318 results on '"Abrignani S"'
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302. Helicobacter pylori-specific CD4+ T-cell clones from peripheral blood and gastric biopsies.
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Di Tommaso A, Xiang Z, Bugnoli M, Pileri P, Figura N, Bayeli PF, Rappuoli R, Abrignani S, and De Magistris MT
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- Adult, Antibody-Producing Cells immunology, B-Lymphocytes immunology, Biopsy, Clone Cells immunology, Female, Gastric Mucosa cytology, HLA Antigens immunology, Humans, Immunoglobulins biosynthesis, Middle Aged, Receptors, Antigen, T-Cell immunology, T-Lymphocytes, Helper-Inducer immunology, CD4-Positive T-Lymphocytes immunology, Gastric Mucosa immunology, Helicobacter pylori immunology
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Colonization of human gastric mucosa with cytotoxic strains of the bacterium Helicobacter pylori is associated with peptic ulcer and with chronic gastritis. Since little is known about the T-cell response to H. pylori, we investigated the CD4+ T-cell response both in peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) and at the site of infection. First, we compared the bulk PBMC proliferative response to the bacterium in individuals with and without symptoms of gastroduodenal disease. We found that the PBMCs from virtually all individuals proliferate in response to heat-inactivated bacteria. Second, we cloned H. pylori-specific CD4+ T lymphocytes from the PBMCs of three patients and from both the gastric mucosa and PBMCs of a fourth patient. We have found that CD4+ T-cell clones specific for H. pylori from peripheral blood samples and gastric mucosae of infected patients are major histocompatibility complex class II restricted and discriminate between several cytotoxic and noncytotoxic bacterial strains. Moreover, they are polyclonal in terms of T-cell receptor usage and major histocompatibility complex restriction. Our results demonstrate that the T-cell response to the whole bacterium in PBMCs does not correlate with antibody response, infection, or disease. However, H. pylori-specific CD4+ T cells are detectable, at the clonal level, in both the periphery and gastric mucosa of infected patients. Localization of these cells at the site of disease suggests they are effectors of the immune response to the bacteria.
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- 1995
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303. Antigen-independent activation of naive and memory resting T cells by a cytokine combination.
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Unutmaz D, Pileri P, and Abrignani S
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- Humans, Leukocyte Common Antigens analysis, Receptors, Interleukin-2 analysis, Immunologic Memory, Interleukin-2 pharmacology, Interleukin-6 pharmacology, Lymphocyte Activation drug effects, T-Lymphocytes immunology, Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha pharmacology
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We investigated whether human resting T cells could be activated to proliferate and display effector function in the absence of T cell receptor occupancy. We report that combination of interleukin 2 (IL-2), tumor necrosis factor alpha, and IL-6 activated highly purified naive (CD45RA+) and memory (CD45RO+) resting CD4+ T cells to proliferate. Under this condition, memory resting T cells could also display effector function as measured by lymphokine synthesis and help for immunoglobulin production by B cells. This novel Ag-independent pathway of T cell activation may play an important role in vivo in recruiting effector T cells at the site of immune response and in maintaining the clonal size of memory T cells in the absence of antigenic stimulation. Moreover, cytokines can induce proliferation of naive T cells without switch to memory phenotype and this may help the maintenance of the peripheral pool of naive T cells.
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- 1994
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304. Formaldehyde treatment of proteins can constrain presentation to T cells by limiting antigen processing.
