Browsing Immunology (Scholarly Publications) by Title
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CD1d expression and invariant natural killer T-cell numbers are reduced in patients with upper gastrointestinal cancers and are further impaired by commonly used chemotherapies
(2020)Esophageal and gastric cancers collectively cause over 1.1 million deaths annually and only 20-30% of patients respond favorably to current therapies. Cellular therapies using invariant natural killer T (iNKT) cells are ... -
Characterising Cytokine Gene Expression Signatures in Patients with Severe Sepsis
(2013)Introduction. Severe sepsis in humans may be related to an underlying profound immune suppressive state. We investigated the link between gene expression of immune regulatory cytokines and the range of illness severity in ... -
Distinct and Overlapping Effector Functions of Expanded Human CD4, CD8? and CD4CD8? Invariant Natural Killer T Cells
(2011)CD1d-restricted invariant natural killer T (iNKT) cells have diverse immune stimulatory/regulatory activities through their ability to release cytokines and to kill or transactivate other cells. Activation of iNKT cells ... -
Distinct hepatic myeloid and lymphoid cell repertoires are associated with susceptibility and resistance to Ascaris infection
(2021)The soil-transmitted helminth Ascaris lumbricoides infects ~800 million people worldwide. Some people are heavily infected, harbouring many worms, whereas others are only lightly infected. The mechanisms behind this ... -
Glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) and the regulation of human invariant natural killer T cells: lessons from obesity, diabetes and psoriasis.
(Springer, 2011)AIMS/HYPOTHESIS: The innate immune cells, invariant natural killer T cells (iNKT cells), are implicated in the pathogenesis of psoriasis, an inflammatory condition associated with obesity and other metabolic diseases, ... -
Human Leukocyte Antigen Profile Predicts Severity of Autoimmune Liver Disease in Children of European Ancestry
(2021)Background and aims: Genetic predisposition to autoimmune hepatitis (AIH) in adults is associated with possession of human leukocyte antigen (HLA) class I (A*01, B*08) and class II (DRB1*03, -04, -07, or -13) alleles, ... -
Immune Dysregulation in Children With Down Syndrome
(2020)Down syndrome (DS) is the most common genetic syndrome associated with immune defects. The extent of immune dysregulation in DS is substantial, spanning the innate and adaptive systems and including anomalies in: T and ... -
Improvement in cognitive impairment following a 12-week aerobic exercise intervention in individuals with non-cirrhotic chronic hepatitis C
(2020)Cognitive impairment occurs in 30%-50% of patients with non-cirrhotic chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection. Exercise is beneficial in preventing and treating cognitive impairment and cardiometabolic abnormalities in ... -
Increased systemic inflammation in children with Down syndrome
(2020)Children with Down syndrome (DS) develop more infections, have an increased mortality from sepsis and an increased incidence of chronic inflammatory conditions. Cytokine dysregulation may underpin these clinical sequelae ... -
Melatonin as an immunomodulator in children with Down syndrome
(2022)Background: Down syndrome (DS) is a disorder characterised by marked immune dysfunction, increased mortality from sepsis, chronic inflammation, increased oxidative stress, sleep disturbance and possibly abnormal endogenous ... -
The role of lymphocytes in neonatal encephalopathy.
(2021)Neonatal encephalopathy is a syndrome characterised by abnormal neurological function often caused by a hypoxic insult during childbirth. Triggers such as hypoxia-ischaemia result in the release of cytokines and chemokines ... -
Selective effects of radiotherapy on viability and function of invariant natural killer T cells in vitro
(2020)Background and purpose: Immunotherapies involving the adoptive transfer of ex vivo expanded autologous invariant natural killer (iNKT) cells are a potential option for cancer patients and are under investigation in clinical ... -
Tissue distribution of γδ T cell subsets in oesophageal adenocarcinoma
(2021)The global obesity epidemic is contributing to increased prevalence of diseases fuelled by chronic inflammation, including cancer. Oesophageal adenocarcinoma (OAC) is an obesity-associated malignancy with increasing ... -
Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus and Latent Tuberculosis Infection Moderately Influence Innate Lymphoid Cell Immune Responses in Uganda
(2021)Background: Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) is a major risk factor for the acquisition of latent tuberculosis (TB) infection (LTBI) and development of active tuberculosis (ATB), although the immunological basis for this ... -
Unconventional T cells - New players in antifungal immunity
(2021)Life-threatening invasive fungal diseases (IFD) are increasing in incidence, especially in immunocompromised patients and successful resolution of IFD requires a variety of different immune cells. With the limited repertoire ...