Introduction and Objectives: Animal studies have indicated that the use of syngeneic dendritic
cells that have been transfected ex vivo with DNA for tumor–specific antigen results in …

To induce an immunogenic response in vivo, an antigen-presenting (stimulator) cell must
present both antigen-specific (class II MHC) and an accessory signal to the CD4 T cell. Failure …

The 1997–2005 tularemia outbreak in Bulgaria affected 285 people. Ten strains were isolated
from humans, a tick, a hare, and water. Amplified fragment length polymorphism typing of …

… NOD1 detects the presence of L-Ala-γ-D-Glu-m-diaminopimelic acid (m-DAP), an amino
acid characteristic of most Gram-negative and some Gram-positive bacteria. NOD2 detects and …

In order to provoke an immune response, a tumor vaccine should not only maximize antigen-specific
signals, but should also provide the necessary ‘co-stimulatory’ environment. One …

Allogeneic blood transfusion is the most frequent allotransplantation procedure performed on
a routine basis with no prior HLA-typing. Roughly 50% of the recipients of unprocessed red …

During cancer progression, the genome instability incurred rearrangement could possibly
turn some of the tumor suppressor micro‐RNAs into pro‐oncogenic ones. We aimed to …

Freshly drawn peripheral blood granulocytes, monocytes and NK cells express Fas‐L following
activation. Fully functional soluble Fas‐L (sFas‐L) is released and found in fresh plasma …

… with citric acid buffer (0.1 M pH 3). In order to adjust the pH to neutral (pH 7), 100 µl 1 M
Tris buffer, pH 11, was added to each eluted IgG fraction. IgG fractions were tested by ELISA. …

… two high-resolution scans (resolution of 30,000 at 400 m/z) followed by 20 MS/MS scans for
the … calibration was implemented by means of lock mass using the ambient ion of 445.12 m/z. …