Published in Neuroscience and Behavioral Physiology
This review presents data on the main functions of dendritic cells (DC) and their structure and stages of development. The role of DC in maintaining immunological tolerance is discussed, as it their role in the development of autoimmune diseases. The involvement of DC in the immunopathogenesis of multiple sclerosis (MS) is considered, along with th...
Published in Biochemistry (Moscow), Supplement Series A: Membrane and Cell Biology
Membrane TNFα (mTNFα) is expressed on many immune cell types and performs various biological functions. Dendritic cells (DC) of high-grade glioma patients exhibit impaired cytotoxic activity against TNFα-sensitive HEp-2 tumor cells. The mechanisms leading to the impairment of the TNFα- dependent tumoricidal activity of DC and the possibility of reg...
Published in Molecular nutrition & food research
Egg is the second most frequent source of allergic reactions in children. Egg yolk (EY) amounts to one-third in weight of a fresh whole egg, but its contribution to egg allergy has not been investigated in depth. This study assesses whether EY influences the capacity of egg white (EW) to sensitize and trigger allergic responses. BALB/c mice were ex...
Published in MMW - Fortschritte der Medizin
Als HIV-Reservoire können nicht nur die T-Zellen, sondern viele andere Zelltypen dienen. Bis auch diese Reservoire eliminiert oder inaktiviert werden können, ist es noch ein weiter Weg. Solange hier kein Erfolg erzielt wird, bleibt die HIV-Infektion eine lebenslange Infektion.
Published in Bulletin of Experimental Biology and Medicine
We studied the effect of hormones estriol, ghrelin, kisspeptin, and chorionic gonadotropin in concentrations corresponding to their content in the peripheral blood in each trimester of pregnancy on the expression of membrane molecules on myeloid and plasmacytoid dendritic cells of the thymus. It was found that thymic myeloid dendritic cells are sen...
Type I interferon (IFN-I) responses are critical for the control of RNA virus infections, however, many viruses, including Dengue (DENV) and Chikungunya (CHIKV) virus, do not directly activate plasmacytoid dendritic cells (pDCs), robust IFN-I producing cells. Herein, we demonstrated that DENV and CHIKV infected cells are sensed by pDCs, indirectly,...
Published in The Journal of allergy and clinical immunology
Exposure to dietary constituents through the mucosal surface of the gastrointestinal tract generates oral tolerance that prevents deleterious T cell-mediated immunity. Although oral tolerance is an active process that involves emergence of CD4+ forkhead box p3 (Foxp3)+ regulatory T (Treg) cells in gut-associated lymphoid tissues (GALTs) for suppres...
Published in Parasite immunology
Human dendritic cells (DCs) show remarkable phenotypic changes when matured in the presence of helminth-derived products. These modifications frequently elicited a polarization towards Th2 cells and regulatory T cells thus contributing to immunological tolerance against these pathogens. In this study, the interaction between DCs and larvae of the z...
The initiation and maintenance of adaptive immunity require multifaceted modes of communication between different types of immune cells, including direct intercellular contact, secreted soluble signaling molecules, and extracellular vesicles (EVs). EVs can be formed as microvesicles directly pinched off from the plasma membrane or as exosomes secre...
Antigen cross-presentation is an adaptation of the cellular process of loading MHC-I molecules with endogenous peptides during their biosynthesis within the endoplasmic reticulum. Cross-presented peptides derive from internalized proteins, microbial pathogens, and transformed or dying cells. The physical separation of internalized cargo from the en...
