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  • The Global ETD Search service is a free service for researchers to find electronic theses and dissertations. This service is provided by the Networked Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations.
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Avaliação da especificidade do anticorpo \"mouse anti-mouse-uNK clone 1\" e a localização da molécula antigênica correspondente nas células uNK de camundongos / Evaluation of the antibody \"mouse anti-mouse-uNK clone 1\", specificity and localization of the correspondent epitopes in mice uNK cells

Ferraz, Thalita Martins 20 December 2006 (has links)
No útero gestante dos animais com placentação do tipo hemocorial, ocorre uma migração e acúmulo transitório de linfócitos natural killer (NK) , cuja atuação na gestação não está totalmente elucidada. Estas células NK do ambiente uterino (uNK) apresentam comportamento distinto daquelas encontradas no sangue circulante (cNK), constituindo uma sub-população das células NK com expressão gênica específica ditada pelo ambiente uterino gestante. De fato, se estas células isoladas do útero de camundongos prenhes forem inoculadas em machos da mesma espécie eram capazes de induzir a resposta imunológica com produção de anticorpos que reagem especificamente com as células uNK. No presente trabalho foi utilizado um destes anticorpos monoclonais denominados de \"mouse anti-mouse uterine natural killer cell clone 1 (mam-uNK1)\" obtidos anteriormente em nosso laboratório para avaliar a especificidade deste anticorpo e a localização da molécula antigênica correspondente. Para tanto, foram utilizados cortes histológicos do útero no 9º dia de gestação, dos órgãos linfóides (baço, timo e linfonodo), do cérebro, do fígado e do coração submetidos à reações imunocitoquímicas com o anticorpo mam-uNK1 em nível da microscopia de luz e, pela imunomicroscopia eletrônica nas células uNK do útero gestante e células estriadas cardíacas do miocárdio. Foram obtidos homogenados teciduais dos mesmos órgãos avaliados pela imunocitoquímica para realização do SDS-PAGE e Western-blot com o intuído de identificar as frações protéicas reativas e homologia entre os diversos órgãos. Os padrões de imunomarcação com o mam-uNK1 foram comparadas com o padrão de reatividade da lectina DBA (Dolichos biflorus) tanto nos cortes histológicos quanto nos homogenados submetidos ao Western-blot. Os resultados demonstraram reação positiva distribuída difusamente no citoplasma, com maior intensidade no perímetro das células uNK, e marcação difusa no citoplasma das células deciduais e das células musculares lisas do miométrio. Reações positivas foram encontradas também no citoplasma das células musculares cardíacas, no citoplasma das células reticulares dos órgãos linfóides, nos feixes de nervos do sistema nervoso central e no citoplasma dos hepatócitos. Pela imunomicroscopia eletrônica foram observadas partículas de ouro coloidal em maior número no citoplasma que preenchem os prolongamentos citoplasmáticos tipo microvilosidades e no citoplasma marginal abaixo da membrana plasmática nas células uNK. Nas células musculares cardíacas as marcações mais intensas foram constatadas no citoplasma da extremidade destas células onde as miofibrilas eram menos organizadas e se ancoravam à membrana plasmática. Pelo Western-blot, foram identificadas duas bandas reativas ao mam-uNK1 com peso molecular de 52 e 54 kDa comuns a todos os órgãos analisados. Estes dados demonstram que a molécula reconhecida pelo anticorpo mam-uNK1 tem ampla distribuição em diversos tipos celulares não sendo específica para as células uNK, porém apresentam uma localização peculiar nestas células e nas células musculares cardíacas. Pelo padrão de localização identificado em imunomicroscopia eletrônica, presume-se que estas moléculas estejam associadas com a modulação do citoesqueleto nas diversas atividades que estes componentes estruturais desempenham nas células, sendo particularmente interessante a relação com a motilidade celular. / In the pregnant uterus of animals developing hemochorial type placentation occurs a transient migration and accumulation of natural killer lymphocytes (NK) which activity in the pregnancy has not been fully elucidated. These NK cells from uterine environment (uNK) present a distinct behavior from those found in the peripheral circulating blood (cNK), composing a subset of NK cells with specific gene expression that is regulated by pregnant uterus. Actually, these cells isolated from pregnant mice uteri were inoculated in the male mice of same strains, they induced immune response with production of antibodies reactivity specifically to uNK cells. In the present work it was used one of these mouse anti-mouse uterine natural killer cells clone 1 (mam-uNK1) monoclonal antibody that was obtained previously in our laboratory, in the aim to evaluate the specificity of this antibody and localization of corresponding antigenic molecule. It was used histological sections of uteri on 9º gestational day, lymphoid organs (spleen, thymus and lymph node), brain, liver and heart processed for immunocytochemistry with mam-uNK antibody at light microscopy and immunoelectron microscopy for uNK cells in pregnant uterus and cardiac muscle cells. Tissue homogenates from the same organs that were evaluated by immunocytochemistry were obtained to perform SDS-PAGE and Western-blot primary to identify the proteins fractions reactive with mam-uNK antibody and possible homology among the tissues. The immunolabeling pattern using mam-uNK both, in histological sections and Western-blot were compared with pattern of Dolichos biflorus (DBA) lectin reactions. The results showed diffuse positive reaction distributed in the cytoplasm with higher intensity on perimeter of uNK cells and diffuse labeling in the cytoplasm of decidual cells and, in smooth muscle cells of miometrium. Positive reaction was also found in the cytoplasm of cardiac muscle cells, reticular cells of lymphoid organs, hepatocytes and in the axon bundles of the brain. By immunelectron microscopy, were observed higher number of gold particles in the cytoplasm of microvillous-like cell processes and in the marginal cytoplasm near the plasma membrane of uNK cells. In the cardiac muscle cells the most conspicuous labeling was seen in the cytoplasm of muscle cells at the end portions, that is, where the myofibrills were less organized and anchoring to plasma membrane. The Western-blot identified two bands with 52 and 54 kDa reactive do mam-uNK constantly found in all organs analyzed. These data show that the molecule that is recognized by mam-uNK1 antibody is widely distributed in several cell types, not specific for mouse uNK cells, but has a very peculiar localization in these cells and in the cardiac muscle cells. To the localization pattern that was identified by immunelectron microscopy it was suggested that, these molecules were associated to the modulation of the cytoskeleton in many activities that these structural component potentially could carry out in the cells, being particularly attractive those related to cell motility.
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Analysis of acute mycloid leukaemia cell surface antigens with monoclonal antibodies /

