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Tacrolimus And Cyclosporine A Inhibit Allostimulatory Capacity And Cytokine Production Of Human Myeloid Dendritic Cells, Gyongyi Szabo, C. Gavala, Pranoti Mandrekar
Tacrolimus And Cyclosporine A Inhibit Allostimulatory Capacity And Cytokine Production Of Human Myeloid Dendritic Cells, Gyongyi Szabo, C. Gavala, Pranoti Mandrekar
Gyongyi Szabo
Myeloid dendritic cells (DCs) are pivotal in the recognition of alloantigens and, therefore, in the induction of allograft rejection. Induction of alloreactive T cell proliferation by myeloid DCs depends on the maturation of DCs, the expression of costimulatory molecules, and the cytokine environment. This study investigated the effects of tacrolimus and cyclosporine A (CsA) on DC maturation and allostimulatory capacity. Myeloid DCs were propagated from normal blood monocytes with interleukin (IL) 4 and GM-CSF for 7 days in the presence or absence of tacrolimus (FK506; 10 nM) or CsA (1 microg/mL). Exposure of DCs during maturation to tacrolimus or CsA …
Reduced Alloreactive T-Cell Activation After Alcohol Intake Is Due To Impaired Monocyte Accessory Cell Function And Correlates With Elevated Il-10, Il-13, And Decreased Ifngamma Levels, Gyongyi Szabo, Pranoti Mandrekar, Angela Dolganiuc, Donna Catalano, Karen Kodys
Reduced Alloreactive T-Cell Activation After Alcohol Intake Is Due To Impaired Monocyte Accessory Cell Function And Correlates With Elevated Il-10, Il-13, And Decreased Ifngamma Levels, Gyongyi Szabo, Pranoti Mandrekar, Angela Dolganiuc, Donna Catalano, Karen Kodys
Gyongyi Szabo
BACKGROUND: Immunosuppression associated with chronic alcohol use is characterized by reduced antigen-specific T-cell response and impaired delayed type hypersensitivity. Increasing evidence suggests in chronic alcohol consumption models that reduced antigen-specific T-cell proliferation is due to insufficient accessory cell function. Accessory cell function, a critical step in recognition of viral antigens, is reduced in chronic hepatitis C. The severity of hepatitis C is increased by alcohol consumption. Thus, we investigated the effects of alcohol consumption on accessory cell activity of monocytes in supporting alloreactive T-cell proliferation. METHODS: Alloreactive T-cell proliferation was evaluated in a one-way mixed lymphocyte reaction (MLR). Mononuclear cells …
Human Macrophages Degrade Tryptophan Upon Induction By Interferon-Gamma, Ernst Werner, Gabriele Bitterlich, Dietmar Fuchs, Arno Hausen, Gilbert Reibnegger, Gyongyi Szabo, Manfred Dierich, Helmut Wachter
Human Macrophages Degrade Tryptophan Upon Induction By Interferon-Gamma, Ernst Werner, Gabriele Bitterlich, Dietmar Fuchs, Arno Hausen, Gilbert Reibnegger, Gyongyi Szabo, Manfred Dierich, Helmut Wachter
Gyongyi Szabo
Human peripheral blood mononuclear cells, monocytes-macrophages and T-cells were stimulated with human recombinant interferon-gamma, interferon-alpha and phytohemagglutinin. The culture supernatants were analyzed for tryptophan, kynurenine, 3-hydroxyanthranilic acid, anthranilic acid and neopterin by high performance liquid chromatography. Tryptophan was decreased and the four other compounds were increased in supernatants of peripheral blood mononuclear cells activated by interferon-gamma (250 U/ml), interferon-alpha (10.000 U/ml) and phytohemagglutinin (1 microgram/ml). After splitting of peripheral blood mononuclear cells by adherence, the monocytes and macrophages but not the T-cells degraded tryptophan upon stimulation by interferon-gamma in a dose dependent manner. Supernatants of phytohemagglutinin stimulated but not of …
Ethanol-Mediated Regulation Of Transcription Factors In Immunocompetent Cells, Gyongyi Szabo, Pranoti Mandrekar
Ethanol-Mediated Regulation Of Transcription Factors In Immunocompetent Cells, Gyongyi Szabo, Pranoti Mandrekar
Gyongyi Szabo
The immunomodulatory effects of acute and chronic alcohol use are characterized by impaired antigen-specific immune activation and by increased susceptibility to infections due to alterations in innate immune responses and inflammatory mediator production. The central feature of cellular responses to inflammatory and stress signals is the activation of the nuclear regulatory kappa B/Rel family of transcriptional factors via various surface receptor systems in immunocompetent cells. Activation of NF-kappa B, however, is regulated at multiple levels including I-kappa B degradation, nuclear translocation, and by interaction of NF-kappa B/Rel with other transcription factors. Data from our and other laboratories demonstrate that acute …
Hepatitis C And Innate Immunity: Recent Advances, Gyongyi Szabo, Angela Dolganiuc
Hepatitis C And Innate Immunity: Recent Advances, Gyongyi Szabo, Angela Dolganiuc
Gyongyi Szabo
Eradication of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection requires a complex and coordinated interplay between innate and adaptive immune responses that, when it fails, leads to chronic infection. In this review, the innate immune mechanisms by which HCV is sensed and by which HCV undermines host defense are discussed. The critical role of dendritic cells in antigen presentation and T-cell activation in addition to type I interferon production and interference of HCV with innate immune cell functions are reviewed. Finally, current and emerging therapeutic approaches targeting innate immune pathways are evaluated.
Cd1d-Dependent B-Cell Help By Nk-Like T Cells Leads To Enhanced And Sustained Production Of Bacillus Anthracis Lethal Toxin-Neutralizing Antibodies, T. Scott Devera, Lindsay M. Aye, Gillian A. Lang, Sunil K. Joshi, Jimmy D. Ballard, Mark L. Lang
Cd1d-Dependent B-Cell Help By Nk-Like T Cells Leads To Enhanced And Sustained Production Of Bacillus Anthracis Lethal Toxin-Neutralizing Antibodies, T. Scott Devera, Lindsay M. Aye, Gillian A. Lang, Sunil K. Joshi, Jimmy D. Ballard, Mark L. Lang
Bioelectrics Publications
The current Bacillus anthracis vaccine consists largely of protective antigen (PA), the protein of anthrax toxin that mediates entry of edema factor (EF) or lethal factor (LF) into cells. PA induces protective antibody (Ab)-mediated immunity against Bacillus anthracis but has limited efficacy and duration. We previously demonstrated that activation of CD1d-restricted natural killer-like T cells (NKT) with a CD1d-binding glycolipid led to enhanced Ab titers specific for foreign antigen (Ag). We therefore tested the hypothesis that activation of NKT cells with the CD1d ligand (alpha-galactosylceramide [alpha-GC]) at the time of immunization improves PA-specific Ab responses. We observed that alpha-GC enhanced …