisms and Applications, Philippe Moingeon and Laurent Mascarell
Volume 2012 (2012), Article ID 623474, 8 pages - Immunogenetic Factors Associated with Severe Respiratory Illness Caused by Zoonotic H1N1 and H5N1 Influenza Viruses, Jennifer Juno, Keith R. Fowke, and Yoav Keynan
Volume 2012 (2012), Article ID 797180, 9 pages - Immunologic Regulation in Pregnancy: From Mechanism to Therapeutic Strategy for Immunomodulation, Shyi-Jou Chen, Yung-Liang Liu, and Huey-Kang Sytwu
Volume 2012 (2012), Article ID 258391, 10 pages - Perinatal Programming of Asthma: The Role of Gut Microbiota, Meghan B. Azad and Anita L. Kozyrskyj
Volume 2012 (2012), Article ID 932072, 9 pages - The Development of Severe Neonatal Alloimmune Thrombocytopenia due to Anti-HPA-1a Antibodies Is Correlated to Maternal ABO Genotypes, Maria Therese Ahlen, Anne Husebekk, Mette Kjær Killie, Jens Kjeldsen-Kragh, Martin L. Olsson, and Bjørn Skogen
Volume 2012 (2012), Article ID 156867, 5 pages - Host-Parasite Relationship in Cystic Echinococcosis: An Evolving Story, Alessandra Siracusano, Federica Delunardo, Antonella Teggi, and Elena Ortona
Volume 2012 (2012), Article ID 639362, 12 pages - Intrauterine Growth Restriction: Cytokine Profiles of Trophoblast Antigen-Stimulated Maternal Lymphocytes, Raj Raghupathy, Majedah Al-Azemi, and Fawaz Azizieh
Volume 2012 (2012), Article ID 734865, 10 pages - Host Cell Autophagy in Immune Response to Zoonotic Infections, Panagiotis Skendros and Ioannis Mitroulis
Volume 2012 (2012), Article ID 910525, 9 pages - Immune-Regulatory Mechanisms in Systemic Autoimmune and Rheumatic Diseases, Yuya Takakubo and Yrjö T. Konttinen
Volume 2012 (2012), Article ID 941346, 14 pages - Enhanced HMGB1 Expression May Contribute to Th17 Cells Activation in Rheumatoid Arthritis, Yan Shi, Siamak Sandoghchian Shotorbani, Zhaoliang Su, Yanfang Liu, Jia Tong, Dong Zheng, Jianguo Chen, Yingzhao Liu, Yan Xu, Zhijun Jiao, Shengjun Wang, Liwei Lu, Xinxiang Huang, and Huaxi Xu
Volume 2012 (2012), Article ID 295081, 8 pages - ELISA-Based Measurement of Antibody Responses and PCR-Based Detection Profiles Can Distinguish between Active Infection and Early Clearance of Borrelia burgdorferi, John J. Lazarus, Akisha L. McCarter, Kari Neifer-Sadhwani, and R. Mark Wooten
Volume 2012 (2012), Article ID 138069, 8 pages - CD154: An Immunoinflammatory Mediator in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus and Rheumatoid Arthritis, Nada Alaaeddine, Ghada S. Hassan, Daniel Yacoub, and Walid Mourad
Volume 2012 (2012), Article ID 490148, 11 pages - The Tumor Necrosis Factor Superfamily of Cytokines in the Inflammatory Myopathies: Potential Targets for Therapy, Boel De Paepe, Kim K. Creus, and Jan L. De Bleecker
Volume 2012 (2012), Article ID 369432, 10 pages - Imaging Assessment of Cardiovascular Disease in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus, Sara C. Croca and Anisur Rahman
Volume 2012 (2012), Article ID 694143, 7 pages - Immune Aspects and Myometrial Actions of Progesterone and CRH in Labor, Nikolaos Vrachnis, Fotodotis M. Malamas, Stavros Sifakis, Panayiotis Tsikouras, and Zoe Iliodromiti
Volume 2012 (2012), Article ID 937618, 10 pages - Inflammation as an Animal Development Phenomenon, Gustavo Campos Ramos
