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Full-Text Articles in Diseases
The Role Of Cd4 T Cells In The Pathogenesis Of Murine Aids, Wen Li, William R. Green
The Role Of Cd4 T Cells In The Pathogenesis Of Murine Aids, Wen Li, William R. Green
Dartmouth Scholarship
LP-BM5, a retroviral isolate, induces a disease featuring retrovirus-induced immunodeficiency, designated murine AIDS (MAIDS). Many of the features of the LP-BM5-induced syndrome are shared with human immunodeficiency virus-induced disease. For example, CD4 T cells are critical to the development of MAIDS. In vivo depletion of CD4 T cells before LP-BM5 infection rendered genetically susceptible B6 mice MAIDS resistant. Similarly, MAIDS did not develop in B6.nude mice. However, if reconstituted with CD4 T cells, B6.nude mice develop full-blown MAIDS. Our laboratory has shown that the interaction of B and CD4 T cells that is central to MAIDS pathogenesis requires ligation of …
The Vaccinia-Related Kinases Phosphorylate The N' Terminus Of Baf, Regulating Its Interaction With Dna And Its Retention In The Nucleus, R. Jeremy Nichols, Matthew S. Wiebe, Paula Traktman
The Vaccinia-Related Kinases Phosphorylate The N' Terminus Of Baf, Regulating Its Interaction With Dna And Its Retention In The Nucleus, R. Jeremy Nichols, Matthew S. Wiebe, Paula Traktman
Nebraska Center for Virology: Faculty Publications
The vaccinia-related kinases (VRKs) comprise a branch of the casein kinase family whose members are characterized by homology to the vaccinia virus B1 kinase. The VRK orthologues encoded by Caenorhabditis elegans and Drosophila melanogaster play an essential role in cell division; however, substrates that mediate this role have yet to be elucidated. VRK1 can complement the temperature sensitivity of a vaccinia B1 mutant, implying that VRK1 and B1 have overlapping substrate specificity. Herein, we demonstrate that B1, VRK1, and VRK2 efficiently phosphorylate the extreme N' terminus of the BAF protein (Barrier to Autointegration Factor). BAF binds to both DNA and …
Lack Of Il-15 Results In The Suboptimal Priming Of Cd4+ T Cell Response Against An Intracellular Parasite, Crescent L. Combe, Magali M. Moretto, Joseph D. Schwartzman, Jason P. Gigley, David J. Bzik, Imtiaz A. Khan
Lack Of Il-15 Results In The Suboptimal Priming Of Cd4+ T Cell Response Against An Intracellular Parasite, Crescent L. Combe, Magali M. Moretto, Joseph D. Schwartzman, Jason P. Gigley, David J. Bzik, Imtiaz A. Khan
Dartmouth Scholarship
IFN-gamma-producing CD4+ T cells, although important for protection against acute Toxoplasma gondii infection, can cause gut pathology, which may prove to be detrimental for host survival. Here we show that mice lacking IL-15 gene develop a down-regulated IFN-gamma-producing CD4+ T cell response against the parasite, which leads to a reduction in gut necrosis and increased level of survival against infection. Moreover, transfer of immune CD4+ T cells from WT to IL-15-/- mice reversed inhibition of gut pathology and caused mortality equivalent to levels of parental WT mice. Down-regulated CD4+ T cell response in the absence of IL-15, manifested as reduced …
Follicular Dendritic Cell Sarcoma Of Lymph Node - A Rare Entity, Safoorah Khalid, Nausheen Yaqoob, Shahid Pervez
Follicular Dendritic Cell Sarcoma Of Lymph Node - A Rare Entity, Safoorah Khalid, Nausheen Yaqoob, Shahid Pervez
Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
Follicular dendritic cells (FDC) are non-lymphoid, non-phagocytic accessory cells in the immune system that are essential for antigen presentation and germinal center reaction regulation1. These cells are CD21+, CD35+, CD1a- and S100 protein + and they show desmosomes ultrastructurally.
The most commonly involved sites by FDC tumors are lymph nodes but may arise at a variety of extranodal sites including oral cavity, tonsil, gastrointestinal tract and liver. Most studies represent single case reports or case series.
Our patient presented with tumor in the lymph nodes. Histology revealed tumor cells with abundant eosinophilic cytoplasm, hyperchromatic and pleomorphic nuclei, and prominent nucleoli. …