Aegean Conferences Series – Vol. 13

 

AEGEAN CONFERENCES

 

Linking the international scientific community

Bringing the humanity scholars together

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3rd International Conference

on Innate Immunity

 
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



October 10-15, 2004

Aldemar: Knossos Royal Village
Crete, Greece


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


GENERAL INFORMATION

 

Accommodations

The conference participants will be staying at the Aldemar: Knossos Royal Village (A' class), which is located in Hersonissos, 25 km from the airport.

Breakfast

Breakfast will be served at your hotel during the hours scheduled in this program.

 

Conference Venue

The Aldemar: Knossos Royal Village Conference Center is located at the hotel. 

 

Oral Presentations

An LCD projector, a projector for 2x2 inches slides, and an overhead projector will be available for the oral presentations. Speakers are asked to bring their USB/CD or slides to the slide reception desk at least 30 minutes before the starting of the session.

 

Posters

Posters should be mounted Monday morning, October 11, on the designated boards and dismounted at the end of the meeting. The dimensions of the boards are 90 W x 100 H cm. Adhesive tape for mounting the posters on the boards will be available at the poster area.

 

Welcome Reception and Banquet

Badges are required for admission.

 

Tour to Knossos and Museum

Busses for the island tour will be leaving from the hotel on Wednesday, October 13 at 2:00 p.m. Accompanying persons will also be picked up at the hotel front lobby at that time. Badges are required for participation.

 

Lunches

Lunches will be served at the indicated times to all registered participants and registered accompanying persons in the Hotel. Badges are required for admission. 

 

Tour and Travel Information

A desk operated by the personnel of our official travel agency,

“ERA Ltd.”, 8 Alexandrou Soutsou Str., Kolonaki 10671 AthensGreece

Tel.: 30-1-363-4944, FAX: 30-1-3631690, E-Mail: info@era.gr

will be located at the conference center throughout the meeting.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The organizers gratefully acknowledge the generous help provided by Dimitrios Lambris in managing the organization of this meeting, and designing and publishing this program.


 

 

AEGEAN CONFERENCES

3rd International Conference on Innate Immunity
Aldemar: Knossos Royal Village Conference Center
October 10-15, 2004
Crete, Greece

 

CONFERENCE CHAIR

John D. Lambris, Ph.D.
Professor of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine
Director of Protein Chemistry Laboratory
University of Pennsylvania
401 Stellar Chance
422 Curie Boulevard
Philadelphia, PA 19104-6100
E-mail: lambris@mail.med.upenn.edu
Tel.: 215-746-5765
FAX: 215-573-8738
WEB: http://www.complement.us
           http://www.innateimmunity.us
           http://www.lambris.net



 

Program OUTLINE

 

Sunday, October 10

 

Registration

6:00-8:00 PM

Hotel Lobby

 

 

 

Welcome Reception/Dinner

8:00 PM

Main Restaurant

 

Monday, October 11

 

Breakfast

7:30 AM

Main Restaurant

 

Registration

8:50 AM –2:00 PM

Conference Center

 

 

 

Welcome and Opening Remarks

8:50 AM

Conference Center

 

 

 

Session I

9:00 AM

Conference Center

 

 

 

Coffee break

10:45 AM

Conference Center

 

 

 

Session II

11:45 AM

Conference Center

 

 

 

Lunch

2:05 PM

Main Restaurant

 

 

 

Dinner

8:00 PM

Local Greek Tavern

 

The bus  will depart from the hotel at 7:30 PM

 

 

 

Tuesday, October 12

 

Breakfast

7:30 AM

Main Restaurant

 

 

 

Session III:

9:00 AM

Conference Center

 

 

 

Coffee break

10:55 AM

Conference Center

 

 

 

Session IV:

11:40 AM

Conference Center

 

 

 

Lunch

2:05 PM

Main Restaurant

 

 

 

Dinner

8:00 PM

Knossos Royal Village

 

 

 

Wednesday, October 13

 

 

 

Breakfast

7:30 AM

Main Restaurant

 

 

 

Session V:

9:00 AM

Conference Center

 

