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Induction of TH1 and TH2 responses: a key role for the ‘natural’ immune response?

Sergio Romagnani
- 01 Jan 1992 - 
- Vol. 13, Iss: 10, pp 379-381
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New evidence is presented to indicate a determining role for the 'natural' immune response, including NK cells and cells of the mast cell/basophil lineage, in the subsequent 'specific' T-cell response.
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This article is published in Immunology Today.The article was published on 1992-01-01. It has received 821 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Lymphokine & Antigen.

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Innate Immunity: The Virtues of a Nonclonal System of Recognition

TL;DR: Characterization of the nonclonal receptors of the innate immune system responsible for the adjuvant activity, and, evidently, for the associated side effects, would provide a powerful alternative approach, which would ultimately allow one to target these receptors directly.
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The instructive role of innate immunity in the acquired immune response.

TL;DR: Innate immunity has been considered only to provide rapid, incomplete antimicrobial host defense until the slower, more definitive acquired immune response develops but may have an additional role in determining which antigens the acquired immune system responds to and the nature of that response.
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Natural killer cell stimulatory factor (interleukin 12 [IL-12]) induces T helper type 1 (Th1)-specific immune responses and inhibits the development of IL-4-producing Th cells.

TL;DR: IL-12 and CD16+ cells appear to have inhibitory effects on the development of IL-4-producing cells and to play an inductive role in promoting Th1-like responses.
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Innate immunity: impact on the adaptive immune response

TL;DR: The intent in this review is to point out the similarities and differences in these two types of host response to infection, and to indicate the present level of understanding of how these can be integrated into a more complete description of the immune response.
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MOUSE CD1-SPECIFIC NK1 T CELLS: Development, Specificity, and Function

TL;DR: The specificity and function of mouse NK1 T cells are reviewed, the relationship of this lineage to mainstream T cells and NK cells is discussed, and the novel regulatory pathway, which straddles the innate and the adaptive immune systems, is discussed.
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Two types of murine helper T cell clone. I. Definition according to profiles of lymphokine activities and secreted proteins.

TL;DR: A panel of antigen-specific mouse helper T cell clones was characterized according to patterns of lymphokine activity production, and two types of T cell were distinguished.
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Identification and purification of natural killer cell stimulatory factor (NKSF), a cytokine with multiple biologic effects on human lymphocytes.

TL;DR: Data strongly suggest that the same molecule mediates these three activities, although the presence of traces of contaminant peptides even in the most purified NKSF preparations does not allow us to exclude the possibility that distinct biologically active molecules have been co-purified.
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Human TH1 and TH2 subsets: doubt no more

TL;DR: It appears that key functional events are emerging in the pathogenesis of HIV-1 infection leading to AIDS and that monitoring of these events is practical; there is a sense of urgency about these studies: they hold clues for the diagnosis, prevention and therapy of AIDS.
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Generation of interleukin 4 (IL-4)-producing cells in vivo and in vitro: IL-2 and IL-4 are required for in vitro generation of IL-4-producing cells.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors found that T cells from anti-IgD-injected mice produce very small amounts of interleukin 4 (IL-4) in response to stimulation on anti-CD3-coated dishes.
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Evidence for compartmentalization of functional subsets of CD2+ T lymphocytes in atopic patients

TL;DR: It is suggested that CD4+ T lymphocytes that produce IL-4, but not IFN-gamma, occur in high frequencies in the allergen-specific T cell repertoires of atopic donors, which may have important implications for the pathomechanism of atopy disease.
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