Anchorage-Dependent Multicellular Aggregate Formation Induces CD44 High Cancer Stem Cell-Like Phenotypes in Adult T Cell Leukemia/Lymphoma Cells

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Fig. 6.1 Anchorage-dependent multicellular aggregate (MCA) formation. When adult T cell leukemia/lymphoma (ATL) cells are directly co-cultured with epithelial-like feeder cells overnight, the majority of ATL cells adhere to the…

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Hepatitis C Virus (HCV)-Induced Inflammation: The Role of Cross-Talk Between HCV-Infected Hepatocytes and Stellate Cells

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Fig. 9.1 Cross-talk between hepatitis C virus (HCV)-infected hepatocytes and hepatic stellate cells (HSCs) induces macrophage inflammatory protein (MIP)-1β expression. (a) Hepatocytes or HCV-infected hepatocytes were cultured alone or in…

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A New Mode of Cytotoxic T Lymphocyte Induction Secondary to Alteration of the Peptide/Major Histocompatibility Complex Class I Repertoire by Antigen Processing Defects

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Fig. 16.1 The altered peptide/major histocompatibility complex class I (pMHCI) repertoire caused by antigen-processing defect (APD). In ERAAP-deficient or tapasin-deficient cells, the total amount of pMHCI on the cell surface…

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The Role of PIKfyve in Toll-Like Receptor-Mediated Responses

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Diseases Number of patients Results Effect of apilimod on cytokine production Ref. Crohn’s disease 73 Significant  Burakoff et al. (2006) Crohn’s disease  Significant  Billich (2007) Crohn’s disease 220 Not significant …

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In Vivo Targeting of Dendritic Cells with Artificial Adjuvant Vector Cells (aAVC) as a Novel Cancer Immunotherapy

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Fig. 13.1 Invariant natural killer T (iNKT) cell-mediated adjuvant effects on T cells are dependent on the innate immunity. Intravenously administered artificial adjuvant vector cells (aAVCs) are killed by iNKT…

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Innate Immune Receptor Signaling and IRF Family of Transcription Factors: Good Deeds and Misdeeds in Oncogenesis

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Fig. 7.1 Classification of CLRs by intracellular signaling motifs. Representative CLRs are classified based on their intracellular signaling motifs: ITAM-containing receptors (such as Dectin-1, CLEC2, CLEC9A, and SIGN-R3), adaptor-recruiting receptors…

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Development of Immunotherapy for Hepatocellular Carcinoma

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Year Author No. of patients Setting for DCs Responses 2002 Ladhams et al. 2 GM-CSF/IL-4 DC + tumor 1/2 inhibition of tumor growth 2003 Iwashita et al. 10 GM-CSF/IL-4 DC + tumor lysate + TNF-α + KLH 1/10…

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