 

 

Coffee break

10:30 AM

Conference Center

 

 

 

Session VI:

11:00 AM

Conference Center

 

 

 

Lunch

12:00 NOON

Main Restaurant

 

 

 

Tour

2:00 PM

Knossos & Museum of Heraklio

 

 

 

Dinner

7:00 PM

Local Greek Tavern

 

The bus will depart from the hotel for the tour  at 2:00 PM

 

Thursday, October 14

 

Breakfast

7:30 AM

Main Restaurant

 

 

 

Session VII:

9:00 AM

Conference Center

 

 

 

Coffee break

10:45 AM

Conference Center

 

 

 

Session VIII:

11:45 AM

Conference Center

 

 

 

Lunch

1:50 PM

Main Restaurant

 

 

 

Gala Dinner

8:00 PM

Knossos Royal Village

 

Friday, October 15

 

Breakfast

7:30 AM

Main Restaurant

 

Departure

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PROGRAM



 



Sunday, October 10

 

6:00 -
8:00 PM

 

Registration

 

 

 

8:00 PM

 

Welcome Reception/Dinner

 

 

 

Monday, October 11

 

 

 

Session I:NK Cells

 

Chairs: M Colonna and A Moretta

 

 

 

8:50 AM

 

Welcome and Opening Remarks

9:00 AM

1

CD96 (Tactile) Promotes NK Cell-Target Cell Adhesion by Interacting with the Poliovirus Receptor (CD155)

M Colonna

9:25 AM

2

Private Conversations between Human Natural Killer and Dendritic Cells     

A Moretta, M Della Chiesa, E Marcenaro, and R Castriconi

9:50 AM

3

NK cells and their implication in BM

L Moretta

10:15 AM

4

Natural Killer Cell Activation by Homophilic Interaction of  NTB-A

RM Flaig, S Stark, and C Watzl

10:30 AM

5

Identification of a Novel Neuroblastoma-Associated Molecule that Protects  from NK-Mediated Lysis

R Castriconi, A Dondero, B Carnemolla, R Augugliaro, C Cantoni, F Negri, MV Corrias, L Moretta, A Moretta, and C Bottino

 

 

 

10:45 AM

 

Coffee Break and Poster Viewing

 

 

 

Session II: Mast Cells – Dendritic Cells – Immunity to Fungi

 

Chairs: S Koyasu and L Romani

 

 

 

11:45 AM

6

New Insights Into the Roles of Mast Cells in Innate and Acquired Immune Responses

S Galli

12:10 PM

7

Mast Cells as Key Modulators of Environmental and Psychological Stress

TC Theoharides, J Donelan, D Kempuraj, M Matsui, and P Conti

12:35 PM

8

Role of Interferon-g Derived from Antigen Presenting Cells in Innate Immune Responses

S Koyasu

1:00 PM

9 

Dendritic Cells and Innate Signals Promote the Accumulation of T Cells in the Central Nervous System

Z Fabry, J Karman, C Ling, and M Sandor

1:15 PM

10

Innate Immunity to Fungi: the Art of Speed and Specificity

L Romani

1:40 PM

11

Monocyte/Macrophage Dependent Amplification of Adaptive Inflammatory Responses by the Nuclear Transcription Factor and Cytokine HMGB1

MT Lotze, RA DeMarco, KJ Tracey, and MP Fink

 

 

 

2:05 PM

 

Lunch

 

 

 

8:00 PM

 

Dinner at a local Greek tavern

 

 

 

The bus will depart from the hotel at 7:30 PM

 

 

 

Tuesday, October 12

 

 

Session III: Complement

 

Chairs: W Song and R Wetsel

 

 

 

9:00 AM

12

Bridging Innate and Adaptive Immunity: a Novel Role for the Membrane Complement Regulatory Protein DAF (CD55) in T Cell Immunity              

W Song

9:25 AM

13

Complement Regulates T Cell Responses

M Sandor, J Lambris, and M Suresh

 

9:50 AM

14

The Process of B. cereus Spore Attachment Induces Upregulation of Cell Surface gC1q-R/p33.

