The human gut offers more than 200 m 2 of mucosal surface, where direct interactions
between the immune system and foreign antigens take place to eliminate pathogens or …

Apoptosis of mature T lymphocytes is an essential process for maintaining immune system
homeostasis. However, the details of the molecular signaling pathways leading to T cell …

Abstract CD200 (originally called OX2) is a membrane glycoprotein expressed by a variety
of cell types, including lymphocytes, neurons and endothelium. It is the ligand for CD200 …

There have been disparate findings about the role of FLIP in the survival of mouse T cells
and human tumor cell lines. The role of cellular FLIP in human T cell activation and function …

Congenital heart block (CHB) develops in fetuses of Ro/SSA and La/SSB positive women.
During pregnancy, the auto antibodies cross the placenta and affect the fetus in which a …

Idiopathic Membranous nephropathy (MN) is a common cause of nephrotic syndrome in
humans, and many patients progress to end-stage kidney disease. The best available …

Chinese herbs are useful edible and medicinal plants for their immune modulatory functions.
We have proven that (S)-armepavine (C19H23O3N; MW313) from Nelumbo nucifera inhibits …

The Nuclear Factors of Activated T cells (NFATs) are critical transcription factors that direct
gene expression in immune and non-immune cells. Interaction of T cells with Ag-presenting …

The overall goal of my thesis research is to decipher the immunologicproperties of the
thyroid-specific RET/PTC3 (RP3) oncoprotein as they relate totumor progression and …

MicroRNAs (miRNAs) have been shown to affect haematopoietic differentiation, acting as
important determinants of cellular fate specification. The aim of this work is to investigate the …