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di Tommaso A, de Magistris MT, Bugnoli M, Marsili I, Rappuoli R, and Abrignani S
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- Adult, Bacterial Outer Membrane Proteins immunology, Cells, Cultured, Epitopes, Hemagglutinins immunology, Humans, Pertussis Toxin, Virulence Factors, Bordetella immunology, Antigen Presentation drug effects, Formaldehyde pharmacology, T-Lymphocytes immunology
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Proteins to be used as vaccines are frequently treated with formaldehyde, although little is known about the effects of this treatment on protein antigenicity. To investigate the effect of formaldehyde treatment on antigen recognition by T cells, we compared the in vitro T-cell response to proteins that have been formaldehyde treated with the response to untreated proteins. We found that peripheral blood mononuclear cells from individuals vaccinated with three formaldehyde-treated proteins (pertussis toxin, filamentous hemagglutinin, pertactin) of Bordetella pertussis showed little or no response to the formaldehyde-treated proteins but proliferated very well in response to the corresponding untreated protein. These findings were further confirmed with CD4+ T-cell clones specific for defined epitopes of the bacterial proteins. We found that some epitopes are presented poorly or not at all when formaldehyde-treated proteins are used, whereas other epitopes are equally presented to T-cell clones when either formaldehyde-treated or untreated antigens are used. However, T-cell recognition could be restored by either antigen degradation before formaldehyde treatment or heat denaturation after such treatment. Parallel digestion with trypsin of both formaldehyde-treated and untreated proteins showed that fragments generated from the two forms of the same antigen were different in size. These results demonstrate that formaldehyde treatment can constrain antigen presentation to T cells and that this may be due to an altered proteolytic processing of formaldehyde-treated proteins.
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- 1994
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305. Compartmentalization of T lymphocytes to the site of disease: intrahepatic CD4+ T cells specific for the protein NS4 of hepatitis C virus in patients with chronic hepatitis C.
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Minutello MA, Pileri P, Unutmaz D, Censini S, Kuo G, Houghton M, Brunetto MR, Bonino F, and Abrignani S
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- Adult, Base Sequence, Cell Line, Chronic Disease, Female, Humans, Leukocytes, Mononuclear immunology, Male, Middle Aged, Molecular Sequence Data, CD4-Positive T-Lymphocytes immunology, Hepacivirus immunology, Hepatitis C immunology, Liver immunology, T-Lymphocytes physiology, Viral Nonstructural Proteins immunology
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The adult liver is an organ without constitutive lymphoid components. Therefore, any intrahepatic T cell found in chronic hepatitis should have migrated to the liver after infection and inflammation. Because of the little information available on the differences between intrahepatic and peripheral T cells, we used recombinant proteins of the hepatitis C virus (HCV) to establish specific T cell lines and clones from liver biopsies of patients with chronic hepatitis C and compared them with those present in peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMC). We found that the protein nonstructural 4 (NS4) was able to stimulate CD4+ T cells isolated from liver biopsies, whereas with all the other HCV proteins we consistently failed to establish liver-derived T cell lines from 16 biopsies. We then compared NS4-specific T cell clones obtained on the same day from PBMC and liver of the same patient. We found that the 22 PBMC-derived T cell clones represent, at least, six distinct clonal populations that differ in major histocompatibility complex restriction and response to superantigens, whereas the 27 liver-derived T cell clones appear all identical, as further confirmed by cloning and sequencing of the T cell receptor (TCR) variable and hypervariable regions. Remarkably, none of the PBMC-derived clones has a TCR identical to the liver-derived clone, and even with polymerase chain reaction oligotyping we did not find the liver-derived clonotypic TCR transcript in the PBMC, indicating a preferential intrahepatic localization of these T cells. Functionally, the liver-derived T cells provided help for polyclonal immunoglobulin (Ig)A production by B cells in vitro that is 10-fold more effective than that provided by the PBMC-derived clones, whereas there is no difference in the help provided for IgM and IgG production. Altogether these results demonstrate that the protein NS4 is highly immunogenic for intrahepatic CD4+ T cells primed by HCV in vivo, and that there can be compartmentalization of some NS4-specific CD4+ T cells to the liver of patients with chronic hepatitis C.
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- 1993
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306. N-glycosylation of HIV-gp120 may constrain recognition by T lymphocytes.
