The current paradigm surrounding allergen-mediated T helper type 2 (Th2) immune responses in the lung suggests an almost hegemonic role for T cells. Our studies propose an alternative hypothesis implicating eosinophils in the regulation of pulmonary T cell responses. In particular, ovalbumin (OVA)-sensitized/challenged mice devoid of eosinophils (the transgenic line PHIL) have reduced airway le...

Background and Objectives: Over-production of the type II T-helper cells (Th2-shfit) has been suggested as a candidate mechanism for the etiology in at least one subgroup of schizophrenia. Hitherto, empirical evidence is derived mostly from in vitro cytokine production. Due to frequently undetectable serum levels of the major Th2 cytokine Interleukin-4 (IL-4), direct evidence, measured as a rat...

Rapid memory CD4+ T helper 2 (TH2) cell activation during allergic inflammation requires their recruitment into the affected tissue. Here we demonstrate that group 2 innate lymphoid cells (ILC2) play a critical role in memory TH2 cell responses, with targeted ILC2 depletion profoundly impairing TH2 cell localization to the lungs and skin of sensitized mice after allergen re-challenge. ILC2-deri...

A number of studies have verified that minimal change nephrotic syndrome (MCNS) may result from the dysfunction of T cells and B cells, although the precise mechanisms are yet to be elucidated. It is widely recognized that MCNS is a T helper (Th)2-dominant glomerular disease caused by an imbalanced Th1/Th2 immune response. Increased levels of the Th2 cytokines, interleukin (IL)-4 and IL-13, hav...

BACKGROUND The role of the immune system in insulin resistance associated with type 2 diabetes has been suggested. OBJECTIVES We assessed the profile of Th1/Th2 cytokines along with the frequencies of immune cells in insulin-treated type 2 diabetic patients (T2DP). METHODS 45 T2D patients and 43 age-matched healthy subjects were selected. Serum concentrations of T-helper type 1 (Th1) and Th...

The profile of cytokine production by peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) from patients with bronchial asthma on stimulation with house dust mite was demonstrated to be compatible with that of helper T type 2 (Th2) cells (1). The number of Th2 cells was also shown to be increased in bronchial tissue and bronchoalveolar lavage fluid of patients with bronchial asthma. Also, the recruitment...

Objectives: to study the levels of total, phosphorylated p65-subunit nuclear factor NF-kB, activity p65 and relation with level ratio T-helpers type I II in pregnant women placental dysfunction different clinical types course preterm labor (with premature rupture membranes (pPROM) without it).Materials methods. The case-control included 60 women: 40 disorders spontaneous period 24–34 weeks (gro...

The biological actions of cytokines in the immune system and specifically in autommunity have been carefully studied in the last few decades [1], in particular after Mosmann and Coffman observed that certain T helper cell populations could be categorised based on the cytokines they produce [2]. It was perhaps inevitable that progress in our knowledge of cytokine biology would generate simplifie...

Natural helper (NH) cells are a newly identified innate lymphocyte population that responds to a combination of interleukin (IL)-2 and either IL-25 or IL-33 to produce large amounts of T helper cell type 2 (Th2) cytokines. NH cells have been identified in fat-associated lymphoid clusters (FALCs), produce Th2 cytokines constitutively without any stimulation, and support the self-renewal of B1 ce...

BACKGROUND Isoflavone-containing soy products modulate allergic inflammation in mice. In our previously study, IFN-γ and IL-10 production increased in mice fed with Saccharomyces cerevisiae legume fermented product (SCLFP), demonstrating that SCLFP had immunomodulatory activity. In this study, we tested the anti-inflammatory effects of SCLFP in a mouse model of cutaneous atopic dermatitis infla...