Crohn’s disease(CD)is a chronic inflammatory disorder characterized by dysregulated immune responses and significant disruption of intestinal immunity.A recent case-control study by Andreu-Ballester et al revealed de...
Co ronavirus disease 2019(COVID-19) has affected a broad demographics,eliciting a more significant effect on specific groups such as males,African Americans,and Hispanic minorities.Treatment of COVID-19 often requires...
supported by grants from Huazhong University of Science and Technology Research Funds for Self-dependent Innovation(No.2017KFYXJJ101);the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.81703058,No.81970591,and No.82000656).
Objective:Diagnosis of immunoglobulin A nephropathy(IgAN)requires the evaluation of renal biopsy specimens.However,renal biopsy is an invasive procedure and is not frequently performed for various reasons.Thus,recogni...
w The authors sincerely thank the patients and their parents for the help and willingness to take part in this study.This work was supported by grants from National Key Clinical Specialty Discipline Construction Program and Key Clinical Specialty Discipline Construction Program of Fujian and the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 81125009 and No. 3091110488).
Background: Neuromyelitis optica (NMO) and multiple sclerosis (MS) are autoimmune demyelinating diseases of the central nerve system, lnterleukin-7 (IL-7) and interleukin-7 receptor alpha (IL-7Rα) were prove...
Highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) can effectively suppress the replication of human immunodeflciency virus-1 (HIV-1) and block disease progression. However, chronic HIV-1 infection remains incurable due...
Type 1 interferon (IFN-I) promotes antigen-presenting cell maturation and was recently shown to induce hepatic IL-7 production during infection. Herein, we further explored the underlying mechanisms used by I FN-I t...
Interleukin-7 (IL-7) is an essential cytokine for the development and homeostatic maintenance of T and B lymphocytes. Binding of IL-7 to its cognate receptor, the IL-7 receptor (IL-7R), activates multiple pathways...
This research was supported by grants from the National Science Foundation of China (No.30471548). and "fifteen" national scientific technology study scheme (No. 2004 BA719A)
Background Elevated levels of interleukin-7 (IL-7) have been correlated with CD4^+ T cell depletion and the emergence of syncytium-inducing (SI) variants in human immunodeficiency virus type-1 (HIV-1) infection...