The aim of this study was to monitor changes in the expression of immune-related genes in the bladder after tumor implantation. Mice were orthotopically implanted with MB49-PSA cells (C57BL/6 mice) on day 1 and terminated on days 7, 14, 21, and 28. Another mouse model (MBT-2/C3H mice) was examined at day 7. Gene expression analysis was performed using a TaqMan Low Density Mouse Immune Panel (Ap...

Diffuse large B cell lymphoma (DLBCL) is the most frequent lymphoma accounting for more than the 30% of the cases. Involvement of extranodal sites, such as bone marrow and central nervous system, is associated with poor prognosis. A contribution of the chemokine system in these processes is assumed as it is known as a critical regulator of the metastatic process in cancer. The atypical chemokin...

Other names: CD182; CD183; CKR-L2; CMKAR3; CXC-R3; CXCR-3; GPR9; IP10; IP10-R; Mig-R; MigR HGNC (Hugo): CXCR3 Location: Xq13.1 Note: CXCR3 is a G protein-coupled receptor with selectivity for three chemokines, termed IP10 (CXCL10), Mig (CXCL9) and I-TAC (CXCL11). IP10, Mig and I-TAC belong to the structural subfamily of CXC chemokines, in which a single amino acid residue separates the first tw...

C-X-C chemokine receptor (CXCR)3 and its interferon(IFN)γ-dependent chemokines (CXCL10, CXCL9, CXCL11) are implicated in the immune-pathogenesis of autoimmune thyroiditis (AT), Graves disease (GD) and Graves Ophthalmopathy (GO). In tissue, recruited Th1 lymphocytes produce IFNγ, enhancing the tissue secretion of IFNγ-inducible chemokines, initiating and perpetuating the autoimmune process. Pati...

Pharyngitis caused by Streptococcus pyogenes is one of the most common bacterial infections in humans and is also a starting point for invasive S. pyogenes infection. Here, we describe that tonsil fluid from patients with streptococcal pharyngitis contains high amounts of the interferon (IFN)-dependent CXC chemokine known as monokine induced by IFN- gamma (MIG)/CXCL9. Also in vitro, inflamed ph...

Saliva contains a large number of proteins that participate in the protection of oral tissue. Exosomes are small vesicles (30-100 nm in diameter) with an endosome-derived limiting membrane that are secreted by a diverse range of cell types. We have recently demonstrated that exosomes are present in human whole saliva. In this study, we found that whole saliva contained at least two types of exo...

The viruses that most commonly affect human respiratory tract include rhinoviruses, syncytial (RSVs), influenza, and coronaviruses (CoVs). virus infection of the epithelial cells triggers an inflammation accompanied by release pro-inflammatory cytokines/chemokines including IL6, IL8 (CXCL8), IL1?, tumor necrosis factor ? (TNF?). transition to acute inflammatory phase in lungs is increase produc...

1Department of Medicine, Rheumatology Unit, University of Padova, Padova, Italy: 2Department of Medicine, Clinical Immunology Branch, University of Padova, Padova, Italy; 3Department of Medical Diagnostic Sciences and Special Therapies, Radiology Section, University of Padova, Padova, Italy; 4Department of Biomedicine, Division of Rheumatology, University of Florence, Florence, Italy. Paolo Sfr...