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Welcome to BMC Immunology published by BioMed Central
BMC Immunology is an open access journal publishing original peer-reviewed research articles in molecular, cellular, tissue-level, organismal, functional, and developmental aspects of the immune system. BMC Immunology (ISSN 1471-2172) is indexed/tracked/covered by PubMed, MEDLINE, BIOSIS, CAS, EMBASE, Scopus, Thomson Reuters (ISI) and Google Scholar.



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BMC Immunology 2009, 10:64
A positive role for mitogen-activated protein kinase phosphatase-I in the defense against tuberculosis is indicated by its unexpectedly positive influence on the secretion of tumour necrosis factor by human blood cells responding to the mycobacterium BCG.
Immune activation in lung, Fig6 of BMC Immunology 2009, 10:60
BMC Immunology 2009, 10:60
Mice co-infected with the nematode Nippostrongylus brasiliensis and malarial parasites have a reduced T-helper 2 cell response to the nematode and lower pulmonary expression of alternatively activated macrophage associated proteins than mice infected with the nematode alone.
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BMC Immunology 2009, 10:59
Inhibiting the mTOR and PI3K pathways does not affect the proliferation of regulatory T cells activated via TCR/CD28, but does prevent the induction of Granzyme B, a molecule involved in the cytotoxic immunosuppression mediated by these cells.


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Site-directed mutagenesis reveals a unique requirement for tyrosine residues in IL-7R alpha and TSLPR cytoplasmic domains in TSLP-dependent cell proliferation
Jun Zhong, Akhilesh Pandey
BMC Immunology 2010, 11:5 (8February2010)
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Research article
Divergent adaptive and innate immunological responses are observed in humans following blunt trauma
Kevin R Kasten, Holly S Goetzman, Maria R Reid, Alison M Rasper, Samuel G Adediran, Chad T Robinson, Cindy M Cave, Joseph S Solomkin, Alex B Lentsch, Jay A Johannigman, Charles C Caldwell
BMC Immunology 2010, 11:4 (25January2010)
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Anti-West Nile virus activity of in vitro expanded human primary natural killer cells
Mingjie Zhang, Sylvester Daniel, Yong Huang, Caren Chancey, Qingsheng Huang, Ying Lei, Andriyan Grinev, Howard Mostowski, Maria Rios, Andrew Dayton
BMC Immunology 2010, 11:3 (20January2010)
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Lactobacillus acidophilus induces a slow but more sustained chemokine and cytokine response in naive foetal enterocytes compared to commensal Escherichia coli
Louise H Zeuthen, Lisbeth N Fink, Stine B Metzdorff, Matilde B Kristensen, Tine R Licht, Christine Nellemann, Hanne Frokiaer
BMC Immunology 2010, 11:2 (19January2010)
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Role of AUF1 in splenic size and follicular B cell maintenance
Navid Sadri, Jin-Yu Lu, Michelle L Badura, Robert J Schneider
BMC Immunology 2010, 11:1 (11January2010)
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A novel anti-mycobacterial function of mitogen-activated protein kinase phosphatase-1
Benny KW Cheung, Howard CH Yim, Norris CM Lee, Allan SY Lau
BMC Immunology 2009, 10:64 (17December2009)
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Variable expression of cysteinyl leukotriene type I receptor splice variants in asthmatic females with different promoter haplotypes
Milena Sokolowska, Karolina Wodz-Naskiewicz, Malgorzata Cieslak, Karolina Seta, Andrzej K Bednarek, Rafal Pawliczak
BMC Immunology 2009, 10:63 (15December2009)
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Divergent effects of norepinephrine, dopamine and substance P on the activation, differentiation and effector functions of human cytotoxic T lymphocytes
