Cell and humoral immunity in endemic pemphigus foliaceus

In the search for genes that might influence EPF pathogenesis, we analyzed variants of the CTLA4 gene in a sample of 118 patients and 291 controls from a Brazilian popula- tion..

Since serum IL-12 is increased in PF (10) and DC, which produce IL-12, have an anti- gen-presenting function, the purpose of the present study was to quantify LC and DC in the skin

Figure 1. Model of “adaptive” T cell-instructed hematopoiesis. T cells are primed by the cognate antigen and reach the bone marrow, where they can help hematopoiesis by i)

Similarly to ICOS, CD40L and SAP are essential for B cell effective help, and de fi ciency of either one results in a poor germinal-center humoral response with defective

Recalcitrant pemphigus vulgaris: aseptic meningitis associated with intravenous immunoglobulin therapy and successful treatment with rituximab..

Objective: To report on the case of a patient with neonatal pemphigus that had extensive and critical skin lesions at birth.. Case description: A newborn male with

We and others have highlighted the importance of HLA polymorphisms, SNPs in cytokine and cytokine receptor genes, antiviral genes, toll-like receptors and pathway signaling

(A) Bar diagram denotes yield of IgG1, IgG2a and IgG2b isotypes, estimated by ELISA in the serum; (B) The proliferation B cells treated in vitro with doses of CaeA was examined