{"title":"Assays for human cytokines and their interpretation","authors":"PhD Theresa L. Whiteside","doi":"10.1016/S0197-1859(00)89179-7","DOIUrl":"10.1016/S0197-1859(00)89179-7","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Assays for cytokines have become a part of a laboratory repertoire at many institutions. As the knowledge of cytokine biology and their role in human disease accumulates, cytokine assessment is likely to become even more extensive. It is essential that this assessment be performed expertly, preferably in clinical laboratories with established QC and QA programs, and interpreted accurately. The correct interpretation of results is a key to defining and validating clinical usefulness of cytokine assays. More than a single assay may be necessary to confirm the involvement of a cytokine in a disease. Cytokines mediate interactions between various cells and they are also involved in signaling within the cell. The wide choice of cytokine assays available today offers possibilities for evaluating diverse aspects of the cytokine biology. Monitoring strategies for biotherapy trials as well as cytokine profiling in disease are likely to represent major efforts of clinical immunology laboratories in the immediate future.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":100270,"journal":{"name":"Clinical Immunology Newsletter","volume":"18 7","pages":"Pages 69, 72-77"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1998-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1016/S0197-1859(00)89179-7","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"90957858","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Abstracts from the eleventh annual meeting of the association of medical laboratory immunologists (AMLI)","authors":"M.R.G. O'Gorman","doi":"10.1016/S0197-1859(00)89181-5","DOIUrl":"10.1016/S0197-1859(00)89181-5","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":100270,"journal":{"name":"Clinical Immunology Newsletter","volume":"18 7","pages":"Page 82"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1998-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1016/S0197-1859(00)89181-5","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"74737402","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Reference standards and quality performance considerations for measurements of cytokines and soluble markers of immune activation","authors":"MD John L. Fahey , Najib Aziz , Pari Nishanian","doi":"10.1016/S0197-1859(00)89178-5","DOIUrl":"10.1016/S0197-1859(00)89178-5","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":100270,"journal":{"name":"Clinical Immunology Newsletter","volume":"18 7","pages":"Pages 69-72"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1998-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1016/S0197-1859(00)89178-5","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"86678687","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Chris Cunneen, Kevin J. Reagan, Joerg Laudemann, Barry Shuman, Neil Stollar, Cy Cabradilla
{"title":"The use of amplification technology in the detection and quantitation of viruses","authors":"Chris Cunneen, Kevin J. Reagan, Joerg Laudemann, Barry Shuman, Neil Stollar, Cy Cabradilla","doi":"10.1016/S0197-1859(00)89176-1","DOIUrl":"10.1016/S0197-1859(00)89176-1","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":100270,"journal":{"name":"Clinical Immunology Newsletter","volume":"18 6","pages":"Pages 53, 57-60"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1998-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1016/S0197-1859(00)89176-1","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"77963722","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Laura Heisler, Mary Ann Brow, Monika de Arruda, Bruce Neri, Lance Fors
{"title":"The use of cleavase® fragment length polymorphism (CFLP®) and invader technologies in the detection of human pathogens and drug resistance","authors":"Laura Heisler, Mary Ann Brow, Monika de Arruda, Bruce Neri, Lance Fors","doi":"10.1016/S0197-1859(00)89177-3","DOIUrl":"10.1016/S0197-1859(00)89177-3","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":100270,"journal":{"name":"Clinical Immunology Newsletter","volume":"18 6","pages":"Pages 61-66"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1998-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1016/S0197-1859(00)89177-3","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"78374912","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"CD27 in clinical (neuro-)immunology","authors":"MD, PhD R.Q. Hintzen","doi":"10.1016/S0197-1859(00)89171-2","DOIUrl":"10.1016/S0197-1859(00)89171-2","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>CD27 is an interesting lymphocyte specific member of the still growing TNF-R family, a group of molecules that are involved in the regulation of differentiation, activation and survival of lymphocytes. Some of these molecules have already been shown to play essential roles in autoimmunity and lymphoproliferation. The exact biological role of CD27 remains to be resolved, but it can be anticipated that it modulates antigen specific immune responses and that it is mainly functional in lymphoid tissue such as germinal centers. Study of the expression of CD27 and its ligand CD70 on lymphocytes can provide insight in different immunopathological conditions. Finally, measurement of sCD27 concentrations in body fluids can, on one hand, be used as a marker for immune activation in vivo and, on the other hand, serve as tumor marker for certain lymphoid malignancies.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":100270,"journal":{"name":"Clinical Immunology Newsletter","volume":"18 4","pages":"Pages 33-36"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1998-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1016/S0197-1859(00)89171-2","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"83732108","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Update in clinical trials and immunological monitoring in multiple sclerosis","authors":"MD Anthony T. Reder","doi":"10.1016/S0197-1859(00)89173-6","DOIUrl":"10.1016/S0197-1859(00)89173-6","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":100270,"journal":{"name":"Clinical Immunology Newsletter","volume":"18 4","pages":"Pages 42-48"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1998-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1016/S0197-1859(00)89173-6","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"91452830","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Human leukocyte differentiation antigens of the sixth international workshop: What can we expect to see in the clinic?","authors":"Nicole Johnson, Susan B. Wormsley","doi":"10.1016/S0197-1859(00)89172-4","DOIUrl":"10.1016/S0197-1859(00)89172-4","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":100270,"journal":{"name":"Clinical Immunology Newsletter","volume":"18 4","pages":"Pages 33, 36-42"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1998-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1016/S0197-1859(00)89172-4","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"81417122","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}