International Immunology

ORIGINAL RESEARCH PAPERS:

Vera S. F. Chan, Suk-yi Chau, Lina Tian, Yan Chen, Simon K. Y. Kwong, John Quackenbush, Margaret Dallman, Jonathan Lamb, and Paul K. H. Tam

Sonic hedgehog promotes CD4⁺ T lymphocyte proliferation and modulates the expression of a subset of CD28-targeted genes
International Immunology Advance Access published on September 27, 2006
Int. Immunol. 2006 18: 1627-1636; doi:10.1093/intimm/dxl096 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Takeshi Uenotsuchi, Satoshi Takeuchi, Tetsuo Matsuda, Kazunori Urabe, Tetsuya Koga, Hiroshi Uchi, Takeshi Nakahara, Shuji Fukagawa, Masako Kawasaki, Hideko Kajiwara, Shin-ichi Yoshida, Yoichi Moroi, and Masutaka Furue

Differential induction of T_h1-prone immunity by human dendritic cells activated with Sporothrix schenckii of cutaneous and visceral origins to determine their different virulence
International Immunology Advance Access published on October 11, 2006
Int. Immunol. 2006 18: 1637-1646; doi:10.1093/intimm/dxl097 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Dietmar Zehn, Cyril J. Cohen, Yoram Reiter, and Peter Walden

Efficiency of peptide presentation by dendritic cells compared with other cell types: implications for cross-priming
International Immunology Advance Access published on October 11, 2006
Int. Immunol. 2006 18: 1647-1654; doi:10.1093/intimm/dxl098 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Takahisa Furuta, Takane Kikuchi, Shizuo Akira, Naohiro Watanabe, and Yasuhiro Yoshikawa

Roles of the small intestine for induction of toll-like receptor 4-mediated innate resistance in naturally acquired murine toxoplasmosis
International Immunology Advance Access published on October 11, 2006
Int. Immunol. 2006 18: 1655-1662; doi:10.1093/intimm/dxl099 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Martin Bilej, Radka Josková, Rafael Van den Bergh, Petra Procházková, Marcela Silerová, Paul Ameloot, Patrick De Baetselier, and Alain Beschin

An invertebrate TNF functional analogue activates macrophages via lectin–saccharide interaction with ion channels
International Immunology Advance Access published on October 11, 2006
Int. Immunol. 2006 18: 1663-1670; doi:10.1093/intimm/dxl100 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Junji Yagi, Yutaka Arimura, Hiroaki Takatori, Hiroshi Nakajima, Itsuo Iwamoto, and Takehiko Uchiyama

Genetic background influences T_h cell differentiation by controlling the capacity for IL-2-induced IL-4 production by naive CD4⁺ T cells
International Immunology Advance Access published on October 11, 2006
Int. Immunol. 2006 18: 1681-1690; doi:10.1093/intimm/dxl102 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Wei Sun, Jian Hong, Ying C. Q. Zang, Xin Liu, and Jingwu Z. Zhang

Altered expression of vasoactive intestinal peptide receptors in T lymphocytes and aberrant T_h1 immunity in multiple sclerosis
International Immunology Advance Access published on October 31, 2006
Int. Immunol. 2006 18: 1691-1700; doi:10.1093/intimm/dxl103 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Takeshi Kinoshita, Chiaki Kondoh, Mizuho Hasegawa, Ryu Imamura, and Takashi Suda

Fas-associated factor 1 is a negative regulator of PYRIN-containing Apaf-1-like protein 1
International Immunology Advance Access published on October 17, 2006
Int. Immunol. 2006 18: 1701-1706; doi:10.1093/intimm/dxl104 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Xochitl Cortez-Gonzalez, John Sidney, Olivier Adotevi, Alessandro Sette, Frederick Millard, Francois Lemonnier, Pierre Langlade-Demoyen, and Maurizio Zanetti

Immunogenic HLA-B7-restricted peptides of hTRT
International Immunology Advance Access published on October 31, 2006
Int. Immunol. 2006 18: 1707-1718; doi:10.1093/intimm/dxl105 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

María S. Renna, Silvia G. Correa, Carina Porporatto, Carlos M. Figueredo, María P. Aoki, María G. Paraje, and Claudia E. Sotomayor

Hepatocellular apoptosis during Candida albicans colonization: involvement of TNF- and infiltrating Fas-L positive lymphocytes
International Immunology Advance Access published on October 19, 2006
Int. Immunol. 2006 18: 1719-1728; doi:10.1093/intimm/dxl106 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Kerstin Kandler, Renat Shaykhiev, Peter Kleemann, Frank Klescz, Michael Lohoff, Claus Vogelmeier, and Robert Bals

