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IN THIS ISSUE

J Immunol 2006 176: 699-700. [Full Text] [PDF]  

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR:

Congenic Nonobese Diabetic Mouse Strains Fail to Confirm Linkage of a Marginal Zone B Lymphocyte Phenotype to the Idd11 Locus on Chromosome 4

Thomas C. Brodnicki, Kristy O’Donnell, Fiona Quirk, David M. Tarlinton, Julia Rolf, Vinicius Motta, Nadia Duarte, Marie Lundholm, Emma Berntman, Marie-Louise Bergman, Lydia Sorokin, Susanna L. Cardell, and Dan Holmberg
J Immunol 2006 176: 701-702. [Full Text] [PDF]  

The Radiation-Induced nackt (nkt) Allele Is a Loss-of-Function Mutation of the Mouse Cathepsin L Gene

Fernando Benavides, Carlos Perez, Jorge Blando, Jean-Louis Guénet, and Claudio J. Conti
J Immunol 2006 176: 702-703. [Full Text] [PDF]  

BRIEF REVIEWS:

A Case for Regulatory B Cells

Atsushi Mizoguchi and Atul K. Bhan
J Immunol 2006 176: 705-710. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

CUTTING EDGE:

Cutting Edge: Evidence for Ligand-Independent Multimerization of the IL-17 Receptor

Jill M. Kramer, Ling Yi, Fang Shen, Amarnath Maitra, Xuanmao Jiao, Tian Jin, and Sarah L. Gaffen
J Immunol 2006 176: 711-715. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Cutting Edge: Modulation of Fas-Mediated Apoptosis by Lipid Rafts in T Lymphocytes

Patrick Legembre, Sophie Daburon, Patrick Moreau, Jean-François Moreau, and Jean-Luc Taupin
J Immunol 2006 176: 716-720. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Cutting Edge: Tissue Inhibitor of Metalloproteinase 3 Regulates TNF-Dependent Systemic Inflammation

David S. Smookler, Fazilat F. Mohammed, Zamaneh Kassiri, Gordon S. Duncan, Tak W. Mak, and Rama Khokha
J Immunol 2006 176: 721-725. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Cutting Edge: Heligmosomoides polygyrus Induces TLR4 on Murine Mucosal T Cells That Produce TGF after Lipopolysaccharide Stimulation

M. Nedim Ince, David E. Elliott, Tommy Setiawan, Arthur Blum, Ahmed Metwali, Ying Wang, Joseph F. Urban, Jr., and Joel V. Weinstock
J Immunol 2006 176: 726-729. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Cutting Edge: Three-Dimensional Architecture of the Thymus Is Required to Maintain Delta-Like Expression Necessary for Inducing T Cell Development

Mahmood Mohtashami and Juan Carlos Zúñiga-Pflücker
J Immunol 2006 176: 730-734. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Cutting Edge: Innate Immune Cells Contribute to the IFN--Dependent Regulation of Antigen-Specific CD8⁺ T Cell Homeostasis

Özen Sercan, Günter J. Hämmerling, Bernd Arnold, and Thomas Schüler
J Immunol 2006 176: 735-739. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

CELLULAR IMMUNOLOGY AND IMMUNE REGULATION:

T Cell Zones of Lymphoid Organs Constitutively Express Th1 Cytokine mRNA: Specific Changes during the Early Phase of an Immune Response

Kathrin Kalies, Maike Blessenohl, Julia Nietsch, and Jürgen Westermann
J Immunol 2006 176: 741-749. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Human Monocytes as Intermediaries between Allogeneic Endothelial Cells and Allospecific T Cells: A Role for Direct Scavenger Receptor-Mediated Endothelial Membrane Uptake in the Initiation of Alloimmunity

He Xu, Kiran K. Dhanireddy, and Allan D. Kirk
J Immunol 2006 176: 750-761. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Role of Breast Milk in a Mouse Model of Maternal Transmission of Asthma Susceptibility

Adriana S. Leme, Cedric Hubeau, Yuhong Xiang, Alejandra Goldman, Kaoru Hamada, Yasue Suzaki, and Lester Kobzik
J Immunol 2006 176: 762-769. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Lymphoid Sequestration of Alloreactive Memory CD4 T Cells Promotes Cardiac Allograft Survival

Qiwei Zhang, Yifa Chen, Robert L. Fairchild, Peter S. Heeger, and Anna Valujskikh
J Immunol 2006 176: 770-777. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Galectin-3 and Galectin-1 Bind Distinct Cell Surface Glycoprotein Receptors to Induce T Cell Death

