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... organs, such as the lungs [9]. There is evidence to suggest that the activation of T cells in SSc is antigen-driven [10]. Analysis of the T-cell receptor rep- ertoire in skin biopsies of patients ... concurrent analysis of the phenotype and proliferative response of antigen-specific T cells was used to study the immune response to a specific antigen [17]. We employed a similar method to demonstrate that, ... levels of Th1 cytokines [29]. CD28 neg expression may reflect autoreactive properties of these cells, as has been demonstrated in other autoimmune diseases [30,31]. However, we cannot exclude the...

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... amelioration of the arthritis. Of the many mediators of inflammation, mactinin is the first example of a fragment of a cytoskeletal component that might be released during leukocyte influx into inflammatory tissue. ... various mediators, such as cytokines and chemokines, regulate the recruitment of monocytes. Once in the tissue, monocytes undergo the poorly understood process of transformation to macrophages ... collected and tested for the presence of the fragment by Western blot analysis. The use of these fluid samples in this study was approved by the subcom- mittee on human studies of the Minneapolis VAMC....

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... Influence factors for fish immune responses Factors affecting fish immune responses include factors related to fish ontogenesis. Among environmental factors, temperature has been shown to greatly ... the ulcerative disease in grouper.  Study on the effect of oral administration β-glucan on the native immune response of orange-spotted grouper.  Study on the specific immune response of ... following the procedure of Yeh et al. (2008); Observation of phagocytic activity was based on the ability to ingest the fluorescent beads of HKL according to Yeh et al. (2008); The respiratory burst...

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... deviation of the cytokine response, caused either by decreased Th1-type cytokines and/or by enhanced Th2-type cytokines leading to the regression of an autoimmune disease, is reminiscent of other ... the anti-inflammatory cytokine IL-10 over the pro-inflammatory cytokine IFN-γ, resulting in the over- all skewing (immune deviation) of the cytokine response to an anti-inflammatory type [26]. ... models of RA have contributed significantly both to our understanding of the pathogenesis of autoimmune arthritis as well as to the testing of new therapeutic agents of natural or synthetic origin...

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... into the one body “joined and held together” as we “attain to the unity of the faith and of the knowledge of the Son of God” (Eph. 4:13, 16). “Grace and peace” 7 He addresses the danger of ... same story can be told of the ever-changing interpretation of the quest for the historical Jesus. For example, see the surveys in Ben Witherington III, The Jesus Quest: The Third Search for the ... is not least to draw together the iden- tity of the whole of God’s people so that what is true of him is true of them and vice versa. Here we arrive at one of the great truths of the gospel,...

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... However, the second highest CD4-cell count uptake is reported in the Northern Cape, at 88.7%. Other PMTCT cascade indicators of the province have above 90% coverage, similar to other provinces. The ... provincial level. The realisation weights pertain to the per protocol sample size. A survey analysis was done which took into account the stratification, the different sampling stages and the finite ... The term is used because the immediate source of the infection is the mother, and does not imply blame on the mother. MTCT rate Defined for this survey as a numerator of HIV-positive infants...

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... In recent years the concept of ‘inhibitory receptors’ that function to moderate immune responses has grown in prominence [27,28]. Targeting these types of receptors on inflammatory cells in diseases ... against NaCl/P i . To construct the GST fusion of the siglec-10 cytoplasmic domain (GST–siglec-10cyto-wt) the cytoplasmic domain (KRRTQTE…VFQ) of siglec-10 was amplified from a phytohaemagglutinin-activated ... focus more effort to determine if siglec-10 binding can be further enhanced with activation of the cells prior to testing. The amino-acid sequences of the cytoplasmic tails of several siglec...

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