Immunology todayPub Date : 2000-12-01DOI: 10.1016/S0167-5699(00)01741-2
Dale I Godfrey , Jared F Purton , Richard L Boyd , Timothy J Cole
{"title":"Stress-free T-cell development: glucocorticoids are not obligatory","authors":"Dale I Godfrey , Jared F Purton , Richard L Boyd , Timothy J Cole","doi":"10.1016/S0167-5699(00)01741-2","DOIUrl":"10.1016/S0167-5699(00)01741-2","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>A role for glucocorticoids in thymopoiesis has been suggested by studies using glucocorticoid receptor (GR) anti-sense transgenic mice, glucocorticoid synthesis inhibitors and GR antagonists. Unfortunately, no consensus has been reached on exactly how glucocorticoids influence T-cell development. The most recent approach, using GR knockout (GR<sup>−/−</sup>) mice, indicates that GR signaling is, in fact, dispensable in this entire process.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":73346,"journal":{"name":"Immunology today","volume":"21 12","pages":"Pages 606-611"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2000-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1016/S0167-5699(00)01741-2","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"21937345","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}
Immunology todayPub Date : 2000-12-01DOI: 10.1016/S0167-5699(00)01742-4
B. Paul Morgan , Moh Daha , Seppo Meri , Anne Nicholson-Weller
{"title":"Into the third century of complement research","authors":"B. Paul Morgan , Moh Daha , Seppo Meri , Anne Nicholson-Weller","doi":"10.1016/S0167-5699(00)01742-4","DOIUrl":"10.1016/S0167-5699(00)01742-4","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>The complement system is established as a major homeostatic system and a factor in diverse pathologies. Some 500 delegates attended a recent meeting<span><sup>1</sup></span> to discuss the latest findings in complement research, ranging from studies in sea squirts through to therapeutic trials of inhibitors. Here, we review some of the key topics discussed at the workshop.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":73346,"journal":{"name":"Immunology today","volume":"21 12","pages":"Pages 603-605"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2000-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1016/S0167-5699(00)01742-4","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"86031663","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}
Immunology todayPub Date : 2000-12-01DOI: 10.1016/S0167-5699(00)01757-6
Dale I Godfrey
{"title":"Reply to Ashwell, Vacchio and Galon","authors":"Dale I Godfrey","doi":"10.1016/S0167-5699(00)01757-6","DOIUrl":"10.1016/S0167-5699(00)01757-6","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":73346,"journal":{"name":"Immunology today","volume":"21 12","pages":"Pages 645-646"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2000-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1016/S0167-5699(00)01757-6","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"79192500","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}
Immunology todayPub Date : 2000-12-01DOI: 10.1016/S0167-5699(00)01752-7
Christopher D. Buckley , David L. Simmons
{"title":"Sticky moments with sticky molecules","authors":"Christopher D. Buckley , David L. Simmons","doi":"10.1016/S0167-5699(00)01752-7","DOIUrl":"10.1016/S0167-5699(00)01752-7","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>A recent meeting<span><sup>*</sup></span> illustrated the extensive cross-talk that exists between adhesion receptors, G-protein-coupled chemokine receptors, growth factor receptors and cell surface proteinases.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":73346,"journal":{"name":"Immunology today","volume":"21 12","pages":"Pages 601-603"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2000-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1016/S0167-5699(00)01752-7","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"72660269","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}
Immunology todayPub Date : 2000-12-01DOI: 10.1016/S0167-5699(00)01724-2
Ena Wang, Francesco M. Marincola
{"title":"A natural history of melanoma: serial gene expression analysis","authors":"Ena Wang, Francesco M. Marincola","doi":"10.1016/S0167-5699(00)01724-2","DOIUrl":"10.1016/S0167-5699(00)01724-2","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Ena Wang and Francesco Marincola propose a novel strategy whereby tumor–host interactions are studied within the melanoma microenvironment by serial gene expression analysis. Methodological constraints and ways to circumvent them are discussed. This approach might improve our understanding of the molecular basis of tumor regression in response to immune manipulation.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":73346,"journal":{"name":"Immunology today","volume":"21 12","pages":"Pages 619-623"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2000-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1016/S0167-5699(00)01724-2","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"21937348","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}
Immunology todayPub Date : 2000-12-01DOI: 10.1016/S0167-5699(00)01744-8
Ada M Kruisbeek , Mariëlle C Haks , Michael Carleton , David L Wiest , Alison M Michie , Juan Carlos Zúñiga-Pflücker
{"title":"Branching out to gain control: how the pre-TCR is linked to multiple functions","authors":"Ada M Kruisbeek , Mariëlle C Haks , Michael Carleton , David L Wiest , Alison M Michie , Juan Carlos Zúñiga-Pflücker","doi":"10.1016/S0167-5699(00)01744-8","DOIUrl":"10.1016/S0167-5699(00)01744-8","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>How is signaling specificity achieved by the pre-TCR during selection of T-cell fate? Like the TCR, this receptor controls many functions, and recent studies define which pathways couple the pre-TCR to the molecular events controlling survival, proliferation, allelic exclusion at the TCRβ locus, and further differentiation.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":73346,"journal":{"name":"Immunology today","volume":"21 12","pages":"Pages 637-644"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2000-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1016/S0167-5699(00)01744-8","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"21937351","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}
Immunology todayPub Date : 2000-12-01DOI: 10.1016/S0167-5699(00)01754-0
Adrian F Ochsenbein, Rolf M Zinkernagel
{"title":"Natural antibodies and complement link innate and acquired immunity","authors":"Adrian F Ochsenbein, Rolf M Zinkernagel","doi":"10.1016/S0167-5699(00)01754-0","DOIUrl":"10.1016/S0167-5699(00)01754-0","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Natural or spontaneous antibodies are an essential part of the first line of defense against hematogenically spreading infections, including viruses. These antibodies target virus–antibody complexes and complement to the spleen. This prevents infections from reaching vital organs and enhances neutralizing antibody responses, particularly when the antibody is bound to a highly repetitive antigen.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":73346,"journal":{"name":"Immunology today","volume":"21 12","pages":"Pages 624-630"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2000-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1016/S0167-5699(00)01754-0","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"21937349","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}
Immunology todayPub Date : 2000-11-01DOI: 10.1016/S0167-5699(00)01716-3
Michael G. Tomlinson , Joseph Lin , Arthur Weiss
{"title":"Lymphocytes with a complex: adapter proteins in antigen receptor signaling","authors":"Michael G. Tomlinson , Joseph Lin , Arthur Weiss","doi":"10.1016/S0167-5699(00)01716-3","DOIUrl":"10.1016/S0167-5699(00)01716-3","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Adapters can be defined as proteins that mediate intermolecular interactions within a signal transduction pathway and that lack both intrinsic enzymatic and transcriptional activity. Their essential role in lymphocyte signaling was revealed by recent analyses of mice and cell lines deficient in LAT, SLP-76 and BLNK. These and other adapters nucleate signaling complexes and facilitate coupling of antigen receptor triggering to functional responses in lymphocytes.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":73346,"journal":{"name":"Immunology today","volume":"21 11","pages":"Pages 584-591"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2000-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1016/S0167-5699(00)01716-3","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"21918710","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}