Introduction: Cytokines are not only produced by activated lymphocytes but also interact with
a number of cell‐surface molecules on the same cells. Syndecan‐1 is one such cell‐surface …

Materials and Methods Reagents All chemical reagents were purchased from Sigma
Chemical Co.(St. Louis, MO). Culture media, RPMI-1640, was supplemented by the addition …

T helper and suppressor cell control of autologous immunoglobulin production was
measured in 14 patients with Crohn's disease (CD) using autologous B cells or monocytes …

The literature concerning the autologous mixed lymphocyte reactions has been reviewed.
This analysis supports the following conclusions: human subjects have self-responsive cells …

In long-term well adapted kidney transplant recipients we have found a close correlation
between the T helper (TH): T suppressor/cytotoxic (TS/C) subset ratios and the presence of T …

We recently reported that two of six HLA‐DP supertypes (DP1–4, 6, 8) were associated with
susceptibility (DP2) and resistance (DP1) to childhood acute lymphoblastic leukaemia (ALL) …

Over the last four decades, glucocorticosteroids have assumed a major role in the treatment
of allograft rejection and a number of allergic, autoimmune, and malignant diseases in …

Freezing techniques provide a means for repeating and extending immunological assays
with frozen aliquots of an individual's peripheral blood mononuclear cell fraction …

The Immune and neuroendocrine systems interact with each other through cytokines and
hormones. Staphylococcal enterotoxin B (SEB) is a powerful inducer of cytokines. The …

Blood accessible biomarkers are becoming highly attractive tools to assess disease
progression and response to therapies, especially in pediatric diseases where other …