Brianna N. Stillman, Daniel K. Hsu, Mabel Pang, C. Fred Brewer, Pauline Johnson, Fu-Tong Liu, and Linda G. Baum
J Immunol 2006 176: 778-789. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Early Preplasma Cells Define a Tolerance Checkpoint for Autoreactive B Cells

Donna A. Culton, Brian P. O’Conner, Kara L. Conway, Ramiro Diz, Jennifer Rutan, Barbara J. Vilen, and Stephen H. Clarke
J Immunol 2006 176: 790-802. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

CCR7 Is Critically Important for Migration of Dendritic Cells in Intestinal Lamina Propria to Mesenteric Lymph Nodes

Myoung Ho Jang, Nagako Sougawa, Toshiyuki Tanaka, Takako Hirata, Takachika Hiroi, Kazuo Tohya, Zijin Guo, Eiji Umemoto, Yukihiko Ebisuno, Bo-Gie Yang, Ju-Young Seoh, Martin Lipp, Hiroshi Kiyono, and Masayuki Miyasaka
J Immunol 2006 176: 803-810. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] Data Supplement  

Early Growth Response-1 Is Required for CD154 Transcription

Randy Q. Cron, Rupa Bandyopadhyay, Anna Genin, Michael Brunner, Gilbert J. Kersh, Jiyi Yin, Terri H. Finkel, and Mary K. Crow
J Immunol 2006 176: 811-818. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Progesterone-Induced Blocking Factor Activates STAT6 via Binding to a Novel IL-4 Receptor

Noemi Kozma, Melinda Halasz, Beata Polgar, Tobias G. Poehlmann, Udo R. Markert, Tamas Palkovics, Marton Keszei, Gabriella Par, Katalin Kiss, Jozsef Szeberenyi, Laszlo Grama, and Julia Szekeres-Bartho
J Immunol 2006 176: 819-826. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Dynamics of MHC Class II-Activating Signals in Murine Resting B Cells

Toufic O. Nashar and James R. Drake
J Immunol 2006 176: 827-838. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

LF 15-0195 Treatment Protects against Central Nervous System Autoimmunity by Favoring the Development of Foxp3-Expressing Regulatory CD4 T Cells

Valérie Duplan, Gaëlle Beriou, Jean-Marie Heslan, Corinne Bruand, Patrick Dutartre, Lennart T. Mars, Roland S. Liblau, Maria-Cristina Cuturi, and Abdelhadi Saoudi
J Immunol 2006 176: 839-847. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Dopamine Selectively Induces Migration and Homing of Naive CD8⁺ T Cells via Dopamine Receptor D3

Yoshiko Watanabe, Takashi Nakayama, Daisuke Nagakubo, Kunio Hieshima, Zhe Jin, Fuminori Katou, Kenji Hashimoto, and Osamu Yoshie
J Immunol 2006 176: 848-856. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Nonmutated Self-Antigen-Derived Cancer Vaccine Peptides Elicit an IgE-Independent but Mast Cell-Dependent Immediate-Type Skin Reaction without Systemic Anaphylaxis

Akira Yamada, Hirohisa Yano, Yukari Takao, Takeharu Ono, Tomoko Matsumoto, and Kyogo Itoh
J Immunol 2006 176: 857-863. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

The Decreased Susceptibility of Bcr/Abl Targets to NK Cell-Mediated Lysis in Response to Imatinib Mesylate Involves Modulation of NKG2D Ligands, GM1 Expression, and Synapse Formation

Christelle Cebo, Sylvie Da Rocha, Sebastian Wittnebel, Ali G. Turhan, Jalil Abdelali, Sophie Caillat-Zucman, Jean Henri Bourhis, Salem Chouaib, and Anne Caignard
J Immunol 2006 176: 864-872. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

B Cell Antigen Receptor and CD40 Differentially Regulate CD22 Tyrosine Phosphorylation

Manabu Fujimoto, Yoshihiro Kuwano, Rei Watanabe, Nobuko Asashima, Hiroko Nakashima, Satoko Yoshitake, Hitoshi Okochi, Kunihiko Tamaki, Jonathan C. Poe, Thomas F. Tedder, and Shinichi Sato
J Immunol 2006 176: 873-879. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Regulation of Th2 Cytokine Expression in NKT Cells: Unconventional Use of Stat6, GATA-3, and NFAT2

