Chronic stress and regulation of cellular markers of inflammation in rheumatoid arthritis: implications for fatigue

…, AJ Zautra, J Younger, SJ Motivala, J Attrep… - Brain, behavior, and …, 2008 - Elsevier
OBJECTIVES: This study examined whether chronic interpersonal stress is associated with
cellular markers of inflammation and regulation of these responses by in vitro doses of …

Immune activation and depression in women with rheumatoid arthritis.

…, I Villanueva, B Smith, MC Davis, J Attrep… - The Journal of …, 2004 - jrheum.org
OBJECTIVE: We examined markers of immune activation during periods of stress and
depressive symptoms in 45 female patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) in comparison to 106 …

Nurse-like cells from bone marrow and synovium of patients with rheumatoid arthritis promote survival and enhance function of human B cells.

Y Shimaoka, JF Attrep, T Hirano… - The Journal of …, 1998 - Am Soc Clin Investig
Thymic nurse cells are known to interact with T cells and play a role in their functional
maturation. However, the role of nurse cells in B cell maturation and differentiation is less well …

Elevated concentrations of nonesterified fatty acids increase monocyte expression of CD11b and adhesion to endothelial cells

WY Zhang, E Schwartz, Y Wang, J Attrep… - … , and vascular biology, 2006 - Am Heart Assoc
Objective— Monocyte proinflammatory activity has been demonstrated in obesity, insulin
resistance, and type 2 diabetes, metabolic conditions that are frequently associated with …

Bidirectional regulation of human B cell responses by CD40-CD40 ligand interactions.

…, AC Grammer, Y Miura, JF Attrep… - … (Baltimore, Md.: 1950 …, 1997 - journals.aai.org
Positive and negative effects of CD40 ligation on human B cell function were suggested by
the observation that mAb to CD40 ligand partially blocked the suppressive influences of anti-…

Staphylococcal enterotoxin D functions as a human B cell superantigen by rescuing VH4-expressing B cells from apoptosis.

R Domiati-Saad, JF Attrep, HP Brezinschek… - … (Baltimore, Md.: 1950 …, 1996 - journals.aai.org
Staphylococcal enterotoxins are potent superantigens, in that they activate T cells bearing
specific V beta-chain gene segments. In this study, we analyzed the capacity of …

Analysis of CD40-CD40 ligand interactions in the regulation of human B cell function.

PE Lipsky, JF Attrep, AC Grammer… - Annals of the New …, 1997 - europepmc.org
CD40-CD40 ligand interactions play an essential role in T cell/B cell collaboration. The data
presented in this review have served to widen the scope of CD40-CD40 ligand interactions …

Ligation of CD40 influences the function of human Ig-secreting B cell hybridomas both positively and negatively.

MC Bergman, JF Attrep, AC Grammer… - Journal of immunology …, 1996 - journals.aai.org
The effect of ligation of CD40 on the proliferation and Ig secretion of a battery of human Ig-secreting
hybridomas was examined to determine the regulatory activity of this surface …

Development of human peripheral TCRBJ gene repertoire

T Nanki, H Kohsaka, N Miyasaka - The Journal of Immunology, 1998 - journals.aai.org
Previous studies of TCRBJ gene repertoires of human peripheral T lymphocytes showed
that all TCRBV family transcripts had some common features in BJ gene usage, and …

[PDF][PDF] Island Times, Oct 2012

K Attra - 2012 - digitalcommons.portlandlibrary.com
Candidates in this November's election came to Peaks Island on Wednesday, Sept. 28 to try
to woo votes from a crowd of around 50 islanders at the MacVane Center. There arc 10 …