Carina Strell, Anne Sievers, Philipp Bastian, Kerstin Lang, Bernd Niggemann, Kurt S Znker, Frank Entschladen
BMC Immunology 2009, 10:62 (8December2009)
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Identification of a novel conserved HLA-A*0201-restricted epitope from the spike protein of SARS-CoV
Yanbo Lv, Zhihua Ruan, Li Wang, Bing Ni, Yuzhang Wu
BMC Immunology 2009, 10:61 (3December2009)
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Plasmodium chabaudi limits early Nippostrongylus brasiliensis-induced pulmonary immune activation and Th2 polarization in co-infected mice
Marieke A Hoeve, Katie J Mylonas, Karen J Fairlie-Clarke, Simmi M Mahajan, Judith E Allen, Andrea L Graham
BMC Immunology 2009, 10:60 (1December2009)
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Hypothesis
A new therapeutic strategy for lung tissue injury induced by influenza with CR2 targeting complement inhibitior
Chuanfu Zhang, Yuanyong Xu, Leili Jia, Yutao Yang, Yong Wang, Yansong Sun, Liuyu Huang, Fei Qiao, Stephen Tomlinson, Xuelin Liu, Yusen Zhou, Hongbin Song
Virology Journal 2010, 7:30 (9February2010)
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Research
Effects of a dual CCR3 and H1-antagonist on symptoms and eosinophilic inflammation in allergic rhinitis
Lennart Greiff, Cecilia Ahlstrom-Emanuelsson, Ash Bahl, Thomas Bengtsson, Kerstin Dahlstrom, Jonas Erjefalt, Henrik Widegren, Morgan Andersson
Respiratory Research 2010, 11:17 (9February2010)
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Research
Chronic infection during placental malaria is associated with up-regulation of cycloxygenase-2
Demba Sarr, Delphine Aldebert, Laurence Marrama, Emilie Frealle, Alioune Gaye, Hamoud O Brahim, Makhtar Niang, Jean Marie Dangou, Odile Mercereau-Puijalon, Jean Yves Le Hesran, Ronan Jambou
Malaria Journal 2010, 9:45 (9February2010)
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Research article
Annotation and classification of the bovine T cell receptor delta genes
Carolyn TA Herzig, Marie-Paule Lefranc, Cynthia L Baldwin
BMC Genomics 2010, 11:100 (9February2010)
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Research article
Using simple artificial intelligence methods for predicting amyloidogenesis in antibodies
Maria Pamela C David, Gisela P Concepcion, Eduardo A Padlan
BMC Bioinformatics 2010, 11:79 (8February2010)
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Case report
Eosinophilic myocarditis mimicking acute coronary syndrome secondary to idiopathic hypereosinophilic syndrome: a case report
Reza Amini, Craig Nielsen
Journal of Medical Case Reports 2010, 4:40 (6February2010)
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Short report
CpG oligodeoxyribonucleotides protect mice from Burkholderia pseudomallei but not Francisella tularensis Schu S4 aerosols.
David A. Rozak, Herbert C. Gelhaus, Mark Smith, Mojgan Zadeh, Louis Huzella, David Waag, Jeffrey J. Adamovicz
Journal of Immune Based Therapies and Vaccines 2010, 8:2 (5February2010)
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Research
Optimised electroporation mediated DNA vaccination for treatment of prostate cancer
Sarfraz Ahmad, Garrett Casey, Paul Sweeney, Mark Tangney, Gerald C O'Sullivan
Genetic Vaccines and Therapy 2010, 8:1 (5February2010)
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Comment
FOXP3 and GARP (LRRC32): the master and its minion
Michael Probst-Kepper, Jan Buer
Biology Direct 2010, 5:8 (5February2010)
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Research article
Microglial responses around intrinsic CNS neurons are correlated with axonal regeneration
Bahman N Shokouhi, Bernadette Z.Y. Wong, Samir Siddiqui, A ROBERT Lieberman, Gregor Campbell, Koujiro Tohyama, Patrick N Anderson
BMC Neuroscience 2010, 11:13 (5February2010)
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