Supported by Changsha Science and Technology Program,No.kq2022397;Natural Science Foundation of Hunan Province(Departmental Joint Fund),No.2023JJ60440;Research Program of Health Commission of Hunan Province,No.202303088786;Clinical Medical Research Center for Viral Hepatitis of Hunan Province,No.2023SK4009;the Scientific Research Program of FuRong Laboratory,No.2023SK2108.
BACKGROUND C-X-C chemokine receptor type 5(CXCR5)^(+)CD8^(+)T cells represent a unique immune subset with dual roles,functioning as cytotoxic cells in persistent viral infections while promoting B cell responses.Despi...
The National Natural Science Foundation of China,No.82260907,No.82260899,and No.82274434.
Liver failure(LF)is prevalent in China and is characterized by complex path-ogenesis,challenging clinical management,poor prognosis,and rising incidence and mortality rates.The immune status is an important factor aff...
Supported by the Guangdong Province Medical Science and Technology Research Foundation,No.B2014377;the Medical Scientific Research Project of Foshan,No.20190036.
BACKGROUND Thrombopoietin(TPO)is a primary regulator of thrombopoiesis in physiological conditions.TPO,in combination with its specific cytokine receptor c-Mpl,drives platelet production by inducing the proliferation ...
Supported by the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities,No.zdyf2017007;Project of Shaanxi Health and Culture Research Center,No.JKWH2019-Z02
BACKGROUND The single nucleotide polymorphisms of interleukin-21(IL-21)gene were confirmed to be related to various diseases,but no studies have examined the possible role of IL-21 single nucleotide polymorphisms(SNPs...
This work was in part supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(81373156,81570587,81401324,81671611);Science and Technology Planning Project of Guangdong Province(2016A020215048,2014A030308005);Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Organ Donation and Transplant Immunology(2013A061401007);Guangdong Provincial International Cooperation Base of Science and Technology(Organ Transplantation)(2015B050501002),China.
Graft versus host disease(GVHD)is a refractory complication of allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation for the treatment of malignant and non-malignant hematopoietic diseases.Inflammatory cascade responses ...
Acknowledgements This work was financially supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No 81173075, 81330081, and 81202541) and the Natural Science Foundation of Anhui Prov- ince (No KJ2011A177).
Aim: A number of evidence shows that the differentiation of B lymphocytes into plasma cells plays an important role in lupus pathogenesis. In this study we investigated how prednisone, a classical therapeutic drug fo...
Supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China,No.81170392
AIM: To investigate the relationship between inter-leukin-21(IL21) gene polymorphisms and chronic hepatitis B virus(HBV) infection in a Chinese population.METHODS: In this case-control study, 366 Chinese HBV-infected ...
The authors express their sincere thanks to Drs Xiaoyong Zhang and Chris Kafai Li for their critical comments. This work was supported by the Major Science and Technology Special Project of China (2008ZX10002-004, 2012ZX10002-003 and 2011CB946100) and the National Natural Science Foundation of China (81270025).
I nterleukin (I L)-21, a cytokine produced by activated CD4+ T cells, has broad pleiotropic actions that affect the functions of a variety of lymphoid cells. The roles of IL-21 in modulating immunity to infections ...
Supported by Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas,CONICET,PIP Nos.0032 and 11220120100619CO
A correct antibody response requires the participation of both B and T lymphocytes and antigen presenting cells. In this review we address the role of follicular helper T lymphocytes(T FH) in this reaction. We shall f...