中国HIV-1暴露未感染者及感染者趋化因子受体CX3CR1的表达研究

目的 通过分析中国HIV-1暴露未感者（exposed semnegative individuals，ESN）及HIV-1感染者外周血中CX3C1^＋CD8^＋／CD3^＋、CX3CR1^＋CD16^＋／CD3^-、CX3CR1^＋CD56^＋／CD3^-细胞百分率及绝对值的变化，探讨CX3CR1受体与HIV-1感染及疾病进展的关系。方法 采集19例ESN、34例未经治疗的HIV-1感染者及18例健康人抗凝静脉血，采用流式细胞仪检测技术，分析计算三色荧光抗体标记的全血中CX3CR1^＋CD8^＋／CD3^＋、CX3CR1^＋CD16^＋／CD3^-、CX3CR1^＋CD56^＋／CD3^-细胞百分率及绝对值。结果 ESNCX3CR1^＋CD8^＋／CD3^＋细胞的百分率是11．05％±6．52％，绝对值是81．16±13．67个／山，显著高于正常对照组（百分率是5．69％±3．94％，绝对值是37．36±8．28个/μl）；HIV-1感染组CX3CR1^＋CD8^＋／CD3^＋细胞的百分率是20．98％±11．88％，绝对值是166．38±138．38个/μl，显著高于正常对照组。ESN的CX3CR1^＋CD16^＋／CD3^-细胞的绝对值是312．49±159．45个／m，显著高于HIV-1感染组（108．83±119．35个／ta）。ESN的CX3CR1^＋CD56^＋／CD3^-细胞的绝对值是316．98±162．56个叫，显著高于HIV-1感染组（100．27±114．57个／ta）。HIV．1感染者的CX3CR1^＋CD16^＋／CD3^-、CX3CR1^＋CD56^＋／CD3^-细胞的绝对值与CIM^＋T淋巴细胞的绝对值呈明显正相关（P〈0．05）。结论CX3CR1^＋CD8^＋／CD3^＋细胞在中国ESN体内起保护作用，而在HIV-1感染者体内发挥有限的保护作用。表达CX3CR1受体的NK细胞可以作为监测HIV-1感染者免疫状况的一个指标。     

基因修饰树突状细胞诱导前列腺癌患者外周血T细胞亚群重排的研究

目的探讨以腺相关病毒（AAV）为载体,前列腺特异性抗原（PSA）基因转染树突状细胞（DC）诱导前列腺癌患者外周血T细胞亚群变化特点及临床意义。方法抽取30例前列腺癌患者外周血,采用密度梯度离心法分离外周血单个核细胞,以rAAV/PSA感染DC前体细胞,采用系列细胞因子诱导DC前体细胞成熟。第6天收集成熟DC并与T细胞按比例混合培养,诱导细胞毒性T淋巴细胞（CTL）。分别于DC与T细胞混合培养前后应用流式细胞术分析外周血T细胞亚群及调节性T细胞（CD4^＋CD25^＋FoxP3^＋Treg）的表达水平。结果 PSA基因转染DC刺激T淋巴细胞爆发增殖,与培养前比较,混合培养6d后CD8^＋、CD8^＋CD69^＋、CD8^＋CD28^＋T细胞的比例和CD8^＋/CD4^＋比值均明显增高,差异有统计学意义（P〈0.01）;而CD8＋CD28-T细胞和Treg细胞的比例均显著降低,差异有统计学意义（P〈0.01）。CD4^＋T细胞比例较前略有升高,但差异无统计学意义（P〉0.05）。结论 PSA基因转染DC能够有效地激活CD8＋抗原特异性CTL,下调免疫抑制性T细胞,提高患者的细胞免疫功能,为前列腺癌的免疫治疗提供新的有效策略。     

HIV Tat蛋白增加CD4+ T淋巴细胞bcl-2表达并抑制TRAIL诱导的细胞凋亡

目的探讨HIV Tat蛋白对CD4^＋ T淋巴细胞bcl-2表达的影响，并探讨肿瘤坏死因子相关凋亡诱导配体（TRAIL）与经HIV Tat蛋白刺激后的CD4^＋ T淋巴细胞凋亡的相互关系。方法用Western blot方法测定经HIV Tat蛋白刺激后，CD4＋ T淋巴细胞表达bcl-2的水平，以λ-氨基放线菌素D（7-AAD）和AnnexinV染色方法测定CD4＋ T淋巴细胞的凋亡。结果HIV Tat蛋白能明显增加CD4＋ T淋巴细胞bcl-2的表达，以100ng/ml为最佳浓度；7-AAD染色结果表明100ng/ml重组TRAIL能诱导53．85％±2．63％的CD4^＋ T淋巴细胞发生凋亡，如CD4^＋ T淋巴细胞经HIV Tat蛋白刺激后，则仅有16．04％±5．26％的细胞发生凋亡，此作用能被多克隆抗-Tat蛋白抗体抑制。Annexin V染色取得了同样的结果。结论经HIV Tat蛋白刺激后CD4^＋ T淋巴细胞bcl-2的表达明显增加，并能抑制由重组TRAIL诱导的细胞凋亡，提示HIV Tat蛋白是导致HIV在CD4^＋ T淋巴细胞内持续感染的重要调节蛋白，在HIV感染中起十分重要作用。     

