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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, EMBASE, Scopus, Thomson Reuters (ISI) and Google Scholar.
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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.
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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 ] [Full text ] [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 ] [1 comment ]
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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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Role of lysophosphatidic acid receptor LPA2 in the development of allergic airway inflammation in a murine model of asthma Yutong Zhao, Jiankun Tong, Donghong He, Srikanth Pendyala, Berdyshev Evgeny, Jerold Chun, Anne I Sperling, Viswanathan Natarajan Respiratory Research 2009, 10 :114 (20 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
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Environmentally-acquired bacteria influence microbial diversity and natural innate immune responses at gut surfaces Imke E Mulder, Bettina Schmidt, Christopher R Stokes, Marie Lewis, Mick Bailey, Rustam I Aminov, James I Prosser, Bhupinder P Gill, John R Pluske, Claus-Dieter Mayer, Corran Musk, Denise Kelly BMC Biology 2009, 7 :79 (20 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
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iNOS activity is necessary for the cytotoxic and immunogenic effects of doxorubicin in human colon cancer cells Sara De Boo, Joanna Kopecka, Davide Brusa, Elena Gazzano, Lina Matera, Dario Ghigo, Amalia Bosia, Chiara Riganti Molecular Cancer 2009, 8 :108 (19 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
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Investigation into the controversial association of Streptococcus gallolyticus with colorectal cancer and adenoma Ahmed S Abdulamir, Rand R Hafidh, Layla K Mahdi, Tarik Aljeboori, Fatimah Abu bakar BMC Cancer 2009, 9 :403 (19 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
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Eosinophil and T cell markers predict functional decline in COPD patients Jeanine M D'Armiento, Steven M Scharf, Michael D Roth, John E Connett, Andrew Ghio, David Sternberg, Jonathan G Goldin, Thomas A Louis, Jenny T Mao, George T O'Connor, Joe W Ramsdell, Andrew L Ries, Neil W Schluger, Frank C Sciurba, Melissa A Skeans, Helen Voelker, Robert E Walter, Christine H Wendt, Gail G Weinmann, Robert A Wise, Robert F Foronjy Respiratory Research 2009, 10 :113 (19 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
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Gene network and pathway analysis of bovine mammary tissue challenged with Streptococcus uberis reveals induction of cell proliferation and inhibition of PPAR-gamma signaling as potential mechanism for the negative relationships between immune response and lipid metabolism Kasey M Moyes, James K Drackley, Dawn E Morin, Massimo Bionaz, Sandra L Rodriguez-Zas, Robin E Everts, Harris A Lewin, Juan J Loor BMC Genomics 2009, 10 :542 (19 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
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Introduction of oral vitamin D supplementation and the rise of the allergy pandemic Matthias Wjst Allergy, Asthma & Clinical Immunology 2009, 5 :8 (19 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
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The choroid plexus response to a repeated peripheral inflammatory stimulus Fernanda Marques, Joao C Sousa, Giovanni Coppola, Daniel H Geschwind, Nuno Sousa, Joana A Palha, Margarida Correia-Neves BMC Neuroscience 2009, 10 :135 (18 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
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Impaired immune responses in the lungs of aged mice following influenza infection Franklin R Toapanta, Ted M Ross Respiratory Research 2009, 10 :112 (18 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
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The relationship of Plasmodium falciparum humoral immunity with HIV-1 immunosuppression and treatment efficacy in Zambia Jean-Pierre Van geertruyden, Erika Van Eijk, Francisca Yosaatmadja, Webster Kasongo, Modest Mulenga, Umberto D'Alessandro, Stephen Rogerson Malaria Journal 2009, 8 :258 (18 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
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