Gadd, Stephen J. January 1985 (has links) (PDF)
Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Adelaide, 1985. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 129-145).
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Site-directed in vitro immunization a model of sequential antigen-specific activation of human B cells /

Chin, Li-Te. January 1994 (has links)
Thesis (doctoral)--Lund University, 1994. / Added t.p. with thesis statement inserted.
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Site-directed in vitro immunization a model of sequential antigen-specific activation of human B cells /

Chin, Li-Te. January 1994 (has links)
Thesis (doctoral)--Lund University, 1994. / Added t.p. with thesis statement inserted.
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PD-1 regula a atividade microbicida de leucócitos esplênicos na leishmaniose visceral canina /

Rebech, Gabriela Torres January 2018 (has links)
Orientador: Valéria Marçal Félix Lima / Banca:Gisele Fabrino Machado / Banca:Sandra Helena Penha de Oliveira / Resumo: A leishmaniose é uma doença imunossupressora causada por protozoários do gênero Leishmania, tendo os cães como reservatório doméstico. A molécula Programmed Cell Death 1 (PD-1) é altamente expressa em células leucocitárias de cães com leishmaniose visceral e promove a exaustão dos linfócitos T e a supressão da secreção de citocinas. Como o PD-1 tem função supressiva em relação à imunidade celular, avaliamos o efeito de anticorpos bloqueadores de PD-1 na produção de NO, ROS, interleucina 17 (IL-17) e na carga parasitária em cultura de leucócitos esplênicos de cães naturalmente infectados. In vitro, o bloqueio de PD-1 promoveu aumento dos níveis de NO intracelular e reduziu os de IL-17 no sobrenadante da cultura, além de reduzir a carga parasitária, más não alterou os níveis de ROS. Concluímos que a PD-1 participa na regulação da resposta imune e que o anticorpo bloqueador é efetivo na restauração da atividade microbicida do hospedeiro. Isso pode ser investigado em estudos imuno-terapêuticos no futuro. / Abstract: Leishmaniasis is an immunosuppressive disease caused by protozoa of the genus Leishmania for which dogs are the domestic reservoir. The programmed cell death 1 molecule (PD-1) is highly expressed in leukocyte cells of dogs with visceral leishmaniasis, and it promotes T lymphocyte exhaustion and suppression of cytokine secretion. Because PD-1 has a suppressive function regarding cell immunity, we evaluated the effect of PD-1 blocking antibodies on NO, ROS and interleukin 17 (IL-17) production and on parasite load in spleen leukocyte cultures from naturally infected dogs. In vitro, PD-1 blocking promoted increased levels of intracellular NO and reduced the levels of IL-17 in the culture supernatant, in addition to reducing the parasite load, but do not change ROS levels. We conclude that PD-1 participates in regulation of the immune response and that the blocking antibody is effective in restoring host microbicidal activity. This can be investigated in an immuno-therapeutic study in the future. / Mestre
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PD-1 regula a atividade microbicida de leucócitos esplênicos na leishmaniose visceral canina / PD-1 regulates the microbicide activity of spleen leukocytes in canine visceral leishmaniasis

