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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, Scopus, EMBASE, Thomson Reuters (ISI) and Google Scholar.
BMC Immunology 2009, 10 :49
In a mouse model of binge drinking, ethanol-infused mice show an impaired response to bacterial lipopolysaccharide, with reduced intracellular responses in peritoneal macrophages, and suppressed production of pro-inflammatory cytokines.
BMC Immunology 2009, 10 :44
The CD4+ T-cell response to antigen can be tracked in vivo and in real-time using a novel transgenic mouse model with a human CD2 minigene directing luciferase expression to the T-cell compartment.
BMC Immunology 2009, 10 :28
Homozygous mTOR (mammalian target of rapamycin) kinase-dead knock-in mice die as early embryos, but heterozygous mice maintain normal growth and immune function, showing that one wild-type mTOR allele is sufficient for normal development.
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Derivation and validation of murine histologic alterations resembling asthma, with two proposed histologic grade parameters. Mitchell S Wachtel, Goutam Shome, Mhairi Sutherland, John J McGlone BMC Immunology 2009, 10 :58 (30 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Selenoproteins regulate macrophage invasiveness and extracellular matrix-related gene expression Bradley A Carlson, Min-Hyuk Yoo, Yasuyo Sano, Aniruddha Sengupta, Jin Young Kim, Robert Irons, Vadim N Gladyshev, Dolph L Hatfield, Jin Mo Park BMC Immunology 2009, 10 :57 (28 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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The inhibitory receptor LILRB4 (ILT3) modulates antigen presenting cell phenotype and, along with LILRB2 (ILT4), is upregulated in response to Salmonella infection Damien P Brown, Des C Jones, Katie J Anderson, Nicolas Lapaque, Robin A Buerki, John Trowsdale, Rachel L Allen BMC Immunology 2009, 10 :56 (27 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Selenium deficiency impairs host innate immune response and induces susceptibility to Listeria monocytogenes infection Chengmin Wang, Haijing Wang, Jing Luo, Yi Hu, Lei Wei, Mingxing Duan, Hongxuan He BMC Immunology 2009, 10 :55 (24 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Modulation of pathogen-induced CCL20 secretion from HT-29 human intestinal epithelial cells by commensal bacteria Shomik Sibartie, Ann M O'Hara, Jude Ryan, BMC Immunology 2009, 10 :54 (8 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Identification of SH3 domain interaction partners of human FasL (CD178) by phage display screening Matthias Voss, Marcus Lettau, Ottmar Janssen BMC Immunology 2009, 10 :53 (6 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Prerequisites for cytokine measurements in clinical trials with multiplex immunoassays Wilco de Jager, Katarzyna Bourcier, Ger T Rijkers, Berent J Prakken, Vicki Seyfert-Margolis BMC Immunology 2009, 10 :52 (28 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Biochemical analysis of CTLA-4 immunoreactive material from human blood Matt Tector, Bhupendra O Khatri, Karen Kozinski, Kate Dennert, Martin K Oaks BMC Immunology 2009, 10 :51 (22 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Control of CD56 expression and tumor cell cytotoxicity in human V Elizabeth M Urban, Haishan Li, Cheryl Armstrong, Chiara Focaccetti, Cristiana Cairo, C David Pauza BMC Immunology 2009, 10 :50 (21 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Ethanol inhibits LPS-induced signaling and modulates cytokine production in peritoneal macrophages in vivo in a model for binge drinking Stephen B Pruett, Ruping Fan BMC Immunology 2009, 10 :49 (18 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Plasmodium falciparum exposure in utero, maternal age and parity influence the innate activation of foetal antigen presenting cells Nadine Fievet, Stefania Varani, Samad Ibitokou, Valerie Briand, Stephanie Louis, Rene-Xavier Perrin, Achille Massougbodji, Anne Hosmalin, Marita Troye-Blomberg, Philippe Deloron Malaria Journal 2009, 8 :251 (5 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
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Human cases of simultaneous echinococcosis and tuberculosis - significance and extent in China Yu Rong Yang, Darren J Gray, Magda K Ellis, Shun Kun Yang, Philip S Craig, Donald P McManus Parasites & Vectors 2009, 2 :53 (4 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
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Screening of specific diagnostic peptides of swine hepatitis E virus Kai Zhao, Qiwen Liu, Ruisong Yu, Zhen Li, Jianyue Li, Hong Zhu, Xiao Wu, Furong Tan, Jinbin Wang, Xueming Tang Virology Journal 2009, 6 :186 (4 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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The Infectious Diseases BioBank at King's College London: archiving samples from patients infected with HIV to facilitate translational research Rachel Williams, Christine Mant, John Cason Retrovirology 2009, 6 :98 (3 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
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Association of polymorphism in genes encoding kappa B inhibitors (IkappaB) with susceptibility to and phenotype of Graves' disease: a case-control study Alina Kurylowicz, Piotr Miskiewicz, Ewa Bar-Andziak, Janusz Nauman, Tomasz Bednarczuk Thyroid Research 2009, 2 :10 (3 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
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ACR70-disease activity score remission achievement from switches between all the available biological agents in rheumatoid arthritis: a systematic review of the literature Stefano Alivernini, Antonella Laria, Elisa Gremese, Angelo Zoli, Gianfranco Ferraccioli Arthritis Research & Therapy 2009, 11 :R163 (3 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
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Decrease of CD4 lymphocytes and apoptosis of CD14 monocytes are characteristic alterations in sepsis caused by ventilator-associated pneumonia: results from an observational study Aimilia Pelekanou, Iraklis Tsagkaris, Antigoni Kotsaki, Vassiliki Karagianni, Helen Giamarellou, Apostolos Armaganidis, Evangelos J Giamarellos-Bourboulis Critical Care 2009, 13 :R172 (2 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Adiponectin may contribute to synovitis and joint destruction in rheumatoid arthritis by stimulating vascular endothelial growth factor, matrix metalloproteinase-1, and matrix metalloproteinase-13 expression in fibroblast-like synoviocytes more than proinflammatory mediators Hyun-Mi Choi, Yeon-Ah Lee, Sang-Hoon Lee, Seung-Jae Hong, Hyung-In Yang, Myung Chul Yoo, Kyoung Soo Kim Arthritis Research & Therapy 2009, 11 :R161 (2 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Cleavage of functional IL-2 receptor alpha chain (CD25) from murine corneal and conjunctival epithelia by MMP-9 Cintia S. De Paiva, Kyung-Chul Yoon, Solherny B. Pangelinan, Sapa Pham, Larry M. Puthenparambil, Eliseu Y. Chuang, William J. Farley, Michael E. Stern, De-Quan Li, Stephen C. Pflugfelder Journal of Inflammation 2009, 6 :31 (31 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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The mannosylated extracellular domain of Her2/neu produced in P. pastoris induces protective antitumor immunity. Alexios Dimitriadis, Chrysanthi Gontinou, Constantin N. Baxevanis, Avgi Mamalaki BMC Cancer 2009, 9 :386 (30 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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