Antigenic competition as a therapeutic concept for alopecia areata

R Happle - Archives of Dermatological Research, 1980 - Springer
Alopecia areata can be treated effectively by topical application of potent contact allergens.
To explain the response, the following hypothesis is presented. Alopecia areata is …

Graft-versus-Host-Reactions: A Review

SC Grebe, JW Streilein - Advances in immunology, 1976 - Elsevier
Publisher Summary Graft-versus-host reactions (GVHRs) are one of the most intriguing
facets of transplantation immunology. This chapter describes the GVHRs, and mechanisms …

Neutrophil‐to‐lymphocyte ratio positively correlates to age in healthy population

J Li, Q Chen, X Luo, J Hong, K Pan… - Journal of clinical …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Background Neutrophil to lymphocyte ratio (NLR) was reported to be an independent easy‐
to‐measure marker for many diseases, while the distribution of NLR in healthy population …

Prolactin as a modulator of lymphocyte responsiveness provides a possible mechanism of action for cyclosporine.

PC Hiestand, P Mekler, R Nordmann… - Proceedings of the …, 1986 - National Acad Sciences
Lymphocyte responsiveness in rats was found to depend on serum prolactin levels. Blocking
pituitary prolactin release with bromocriptine severely reduces lymphocyte reactivity in vitro …

A single major pathway of T-lymphocyte interactions in antigen-specific immune suppression.

RN Germain, B Benacerraf - Scandinavian journal of …, 1981 - search.ebscohost.com
The article presents information on a single major pathway of T-lymphocyte interactions in
antigen-specific immune suppression. It summarizes the methods used to analyze the …

Vaccination against spontaneous abortion in mice

G Chaouat, N Kiger, TG Wegmann - Journal of reproductive immunology, 1983 - Elsevier
We report here that the high rate of spontaneous resorption observed in CBA/J female mice
mated with DBA/2 J males can be dramatically reduced by vaccination with Balb/c male …

Properties of Antigen-Specific Suppressive T Cell Factor in the Regulation of Antibody Response of the Mouse: II. In Vitro Activity and Evidence for the I Region Gene …

M Taniguchi, K Hayakawa, T Tada - The Journal of Immunology, 1976 - journals.aai.org
An antigen-specific suppressive T cell factor, which was extracted from carrier-primed T
cells, was further characterized in an in vitro secondary antibody response. The factor was …

Activation of suppressor T cells in human autologous mixed lymphocyte culture

JB Smith, RP Knowlton - The Journal of Immunology, 1979 - journals.aai.org
Co-culture of autologous T and mitomycin-C treated B cells results in increased DNA
synthesis in the responding T cells. T cells thus activated in AMLC exerted suppressive …

Impaired cell-mediated immunity in Hodgkin's disease mediated by suppressor lymphocytes and monocytes

SM Hillinger, GP Herzig - The Journal of clinical …, 1978 - Am Soc Clin Investig
In Hodgkin's disease a possible mechanism for impaired cellular immunity is cell-mediated
suppression, defined as the inhibitory interaction between suppressor cells and effector …

Helper and suppressor T cell factors

RN Germain, B Benacerraf - Springer Seminars in Immunopathology, 1980 - Springer
The emerging view of the immune system is that of a collection of lymphocyte networks, in
which the cellular elements are related by a common set of antigen reactivities or the …