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| Li,D.G.; Ren,Z.X.. |
| PA-824 is a novel bicyclic nitroimidazole anti-tuberculosis (TB) drug. Cordyceps sinensis (Berk.) Sacc. (CS) was proven to be a good immunomodulatory compound. This research aimed to investigate the effect of CS on PA-824 in Mycobacterium tuberculosis (M.tb) infected mice (female CBA/J mice, 6 to 8 weeks of age and 20±2 g of weight). Mice were randomly assigned to 4 groups: PA-824, CS, PA-824+CS, and control. To verify the effect of PA-824 and CS on M.tb, after drug administration, mice lungs were harvested and bacterial colony formations were measured. Cells were isolated from infected lungs and spleens to analyze the percentage of CD4+ T cells (CD11a positive). Lung cells were cultured to detect the secretion of interferon-γ (IFN-γ) and interleukin-10... |
| Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Mycobacterium tuberculosis; Cordyceps sinensis (Berk.) Sacc.; PA-824; IFN-γ; IL-10. |
| Ano: 2017 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-879X2017000900604 |
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| Alves,R.; Silva,D.A.O.; Fernandes,J.F.C.; Almeida,K.C.; Ynoue,L.H.; Bernardes,C.T.V.; Moreira,P.F.S.; Gennari-Cardoso,M.L.; Sung,S.J.; Taketomi,E.A.. |
| Blomia tropicalis, Dermatophagoides pteronyssinus and D. farinae are prevalent house dust mites. Concanavalin A-binding components derived from B. tropicalis (Bt-ConA extract) are highly immunogenic in allergic diseases. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the humoral and cellular immune responses to B. tropicalis in mite-sensitized patients. A total of 137 patients with allergic rhinitis with/without asthma and 109 non-atopic subjects were selected and analyzed by the skin prick test, and for total serum IgE and specific IgE levels to both Bt-total and Bt-ConA extracts, their proliferative response and cytokine (IFN-γ and IL-5) production by peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMC) stimulated with both extracts. Skin prick test showed that 70%... |
| Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Blomia tropicalis; Concanavalin A; Cellular proliferation; IFN-γ; IL-5; Immunoglobulin E. |
| Ano: 2008 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-879X2008000900006 |
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| Neumann,E.; Ramos,M.G.; Santos,L.M.; Rodrigues,A.C.P.; Vieira,E.C.; Afonso,L.C.C.; Nicoli,J.R.; Vieira,L.Q.. |
| Lactobacillus delbrueckii UFV-H2b20 has been shown to increase clearance of bacteria injected into the blood of germ-free mice. Moreover, it induces the production of type 1 cytokines by human peripheral mononuclear cells. The objective of the present study was to investigate the production of inflammatory cytokines [interleukin-12 (IL-12 p40), tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α), and interferon-γ (IFN-γ)] triggered in vitro by live, heat-killed or lysozyme-treated L. delbrueckii UFV-H2b20 and in vivo by a live preparation. Germ-free, L. delbrueckii-monoassociated and lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-resistant C3H/HeJ mice were used as experimental models. UFV-H2b20 induced the production of IL-12 p40 and TNF-α by peritoneal cells and IFN-γ by spleen cells from... |
| Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Probiotics; Cytokines; Macrophages; IFN-γ; IL-12; Lactobacillus. |
| Ano: 2009 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-879X2009000400008 |
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| Vilar,M.L.L.V.; Frutuoso,M.S.; Arruda,S.M.; Lima,D.M.; Bezerra,C.S.; Pompeu,M.M.L.. |
| The signaling lymphocytic activation molecule (SLAM), present on the surface of hematopoietic cells, can regulate some events of the immune responses. This modulatory action is associated with the capacity of SLAM to interact with an intracytoplasmic adapter, such as SLAM-associated protein (SAP). SLAM is constitutively expressed in most of these cells, is rapidly induced after antigenic or inflammatory stimuli, and participates in the immunological synapse. Defects in the function of the SLAM-SAP pathway contribute to immunological abnormalities, resulting in autoimmune diseases, tumors of the lymphoid tissues and inadequate responses to infectious agents. Initially, the role of SLAM was investigated using an anti-SLAM monoclonal antibody (α-SLAM mAb)... |
| Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: SLAM; SAP; IFN-γ; Immunoreceptor; Immunomodulation. |
| Ano: 2011 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-879X2011000400002 |
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