Interleukin (IL)-8, heme oxygenase-1 (HO-1), and vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) appear to be critically involved in immune responses associated with inflammation, infection, and tumor growth. Regulation of these mediators was studied in the human colon carcinoma cell line DLD-1. Here we report that pyrrolidine dithiocarbamate (PDTC) not only augmented tumor necrosis factor-a induced release of IL-8, but also mediated IL-8 expression as a single stimulus. Mutational analysis of the IL-8 promotor and electrophoretic mobility shift analysis revealed that activation of the transcription factor activator protein-1 (AP-1) and a constitutive nuclear factor-KB (NF-KB) binding activity in DLD-1 cells were mandatory for PDTC-induced IL-8 e...
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is characterized by an irreversible loss of lung functi...
Human leukocyte antigens (HLA) present protein-derived peptides to T lymphocytes. The knowledge of H...
TABLE OF CONTENTS Summary 1 Zusammenfassung 3 Abbreviations 5 1 Introduction 11 1.1 Osteoarthritis (...
In this study we investigated the regulation of IL-18BPa by IFN-y in the context of colon cancer and...
Apoptotic cell (AC)-derived factors alter the physiology of macrophages (M Phi s) towards a regulato...
Antiviral cytotoxicity of lymphocytes such as natural killer (NK) cells, CD8 alpha-beta T cells and ...
Background: Type I interferonopathies comprise a heterogenous and phenotypically diverse range of di...
Title and Contents Introduction Aim_of_the_study Methods_and_Materials Results Discussion ...
During the past several years, ceramide has emerged as an important second messenger triggering cell...
A precisely regulated crosstalk between innate and adaptive immunity is a prerequisite for an optima...
The removal of apoptotic cells (AC) can be regarded as an integral component of the program to termi...
Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is a chronic and progressive diffuse parenchymal lung disease of...
BMP10 is a cardiac specific member of the TGF beta superfamily and the expression of this cytokine i...
Idiopathic pulmonary arterial hypertension (IPAH) is a progressive and life- limiting disorder which...
Glial-cell-line-derived neurotrophic factor (GDNF) signaling through the receptor tyrosine kinase Re...
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is characterized by an irreversible loss of lung functi...
Human leukocyte antigens (HLA) present protein-derived peptides to T lymphocytes. The knowledge of H...
TABLE OF CONTENTS Summary 1 Zusammenfassung 3 Abbreviations 5 1 Introduction 11 1.1 Osteoarthritis (...
In this study we investigated the regulation of IL-18BPa by IFN-y in the context of colon cancer and...
Apoptotic cell (AC)-derived factors alter the physiology of macrophages (M Phi s) towards a regulato...
Antiviral cytotoxicity of lymphocytes such as natural killer (NK) cells, CD8 alpha-beta T cells and ...
Background: Type I interferonopathies comprise a heterogenous and phenotypically diverse range of di...
Title and Contents Introduction Aim_of_the_study Methods_and_Materials Results Discussion ...
During the past several years, ceramide has emerged as an important second messenger triggering cell...
A precisely regulated crosstalk between innate and adaptive immunity is a prerequisite for an optima...
The removal of apoptotic cells (AC) can be regarded as an integral component of the program to termi...
Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is a chronic and progressive diffuse parenchymal lung disease of...
BMP10 is a cardiac specific member of the TGF beta superfamily and the expression of this cytokine i...
Idiopathic pulmonary arterial hypertension (IPAH) is a progressive and life- limiting disorder which...
Glial-cell-line-derived neurotrophic factor (GDNF) signaling through the receptor tyrosine kinase Re...
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is characterized by an irreversible loss of lung functi...
Human leukocyte antigens (HLA) present protein-derived peptides to T lymphocytes. The knowledge of H...
TABLE OF CONTENTS Summary 1 Zusammenfassung 3 Abbreviations 5 1 Introduction 11 1.1 Osteoarthritis (...