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Botarelli P, Houlden BA, Haigwood NL, Servis C, Montagna D, and Abrignani S
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- Amino Acid Sequence, Epitopes, Glycosylation, HIV Envelope Protein gp120 chemistry, Humans, In Vitro Techniques, Molecular Sequence Data, Protein Processing, Post-Translational, Recombinant Proteins immunology, Structure-Activity Relationship, CD4-Positive T-Lymphocytes immunology, Glycoproteins immunology, HIV Antigens chemistry, HIV Envelope Protein gp120 immunology, HIV-1 immunology
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The HIV envelope protein gp120 is heavily glycosylated, having 55% of its molecular mass contributed by N-linked carbohydrates. We investigated the role of N-glycosylation in presentation of HIV-gp120 to T cells. T cell clones obtained from humans immunized with a recombinant nonglycosylated form of HIV-gp120 (env 2-3) were studied for their ability to recognize both env 2-3 and glycosylated gp120. We found that 20% of CD4+ T cell clones specific for env 2-3 fail to respond to glycosylated gp120 of the same HIV isolate. Using synthetic peptides, we mapped one of the epitopes recognized by such clones to the sequence 292-300 (NESVAINCT), which contains two asparagines that are glycosylated in the native gp120. These findings suggest that N-linked carbohydrates within an epitope can function as hindering structures that limit Ag recognition by T lymphocytes.
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- 1991
307. Safety and immunogenicity of a genetically engineered human immunodeficiency virus vaccine.
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Wintsch J, Chaignat CL, Braun DG, Jeannet M, Stalder H, Abrignani S, Montagna D, Clavijo F, Moret P, and Dayer JM
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- Acetylmuramyl-Alanyl-Isoglutamine adverse effects, Acetylmuramyl-Alanyl-Isoglutamine analogs & derivatives, Acetylmuramyl-Alanyl-Isoglutamine immunology, Adjuvants, Immunologic adverse effects, Adult, Antiviral Agents adverse effects, Antiviral Agents immunology, Blotting, Western, Drug Evaluation, Drug Tolerance, Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay, HIV Antibodies biosynthesis, HIV Envelope Protein gp120 immunology, Humans, Immunoblotting, Leukocytes, Mononuclear immunology, Lymphocyte Activation, Male, Middle Aged, Phosphatidylethanolamines adverse effects, Phosphatidylethanolamines immunology, T-Lymphocytes immunology, Vaccines, Synthetic adverse effects, Vaccines, Synthetic immunology, Viral Vaccines adverse effects, HIV-1 immunology, Viral Vaccines immunology
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A phase 1 trial of a candidate human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) vaccine was done in 25 healthy seronegative subjects. The antigen, env2-3 (SF2), was a nonglycosylated polypeptide representing the gp120 region of the env gene of the HIV-1(SF2) isolate. It was produced in genetically engineered yeast as a denatured molecule incapable of binding CD4. A synthetic lipophilic muramyl tripeptide (MTP-PE) was used as an adjuvant. Ten subjects received adjuvant alone and 15 received 50- or 250-micrograms doses of env2-3 (SF2) administered intramuscularly in two immunization regimens. In general, adjuvant and vaccine were well tolerated. Antibody responses to both the homologous antigen, env2-3 (SF2), and antigens from other highly divergent HIV isolates were elicited in the majority of vaccine recipients. However, antibody titers were low, without neutralizing activity. In 9 of 11 subjects who received the complete vaccine immunization series, a significant specific T lymphocyte response was observed.
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- 1991
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308. Priming of CD4+ T cells specific for conserved regions of human immunodeficiency virus glycoprotein gp120 in humans immunized with a recombinant envelope protein.
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Abrignani S, Montagna D, Jeannet M, Wintsch J, Haigwood NL, Shuster JR, Steimer KS, Cruchaud A, and Staehelin T
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- Alleles, Cell Transformation, Viral, Clone Cells, DNA Replication, Epitopes analysis, HIV Envelope Protein gp120 administration & dosage, HIV Envelope Protein gp120 genetics, HIV-1 genetics, Herpesvirus 4, Human genetics, Histocompatibility Antigens Class II genetics, Humans, Lymphocyte Activation, Protein Denaturation, Recombinant Proteins administration & dosage, Recombinant Proteins immunology, CD4 Antigens immunology, HIV Envelope Protein gp120 immunology, HIV-1 immunology, Immunization, T-Lymphocytes immunology, Viral Envelope Proteins immunology
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A nonglycosylated denatured form of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) 1 glycoprotein gp120 (Env 2-3), which does not bind to CD4, was used with muramyl tripeptide as adjuvant to immunize HIV-seronegative healthy volunteers. In all the volunteers, three 50-micrograms injections of Env 2-3 induced priming of CD4+ T cells specific for conserved regions of the native glycosylated gp120. Moreover, we found that several major histocompatibility complex class II (DR) alleles can function as restriction molecules for presentation of conserved epitopes of gp120 to T cells, implying that a T-cell response to these epitopes can be obtained in a large fraction of the population. The possibility to prime CD4+ T cells specific for conserved epitopes of a HIV protein is particularly important in view of the lack of such cells in HIV-infected individuals and of a possible role that CD4+ T cells may play in the development of protective immunity against AIDS.
