Issue 2/2013
Content (26 Articles)
Comment on Neuromyelitis Optica: Potential Roles for Intravenous Immunoglobulin
Denis Bernardi Bichuetti, Enedina Maria Lobato Oliveira
“Response to the Commentary on “Neuromyelitis Optica: Potential Roles for Intravenous Immunoglobulin””
Dean M. Wingerchuk
Streptococcus constellatus Lymphadenitis in Chronic Granulomatous Disease
Mona Nourani, Malliswari Challapalli
Streptococcal Infections in Patients with Chronic Granulomatous Disease: Case Report and Review of the Literature
E. Liana Falcone, Steven M. Holland
Anti-Annexin V Antibodies in Primary Fibromyalgia Syndrome: Relation to Associated Sjögren’s Syndrome
Tamer A. Gheita, Rehab W. El Sisi, Hala A. Raafat, Hossam M. Khalil
Toll Like Receptor 4 D299G Associates with Disease Progression in Caucasian Patients with Chronic HBV Infection: Relationship with Gender
Annarosa Cussigh, Carlo Fabris, Giovanna Fattovich, Edmondo Falleti, Sara Cmet, Davide Bitetto, Eleonora Bignulin, Pierluigi Toniutto
Primary Immunodeficiency Diseases in Children: 15 Year Experience in a Tertiary Care Medical Center in Qatar
Mohammad S. Ehlayel, Abdulbari Bener, Mohammad Abu Laban
In Vitro Analysis of the Functional Effects of an NLRP3 G809S Variant with the co-Existence of MEFV Haplotype Variants in Atypical Autoinflammatory Syndrome
Kazuo Kubota, Hidenori Ohnishi, Takahide Teramoto, Eiko Matsui, Kana Murase, Hiroyuki Kanoh, Zenichiro Kato, Hideo Kaneko, Mariko Seishima, Naomi Kondo
Serotype-Specific Anti-Pneumococcal IgG and Immune Competence: Critical Differences in Interpretation Criteria When Different Methods are Used
Anne Balloch, Paul V. Licciardi, Mimi L. K. Tang
Ethnic Differences in DNA Methyltransferases Expression in Patients with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Kenneth L. Wiley, Edward Treadwell, Kayihura Manigaba, Beverly Word, Beverly D. Lyn-Cook
Broadened T-cell Repertoire Diversity in ivIg-treated SLE Patients is Also Related to the Individual Status of Regulatory T-cells
Nuno Costa, Ana E. Pires, Ana M. Gabriel, Luiz F. Goulart, Clara Pereira, Bárbara Leal, Ana C. Queiros, Wahiba Chaara, Maria F. Moraes-Fontes, Carlos Vasconcelos, Carlos Ferreira, Jorge Martins, Marina Bastos, Maria J. Santos, Maria A. Pereira, Berta Martins, Margarida Lima, Cristina João, Adrien Six, Jocelyne Demengeot, Constantin Fesel
Soluble levels of Osteopontin in Patients with Behcet's Disease: Association with Disease Activity and Vascular Involvement
Iman H. Bassyouni, Mohammed M. El-Wakd, Rasha H. Bassyouni
Expression and Function of Dectin-1 is Defective in Monocytes from Patients with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus and Rheumatoid Arthritis
Claudia Salazar-Aldrete, Marta Galán-Díez, Elena Fernández-Ruiz, Perla Niño-Moreno, Lizbeth Estrada-Capetillo, Carlos Abud-Mendoza, Esther Layseca-Espinosa, Lourdes Baranda, Roberto González-Amaro
Simultaneous Positivity for Anti-DNA, Anti-Nucleosome and Anti-Histone Antibodies is a Marker for More Severe Lupus Nephritis