Rebech, Gabriela Torres 06 April 2018 (has links)
Submitted by Gabriela Torres Rebech (gtr.torres@hotmail.com) on 2018-05-11T23:25:50Z No. of bitstreams: 1 Dissertação Gabriela.pdf: 515150 bytes, checksum: 8dcf7e5ca4b514e5c7c8ada92438306b (MD5) / Approved for entry into archive by Ederson Vasconcelos Pereira null (edersonpereira@fmva.unesp.br) on 2018-05-14T17:16:11Z (GMT) No. of bitstreams: 1 rebech_gt_me_araca_int.pdf: 515150 bytes, checksum: 8dcf7e5ca4b514e5c7c8ada92438306b (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2018-05-14T17:16:11Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 rebech_gt_me_araca_int.pdf: 515150 bytes, checksum: 8dcf7e5ca4b514e5c7c8ada92438306b (MD5) Previous issue date: 2018-04-06 / Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES) / A leishmaniose é uma doença imunossupressora causada por protozoários do gênero Leishmania, tendo os cães como reservatório doméstico. A molécula Programmed Cell Death 1 (PD-1) é altamente expressa em células leucocitárias de cães com leishmaniose visceral e promove a exaustão dos linfócitos T e a supressão da secreção de citocinas. Como o PD-1 tem função supressiva em relação à imunidade celular, avaliamos o efeito de anticorpos bloqueadores de PD-1 na produção de NO, ROS, interleucina 17 (IL-17) e na carga parasitária em cultura de leucócitos esplênicos de cães naturalmente infectados. In vitro, o bloqueio de PD-1 promoveu aumento dos níveis de NO intracelular e reduziu os de IL-17 no sobrenadante da cultura, além de reduzir a carga parasitária, más não alterou os níveis de ROS. Concluímos que a PD-1 participa na regulação da resposta imune e que o anticorpo bloqueador é efetivo na restauração da atividade microbicida do hospedeiro. Isso pode ser investigado em estudos imuno-terapêuticos no futuro. / Leishmaniasis is an immunosuppressive disease caused by protozoa of the genus Leishmania for which dogs are the domestic reservoir. The programmed cell death 1 molecule (PD-1) is highly expressed in leukocyte cells of dogs with visceral leishmaniasis, and it promotes T lymphocyte exhaustion and suppression of cytokine secretion. Because PD-1 has a suppressive function regarding cell immunity, we evaluated the effect of PD-1 blocking antibodies on NO, ROS and interleukin 17 (IL-17) production and on parasite load in spleen leukocyte cultures from naturally infected dogs. In vitro, PD-1 blocking promoted increased levels of intracellular NO and reduced the levels of IL-17 in the culture supernatant, in addition to reducing the parasite load, but do not change ROS levels. We conclude that PD-1 participates in regulation of the immune response and that the blocking antibody is effective in restoring host microbicidal activity. This can be investigated in an immuno-therapeutic study in the future.
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Avaliação da especificidade do anticorpo \"mouse anti-mouse-uNK clone 1\" e a localização da molécula antigênica correspondente nas células uNK de camundongos / Evaluation of the antibody \"mouse anti-mouse-uNK clone 1\", specificity and localization of the correspondent epitopes in mice uNK cells