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- 1990
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309. [Activation of the alternative complement pathway by Newcastle disease virus. I) Effect of the virus on the complement system in vivo and in vitro].
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Dieli F, Gallina G, Abrignani S, and Colonna Romano G
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- Animals, Male, Mice, Mice, Inbred CBA, Time Factors, Complement Activation, Complement Pathway, Alternative, Newcastle disease virus immunology
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The authors have studied the effect of the paramyxovirus of Newcastle disease on the complement system in the mouse. The results obtained show that NDV activate both in vivo and in vitro the alternative complement pathway, suggesting that the intervention of complement system during viral infections represents a general biological phenomenon.
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- 1984
310. Role of macrophages in bypassing the inhibitory activity of Newcastle disease virus on the T-suppressor-cell circuit which regulates contact sensitivity to picryl chloride.
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Dieli F, Abrignani S, Lio D, and Salerno A
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- Animals, Immunization, Passive, Mice, Newcastle Disease immunology, Picryl Chloride, Spleen immunology, Suppressor Factors, Immunologic physiology, Dermatitis, Contact immunology, Immune Tolerance, Macrophages physiology, Newcastle disease virus immunology, T-Lymphocytes immunology, T-Lymphocytes, Regulatory immunology
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The interaction between the paramyxovirus of Newcastle disease virus (NDV) and the T-suppressor-cell circuit which regulates the expression phase of contact sensitivity reaction to picryl chloride was investigated. NDV infection impairs the T-acceptor-cell (Tacc) activity, as demonstrated by the failure of Tacc from mice infected with NDV both on Day 0 and on Day 3 to release the nonspecific inhibitor of the passive transfer of contact sensitivity. Tacc from NDV-infected mice fail to bind appreciable amounts of exogenous T suppressor factor, so indicating that the virus eliminates this T-cell population. However, macrophages from mice infected with NDV are able to release a nonspecific inhibitor of the passive transfer of contact sensitivity, indicating that the inhibition of Tacc activity in mice infected with NDV is bypassed by macrophages, so that the T-suppressor circuit is functionally active in NDV-infected mice. The mechanism of the selective inhibition of the Tacc activity by NDV is discussed.
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- 1988
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311. T suppressor afferent cells which regulate contact sensitivity to picryl chloride act across genetic barrier.
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Dieli F, Abrignani S, and Salerno A
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- Animals, DNA biosynthesis, Dermatitis, Contact genetics, H-2 Antigens immunology, Lymph Nodes cytology, Lymph Nodes metabolism, Male, Mice, Mice, Inbred BALB C immunology, Mice, Inbred Strains immunology, Picryl Chloride immunology, T-Lymphocytes, Regulatory classification, T-Lymphocytes, Regulatory drug effects, Dermatitis, Contact immunology, H-2 Antigens genetics, Picryl Chloride pharmacology, T-Lymphocytes, Regulatory immunology
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This paper investigates the requirement for genetic restriction in the action of T suppressor afferent cells (Ts-aff) which regulate the induction phase of contact sensitivity to picryl chloride. The results here reported show that Ts-aff which inhibit both the induction of contact sensitivity and DNA synthesis in the draining lymph nodes of sensitized mice, act across both H-2 and Igh genetic barrier and constitute new evidence which discriminates between two T suppressor cell populations in contact sensitivity.
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- 1986
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312. [Activation of the alternative complement pathway by Newcastle disease virus. II) Effects mediated by infected lymphoid cells in vitro].
