Interleukin 12: still a promising candidate for tumor immunotherapy?

W Lasek, R Zagożdżon, M Jakobisiak - Cancer Immunology …, 2014 - Springer
Abstract Interleukin 12 (IL-12) seemed to represent the ideal candidate for tumor
immunotherapy, due to its ability to activate both innate (NK cells) and adaptive (cytotoxic T …

Interferon-γ: an overview of signals, mechanisms and functions

K Schroder, PJ Hertzog, T Ravasi… - Journal of Leucocyte …, 2004 - academic.oup.com
Abstract Interferon-γ (IFN-γ) coordinates a diverse array of cellular programs through
transcriptional regulation of immunologically relevant genes. This article reviews the current …

IFN-γ production by antigen-presenting cells: mechanisms emerge

DM Frucht, T Fukao, C Bogdan, H Schindler… - Trends in …, 2001 - cell.com
The suggestion that antigen-presenting cells (APCs) produce interferon γ (IFN-γ) is
controversial because it conflicts with the initial paradigm in which the production of IFN-γ …

Regulation of macrophage activation

J Ma, T Chen, J Mandelin, A Ceponis, NE Miller… - Cellular and Molecular …, 2003 - Springer
IFN-γ rapidly primes the macrophage via JAK1/2-STAT1 pathway so that it can subsequently
undergo a slower classical type 1 activation upon exposure to T helper (Th) 1 cytokines such …

Secretion of interferon‐γ by human macrophages demonstrated at the single‐cell level after costimulation with interleukin (IL)‐12 plus IL‐18

L Darwich, G Coma, R Peña, R Bellido… - …, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
The interferon (IFN)‐γ component of the immune response plays an essential role in
combating infectious and non‐infectious diseases. Induction of IFN‐γ secretion by human T …

The role of macrophages in rheumatoid arthritis

Y Ma, RM Pope - Current pharmaceutical design, 2005 - ingentaconnect.com
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a common autoimmune chronic inflammatory joint disease,
characterized by macrophage and lymphocyte infiltration, proliferation of synovial …

[HTML][HTML] Induction of innate immune response following infectious bronchitis corona virus infection in the respiratory tract of chickens

AM Kameka, S Haddadi, DS Kim, SC Cork… - Virology, 2014 - Elsevier
Infectious bronchitis virus (IBV) replicates in the epithelial cells of trachea and lungs of
chicken, however the mechanism of generation of innate immune response against IBV …

Overexpression of IL-18 decreases intimal collagen content and promotes a vulnerable plaque phenotype in apolipoprotein-E–deficient mice

R De Nooijer, JH Von der Thusen… - … , and vascular biology, 2004 - Am Heart Assoc
Objective—Although IL-18 has been implicated in atherosclerotic lesion development, little
is known about its role in advanced atherosclerotic plaques. This study aims to assess the …

Cytokines involved in interferon-γ production by human macrophages

CM Robinson, D O'Dee, T Hamilton… - Journal of innate immunity, 2009 - karger.com
Interferon (IFN)-γ is important to the immune defense against intracellular pathogens and
specifically the ability of macrophages to control Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB) …

Monocytes promote natural killer cell interferon gamma production in response to the endogenous danger signal HMGB1

RA DeMarco, MP Fink, MT Lotze - Molecular immunology, 2005 - Elsevier
Substantial attention has been paid to the role of the toll-like receptor (TLR) ligands of late
and their role in regulating the innate immune response. They serve as exogenous danger …