Zheng-Yu Wang, Saritha Kusam, Veerendra Munugalavadla, Reuben Kapur, Randy R. Brutkiewicz, and Alexander L. Dent
J Immunol 2006 176: 880-888. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Development of Functional B Cells in a Line of SCID Mice with Transgenes Coding for Anti-Double-Stranded DNA Antibody

Gayle C. Bosma, Jennifer Oshinsky, Kerstin Kiefer, Pamela B. Nakajima, Deepshika Charan, Cecil Congelton, Marko Radic, and Melvin J. Bosma
J Immunol 2006 176: 889-898. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Anaphylactic Release of Mucosal Mast Cell Granule Proteases: Role of Serpins in the Differential Clearance of Mouse Mast Cell Proteases-1 and -2

Alan D. Pemberton, Steven H. Wright, Pamela A. Knight, and Hugh R. P. Miller
J Immunol 2006 176: 899-904. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

IFN-Dependent Down-Regulation of the NKG2D Ligand H60 on Tumors

Jack D. Bui, Leonidas N. Carayannopoulos, Lewis L. Lanier, Wayne M. Yokoyama, and Robert D. Schreiber
J Immunol 2006 176: 905-913. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

IL-7 Induces Immunological Improvement in SIV-Infected Rhesus Macaques under Antiviral Therapy

Stéphanie Beq, Marie-Thérèse Nugeyre, Raphaël Ho Tsong Fang, David Gautier, Roger Legrand, Nathalie Schmitt, Jérôme Estaquier, Françoise Barré-Sinoussi, Bruno Hurtrel, Rémi Cheynier, and Nicole Israël
J Immunol 2006 176: 914-922. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Identification of CD8⁺ T Cell Epitopes within Lytic Antigens of Human Herpes Virus 8

Eliana Ribechini, Cinzia Fortini, Mauro Marastoni, Serena Traniello, Susanna Spisani, Paolo Monini, and Riccardo Gavioli
J Immunol 2006 176: 923-930. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

The 77CG Mutation in the Human CD45 (PTPRC) Gene Leads to Increased Intensity of TCR Signaling in T Cell Lines from Healthy Individuals and Patients with Multiple Sclerosis

Hue-Tran Do, Wiebke Baars, Katja Borns, Anja Windhagen, and Reinhard Schwinzer
J Immunol 2006 176: 931-938. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Split Tolerance in Peripheral B Cell Subsets in Mice Expressing a Low Level of Ig-Reactive Ligand

Djemel Aït-Azzouzene, Laurent Verkoczy, Bao Duong, Patrick Skog, Amanda L. Gavin, and David Nemazee
J Immunol 2006 176: 939-948. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

DNA Microarray Gene Expression Profile of T Cells with the Splice Variants of TCR mRNA Observed in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus

Kensei Tsuzaka, Kyoko Nozaki, Chika Kumazawa, Kiyono Shiraishi, Yumiko Setoyama, Keiko Yoshimoto, Katsuya Suzuki, Tohru Abe, and Tsutomu Takeuchi
J Immunol 2006 176: 949-956. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Sodium Salicylate Promotes Neutrophil Apoptosis by Stimulating Caspase-Dependent Turnover of Mcl-1

Mathieu Derouet, Luke Thomas, Dale A. Moulding, Cahit Akgul, Andrew Cross, Robert J. Moots, and Steven W. Edwards
J Immunol 2006 176: 957-965. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Prostaglandin E₂ Is Generally Required for Human Dendritic Cell Migration and Exerts Its Effect via EP2 and EP4 Receptors

Daniel F. Legler, Petra Krause, Elke Scandella, Eva Singer, and Marcus Groettrup
J Immunol 2006 176: 966-973. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

OX40 Costimulation Synergizes with GM-CSF Whole-Cell Vaccination to Overcome Established CD8⁺ T Cell Tolerance to an Endogenous Tumor Antigen

Satoshi Murata, Brian H. Ladle, Peter S. Kim, Eric R. Lutz, Matthew E. Wolpoe, Susan E. Ivie, Holly M. Smith, Todd D. Armstrong, Leisha A. Emens, Elizabeth M. Jaffee, and R. Todd Reilly
J Immunol 2006 176: 974-983. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Effect of CD4⁺CD25⁺ and CD4⁺CD25^– T Regulatory Cells on the Generation of Cytolytic T Cell Response to a Self but Human Tumor-Associated Epitope In Vitro