Thalita Martins Ferraz 20 December 2006 (has links)
No útero gestante dos animais com placentação do tipo hemocorial, ocorre uma migração e acúmulo transitório de linfócitos natural killer (NK) , cuja atuação na gestação não está totalmente elucidada. Estas células NK do ambiente uterino (uNK) apresentam comportamento distinto daquelas encontradas no sangue circulante (cNK), constituindo uma sub-população das células NK com expressão gênica específica ditada pelo ambiente uterino gestante. De fato, se estas células isoladas do útero de camundongos prenhes forem inoculadas em machos da mesma espécie eram capazes de induzir a resposta imunológica com produção de anticorpos que reagem especificamente com as células uNK. No presente trabalho foi utilizado um destes anticorpos monoclonais denominados de \"mouse anti-mouse uterine natural killer cell clone 1 (mam-uNK1)\" obtidos anteriormente em nosso laboratório para avaliar a especificidade deste anticorpo e a localização da molécula antigênica correspondente. Para tanto, foram utilizados cortes histológicos do útero no 9º dia de gestação, dos órgãos linfóides (baço, timo e linfonodo), do cérebro, do fígado e do coração submetidos à reações imunocitoquímicas com o anticorpo mam-uNK1 em nível da microscopia de luz e, pela imunomicroscopia eletrônica nas células uNK do útero gestante e células estriadas cardíacas do miocárdio. Foram obtidos homogenados teciduais dos mesmos órgãos avaliados pela imunocitoquímica para realização do SDS-PAGE e Western-blot com o intuído de identificar as frações protéicas reativas e homologia entre os diversos órgãos. Os padrões de imunomarcação com o mam-uNK1 foram comparadas com o padrão de reatividade da lectina DBA (Dolichos biflorus) tanto nos cortes histológicos quanto nos homogenados submetidos ao Western-blot. Os resultados demonstraram reação positiva distribuída difusamente no citoplasma, com maior intensidade no perímetro das células uNK, e marcação difusa no citoplasma das células deciduais e das células musculares lisas do miométrio. Reações positivas foram encontradas também no citoplasma das células musculares cardíacas, no citoplasma das células reticulares dos órgãos linfóides, nos feixes de nervos do sistema nervoso central e no citoplasma dos hepatócitos. Pela imunomicroscopia eletrônica foram observadas partículas de ouro coloidal em maior número no citoplasma que preenchem os prolongamentos citoplasmáticos tipo microvilosidades e no citoplasma marginal abaixo da membrana plasmática nas células uNK. Nas células musculares cardíacas as marcações mais intensas foram constatadas no citoplasma da extremidade destas células onde as miofibrilas eram menos organizadas e se ancoravam à membrana plasmática. Pelo Western-blot, foram identificadas duas bandas reativas ao mam-uNK1 com peso molecular de 52 e 54 kDa comuns a todos os órgãos analisados. Estes dados demonstram que a molécula reconhecida pelo anticorpo mam-uNK1 tem ampla distribuição em diversos tipos celulares não sendo específica para as células uNK, porém apresentam uma localização peculiar nestas células e nas células musculares cardíacas. Pelo padrão de localização identificado em imunomicroscopia eletrônica, presume-se que estas moléculas estejam associadas com a modulação do citoesqueleto nas diversas atividades que estes componentes estruturais desempenham nas células, sendo particularmente interessante a relação com a motilidade celular. / In the pregnant uterus of animals developing hemochorial type placentation occurs a transient migration and accumulation of natural killer lymphocytes (NK) which activity in the pregnancy has not been fully elucidated. These NK cells from uterine environment (uNK) present a distinct behavior from those found in the peripheral circulating blood (cNK), composing a subset of NK cells with specific gene expression that is regulated by pregnant uterus. Actually, these cells isolated from pregnant mice uteri were inoculated in the male mice of same strains, they induced immune response with production of antibodies reactivity specifically to uNK cells. In the present work it was used one of these mouse anti-mouse uterine natural killer cells clone 1 (mam-uNK1) monoclonal antibody that was obtained previously in our laboratory, in the aim to evaluate the specificity of this antibody and localization of corresponding antigenic molecule. It was used histological sections of uteri on 9º gestational day, lymphoid organs (spleen, thymus and lymph node), brain, liver and heart processed for immunocytochemistry with mam-uNK antibody at light microscopy and immunoelectron microscopy for uNK cells in pregnant uterus and cardiac muscle cells. Tissue homogenates from the same organs that were evaluated by immunocytochemistry were obtained to perform SDS-PAGE and Western-blot primary to identify the proteins fractions reactive with mam-uNK antibody and possible homology among the tissues. The immunolabeling pattern using mam-uNK both, in histological sections and Western-blot were compared with pattern of Dolichos biflorus (DBA) lectin reactions. The results showed diffuse positive reaction distributed in the cytoplasm with higher intensity on perimeter of uNK cells and diffuse labeling in the cytoplasm of decidual cells and, in smooth muscle cells of miometrium. Positive reaction was also found in the cytoplasm of cardiac muscle cells, reticular cells of lymphoid organs, hepatocytes and in the axon bundles of the brain. By immunelectron microscopy, were observed higher number of gold particles in the cytoplasm of microvillous-like cell processes and in the marginal cytoplasm near the plasma membrane of uNK cells. In the cardiac muscle cells the most conspicuous labeling was seen in the cytoplasm of muscle cells at the end portions, that is, where the myofibrills were less organized and anchoring to plasma membrane. The Western-blot identified two bands with 52 and 54 kDa reactive do mam-uNK constantly found in all organs analyzed. These data show that the molecule that is recognized by mam-uNK1 antibody is widely distributed in several cell types, not specific for mouse uNK cells, but has a very peculiar localization in these cells and in the cardiac muscle cells. To the localization pattern that was identified by immunelectron microscopy it was suggested that, these molecules were associated to the modulation of the cytoskeleton in many activities that these structural component potentially could carry out in the cells, being particularly attractive those related to cell motility.
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A spectrin-like protein in bovine retinal rod photoreceptor outer segments as defined by monoclonal antibodies