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Salerno A, Colonna Romano G, Abrignani S, and Dieli F
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- Animals, Antigens, Surface immunology, Epitopes immunology, In Vitro Techniques, Male, Mice, Mice, Inbred CBA, Complement Activation, Complement Pathway, Alternative, Lymphocytes immunology, Newcastle disease virus immunology
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Murine lymphoid cells, infected in vitro with the virus of Newcastle disease, acquire the ability to activate the alternative pathway of mouse complement. At least two different mechanisms are involved: one dependent on the neuraminidasic activity of NDV, the other due to virus-induced epitopes on the surface of murine lymphoid cells.
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- 1984
313. Antibodies as antigens. The use of mouse monoclonal antibodies to focus human T cells against selected targets.
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Lanzavecchia A, Abrignani S, Scheidegger D, Obrist R, Dörken B, and Moldenhauer G
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- Animals, Antigen-Presenting Cells immunology, Antigen-Presenting Cells metabolism, Binding Sites, Antibody, Epitopes immunology, Humans, Mice, Species Specificity, Antibodies, Monoclonal therapeutic use, Cytotoxicity, Immunologic, T-Lymphocytes, Cytotoxic immunology
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We found that three tumor patients treated with mouse mAbs have T cells that recognize processed mouse Ig on autologous APC in a class II-restricted fashion, and we have shown that mouse mAbs directed against various cell surface molecules can be used as antigens to focus these T cells on an MHC class II-positive target of choice.
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- 1988
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314. Infection of mice with Newcastle disease virus inhibits the T suppressor afferent cell circuit which regulates contact sensitivity to picryl chloride.
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Dieli F, Colonna Romano G, Abrignani S, Colizzi V, and Salerno A
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- Animals, DNA biosynthesis, Mice, Picryl Chloride immunology, Dermatitis, Contact immunology, Newcastle Disease immunology, Newcastle disease virus immunology, T-Lymphocytes, Regulatory immunology
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The interaction between Newcastle disease virus (NDV) and the suppressor cell circuit which regulates the induction phase of contact sensitivity reaction to picryl chloride (Pcl) was investigated. NDV infection impairs the activity of the T suppressor afferent cells (Ts-aff) which inhibit DNA synthesis in the draining lymph nodes of mice specifically sensitized with Pcl and the development of contact sensitivity. The inhibitory effect of NDV was evident when the virus was administered up to 2 days before or at the same time as the injection of picrylsulfonic acid; this effect required infectious virus, as NDV inactivated by ultraviolet irradiation failed to inhibit Ts-aff activity. Taken together with the previous finding that the T suppressor efferent cell is unaffected by NDV, the present results support the view that contact sensitivity reaction to picryl chloride is regulated by two distinct T-suppressor-cell circuits.
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- 1985
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315. Inhibition of lymphocyte mitogenesis in mice infected with Newcastle disease virus: viral interference with the interleukin system.
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Colonna Romano G, Dieli F, Abrignani S, Salerno A, and Colizzi V
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- Animals, Antigens, Viral immunology, Interleukin-1 biosynthesis, Interleukin-2 biosynthesis, Lymphocyte Culture Test, Mixed, Male, Mice, Mice, Inbred BALB C, Mice, Inbred CBA, Newcastle disease virus immunology, Spleen immunology, Immune Tolerance, Interleukin-2 immunology, Lymphocyte Activation, Newcastle Disease immunology
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Spleen cells from mice infected with Newcastle disease virus (NDV) fail to proliferate when cultured with allogeneic cells or with concanavalin A (Con A). This failure is not due to impairment of interleukin-1 (IL-1) production or to a lack of accessory cell function as stimulator cells from NDV-infected mice induce DNA synthesis in the mixed lymphocyte reaction. However, spleen cells from NDV-infected mice fail to produce detectable amounts of interleukin-2 (IL-2) when stimulated with mitogenic doses of Con A and do not respond to exogenous IL-2-containing preparations. Furthermore, absorption experiments suggest that cells from NDV-infected mice fail to bind appreciable amounts of exogenous IL-2. All these events seem to be infection-dependent, as cells from mice injected with ultraviolet-inactivated NDV (UV-NDV) behave normally.
