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Altered Response to and Production of TGF-β by B Cells from Autoimmune NZB Mice.Raymond S. Douglas, Edward Y. Woo, Renold J. Capocasale, Adam D. Tarshis, Peter C. Nowell, and Jonni S. Moore.(Received 11/15/96; accepted 5/21/97.)
igand Induces the Generation of Functionally Active Dendritic Cells in Mice.Michael R. Shurin, Pratik P. Pandharipande, Tatiana D. Zorina, Catherine Haluszczak, Vladimir M. Subbotin, Oriana Hunter, Anne Brumfield, Walter J. Storkus, Eugene Maraskovsky, and Michael T. Lotze.(Received 2/3/97; accepted 6/3/97.)
crease in the Induction of IL-2 Expression with Caloric Restriction Is Correlated to Changes in the Transcription Factor NFAT.Mohammad A. Pahlavani, Melissa D. Harris, and Arlan Richardson.(Received 2/10/97; accepted 6/5/97.)
id Regulation of Interleukin-2 Receptors on Human T-Cells.Neil Sidell, Udo Kummer, David Aframian, and Stefan Thierfelder.(Received 11/1/96; accepted 6/10/97.)
licating Recombinant Vaccinia Virus Encoding Human B-7 Molecules Elicits Effective Costimulation of Naive and Memory CD4+T Lymphocytesin Vitro.Walter R. Marti, Paul Zajac, Giulio Spagnoli, Michael Heberer, and Daniel Oertli.(Received 12/13/96; accepted 6/10/97.)
Cells Reactivated with Superantigen Are both More Sensitive to FasL-Mediated Killing and Express a Higher Level of FasL.Julia K. M. Wang, Bangmin Zhu, Shyr-Te Ju, Jurg Tschopp, and Ann Marshak-Rothstein.(Received 1/6/97; accepted 6/10/97.)
othe Environmental Pollutants Lead and Mercury Induce Oligoclonal T Cell Responses Skewed Toward Type-2 Reactivities.Yong Heo, William T. Lee, and David A. Lawrence.(Received 2/26/97; accepted 6/10/97.)
eferential Induction of a Th1 Immune Response by DNA-Based Immunization Is Mediated by the Immunostimulatory Effect of Plasmid DNA.Claude Leclerc, Edith Dériaud, Marie Rojas, and Robert G. Whalen.(Received 3/10/97; accepted 6/10/97.)
ipation of CED-3/ICE and Yama Proteinases in the Execution of Apoptosis in AK-5 Tumor Cells Leading to Spontaneous Tumor Regression.Ashok Khar, B. V. V. Pardhasaradhi, Ch. Varalakshmi, A. Mubarak Ali, and A. Leela Kumari.(Received 3/17/97; accepted 6/10/97.)
lococcal Enterotoxin B Induces Arthritis in Female DBA/1 Mice but Fails to Induce Activation of Type II Collagen-Reactive Lymphocytes.S. Omata, T. Sasaki, K. Kakimoto, and U. Yamashita.(Received 12/3/96; accepted 6/13/97.)
oMechanisms of Acquired Thymic Tolerance.Wanjun Chen, Shohreh Issazadeh, Mohamed H. Sayegh, and Samia J. Khoury.(Received 2/11/97; accepted 6/13/97.)
coccus neoformansInhibits Nitric Oxide Production by Murine Peritoneal Macrophages Stimulated with Interferon-γ and Lipopolysaccharide.Kazuyoshi Kawakami, Tiantuo Zhang, Mahboob H. Qureshi, and Atsushi Saito.(Received 4/13/97; accepted 6/13/97.)
