*For ELISA, the criterion for a positive response was a value of 3 SD above the mean of the Week 26 placebo group read-outs (n = 40) where read-outs are the natural logarithm-transformed averages of t
Purified NK cells from human intratumoral and peritumoral tissues tissues were first enriched by MACS using NK Cell Isolation Kit (Miltenyi Biotec, German) and CD96+/- hepatic NK cells were isolated b
BackgroundCarriage of and infection with Streptococcus pneumoniae is known to predominantly induce T helper 17 (Th17) responses in humans, but the types of Th cells showing reactivity towards commensa
aPeripheral immune organs were obtained as described in FIGURE 5. The results are expressed as mean values ± SE of (a) percentages of gated CD45+ cells or (b) number of cells (blood ×103/µl; organ ×10