L Tantral, BJ Panessa-Warren, GT Tortora, SS Wong, JB Warren, and B Ghebrehiwet

10:15 AM

15

The Yin Yang of Complement Anaphylatoxin Receptors in Allergic Lung Disease

RA Wetsel and SM Drouin

10:40 AM

16

Role of Anaphylatoxins on Airway Smooth Muscle Cell and Mast Cell Interaction

EB Thangam, RT Venkatesha, AK Zaidi, Y Amrani, RA Panettieri, Jr., and H Ali

 

 

 

10:55 AM

 

Coffee Break and Poster Viewing

 

 

 

Session IV: Complement

 

Chairs: TE Mollnes amd B Nilsson

 

 

 

11:40 AM

17

Pattern Recognition and Control Mediated by the Alternative Complement Pathway

PF Zipfel               

12:05 PM

18

The Versatile Actions of Factor H in Immune Complex Disease

JJ Alexander and RJ Quigg

12:30 PM

19

Adverse Activation of the Cascade Systems in Therapeutic Medicine

B Nilsson and K Nilsson-Ekdahl

12:55 PM

20

The Role of Complement in the Pathogenesis of Meconium Aspiration Syndrome

TE Mollnes, A Castellheim, PHH Lindenskov, and OD Saugstad

1:20 PM

21

C5a-Induced Changes in Innate Immune Function During Sepsis

PA Ward, C Speyer, R Feng-Guo, and F Zetoune

1:35 PM

22

Changes in Complement and Complement Receptors During Sepsis

FS Zetoune, M Huber-Lang, D Rittirsch, JV Sarma, and PA Ward

1:50 PM

23

Generation of “Humanized Cobra Venom Factor” for Therapeutic Complement Depletion

CW Vogel, DC Fritzinger, BE Hew, and M Thorne

 

 

 

2:05 PM

 

Lunch

 

 

 

8:00 PM

 

Dinner at Knossos Royal Village

 

 

 

Wednesday, October 13

 

 

 

Session V: Structure Biology

 

Chairs: GJ Arlaud and P Gros

 

 

 

9:00 AM

24

Structural Biology of Innate Immunity

F Inagaki

9:25 AM

25

Structural Biology of the C1 Complex of Complement: Unravelling the Puzzle

GJ Arlaud, C Gaboriaud, and NM Thielens

9:50 AM

26

Structure of Complement C3c Reveals a Surprising Domain Organization of the Proteins of the a2-Macroglobulin Superfamily

BJC Janssen, HCA Raaijmakers, A Roos, MR. Daha, and P Gros

10:15 AM

27

X-ray Structure of the Trimeric Fibrinogen-Like Domain of Human L-ficolin and Analysis of its Carbohydrate Binding Site

C Gaboriaud, L Martin, M Lacroix, J Juanhuix, M Matsushita, T Fujita, GJ Arlaud, JC Fontecilla-Camps, and NM Thielens

 

 

 

10:30 AM

 

Coffee Break

 

 

 

Session VI: Evolution

 

Chairs: JJ Marchalonis and BJ Swalla

 

 

 

11:00 AM

28

On the Origins of Vertebrate Immunoglobulin Family Receptors

JJ Marchalonis and SF Schluter

 

 

11:20 AM

29

Phosphoantigens Induce an Innate Immune Response in Drosophila Melanogaster Blood Cells

O Terenius, M Hirai, M Troye-Blomberg, J Lindén, and I Faye

11:40 AM

30

Role of Innate Immunity in Ascidian Metamorphosis

BJ Swalla

 

 

 

12:00 Noon

 

Lunch

 

 

 

2:00 PM

 

Tour to KNOSSOS Archaeological site & Archaeological Museum of Heraklion

 

 

 

7:00 PM

 

Dinner at a local Greek tavern

 

 

 

The bus will depart from the hotel for the tour at 2:00 PM

 

 

 

Thursday, October 14

 

 

 

Session VII: TLR

 

Chairs: J Köhl and K Triantafilou

 

 

 

