Lymphotoxin Alpha
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25. Synergy between tumor necrosis factor and bacterial products causes hemorrhagic necrosis and lethal shock in normal mice.
We find a strong synergism between tumor necrosis factor (TNF) and bacteria or their products. Endotoxin-"free" recombinant TNF, even at very high doses (160 micrograms), did not alone cause hemorrhagic necrosis (HN) in the skin of normal mice. Similarly, TNF alone had a low systemic toxicity in tumor- and pathogen-free mice. However, TNF given intravenously
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26. Production of tumor necrosis factor and other cytokines by astrocytes stimulated with lipopolysaccharide or a neurotropic virus.
Rat astrocytes, immunologically competent glial cells of the central nervous system (CNS), released a variety of cytokines after activation. Lipopolysaccharide-stimulated astrocytes produced tumor necrosis factor (TNF) as demonstrated by Northern blot analysis using a mouse TNF probe and by functional assay. Biological activity of rat astrocyte-derived TNF w
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27. Expression of cytokines and inducible nitric oxide synthase mRNA in the lungs of mice infected with Cryptococcus neoformans: effects of interleukin-12.
We have recently established a murine model of pulmonary and disseminated infection with a highly virulent strain of Cryptococcus neoformans and demonstrated that administration of interleukin-12 (IL-12) protected the animals against infection. In this study, we extended these studies by investigating the host defense mechanisms. In particular, we examined t
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28. Differential cytokine expression in EBV positive peripheral T cell lymphomas.
AIM: To investigate whether specific cytokines are secreted locally at the tumour site in Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) positive peripheral T cell lymphoma (PTCL). METHODS: An RNase protection assay system was used to study the differential expression of 21 cytokines in parallel in eight cases of EBV positive non-nasal PTCL, and compared with 11 EBV negative non-
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29. CD23 antigen regulation and signaling in chronic lymphocytic leukemia.
B lymphocytes from patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia (B-CLLs), strongly express the CD23 antigen, a surface marker with significant prognostic importance in this disease. Because we previously reported that IL-4 shows a poor capacity for CD23 expression on B-CLLs, we first examined the possible mechanisms underlying CD23 overexpression on B-CLLs and
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30. Hepatitis C Virus Core Protein Enhances NF-κB Signal Pathway Triggering by Lymphotoxin-β Receptor Ligand and Tumor Necrosis Factor Alpha
Our previous study indicated that the core protein of hepatitis C virus (HCV) can associate with tumor necrosis factor receptor (TNFR)-related lymphotoxin-β receptor (LT-βR) and that this protein-protein interaction plays a modulatory effect on the cytolytic activity of recombinant form LT-βR ligand (LT-α1β2) but not tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF-α)
American Society for Microbiology.
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31. Expression of Epstein-Barr Virus Nuclear Antigen 1 Is Associated with Enhanced Expression of CD25 in the Hodgkin Cell Line L428
Epstein-Barr virus is associated with several human malignancies including Burkitt’s lymphoma, nasopharyngeal carcinoma, and Hodgkin’s disease (HD). To examine the effect of Epstein-Barr virus nuclear antigen 1 (EBNA-1) in the pathogenesis of HD, we transfected the gene into the HD cell line L428. EBNA-1 expression was associated with significantly enhan
American Society for Microbiology.
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32. Early Cytokine and Chemokine Gene Expression during Pseudomonas aeruginosa Corneal Infection in Mice
Using a multiprobe RNase protection assay, we examined cytokine and chemokine mRNAs that were expressed after corneal infection with Pseudomonas aeruginosa in mice. Cytokines that were upregulated included interleukin-1α (IL-1α) and -1β, IL-1 receptor antagonist, IL-6, IL-11, granulocyte colony-stimulating factor, granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating
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33. Chronic exposure to tumor necrosis factor (TNF) in vitro impairs the activation of T cells through the T cell receptor/CD3 complex; reversal in vivo by anti-TNF antibodies in patients with rheumatoid arthritis.
Experiments were designed to test the hypothesis that chronic exposure to tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF) alters the function of activated T lymphocytes. Pretreatment of tetanus toxoid-specific T cell clones with TNF for up to 16 d impaired rechallenge proliferative responses to antigen in a dose- and time-dependent fashion. IL-2 and PHA responses were pre
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34. Role of an Intact Splenic Microarchitecture in Early Lymphocytic Choriomeningitis Virus Production
An acute infection with lymphocytic choriomeningitis virus (LCMV) is efficiently controlled by the cytotoxic-T-cell (CTL) response of the host, and LCMV titers in the spleen and peripheral solid organs usually fall sharply after day 4 to 6 postinfection. Surprisingly, infection of immunodeficient recombination-activating gene 2-deficient (RAG2−/−) mice w
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35. Rabies Virus Ocular Disease: T-Cell-Dependent Protection Is under the Control of Signaling by the p55 Tumor Necrosis Factor Alpha Receptor, p55TNFR
Following brain infection, the Challenge Virus Standard strain of rabies virus infects the retina. Rabies virus ocular infection induces the infiltration of neutrophils and predominantly T cells into the eye. The role of tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF-α)-lymphotoxin signaling in the control of rabies virus ocular infection and inflammatory cell infiltrati
American Society for Microbiology.
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36. Effects of cytokines, complement, and antibody on the neutrophil respiratory burst and phagocytic response to Plasmodium falciparum merozoites.
The interaction between Plasmodium falciparum merozoites and human neutrophils, as well as the role of cytokines, complement, and antimalarial antibody on this interaction, was examined in vitro by measuring luminol-dependent chemiluminescence and phagocytosis. Merozoites, in the presence of heat-inactivated (56 degrees C/30 min) normal serum, had very littl