Subhasis Chattopadhyay, Shikhar Mehrotra, Arvind Chhabra, Upendra Hegde, Bijay Mukherji, and Nitya G. Chakraborty
J Immunol 2006 176: 984-990. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

HIV-1 Selectively Infects a Subset of Nonmaturing BDCA1-Positive Dendritic Cells in Human Blood

Angela Granelli-Piperno, Irina Shimeliovich, Maggi Pack, Christine Trumpfheller, and Ralph M. Steinman
J Immunol 2006 176: 991-998. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Pertussis Toxin B-Oligomer Suppresses IL-6 Induced HIV-1 and Chemokine Expression in Chronically Infected U1 Cells via Inhibition of Activator Protein 1

Chiara Rizzi, Massimo P. Crippa, Rienk E. Jeeninga, Ben Berkhout, Francesco Blasi, Guido Poli, and Massimo Alfano
J Immunol 2006 176: 999-1006. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Effects of Aging on the Common Lymphoid Progenitor to Pro-B Cell Transition

Hyeyoung Min, Encarnacion Montecino-Rodriguez, and Kenneth Dorshkind
J Immunol 2006 176: 1007-1012. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Involvement of TNF Receptor-Associated Factor 6 in IL-25 Receptor Signaling

Yuko Maezawa, Hiroshi Nakajima, Kotaro Suzuki, Tomohiro Tamachi, Kei Ikeda, Jun-ichiro Inoue, Yasushi Saito, and Itsuo Iwamoto
J Immunol 2006 176: 1013-1018. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Endothelial Protein C Receptor-Dependent Inhibition of Migration of Human Lymphocytes by Protein C Involves Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor

Clemens Feistritzer, Birgit A. Mosheimer, Daniel H. Sturn, Matthias Riewald, Josef R. Patsch, and Christian J. Wiedermann
J Immunol 2006 176: 1019-1025. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

TNF Receptor Type 2 (p75) Functions as a Costimulator for Antigen-Driven T Cell Responses In Vivo

Edward Y. Kim, John J. Priatel, Soo-Jeet Teh, and Hung-Sia Teh
J Immunol 2006 176: 1026-1035. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

T-bet Down-Modulation in Tolerized Th1 Effector CD4 Cells Confers a TCR-Distal Signaling Defect That Selectively Impairs IFN- Expression

Meixiao Long, Aaron M. Slaiby, Adam T. Hagymasi, Marianne A. Mihalyo, Alexander C. Lichtler, Steven L. Reiner, and Adam J. Adler
J Immunol 2006 176: 1036-1045. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Microglia Proliferation Is Regulated by Hydrogen Peroxide from NADPH Oxidase

Palwinder K. Mander, Aiste Jekabsone, and Guy C. Brown
J Immunol 2006 176: 1046-1052. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

MOLECULAR AND STRUCTURAL IMMUNOLOGY:

Destructive Cleavage of Antigenic Peptides Either by the Immunoproteasome or by the Standard Proteasome Results in Differential Antigen Presentation

Jacques Chapiro, Stéphane Claverol, Fanny Piette, Wenbin Ma, Vincent Stroobant, Benoît Guillaume, Jean-Edouard Gairin, Sandra Morel, Odile Burlet-Schiltz, Bernard Monsarrat, Thierry Boon, and Benoît J. Van den Eynde
J Immunol 2006 176: 1053-1061. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

I-E^p-Bound Self-Peptides: Identification, Characterization, and Role in Alloreactivity

Nathan J. Felix, Anish Suri, James J. Walters, Stephen Horvath, Michael L. Gross, and Paul M. Allen
J Immunol 2006 176: 1062-1071. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

The Ret Finger Protein Inhibits Signaling Mediated by the Noncanonical and Canonical IB Kinase Family Members

Jikun Zha, Ke-Jun Han, Liang-Guo Xu, Wei He, Qianhe Zhou, Danying Chen, Zhonghe Zhai, and Hong-Bing Shu
J Immunol 2006 176: 1072-1080. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Identification and Characterization of DC-SCRIPT, a Novel Dendritic Cell-Expressed Member of the Zinc Finger Family of Transcriptional Regulators

Vassilis Triantis, Dagmar Eleveld Trancikova, Maaike W. G. Looman, Franca C. Hartgers, Richard A. J. Janssen, and Gosse J. Adema
J Immunol 2006 176: 1081-1089. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