Wong, Simon Yuk Chun January 1988 (has links)
Biochemical and immunological studies indicate that rod outer segments (ROS) of bovine photoreceptor cells contain a Mr 240,000 polypeptide related to the ∝-subunit of red blood cell (RBC) spectrin. With the use of sodium dodecyl sulfate gel electrophoresis in conjunction with the immunoblotting technique, monoclonal antibody 4B2 was found to bind to a Mr 240,000 polypeptide in ROS that is distinct from the prominent Mr 220,000 concanavalin A binding glycoprotein. The Mr 240,000 polypeptide is highly susceptible to degradation by endogenous proteases. It does not appear to be an integral membrane protein but is tightly membrane associated since it can be partially extracted from ROS membranes with urea in the absence of detergent. The 4B2 antibody cross-reacted with RBC ghost membranes and bovine brain microsomal membranes. Radioimmune assays and immunoblotting analysis of purified bovine RBC spectrin further revealed that the 4B2 antibody predominantly labelled the ∝-chain of RBC spectrin having an apparent Mr of 240,000. Monoclonal antibody 3A6 was found to bind to a polypeptide with a slightly lower Mr than the 4B2-specific polypeptide. It is also highly susceptible to degradation by endogenous proteases, but unlike the 4B2 antibody, it predominantly labelled the β-chain of RBC spectrin having an apparent M of 220,000. Polyclonal anti-spectrin antibodies that bound to both the ∝ - and β-chain of RBC spectrin predominantly labelled a Mr 240,000 polypeptide of ROS membranes. Two faintly labelled bands in the Mr range of 210,000-220,000 were also observed. These components may represent variants of the β -chain of spectrin that are weakly cross-reacting or present in smaller quantities than the ∝-chain. Immunocytochemical labelling studies using the 4B2 antibody and immunogold-dextran markers indicated that the ROS spectrin-like protein is preferentially localized in the region where the discs come in close contact to the plasma membrane of ROS. Immunoblotting analysis indicated that rhodopsin and peripherin which constitute over 90% of total disc membrane proteins were selectively solubilized in Triton X-100, whereas a set of polypeptides including the 4B2-specific polypeptide and the Mr 220,000 concanavalin A-binding glycoprotein was only partially soluble. Electron microscopy of a negatively stained Triton-extracted ROS pellet revealed a filamentous network. These studies indicate that ROS contain a protein related to RBC spectrin, which may constitute a major component of a filamentous network lining the inner surface of the ROS plasma membrane as previously seen by electron microscopy. This membrane skeletal system may serve to stabilize the ordered ROS structure and maintain a constant distance between the rim region of the discs and the plasma membrane. / Medicine, Faculty of / Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Department of / Graduate
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Biology of the CD52 antigen, a major glycoprotein of human lymphocytes

Taylor, Vanessa Claire January 1995 (has links)
No description available.
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C1q deficiency and murine lupus

Mitchell, Daniel Anthony January 2000 (has links)
No description available.

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