Mansu Sui, Qingyuan Lin, Zhaozhen Xu, Xiaojing Han, Rujuan Xie, Xiuzhi Jia, Xiaofang Guo, Weihua Zhang, Xiuru Guan, Huan Ren
Rituximab-Treated Patients Have a Poor Response to Influenza Vaccination
Robert A. Eisenberg, Abbas F. Jawad, Jean Boyer, Kelly Maurer, Kenyetta McDonald, Eline T. Luning Prak, Kathleen E Sullivan
Immunomodulatory Effect of Vancomycin on Treg in Pediatric Inflammatory Bowel Disease and Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis
David N. Abarbanel, Scott M. Seki, Yinka Davies, Natalie Marlen, Joseph A. Benavides, Kathleen Cox, Kari C. Nadeau, Kenneth L. Cox
Treatment with Low Doses of Polyclonal Immunoglobulin Improves B Cell Function During Immune Reconstitution in a Murine Model
Ana Barahona Afonso, Lígia Neves Justo, Ana Cristina Queirós, Constantin Fesel, Maria Salomé Cabral, Maria Gomes da Silva, Luis Porrata, Svetomir Markovic, Ana Elisabete Pires, Cristina João
Differential Reactivity to IMPDH2 by Anti-rods/rings Autoantibodies and Unresponsiveness to Pegylated Interferon-alpha/Ribavirin Therapy in US and Italian HCV Patients
Wendy C. Carcamo, Angela Ceribelli, S. John Calise, Claire Krueger, Chen Liu, Massimo Daves, Danilo Villalta, Nicola Bizzaro, Minoru Satoh, Edward K. L. Chan
Immunoglobulin G from Breast Cancer Patients Regulates MCF-7 Cells Migration and MMP-9 Activity by Stimulating Muscarinic Acetylcholine Receptors
Laura T. Pelegrina, María Gabriela Lombardi, Gabriel L. Fiszman, María E. Azar, Carlos Cresta Morgado, María E. Sales
Expression of IL-27, Th1 and Th17 in Patients with Aplastic Anemia
Hui-zhen Du, Qian Wang, Jian Ji, Bao-ming Shen, Shao-chun Wei, Li-juan Liu, Juan Ding, Dao-xin Ma, Wen Wang, Jun Peng, Ming Hou
Sarcoidosis Th17 Cells are ESAT-6 Antigen Specific but Demonstrate Reduced IFN-γ Expression
Bradley W. Richmond, Kristen Ploetze, Joan Isom, Isfahan Chambers-Harris, Nicole A. Braun, Thyneice Taylor, Susamma Abraham, Yolanda Mageto, Dan A. Culver, Kyra A. Oswald-Richter, Wonder P. Drake
Immune System Dysregulation Occurs During Short Duration Spaceflight On Board the Space Shuttle
Brian Crucian, Raymond Stowe, Satish Mehta, Peter Uchakin, Heather Quiriarte, Duane Pierson, Clarence Sams
Glucocorticoid Receptor-Beta Up-Regulation and Steroid Resistance Induction by IL-17 and IL-23 Cytokine Stimulation in Peripheral Mononuclear Cells
Alejandro Vazquez-Tello, Rabih Halwani, Qutayba Hamid, Saleh Al-Muhsen
A Rapid Ex Vivo Clinical Diagnostic Assay for Fas Receptor-Induced T Lymphocyte Apoptosis
Bernice Lo, Madhu Ramaswamy, Joie Davis, Susan Price, V. Koneti Rao, Richard M. Siegel, Michael J. Lenardo
Diagnostic and Prognostic Value of Low Density Lipoprotein-Containing Circulating Immune Complexes in Atherosclerosis
Igor A. Sobenin, Vasily P. Karagodin, Alexandra А. Melnichenko, Yuri V. Bobryshev, Alexander N. Orekhov
Elevated Complement Factor H Levels in Asthmatic Sputa
Zsóka Weiszhár, András Bikov, Gabriella Gálffy, Lilla Tamási, Ildikó Ungvári, Csaba Szalai, György Losonczy, Ildikó Horváth