Volume 2012 (2012), Article ID 983203, 8 pages - Polymerized-Type I Collagen Induces Upregulation of Foxp3-Expressing CD4 Regulatory T Cells and Downregulation of IL-17-Producing CD4+ T Cells (Th17) Cells in Collagen-Induced Arthritis, Janette Furuzawa-Carballeda, Perla Macip-Rodríguez, Angeles S. Galindo-Feria, David Cruz-Robles, Virgina Soto-Abraham, Sergio Escobar-Hernández, Diana Aguilar, Deshiré Alpizar-Rodríguez, Karen Férez-Blando, and Luis Llorente
Volume 2012 (2012), Article ID 618608, 11 pages - Th2 Regulation of Viral Myocarditis in Mice: Different Roles for TLR3 versus TRIF in Progression to Chronic Disease, Eric D. Abston, Michael J. Coronado, Adriana Bucek, Djahida Bedja, Jaewook Shin, Joseph B. Kim, Eunyong Kim, Kathleen L. Gabrielson, Dimitrios Georgakopoulos, Wayne Mitzner, and DeLisa Fairweather
Volume 2012 (2012), Article ID 129486, 12 pages - Indirect Effects of Oral Tolerance Inhibit Pulmonary Granulomas to Schistosoma mansoni Eggs, Geraldo Magela Azevedo Jr., Raquel Alves Costa, Mariana Araujo Resende, Claudiney Melquiades Rodrigues, Nelson Monteiro Vaz, and Cláudia Rocha Carvalho
Volume 2012 (2012), Article ID 293625, 11 pages - Toll-Like Receptor Transcriptome in the HPV-Positive Cervical Cancer Microenvironment, Correne A. DeCarlo, Bruce Rosa, Robert Jackson, Sarah Niccoli, Nicholas G. Escott, and Ingeborg Zehbe
Volume 2012 (2012), Article ID 785825, 9 pages - Deranged Bioenergetics and Defective Redox Capacity in T Lymphocytes and Neutrophils Are Related to Cellular Dysfunction and Increased Oxidative Stress in Patients with Active Systemic Lupus Erythematosus, Ko-Jen Li, Cheng-Han Wu, Song-Chou Hsieh, Ming-Chi Lu, Chang-Youh Tsai, and Chia-Li Yu
Volume 2012 (2012), Article ID 548516, 12 pages - Review on Autoimmune Reactions in Female Infertility: Antibodies to Follicle Stimulating Hormone, Kadri Haller-Kikkatalo, Andres Salumets, and Raivo Uibo
Volume 2012 (2012), Article ID 762541, 15 pages - Follicular Proinflammatory Cytokines and Chemokines as Markers of IVF Success, Aili Sarapik, Agne Velthut, Kadri Haller-Kikkatalo, Gilbert C. Faure, Marie-Christine Béné, Marcelo de Carvalho Bittencourt, Frédéric Massin, Raivo Uibo, and Andres Salumets
Volume 2012 (2012), Article ID 606459, 10 pages - Macrophage Migration Inhibitory Factor in Fetoplacental Tissues from Preeclamptic Pregnancies with or without Fetal Growth Restriction, Simona Cardaropoli, Luana Paulesu, Roberta Romagnoli, Francesca Ietta, Daniela Marzioni, Mario Castellucci, Alessandro Rolfo, Elena Vasario, Ettore Piccoli, and Tullia Todros
Volume 2012 (2012), Article ID 639342, 9 pages - IgG Placental Transfer in Healthy and Pathological Pregnancies, Patricia Palmeira, Camila Quinello, Ana Lúcia Silveira-Lessa, Cláudia Augusta Zago, and Magda Carneiro-Sampaio
Volume 2012 (2012), Article ID 985646, 13 pages - Inflammatory Cytokines in Maternal Circulation and Placenta of Chromosomally Abnormal First Trimester Miscarriages, Jean Calleja-Agius, Eric Jauniaux, and Shanthi Muttukrishna
Volume 2012 (2012), Article ID 175041, 7 pages - Current Concepts of Immunology and Diagnosis in Amniotic Fluid Embolism, Michael D. Benson
Volume 2012 (2012), Article ID 946576, 7 pages - Adaptive Immunity in Ankylosing Spondylitis: Phenotype and Functional Alterations of T-Cells before and during Infliximab Therapy, Balázs Szalay, Gergő Mészáros, Áron Cseh, Lilla Ács, Magdolna Deák, László Kovács, Barna Vásárhelyi, and Attila Balog
