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BMC Immunology is an open access journal publishing original peer-reviewed research articles in all aspects of 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, Scopus, EMBASE, Thomson Reuters (ISI) and Google Scholar.
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BMC Immunology 2008, 9 :25
Immune responses to mycobacteria enhance colitis in susceptible hosts via leukocyte activation, as demonstrated by mycobacteria-specific antibodies and high levels of CXCR3 ligands in inflammatory bowel disease patients, and colitis developing in mycobacterially challenged mice lacking IL-10.
BMC Immunology 2008, 9 :14
DMSO-differentiated human PLB-985 cells share morphological, cellular and physiological similarities with neutrophils, allowing them to be used as an easily transfectable model for the study of neutrophil signaling pathways.
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Comparison of human B cell activation by TLR7 and TLR9 agonists John A Hanten, John P Vasilakos, Christie L Riter, Lori Neys, Kenneth E Lipson, Sefik S Alkan, Woubalem Birmachu BMC Immunology 2008, 9 :39 (24 July 2008) [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
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Protection against tuberculosis by a single intranasal administration of DNA-hsp65 vaccine complexed with cationic liposomes Rogerio S Rosada, Lucimara Gaziola de la Torre, Fabiani G Frantz, Ana PF Trombone, Carlos R Zarate-Blades, Denise M Fonseca, Patricia RM Souza, Izaira T Brandao, Ana P Masson, Edson G Soares, Simone G Ramos, Lucia H Faccioli, Celio L Silva, Maria HA Santana, Arlete AM Coelho-Castelo BMC Immunology 2008, 9 :38 (22 July 2008) [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Regional variations in Paneth cell antimicrobial peptide expression along the mouse intestinal tract Jenny Karlsson, Katrin Putsep, Hiutung Chu, Robert J Kays, Charles L Bevins, Mats Andersson BMC Immunology 2008, 9 :37 (17 July 2008) [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Leukotriene B4 -loaded microspheres: a new therapeutic strategy to modulate cell activation Roberto Nicolete, Cristina Rius, Laura Piqueras, Peter J Jose, Carlos A Sorgi, Edson G Soares, Maria J Sanz, L cia H Faccioli BMC Immunology 2008, 9 :36 (15 July 2008) [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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ATP-induced autophagy is associated with rapid killing of intracellular mycobacteria within human monocytes/macrophages Debasis Biswas, Omar S Qureshi, Wing-Yiu Lee, Joanne E Croudace, Manuela Mura, David A Lammas BMC Immunology 2008, 9 :35 (15 July 2008) [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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CpG oligodeoxynucleotide stimulates production of anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibodies in ANCA associated vasculitis Plinio R Hurtado, Lisa Jeffs, Jodie Nitschke, Mittal Patel, Ghafar Sarvestani, John Cassidy, Pravin Hissaria, David Gillis, Chen Au Peh BMC Immunology 2008, 9 :34 (14 July 2008) [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Environmental determinants of total IgE among school children living in the rural Tropics: importance of geohelminth infections and effect of anthelmintic treatment Philip J Cooper, Neal Alexander, Ana-Lucia Moncayo, Susana M Benitez, Martha E Chico, Maritza G Vaca, George E Griffin BMC Immunology 2008, 9 :33 (27 June 2008) [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Ex vivo recovery and activation of dysfunctional, anergic, monocyte-derived dendritic cells from patients with operable breast cancer: critical role of IFN-alpha Sukchai Satthaporn, Mark M Aloysius, Richard A Robins, Chandan Verma, Suebwong Chuthapisith, Alasdair J Mckechnie, Mohamad El-Sheemy, Wichai Vassanasiri, David Valerio, David Clark, Jibril A Jibril, Oleg Eremin BMC Immunology 2008, 9 :32 (27 June 2008) [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Molecular cloning and expression analysis of the STAT1 gene from olive flounder, Paralichthys olivaceus Eun-Mi Park, Jung-Ha Kang, Jung Soo Seo, GunDo Kim, Jongkyeong Chung, Tae-Jin Choi BMC Immunology 2008, 9 :31 (26 June 2008) [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Immunological hotspots analyzed by docking simulations: evidence for a general mechanism in pemphigus vulgaris pathology and transformation Joo Chuan Tong, Animesh A Sinha BMC Immunology 2008, 9 :30 (19 June 2008) [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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