IMMUNOGENETICS:

Aspartic Acid Homozygosity at Codon 57 of HLA-DQ Is Associated with Susceptibility to Pulmonary Tuberculosis in Cambodia

Julio C. Delgado, Andres Baena, Sok Thim, and Anne E. Goldfeld
J Immunol 2006 176: 1090-1097. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

HOST DEFENSE:

IL-23 Enhances the Inflammatory Cell Response in Cryptococcus neoformans Infection and Induces a Cytokine Pattern Distinct from IL-12

Melanie A. Kleinschek, Uwe Muller, Scott J. Brodie, Werner Stenzel, Gabriele Kohler, Wendy M. Blumenschein, Reinhard K. Straubinger, Terrill McClanahan, Robert A. Kastelein, and Gottfried Alber
J Immunol 2006 176: 1098-1106. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Innate Immune Dysfunction in HIV Infection: Effect of HIV Envelope-NK Cell Interactions

Shyam Kottilil, Kyungmin Shin, Julia O. Jackson, Kristin N. Reitano, Marie Angeline O’Shea, Jun Yang, Claire W. Hallahan, Richard Lempicki, James Arthos, and Anthony S. Fauci
J Immunol 2006 176: 1107-1114. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Impairment of Alternative Macrophage Activation Delays Cutaneous Leishmaniasis in Nonhealing BALB/c Mice

Christoph Hölscher, Berenice Arendse, Anita Schwegmann, Elmarie Myburgh, and Frank Brombacher
J Immunol 2006 176: 1115-1121. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Modified Pulmonary Surfactant Is a Potent Adjuvant That Stimulates the Mucosal IgA Production in Response to the Influenza Virus Antigen

Dai Mizuno, Mikiko Ide-Kurihara, Tomoko Ichinomiya, Itsuka Kubo, and Hiroshi Kido
J Immunol 2006 176: 1122-1130. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Selectin Ligand-Independent Priming and Maintenance of T Cell Immunity during Airborne Tuberculosis

Tanja Schreiber, Stefan Ehlers, Sahar Aly, Alexandra Hölscher, Sven Hartmann, Martin Lipp, John B. Lowe, and Christoph Hölscher
J Immunol 2006 176: 1131-1140. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

The Inhibitory Receptor NKG2A Determines Lysis of Vaccinia Virus-Infected Autologous Targets by NK Cells

Collin R. Brooks, Tim Elliott, Peter Parham, and Salim I. Khakoo
J Immunol 2006 176: 1141-1147. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Polyoma Virus-Like Particles Elicit Polarized Cytokine Responses in APCs from Tumor-Susceptible and -Resistant Mice

Palanivel Velupillai, Robert L. Garcea, and Thomas L. Benjamin
J Immunol 2006 176: 1148-1153. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Bovine Peptidoglycan Recognition Protein-S: Antimicrobial Activity, Localization, Secretion, and Binding Properties

C. Chace Tydell, Jun Yuan, Patti Tran, and Michael E. Selsted
J Immunol 2006 176: 1154-1162. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

INFLAMMATION:

Extracellular Acidosis Induces Neutrophil Activation by a Mechanism Dependent on Activation of Phosphatidylinositol 3-Kinase/Akt and ERK Pathways

Diego Martínez, Mónica Vermeulen, Analía Trevani, Ana Ceballos, Juan Sabatté, Romina Gamberale, María Eugenia Álvarez, Gabriela Salamone, Tamara Tanos, Omar A. Coso, and Jorge Geffner
J Immunol 2006 176: 1163-1171. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Pristane, a Non-Antigenic Adjuvant, Induces MHC Class II-Restricted, Arthritogenic T Cells in the Rat

Jens Holmberg, Jonatan Tuncel, Hisakata Yamada, Shemin Lu, Peter Olofsson, and Rikard Holmdahl
J Immunol 2006 176: 1172-1179. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

TGF-₁ Released from Activated Platelets Can Induce TNF-Stimulated Human Brain Endothelium Apoptosis: A New Mechanism for Microvascular Lesion during Cerebral Malaria

Samuel C. Wassmer, J. Brian de Souza, Corinne Frère, Francisco J. Candal, Irène Juhan-Vague, and Georges E. Grau
J Immunol 2006 176: 1180-1184. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Abrupt Expression of TLR4 in TLR4-Deficient Macrophages Imposes a Selective Disadvantage: Genetic Evidence for TLR4-Dependent Responses to Endogenous, Nonmicrobial Stimuli