9:00 AM

31

Triggering Innate Immunity from Outside and Inside the Cell

JC Mathison, T-H Chuang, Q Pan, J Da Silva Correia, C Fearns, V Kravchenko, and RJ Ulevitch

9:25AM

32

Composition of Receptor Clusters Determines Innate Immune Responses Against Microbial Pathogens

K Triantafilou and M Triantafilou

9:50 AM

33

Cross-talk Between Complement and Toll-like Receptors: Complement 5a Plays a Crucial Gatekeeper Role in TLR4-Mediated Regulation of Adaptive Immunity

J Köhl

10:15AM

34

Induction of sCD14 and the mCD14 / Toll-like Receptor 4 (TLR4) LPS Receptor Complex in Hepatocytes of Mouse Liver by Proinflamma­tory Cytokines

A Nath, G Schlaf, K Jungermann, O Götze, and HL Schieferdecker

10:30 AM

35

Innate Immune Recognition of Bacterial Fimbiae

G Hajishengallis and RJ Genco      

 

 

 

10:45 AM

 

Coffee Break and Poster Viewing

 

 

 

 

Session VIII: Defensins – Systems Biology Approaches

Chairs G Coukos - JD Lambris

 

 

 

11:45 AM

36

Antimicrobial Peptides as Effectors of Innate Immunity

M Zasloff

12:10 PM

37

Beta-Defensins: Innate Mediators at the Interface Between Anti-Tumor Immunity and Angiogenesis

JR Conejo-Garcia, F Benencia, and G Coukos

12:35 PM

38

From Atoms to Systems: A “Multidisciplinary” Approach to Innate Immunity

JD Lambris

1:00 PM

39

Foreword Genetic Analysis of Innate Immunity

B Beutler, P Georgel, K Crozat, and K Hoebe

1:25 PM

40

Genetic Variation, Genetic Perturbations, and Systems Biology of Health and Disease

J Nadeau

 

 

 

1.50 PM

 

Lunch

 

 

 

8:00 PM

 

Gala Dinner at Knossos Royal Village

 

 

 

Friday, October 15

 

 

 

7:30 AM

 

Breakfast

 

 

 

 

 

Departure

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

POSTERS

 

 

 

 

41

Homophilic Interaction of NTBA, a Member of the CD2 Molecular Family: Induction of Cytotoxicity and Cytokine Release in Human NK Cells

E Marcenaro, M Falco, E Rome, F Bellora, D Marras, L Moretta, A Moretta, and C Bottino

 

42

The Identification of the HLA-E Residues Involved in the Recognition of the CD94/NKG2 NK Cell Receptors

LC Sullivan, ML Fu-Ching, T Beddoe, J Rossjohn, and AG Brooks

 

43

Activation of the Complement System Generates Antibacterial Peptides

E Andersson-Nordahl, V Rydengård, M Mörgelin, P Nitsche, M Malmsten, L Björck, and A Schmidtchen

 

44

Improved Blood Compatibility Achieved by Factor H Immobilized Using End Group Activated Pluronic

J Andersson, F Bexborn, J Klinth, B Nilsson, and K Nilsson- Ekdahl

 

45

Evasion of Phagocytosis Through Cooperation Between two Ligand-Binding Regions in Streptococcus Pyogenes M Protein

F Carlsson, K Berggård, M Carlemalm-Stålhammar, and G Lindahl

 

46

Sequence Variation in Streptococcus Pyogenes M Proteins

J Persson, B Beall, and G Lindahl

 

47

Effects of Different Structural Forms of CRP on Endothelial Cells

L Cervenak, M Oroszlán, E Herczenik, Z Prohászka, I Karádi, L Romics, G Füst

 

48

The Role of Complement C3 in the Induction of Antibody Responses Associated with Autoimmune Arthritis

CJ DelNagro, R Kolla, and RC Rickert

 

49

L-Ficolin in Children with Respiratory Infections

A Atkinson, DC Kilpatrick, J Szemraj, AS Swierzko, L Bak-Romaniszyn, M Banasik, K Zeman, and M Cedzynski

 

