Varicella zoster virus glycoprotein E-specific CD4⁺ T cells show evidence of recent activation and effector differentiation, consistent with frequent exposure to replicative cycle antigens in healthy immune donors

G. N. Malavige, L. Jones, A. P. Black and G. S. Ogg

Up-regulated expression of Toll-like receptors mRNAs in peripheral blood mononuclear cells from patients with systemic lupus erythematosus

A. Komatsuda, H. Wakui, K. Iwamoto, M. Ozawa, M. Togashi, R. Masai, N. Maki, T. Hatakeyama and K. Sawada

Possible role of natural killer cells in pemphigus vulgaris  preliminary observations J. N. H. Stern, D. B. Keskin, N. Barteneva, J. Zuniga, E. J. Yunis and A. R. Ahmed

Effects of moderate and severe malnutrition in rats on splenic T lymphocyte subsets and activation assessed by flow cytometry

E. Cortés-Barberena, H. González-Márquez, J. L. Gómez-Olivares and R. Ortiz-Muñiz

Atorvastatin does not alter serum levels of sCD95 and sCD95L in multiple sclerosis

J. Sellner, I. Greeve, O. Findling, D. Grandgirard, S. L. Leib and H. P. Mattle

Monitoring non-immediate allergic reactions to iodine contrast media

M. J. Torres, C. Mayorga, J. A. Cornejo-Garcia, S. Lopez, P. Chaves, C. Rondon, T. Fernandez and M. Blanca

High mobility group box 1 and adenosine are both released by endothelial cells during hypothermic preservation

H. Song, Y. Feng, S. Hoeger, G. Beck, C. Hanusch, U. Goettmann, H. G. D. Leuvenink, R. J. Ploeg, J. Hillebrands and B. A. Yard

Two-dimensional gel electrophoresis analysis in simultaneous influenza pneumonia and bacterial infection in mice

K. Kosai, M. Seki, K. Yanagihara, S. Nakamura, S. Kurihara, Y. Imamura, K. Izumikawa, H. Kakeya, Y. Yamamoto, T. Tashiro and S. Kohno

A novel, helminth-derived immunostimulant enhances human recall responses to hepatitis C virus and tetanus toxoid and is dependent on CD56⁺ cells for its action

A. J. MacDonald, N. A. Libri, S. Lustigman, S. J. Barker, M. A. Whelan, A. E. Semper and W. M. Rosenberg

Rapid subcutaneous immunoglobulin administration every second week results in high and stable serum immunoglobulin G levels in patients with primary antibody deficiencies

R. Gustafson, A. Gardulf, S. Hansen, H. Leibl, W. Engl, M. Lindén, A. Müller and L. Hammarström

Reduced arthritis in MIF deficient mice is associated with reduced T cell activation: down-regulation of ERK MAP kinase phosphorylation

L. L. Santos, A. Dacumos, J. Yamana, L. Sharma and E. F. Morand

The tumour suppressor gene p53 modulates the severity of antigen-induced arthritis and the systemic immune response

M. Leech, J. R. Xue, A. Dacumos, P. Hall, L. Santos, Y. Yang, M. Li, A. R. Kitching and E. F. Morand

Depletion of CD4⁺ CD25⁺ regulatory T cells inhibits local tumour growth in a mouse model of B cell lymphoma

I. Heier, P. O. Hofgaard, P. Brandtzæg, F. L. Jahnsen and M. Karlsson

The value of serum neopterin, interferon-gamma levels and interleukin-12B polymorphisms in predicting acute renal allograft rejection

G. K. Chin, C. L. Adams, B. S. Carey, S. Shaw, W.-Y. Tse and E. R. Kaminski

Lidocaine down-regulates nuclear factor-B signalling and inhibits cytokine production and T cell proliferation

A. Lahat, S. B. Horin, A. Lang, E. Fudim, O. Picard and Y. Chowers

Up-regulated macrophage migration inhibitory factor protects apoptosis of dermal fibroblasts in patients with systemic sclerosis

J.-Y. Kim, S.-K. Kwok, K.-H. Hur, H.-J. Kim, N. S. Kim, S.-A. Yoo, W.-U. Kim and C.-S. Cho

Secretory immunoglobulin A (IgA) responses in IgA nephropathy patients after mucosal immunization, as part of a polymeric IgA response

J. W. Eijgenraam, B. D. Oortwijn, S. W. A. Kamerling, J. W. de Fijter, A. W. L. van den Wall Bake, M. R. Daha and C. van Kooten

CDIP-2, a synthetic peptide derived from chemokine (C-C motif) ligand 13 (CCL13), ameliorates allergic airway inflammation

E. Mendez-Enriquez, Y. Melendez, F. Martinez, G. Baay, S. Huerta-Yepez, C. Gonzalez-Bonilla, T. I. Fortoul, G. Soldevila and E. A. García-Zepeda

Mannan-binding lectin MBL2 gene polymorphism in chronic hepatitis C: association with the severity of liver fibrosis and response to interferon therapy

M. L. Alves Pedroso, A. B. W. Boldt, L. Pereira-Ferrari, R. Steffensen, E. Strauss, J. C. Jensenius, S. O. Ioshii and I. Messias-Reason

Regulation of galectin-3 function in mucosal fibroblasts: potential role in mucosal inflammation

E. Lippert, M. Gunckel, J. Brenmoehl, F. Bataille, W. Falk, J. Scholmerich, F. Obermeier and G. Rogler

Intrahepatic endothelial and Kupffer cells involved in immunosuppressive cytokines and natural killer (NK)/NK T cell disorders in viral acute hepatitis

A. Jacques, C. Bleau, J.-P. Martin and L. Lamontagne

Inhibition of casein kinase 2 enhances the death ligand- and natural kiler cell-induced hepatocellular carcinoma cell death

H.-R. Kim, K. Kim, K.-H. Lee, S. J. Kim and J. Kim

Involvement of innate immunity in the pathogenesis of intestinal Behçet’s disease

K. Nara, M. S. Kurokawa, S. Chiba, H. Yoshikawa, S. Tsukikawa, T. Matsuda and N. Suzuki