7 results match your criteria: "Peking University. NHC Key Laboratory of Medical Immunology (Peking University)[Affiliation]"

Background: Allergic rhinitis (AR) represents a significant global health concern that can give rise to numerous diseases and result in labor productivity. T regulatory (Treg) cells are pivotal players in the pathogenesis of AR, and their deficiencies are closely related to Prostaglandin E2 (PGE2). However, the downstream mechanisms of this relationship remain poorly understood.

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Prevalence and risk factors of antibodies to HLA according to different cut-off values of mean fluorescence intensity in haploidentical allograft candidates: A prospective study of 3805 subjects.

HLA

October 2022

Beijing Key Laboratory of Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation, National Clinical Research Center for Hematologic Disease, Peking University People's Hospital, Peking University Institute of Hematology, Beijing, China.

Article Synopsis
  • The study investigates the role of anti-HLA antibodies in transplantation, especially in cases involving HLA-mismatched or haploidentical stem cell transplants and platelet refractoriness.
  • A total of 3,805 patients were analyzed for the prevalence of these antibodies using various mean fluorescence intensity (MFI) cut-off values, finding significant prevalence rates ranging from 4.6% to 20.2%.
  • Key risk factors identified for the presence of anti-HLA antibodies include pregnancy and platelet transfusion, suggesting their consideration is essential for donor selection and evaluating transplant candidates.
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Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) continuously progresses despite the application of a variety of vaccines. Therefore, it is still imperative to find effective ways for treating COVID-19. Recent studies indicate that NRP1, an important receptor of the natural peptide tuftsin (released from IgG), facilitates SARS-CoV-2 infection.

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Berberine attenuates experimental autoimmune myasthenia gravis via rebalancing the T cell subsets.

J Neuroimmunol

January 2022

Department of Neurology, Huashan hospital Fudan University, Shanghai 200040, China; National Center for Neurological Disorders, Shanghai 200040, China. Electronic address:

Myasthenia Gravis (MG) is a T cell-driven, autoantibody-mediated disease. Here we show that oral Berberine (BBR) ameliorated clinical symptoms of experimental autoimmune myasthenia gravis(EAMG) rat model via decreasing the frequencies of Th1, Th17, Th1/17 cell subsets. JAK-STAT pathway was highlighted by transcriptomic analysis with EAMG mononuclear cells (MNCs).

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Amyloid light-chain (AL) is characterized by the presence of small, poorly proliferating plasma cell clones with the production and deposition of light chains into tissues. T cell changes within the tumour microenvironment in AL are poorly understood. By sequencing at a single-cell level of CD3 T cells purified from bone marrow (BM) and blood of newly diagnosed AL patients before and after a combination of daratumumab with cyclophosphamide, bortezomib, and dexamethasone (Dara-BCD), we analysed the transcriptomic features of T cells and found an expansion, activation and type I cytokine upregulation in BM and circulating T cells after the treatment.

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Background: Arthrofibrosis is a debilitating complication after total knee arthroplasty (TKA) which becomes a considerable burden for both patients and clinical practitioners. Our study aimed to identify novel biomarkers and therapeutic targets for drug discovery.

Methods: Potential biomarker genes were identified based on bioinformatic analysis.

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Metastasis is the leading cause of cancer-related death. Despite the recent advancements in cancer treatment, there is currently no approved therapy for metastasis. The present study reveals a potent and selective activity of PRAK in the regulation of tumor metastasis.

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