Chronic granulomatous disease (CGD) is a rare immunodeficiency disorder in which phagocytic leukocytes fail to generate superoxide (O(2)(-)) and antimicrobial oxidants. The therapeutic validity of interferon-gamma (IFN-γ) has been well established in CGD patients but its underlying mechanisms remain poorly understood. One probable mechanism has been suggested to be modulation of nitric oxide (N...

Interferon-gamma (IFN-γ) mediates responses to bacterial infection and autoimmune disease but it is also an important tumor suppressor. IFN-γ is upregulated in the gastric mucosa by chronic Helicobacter infection; however, whether it plays a positive or negative role in inflammationassociated gastric carcinogenesis is unexplored. To study this question we generated an H+/K+ATPase-IFN-γ transgen...

BACKGROUND Interferon gamma (IFN-γ), a cytokine produced by a variety of cells is involved in the immune response against M. tuberculosis. It activates the production of other cytokines and molecules that kill mycobacterium. IFN-γ also has diagnostic role in identification of active and latent tuberculosis. OBJECTIVE To determine the level of IFN-γ in the blood of TB patients. METHODS Ninet...

Interferon-gamma (IFN-γ) is a glycoprotein generated by lymphocytes that possesses anti-tumor, antiviral and immunomodulatory functions. IFN-γ assays are broadly employed in immunological research and clinical diagnostic tests. Intracellular IFN-γ staining, in particular, is an important immune assay that allows simultaneous determination of cellular phenotype and antigen-specific T cell respon...

Objective(s): Protosappanin A (PrA) is an effective and major ingredient of Caesalpinia sappan L. The current study was aimed to explore the effect of PrA on atherosclerosis (AS). Materials and Methods: Firstly, the experimental model of AS was established in rabbits by two-month feeding of high fat diet. Then, the rabbits were randomly divided into five groups and treated with continuous high ...

Vaccination for eliciting antigen-specific memory CD8(+) T cells may be facilitated by manipulating the pleiotropic effects of gamma interferon (IFN-γ). We assessed strategies for modulating the contribution of IFN-γ during the development of antigen-specific cytotoxic T lymphocyte (CTL) populations. We first showed that recombinant IFN-γ suppressed antigen expression in vitro from a recombinan...

The expression of allergic phenotypes involves complex inter-relationships among several Th2 and Th1 cytokines as well as the regulator cytokine interleukin (IL)-10. These direct or indirect interrelationships may distort the true associations of cytokine responses with these phenotypes. In this study, we aimed to clarify the effects of the regulatory cytokine IL-10 and Th1 cytokine interferon-...

We have previously shown that interferon gamma (IFN-γ) induces aberrant CD49b(+) natural killer (NK) cell recruitment by regulating CX3CL1 and eventually provokes foetal loss. In this study, we show that IFN-γ also modulates Ly-49 receptors on NK cells during pregnancy failure. The percentages of Ly-49A(+) and Ly-49G2(+) NK cells in the uteri of the IFN-γ-treated group were significantly lower ...

Abstract Immune defenses are triggered by cytokines like interferon-α (IFN-α) and IFN-γ in diverse cells. Both IFNs induce a class of factors termed IFN-stimulated genes (ISGs). Many ISG proteins have antiviral functions. There is growing appreciation that repertoires cell-type specific this bias impacts infection outcomes. However, the cues mechanisms driving these variable responses ill-defin...