objectives: platelets are anucleated fragments derived from megakaryocytes. it has been demonstrated that platelets play a role in hemostasis and innate immunity. in addition, platelets have a cd40 ligand which is an important molecular marker in motivating immune cells. thus, platelets also have a role in adaptive immunity as seen by their ability to activate b cells. since human platelet micr...

the immune system of mammalian organisms undergoes alterations that may account for an increased susceptibility to certain infections, autoimmune diseases, or malignancies. well characterized are age related defect in t cell functions and cell mediated immunity. although it is well established that the functional properties of t cells decrease with age, its biochemical and molecular nature is p...

all-trans retinoic acid (atra), as an active metabolite of vitamin a, has been shown to affect immune cells. this study was performed to evaluate the effect of atra on viability, proliferation, activation and lineage-specific transcription factors of cd4+ t cells. cd4+ t cells were  separated  from  heparinized  blood  of  healthy  donors  and  were  cultured  in conditions, some with, some wit...

background: asthma is very common in children and its diagnosis is based on clinical manifestations, which can be misdiagnosed as other respiratory diseases with similar signs and symptoms. objective: to analyze the expression of st2l and cd203c in the diagnosis of pediatric asthma. methods: basophils were purified from whole blood samples of patients and healthy controls using ficol-paque grad...

In multiple sclerosis (MS) beneficial effects have been assigned to the interferon (IFN)-I subclass IFN-ß, making its administration a first-line disease-modifying treatment in MS. IFN-I responses can be induced by cyclic-dinucleotide (CDN) triggered activation of Stimulator-of-interferon-genes (STING) and have essential immunomodulatory effects. A beneficial effect of STING activation on...