Journal of Immunopharmacology

A definite increase in two low molecular weight factors, G10-2 and G10-3 was found in Ehrlich ascitic fluids, parallel to tumor growth. The isolation and identification of the two factors...

Systemic and local immunological responses of rats sensitized with either M. butyricum or native type II collagen have been evaluated. In rats exhibiting adjuvant-induced arthritis no antibodies to collagen could...

Resident peritoneal macrophages can be activated to develop cytotoxicity against P815 mastocytoma target cells following incubation in vitro with either D-lactoyl-L-alanyl-gamma-D-glutamyl-(L)-meso-diaminopimelyl-(L)-gl ycine (FK-156), heptanoyl-gamma-D-glutamyl-(L)-meso-diaminopimelyl-(D)-alani ne (FK-565), or bacterial lipopolysaccharide (LPS)...

A lyophilized extract from E. coli (OM-89) was studied for its immunomodulating properties and tolerance in humans. Its oral administration to healthy volunteers produced a selective increase in the active...

This phase I study demonstrates the immunostimulating properties of SLO4 administered by the oral route in the healthy volunteer. Responses to the test of DTH (delayed type hypersensitivity) were enhanced...

Treatment with the beta blocker acebutolol may trigger antinuclear antibody (ANA) production. We retrospectively studied 97 sera from 47 patients who developed ANA during acebutolol treatment. Anti-histone and anti-denatured (ss)...

Accumulation of lymphocytes after an intraperitoneal (ip) injection of a traditional Chinese herb medicine, XIAO-CHAI-HU-TANG (Japanese name: shosaiko-to), was investigated. Shosaiko-to induced marked accumulation of lymphocytes rather than macrophages in...

This study investigated whether in vitro immunotherapy with rIL-2 which augments human natural cytotoxicity and generation of lymphokine-activated killer cells diminished or inhibits the severity of therapeutically induced human in...

Cyclosporine A (CsA), one compound in the family of cyclosporines, has effectively modulated the course of S-antigen induced experimental autoimmune uveitis (EAU). Cyclosporines G (CsG) and D (CsD), related to...

Recent evidence suggests that angiotensin II may participate in the regulation of inflammation. We previously reported that angiotensin II inhibits human peripheral blood mononuclear cell reactivity and acts directly on...