Ellen F. Cohn, Carl Nathan, Danuta Radzioch, Hongwei Yu, Zhaoying Xiang, and Aihao Ding
J Immunol 2006 176: 1185-1194. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Activation of TLR-9 Induces IL-8 Secretion through Peroxynitrite Signaling in Human Neutrophils

Levente József, Tarek Khreiss, Driss El Kebir, and János G. Filep
J Immunol 2006 176: 1195-1202. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

A Potent Adjuvant Monophosphoryl Lipid A Triggers Various Immune Responses, but Not Secretion of IL-1 or Activation of Caspase-1

Kazuo Okemoto, Kiyoshi Kawasaki, Kentaro Hanada, Masami Miura, and Masahiro Nishijima
J Immunol 2006 176: 1203-1208. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Oxidants Selectively Reverse TGF- Suppression of Proinflammatory Mediator Production

Yi Qun Xiao, Celio G. Freire-de-Lima, William J. Janssen, Konosuke Morimoto, Dennis Lyu, Donna L. Bratton, and Peter M. Henson
J Immunol 2006 176: 1209-1217. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Ezrin/Radixin/Moesin Proteins Are Phosphorylated by TNF- and Modulate Permeability Increases in Human Pulmonary Microvascular Endothelial Cells

McKenzie Koss, Gordon R. Pfeiffer, II, Ying Wang, Sharon T. Thomas, Michael Yerukhimovich, William A. Gaarde, Claire M. Doerschuk, and Qin Wang
J Immunol 2006 176: 1218-1227. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Anti-Inflammatory Effect of Lactobacillus casei on Shigella-Infected Human Intestinal Epithelial Cells

Meng-Tsung Tien, Stephen E. Girardin, Béatrice Regnault, Lionel Le Bourhis, Marie-Agnès Dillies, Jean-Yves Coppée, Raphaëlle Bourdet-Sicard, Philippe J. Sansonetti, and Thierry Pédron
J Immunol 2006 176: 1228-1237. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] Data Supplement  

Human Lung Mast Cells Adhere to Human Airway Smooth Muscle, in Part, via Tumor Suppressor in Lung Cancer-1

Weidong Yang, Davinder Kaur, Yoshimichi Okayama, Akihiko Ito, Andrew J. Wardlaw, Christopher E. Brightling, and Peter Bradding
J Immunol 2006 176: 1238-1243. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Defective Activation of ERK in Macrophages Lacking the p50/p105 Subunit of NF-B Is Responsible for Elevated Expression of IL-12 p40 Observed after Challenge with Helicobacter hepaticus

Michal F. Tomczak, Mihaela Gadjeva, Yan Yan Wang, Ketorah Brown, Ioanna Maroulakou, Philip N. Tsichlis, Susan E. Erdman, James G. Fox, and Bruce H. Horwitz
J Immunol 2006 176: 1244-1251. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

CLINICAL IMMUNOLOGY:

T Cell Epitope Mimicry in Antiglomerular Basement Membrane Disease

Jon Arends, Jean Wu, Jason Borillo, Luan Troung, Cindy Zhou, Nadarajah Vigneswaran, and Ya-Huan Lou
J Immunol 2006 176: 1252-1258. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Thyrocytes Responding to IFN- Are Essential for Development of Lymphocytic Spontaneous Autoimmune Thyroiditis and Inhibition of Thyrocyte Hyperplasia

Shiguang Yu, Gordon C. Sharp, and Helen Braley-Mullen
J Immunol 2006 176: 1259-1265. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Ex Vivo-Expanded CD4⁺CD25⁺ Immunoregulatory T Cells Prevent Graft-versus-Host-Disease by Inhibiting Activation/Differentiation of Pathogenic T Cells

Aurélie Trenado, Muriel Sudres, Qizhi Tang, Sébastien Maury, Frédéric Charlotte, Sylvie Grégoire, Mark Bonyhadi, David Klatzmann, Benoît L. Salomon, and José L. Cohen
J Immunol 2006 176: 1266-1273. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

HIV-Specific IL-10-Positive CD8⁺ T Cells Are Increased in Advanced Disease and Are Associated with Decreased HIV-Specific Cytolysis

Mohamed Elrefaei, Banson Barugahare, Francis Ssali, Peter Mugyenyi, and Huyen Cao
J Immunol 2006 176: 1274-1280. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

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