50

INNO-LiPA MBL2: A Validated Genotyping Assay for Mannose-Binding Lectin 2 (MBL2)

M Duhamel, M Van Thielen, K De Vreese, M Bläser, and F Hulstaert

 

 

51

Functional Characterization of Recombinantly Expressed Rat FH Fragments (SCR1-4 and SCR1-7) in Comparison with FH Isolated from Rat Serum

T Demberg, I Heine, O Götze, and G Schlaf

 

52

Functional Characterisation of Mutated Factor H Associated with Atypical Hemolytic Syndrome

S Heinen, M Jozsi, M Norris, G Remuzzi, and PF Zipfel

 

53

Protective Role of the Innate Immune Regulator Factor H for Host Cells

M Jozsi, S Heinen, and PF Zipfel

 

54

Homozygous Deletion of a Single Amino Acid (K224) in the Regulatory Domain of the Immune Inhibitor Factor H Causes Membranoproliferative Glomerulonephritis Type II (MPGN II) in Childhood

C Skerka, C Licht, S Heinen, M Jozsi, M Kirschfink, B Hoppe, and PF Zipfel

 

55

Serum Mannan-Binding Lectin (MBL) Level in Ovarian Cancer Patients Undergoing Chemotherapy – Preliminary Report

A Świerzko, K Florczak , M Cedzyński, J Szemraj, D Wydra, G Janiszewska,  J Emerich, and Z Sułowska

 

56

Indels and Imperfect Duplication have Driven the Evolution of CR1 and Cr1L

CA McLure, JF Williamson, S Gaudieri, BJ Stewart, and RL Dawkins

 

57

The Edible Medicinal Mushroom Agaricus Blazei Murill Stimulates Gene Expression and Release of Pro-Inflammatory Cytokines from Monocytic Cells in Vitro

LK Nilsen, B Grinde, S Bernardshaw, M Gayorfar, E Johnson, and G Hetland

 

58

CPG DNA Conjugated to Cholera Toxin b Subunit is a Strong Stimulator of Innate Chemokine Responses in Both Murine and Human Immune Cells

J Adamsson, M Lindblad, A Lundqvist, M Fredriksson, J Holmgren, and AM Harandi

 

59

The Role of TANK-Binding Kinase-1 in Type I Interferon Responses to Toll-like Receptor Activation and Viral Infection

AK Perry, EK Chow, JB Goodnough, WC Yeh, and G Cheng

 

 

 

60

Lipopolysaccharides from Helicobacter Pylori Can Act as Antagonists for Toll-like Receptor 4

PM Lepper, M Triantafilou, C Schumann, M Trautmann, E Marion Schneider, and K Triantafilou

 

61

A Toll-like Receptor (TLR)-based Two-hybrid Assay for Detecting Interactions between Secreted Proteins on Live Eukaryotic Cells

L Wang, H Zhang, F Zhong, and J Lu

 

62

Muramyldipeptide and Diaminopimelic Acid-Containing Desmuramylpeptides in Combination with Chemically Synthesized Toll-like Receptor Agonists Synergistically Induced Production of Interleukin-8 in a nod2- and nod1-Dependent Manner, Respectively, in Human Monocytic Cells in Culture

A Uehara, S Yang, Y Fujimoto , K Fukase, S Kusumoto, K Shibata, S Sugawara, and H Takada

 

63

Modulation of TLR, IL-18/IL-18R, and TIR8 Expression: A Role in Autoimmune Pathogenesis?

D Boraschi, G Savarino, P Quattroni, L Martinelli, E Monari, AM Gatti, and M Lucarelli

 

64

N. Meningitidis Lipid a Mutant Lipopolusaccharides (LPS) Function as LPS Antagonists by Inhibiting Toll-Like Receptor 4 (tlr4) Dependent Cytokine Production

T Sprong, L Steeghs, P van der Ley, T Jansen, HEH Jacobs, and JWM van der Meer

 

65

Influence of Simultaneous Stimulation by LPS and Interferon Gamma and Francisella Tularensis Infection on Production of IL-6, IL-10, IL-12 and TNF a by Macrophage J774 Cells