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- 1986
316. Complement activation by cell-associated immune complexes in contact sensitivity.
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Salerno A, Brai M, Dieli F, Colonna Romano G, Abrignani S, Colizzi V, and Asherson GL
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- Animals, Lymph Nodes immunology, Male, Mice, Mice, Inbred CBA, Mice, Inbred Strains, Oxazolone, Picryl Chloride, Antigen-Antibody Complex immunology, Complement Activation, Complement Pathway, Classical, Dermatitis, Contact immunology, Immunity, Cellular, Lymphocytes immunology
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Lymph node cells collected 4 days after painting the skin with picryl chloride activate the first components of the classical pathway of complement cascade, as shown by consumption of C4 of rabbit complement with total sparing of C5 and factor B activity. In contrast, lymph node cells collected 1 or 6 days after sensitization fail to do so. The ability of "4-day" cells to activate complement is inhibited by treating the cells with specific low-molecular-weight hapten, which is known to dissociate the immune complex present on the cell surface. When mouse serum was used as source of complement, a different behavior in complement activation between CBA/J and B10.D2-New/SnJ serum was observed: "4-day" cells failed to consume CBA/J serum whereas a normal complement activation was detected when B10.D2-New/SnJ serum was used. Using these two sera which differ in the level of C4, an inverse relationship between the ability of "4-day" cells to activate complement and their capacity to induce contact sensitivity when injected into the footpad of normal recipients was reported. Experiments performed using sera from C5 genetically deficient mice demonstrate that only the early complement components are involved, suggesting that membrane immune complexes are solubilized as a result of complement activation; on the other hand, membrane bound activated complement components could alter the immunizing potential of "4-day" cells.
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- 1984
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317. Vicia villosa lectin is a mitogen for mouse T lymphocytes.
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Abrignani S and Cammisuli S
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- Animals, Cell Adhesion, Female, Lymphocyte Activation, Male, Mice, Mice, Inbred BALB C, Mice, Inbred Strains, Mice, Nude, Spleen cytology, T-Lymphocytes drug effects, Lectins pharmacology, Mitogens, Plant Lectins, T-Lymphocytes immunology
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Mouse T lymphocytes cultured in the presence of Vicia villosa lectin, usually considered to be non-mitogenic, proliferate and produce interleukin-2. V. villosa-induced proliferation does not correlate with the cell ability to adhere to V. villosa-coated dishes, this is evident from the fact that either V. villosa-adherent or -nonadherent cells are equally sensitive to the mitogenic effect of the lectin. Furthermore, the sugar N-acetyl-d-galactosamine, which is reported to be highly specific for V. villosa, does not reduce the lectin-induced proliferation. These data indicate that there is a difference in the carbohydrate moieties required for the adherence to V. villosa and its mitogenic effect. These results are discussed on the light of the current use of V. villosa lectin as marker for some T cell subpopulations.
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- 1988
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318. T cells can present antigens such as HIV gp120 targeted to their own surface molecules.
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Lanzavecchia A, Roosnek E, Gregory T, Berman P, and Abrignani S
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- Antibodies, Monoclonal immunology, Antigens, Differentiation, T-Lymphocyte immunology, B-Lymphocytes immunology, Cell Line, Transformed, HIV, HIV Envelope Protein gp120, Herpesvirus 4, Human, Histocompatibility Antigens immunology, Humans, Viral Envelope Proteins, Antigen-Presenting Cells immunology, Antigens, Viral immunology, Retroviridae Proteins immunology, T-Lymphocytes immunology
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To trigger class II-restricted T cells, antigen presenting cells have to capture antigens, process them and display their fragments in association with class II molecules. In most species, activated T cells express class II molecules; however, no evidence has been found that these cells can present soluble antigens. This failure may be due to the inefficient capture, processing or display of antigens in a stimulatory form by T-cells. The capture of a soluble antigen, which is achieved by nonspecific mechanisms in macrophages and dendritic cells, can be up to 10(3) times more efficient in the presence of surface receptors, such as surface immunoglobulin on B cells that specifically bind antigen with high affinity. We asked whether T cells would be able to present soluble antigens that bind to their own surface molecules. Here we show that such antigens can be effectively processed and presented by both CD4+- and CD8+-bearing human T cells. This indicates that T cells are fully capable of processing and displaying antigens and are mainly limited in antigen presentation by their inefficiency at antigen capture.
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- 1988
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