The anti-microbial peptide LL-37 inhibits the activation of dendritic cells by TLR ligands
International Immunology Advance Access published on October 13, 2006
Int. Immunol. 2006 18: 1729-1736; doi:10.1093/intimm/dxl107 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Atsushi Irie, Kumiko Harada, Hirotake Tsukamoto, Jeong-Ran Kim, Norie Araki, and Yasuharu Nishimura

Protein kinase D2 contributes to either IL-2 promoter regulation or induction of cell death upon TCR stimulation depending on its activity in Jurkat cells
International Immunology Advance Access published on October 31, 2006
Int. Immunol. 2006 18: 1737-1747; doi:10.1093/intimm/dxl108 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Georg Häcker, Kathrin Suttner, Hisashi Harada, and Susanne Kirschnek

TLR-dependent Bim phosphorylation in macrophages is mediated by ERK and is connected to proteasomal degradation of the protein
International Immunology Advance Access published on November 14, 2006
Int. Immunol. 2006 18: 1749-1757; doi:10.1093/intimm/dxl109 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Stefka B. Petkova, Shreeram Akilesh, Thomas J. Sproule, Gregory J. Christianson, Hana Al Khabbaz, Aaron C. Brown, Leonard G. Presta, Y. Gloria Meng, and Derry C. Roopenian

Enhanced half-life of genetically engineered human IgG1 antibodies in a humanized FcRn mouse model: potential application in humorally mediated autoimmune disease
International Immunology Advance Access published on October 31, 2006
Int. Immunol. 2006 18: 1759-1769; doi:10.1093/intimm/dxl110 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Yon Su Kim, Seung Hee Yang, Hee Gyung Kang, Eun Young Seong, Se Han Lee, Wenda Gao, James Kenny, Xin Xiao Zheng, and Terry B. Strom

Distinctive role of donor strain immature dendritic cells in the creation of allograft tolerance
International Immunology Advance Access published on October 26, 2006
Int. Immunol. 2006 18: 1771-1777; doi:10.1093/intimm/dxl111 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Detlef Neumann, Thomas Tschernig, Daniela Popa, Andreas Schmiedl, Guillermo Pérez de Lema, Klaus Resch, and Michael Uwe Martin

Injection of IL-12- and IL-18-encoding plasmids ameliorates the autoimmune pathology of MRL/Mp-Tnfrsf6^lpr mice: synergistic effect on autoimmune symptoms
International Immunology Advance Access published on October 31, 2006
Int. Immunol. 2006 18: 1779-1787; doi:10.1093/intimm/dxl112 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Toshio Kitawaki, Norimitsu Kadowaki, Naoshi Sugimoto, Naotomo Kambe, Toshiyuki Hori, Yoshiki Miyachi, Tatsutoshi Nakahata, and Takashi Uchiyama

IgE-activated mast cells in combination with pro-inflammatory factors induce T_h2-promoting dendritic cells
International Immunology Advance Access published on October 26, 2006
Int. Immunol. 2006 18: 1789-1799; doi:10.1093/intimm/dxl113 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Yuk Fai Lau, Georgia Deliyannis, Weiguang Zeng, Ashley Mansell, David C. Jackson, and Lorena E. Brown

Lipid-containing mimetics of natural triggers of innate immunity as CTL-inducing influenza vaccines
International Immunology Advance Access published on October 31, 2006
Int. Immunol. 2006 18: 1801-1813; doi:10.1093/intimm/dxl114 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Yuko Nukada, Naokazu Okamoto, Shu Konakahara, Katsunari Tezuka, Kazumasa Ohashi, Kensaku Mizuno, and Takashi Tsuji

AILIM/ICOS-mediated elongation of activated T cells is regulated by both the PI3-kinase/Akt and Rho family cascade
International Immunology Advance Access published on October 31, 2006
Int. Immunol. 2006 18: 1815-1824; doi:10.1093/intimm/dxl115 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Featured article of the month:

Yong Zhu, Patricia M. L. Ng, Lihui Wang, Bow Ho, and Jeak Ling Ding

Diversity in lectins enables immune recognition and differentiation of wide spectrum of pathogens
International Immunology Advance Access published on October 11, 2006
Int. Immunol. 2006 18: 1671-1680; doi:10.1093/intimm/dxl101 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

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