J Krejsek, M Holická, J Novosad, M Loudová, M Kudlová, and C Andrýs

 

66

Human Adipocyte and its Participation in Innate Immunity

S Houtmann, L Hoareau, MP Gonthier, R Roche, F Festy, C Laborde, C Lefebvre d’Hellencourt, and M Cesari

 

67

IKKGamma'S Membership in the IKK Complex. Binding Studties of Minimal Fragments

DL Drew, R Talwar, B Tavshanjian, and G Ghosh

 

68

Interleukin-18 Primes the Oxidative Burst of Neutrophils in Response to Formyl-Peptides: Role of Cytochrome B558 translocation and Fmlp receptor endocytosis

C Elbim, C Guichard, PM Dang, M Fay, E Pedruzzi, H Demur, C Pouzet, J El Benna, and MA Gougerot-Pocidalo

 

69

The Neuroimmune Parameter of Children with Disturbances in Cardio Activity without Organic Heart Diseases

E Myakishev, V Manchouk, and A Savchenko

 

70

Placental Expression of Bcl-2 in Pregnancy Complicated by Preeclampsia With Intrauterine Growth Retardation

M Laskowska, B Leszczynska-Gorzelak, and J Oleszczuk

 

71

Evaluation of the Maternal Fas in Preeclamptic Pregnant Patients

M Laskowska, B Leszczynska-Gorzelak, and J Oleszczuk

 

72

Design of Chimeric Anti-microbial Proteins for Rapid Clearance of Xylella fastidiosa

C Aguero, AM Dandekar, K Gupta, G Gupta, G Bruening, and EL Civerolo

 

73

Molecular Etiology of Chronic Beryllium Disease: Studies on Cytokine Network and Upstream Phosphorylation

A Chaudhary, N Sauer, M Rossman, and G Gupta

 

74

Central Role for Interleukin-15 in Malignant Catarrhal Fever

DM Haig, I Campbell, I Anderson, D Buxton, X-Q Wei, JP Stewart, and G Russell

 

75

Innate Immune Responses in Atopic and Non-Atopic Women and their New-born Babies

U Holmlund, P Amoudruz, V Malmström, C Trollmo, K Bremme, A Scheynius, and ES Ekström

 

76

Deficiency of Innate Immunity of Leukocytes is Associated with the Failure of the Induction of Remission in Patients with Acute Leukemias.

Z Błach-Olszewska, E Zaczyńska, M Kiełbiński, and I Frydecka

 

77

Genetic Modifiers of Fc gamma Receptor Function

L Pricop, E Masuda, and M Blank

 

78

Suppression of Alveolar Macrophage Apoptosis as Treatment for Pneumocystis Pneumonia

ME Lasbury, PJ Durant, D Tschang, C Zhang, and CH Lee

 

79

ATP-Mediated Killing of Mycrobacteria: Signalling and Gene Array Studies Seeking the Effector Mechanism

LN Forse, CM Li, and DA Lammas

 

 

 

80

Interaction of Innate Immune Cells with Burkholderia Pseudomallei

GW Sun, GC Koo, and YH Gan

 

81

An Adenoviral Based AIDS Vaccine Induces Strong Cellular Responses

G Muralidhar, RE Sobol and SL Sauter

 

82

Evaluation of Nitric Oxide (NO) Pattern in Patients from Malaria Endemic Areas of Iran as a Novel Aspect in Innate Immunity

H Nahrevanian, J Gholizadeh S., M Abolhassani , and M Assmar

 

83

Commensal Bacteria Influence the Secretory Leucoprotease Inhibitor (slpi) and Cytokine Response Against E.coli in Monocytic Cells

L Strömbeck and I Mattsby-Baltzer

 

84

Induction of Sterilizing Immunity Against Genital Herpes Simplex Virus Type 2 by Immunostimulatory CPG DNA and Plasmid GD DNA Vaccination

S Tengvall, A Joseffson,J Holmgren, and AM Harandi

 

85

Effect of CCR5-D32 mutation Frequency on Sensitivity to  HIV-1 Infection

Z Blach-Olszewska, K Rybka, E Piasecki, B Knysz, J Gasiorowski, and A Gladysz

 