Volume 2012 (2012), Article ID 808724, 8 pages - Phenotyping of P105-Negative B Cell Subsets in Patients with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus, Syuichi Koarada, Yoshifumi Tada, Rie Suematsu, Sachiko Soejima, Hisako Inoue, Akihide Ohta, and Kohei Nagasawa
Volume 2012 (2012), Article ID 198206, 8 pages - The Role of the Intestinal Context in the Generation of Tolerance and Inflammation, Bernardo Sgarbi Reis and Daniel Mucida
Volume 2012 (2012), Article ID 157948, 6 pages - Lactococcus lactis NCC 2287 Alleviates Food Allergic Manifestations in Sensitized Mice by Reducing IL-13 Expression Specifically in the Ileum, Adrian W. Zuercher, Marietta Weiss, Sébastien Holvoet, Mireille Moser, Hélène Moussu, Laurence van Overtvelt, Stéphane Horiot, Philippe Moingeon, Sophie Nutten, Guénolée Prioult, Anurag Singh, and Annick Mercenier
Volume 2012 (2012), Article ID 485750, 10 pages - Systemic Lupus Erythematosus and Systemic Autoimmune Connective Tissue Disorders behind Recurrent Diastolic Heart Failure, Luis Miguel Blasco Mata, Olga Acha Salazar, Carmen Rosa González-Fernández, Francisco Novo Robledo, and Enrique Pérez-Llantada Amunárriz
Volume 2012 (2012), Article ID 831434, 6 pages - Genetic Risk Factors of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus in the Malaysian Population: A Minireview, Hwa Chia Chai, Maude Elvira Phipps, and Kek Heng Chua
Volume 2012 (2012), Article ID 963730, 9 pages - RP105-Negative B Cells in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus, Syuichi Koarada and Yoshifumi Tada
Volume 2012 (2012), Article ID 259186, 5 pages - Cardiovascular Risk in Systemic Autoimmune Diseases: Epigenetic Mechanisms of Immune Regulatory Functions, Chary López-Pedrera, Carlos Pérez-Sánchez, Manuel Ramos-Casals, Monica Santos-Gonzalez, Antonio Rodriguez-Ariza, and Ma José Cuadrado
Volume 2012 (2012), Article ID 974648, 10 pages - Cell Death Mechanisms at the Maternal-Fetal Interface: Insights into the Role of Granulysin, Danijela Veljkovic Vujaklija, Sonja Sucic, Tamara Gulic, Marin Dominovic, and Daniel Rukavina
Volume 2012 (2012), Article ID 180272, 8 pages - New Insight into Immunity and Immunopathology of Rickettsial Diseases, Pasquale Mansueto, Giustina Vitale, Antonio Cascio, Aurelio Seidita, Ilenia Pepe, Antonio Carroccio, Salvatore di Rosa, Giovam Battista Rini, Enrico Cillari, and David H. Walker
Volume 2012 (2012), Article ID 967852, 26 pages - Association between Functional Polymorphisms of Foxp3 Gene and the Occurrence of Unexplained Recurrent Spontaneous Abortion in a Chinese Han Population, Zaigui Wu, Zeshan You, Cai Zhang, Zhuyu Li, Xiumei Su, Xiuming Zhang, and Yinguang Li
Volume 2012 (2012), Article ID 896458, 7 pages - Are Toll-Like Receptors and Decoy Receptors Involved in the Immunopathogenesis of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus and Lupus-Like Syndromes?, Giuliana Guggino, Anna Rita Giardina, Francesco Ciccia, Giovanni Triolo, Francesco Dieli, and Guido Sireci
Volume 2012 (2012), Article ID 135932, 5 pages - Current Concepts of Hyperinflammation in Chronic Granulomatous Disease, Nikolaus Rieber, Andreas Hector, Taco Kuijpers, Dirk Roos, and Dominik Hartl
Volume 2012 (2012), Article ID 252460, 6 pages
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