Volume 8, Issue 4 (2012) | American Journal of Immunology

Cancerous Immunoglobulins and CA215: Implications in Cancer Immunology

Gregory Lee — 2012-09-18

American Journal of Immunology, Published online: 18 September 2012; doi:10.3844/ajisp.2012.101.116

Immunoglobulins are typically expressed by B cells in our normal immune system. However, certain normal human tissues, such as hyperplastic epithelial cells, cells of the immunologically privileged si...

Association of Mycoplasma pneumoniae Infection With Ischemic Heart Diseases

Abdullah S. Assiri — 2012-10-11

American Journal of Immunology, Published online: 11 October 2012; doi:10.3844/ajisp.2012.117.122

Association of atherosclerosis and coronary artery disease well known main pathophysiologic basis for Ischemic Heart Diseases and Myocardial Infarction and due to major risk factors such as high plasm...

The Cell to Cell Interaction of Breast Cancer Cells Regulates Cancer Invasion Via ADAM15

Daichi Ota — 2012-10-17

American Journal of Immunology, Published online: 17 October 2012; doi:10.3844/ajisp.2012.123.135

Increasing evidence suggests that a disintegrin and metalloproteinase 15 (ADAM15) have essential roles in the process of cancer metastasis via degradation of the extracellular matrix and binding to in...

How Micrornas Affect the Expression of Human Leukocyte Antigeng in Pregnancy

Ayla Carmel Kempers — 2012-10-18

American Journal of Immunology, Published online: 18 October 2012; doi:10.3844/ajisp.2012.136.145

The expression of Human Leukocyte Antigen G (HLA-G) on Fetal Extravillous Trophoblast (EVT) cells during pregnancy plays an important role in preventing the fetus from rejection by suppressing the mat...

Helicobacter pylori Infection in Never-Smoking Male Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and its Relation to Lung Function

Jordan Minov — 2012-10-18

American Journal of Immunology, Published online: 18 October 2012; doi:10.3844/ajisp.2012.146.153

There is a recent epidemiologic and serologic evidence for relationship between Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) infection and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD). In order to assess the relat...

Role of Galphaq Containing Protein in Immune Regulation

Yuan Liu — 2012-10-18

American Journal of Immunology, Published online: 18 October 2012; doi:10.3844/ajisp.2012.154.165

G proteins, one of the most important transmembrane signal transducers, contain four subfamilies. Gαq is the α subunit of Gq protein subfamily. The Gαq containing protein initially attracted attent...

The Innate Immunity in Bovine Mastitis: The Role of Pattern-Recognition Receptors

Fernando Nogueira de Souza — 2012-10-18

American Journal of Immunology, Published online: 18 October 2012; doi:10.3844/ajisp.2012.166.178

Mastitis is the most costly disease for dairy farmers and industry, which are mainly caused by the entry of bacteria to the teat canal. Shortly after the entry of the invading bacteria, the innate imm...

Melanoma-Associated Suppression of the Dendritic Cell Lines DC2.4 and Jawsii

Kristian Michael Hargadon — 2012-11-03

American Journal of Immunology, Published online: 3 November 2012; doi:10.3844/ajisp.2012.179.190

Dendritic cells function as potent regulators of both innate and adaptive immunity to tumors and the regulatory activities of these cells are tightly linked to their maturation and activation status. ...

Cell-Mediated Immune Responses in the Sea-Star Asterias rubens (Echinoderm)

Michel Leclerc — 2012-11-29

American Journal of Immunology, Published online: 29 November 2012; doi:10.3844/ajisp.2012.191.195

Cell-mediated immune responses occur in sea star system. In Asterias rubens it is said that B sea star lymphocytes and T sea star lymphocytes exist in the axial organ which can be considered as an an...

Humoral Immune Responses to Various Antigens in the Asterids: A. gibbosa and A. rubens

Michel Leclerc — 2013-02-15

American Journal of Immunology, Published online: 15 February 2013; doi:10.3844/ajisp.2012.196.199

Immunizations with various antigens of the sea stars Asterina gibbosa and Asterias rubens produce specific humoral immune reactions which initiate the antibody factor. This antibody factor is correlat...