86

The Toxin Ricin Induces a Severe Inflammatory Response in Vivo and In Vitro Via Stimulation of Stress-Activated Protein Kinases

V Korcheva, J Wong, M Iordanov, and B Magun

 

87

The Alterations in Myeloid and Lymphoid Dendritic Cells Can be Associated with Th1/Th2 Imbalance in Pre-eclampsia

D Darmochwal-Kolarz, J Rolinski, B Leszczynska-Gorzelak, and J Oleszczuk

 

88

Recombinant Adeno-Associated Virus Expressing a Novel Cancer Testis Into Dendritic Cells Induces a Better Cancer Vaccine in Ovarian Cancer

M Chiriva-Internati, W Wenhan, A Tedesco, and F Grizzi

 

89

JNK Down Regulate the Expression of Antimicrobial Peptide Genes Activated by NF-kB During Innate Immune Rresponse

YJ Kim, T Kim, Y H Song, S Nyun Kim, JH Yoon, JH Rhee, and J Kim-Ha

 

90

A Possible Role of Human a Defensin in the Prevention of HIV-Infection

D Trabattoni, S Lo Caputo, G Maffeis, F Vichi, F Fasano, F Mazzotta and M Clerici

 

91

Microarray Analysis of Atlantic Salmon Macrophage Response to Bacterial Infection

SE Douglas, J Williams, and KV Ewart

 

92

Effects of Parasitic Copepod (Lepeophtheirus salmonis) infection on the Response of Immune-Related Genes in  Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar)

MD Fast, NW Ross, and SC Johnson 

 

93

Features of the Immune Status of People Living in Areas with Various Technogenic Load

OA Kolenchukova

 

94

Membrane-bound Heat Shock Protein 70 (Hsp70) Provides an Entry Port for Apoptosis-inducing Serin-Protease Granzyme B

C Gross, C Froelich, A Asea, and G Multhoff

 

95

Decreased Histone H3 Phosphorylation and NF-kB p65 Binding to the IL-1b Promoter in Endotoxin Tolerant Cells.

C Chan, L Li, B Yoza, and CE McCall

 

96

Periodontal Innate Immunity

PL Wang

 

97

Regulation of C. elegans innate immunity by the TGFb pathway and GATA factors

M Shapira, B Hamlin, and MW Tan

 

 


Sponsors

 

We are deeply grateful to the following sponsors for their generous support of the 3rd International Innate Immunity Conference.

 

Upstate, Inc.

Charlottesville, VA 22903

USA

http://www.upstate.com/

 

HyCult Biotechnology b.v.
5405 PB Uden
The Netherlands
http://www.hbt.nl

 

Innogenetics
9052 Gent
Belgium

http://www.innogenetics.com/

 

Nature Reviews

London, N1 9XW

United Kindom

http://www.nature.com/reviews/

 

Journal of Clinical Investigation

Ann Arbor, Michigan 48103

USA

http://www.jci.org/

 

International Archives of Allergy and Immunology

S. Karger AG

Medical and Scientific Publishers

CH-4009 Basel

Switzerland
http://content.karger.com/ProdukteDB/produkte.asp?Aktion=JournalHome&ProduktNr=224161

 

 

 



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Crete, Greece

 

2nd Gene Regulation in Lymphocyte Development Workshop
Aldemar: Knossos Royal Village
October 20-25, 2004

Crete, Greece

 

3rd Workshop on Complement Associated Diseases, Animal Models, and Therapeutics
Hilton Hotel
June 5-10, 2005

Rhodes, Greece

 

2nd International Conference on Tissue Engineering
Aldemar: Knossos Royal Village
May 22-27, 2005

Crete, Greece

 

3rd Lymphocyte Signal Transduction Workshop
Aldemar: Knossos Royal Village
May 27-June 1, 2005

Crete, Greece

 

2nd Conference on Autoimmunity: Mechanisms and Novel Treatments
The Nomikos Center
Sept. 25-30, 2005

Santorini, Greece