CD8+ T细胞对HIV-1合成表位的免疫主导应答研究

目的研究CD8^＋ T细胞对人免疫缺陷病毒1型（HIV-1）表位的免疫主导应答。方法分别采用酶联免疫斑点技术（ELtSPOT）和羧乙基锗倍半氧化物（CFSE）标记流式分析技术，以覆盖HIV-1 Env、Pol、Gag、Vif、Nef、Tat区的701个重叠肽段组成的34个肽段库及其部分单肽段作为刺激表位，对一例感染HIV-1的长期不进展者（LTNP）的外周血单个核细胞（PBMC）中CD8^＋ T细胞的了γ-干扰素（IFN-γ）分泌细胞频率和细胞增殖率进行了测定研究。结果HIV-1 Gag区域肽段诱导产生的CD8^＋ T细胞的IFN-γ分泌细胞频率最高，Nef、Tat、Vif区域依次顺减，Env和Pol区域不能诱导产生显著性应答；在IFN-γ ELISPOT实验中，肽段和相应肽段库刺激产生的结果一致；CD8^＋ T细胞在单肽段刺激下，用ELISPOT技术测定的IFN-γ分泌细胞频率和CFSE标记流式分析技术测定的细胞增殖率显示出较好的相关性。结论CD8^＋ T细胞能特异性识别某些HIV-1抗原表位，诱导出免疫主导应答；当进行HIV-1特异性CD8^＋ T细胞反应增殖测定和免疫主导应答研究时，ELISPOT是值得称道的标准实验，同时，推荐一种新颖的CFSE标记流式分析技术。     

不同病程寻常型银屑病患者外周血中CD4+ CD25high调节性T细胞的比较与分析

目的：检测和分析不同病程寻常型银屑病患者外周血CD4^＋CD25^high调节性T细胞（CD4^＋CD25^high Treg）水平特点和意义。方法：选取进行期（70例）、稳定期（64例）和消退期（38例）寻常型银屑病患者，知情同意后，取外周抗凝全血，分离单一核细胞，采用流式细胞术检测不同病程寻常型银屑病患者外周血CD4^＋CD25^high Treg的水平，并统计分析其特点与意义。结果：进行期、稳定期和消退期寻常型银屑病患者组外周血CD4^＋CD25^high Treg与CD4^＋淋巴细胞的百分比分别为（2．86±0．9）％、（3．95±0．6）％和（4．77±0．1）％。稳定期和消退期寻常型银屑病患者组明显高于进行期组（t^＇=8．312，P〈0．01；t=10．126，P=0．000），而消退期组明显高于稳定期组（t^＇=4．588，P〈0．01）。值得注意的是，消退期寻常型银屑病患者组与正常对照组比较，差异显著，消退期组仍低于正常对照组（t=2．281，P=0．0264）。结论：不同病程寻常型银屑病患者外周血CD4^＋CD25^high Treg水平存在显著差异，提示CD4^＋ CD25^high Treg与寻常型银屑病发生和病程发展关系密切。本研究为深入研究寻常型银屑病免疫学发病机制做出了初步的尝试与探索。     

CD4+ CD25+调节性T细胞对树突状细胞的杀伤作用

目的 探讨CD4^＋CD25^＋调节性T细胞是否对树突状细胞发挥免疫调节作用及其可能的机制。方法 用MACS（magnetic cell sorting）从BALB／c小鼠静息T细胞分离纯化CD4^＋CD25^＋T细胞，体外细胞增殖实验观察其对CD4^＋CD25^＋T细胞的免疫抑制作用；GM-CSF／IL-4培养自体小鼠骨髓来源DC，FACS（fluorescence-activated cell sorting）鉴定其表面分子特性；以CD3／CD28单克隆抗体活化CD4^＋CD25^＋调节性T细胞，FACS体外杀伤实验研究其对自体DC的调节作用，并观察穿孔素抑制剂EGTA对上述作用的影响。结果 用MACS法成功分离出CD4^＋CD25^＋T细胞，纯度可达98％，特异性表达而Faxp3基因，能明显抑制CD4^＋CD25^＋T细胞的体外增殖；骨髓来源的DC表达CDllc、MHCⅡ及少量协同刺激分子CD80、CD86；FACS体外杀伤实验证实以CD3／CD28抗体体外活化的CD4^＋CD25^＋调节性T细胞对自体DC有显著杀伤作用（P〈0．05），穿孔素抑制剂EGTA能部分抑制该杀伤效应（P〈0．05）。结论 CD4^＋CD25^＋调节性T细胞可通过杀伤作用对自体DC发挥免疫调节作用，穿孔素／颗粒酶杀伤途径可能参与其中。     

脐血CD123+髓系树突状细胞的生物学特性研究

探讨人脐血单核细胞在髓系树突状细胞（DC）体外诱导体系中获得的CD123^＋髓系DC的生物学特性。分离脐血单核细胞，用人重组的粒／单核细胞集落刺激因子（GMCSF）和IL-4将其诱导为IX2。用流式细胞仪检测DC表面共刺激分子、CD123和CDllc的表达，并用间接免疫磁珠法将其中CD123^＋ DC加以分离纯化；激光共聚焦显微镜、扫描电镜和倒置显微镜观察CD123^＋ DC形态；^3H-TdR渗入法检测CD123^＋ DC对同种异体T细胞的刺激能力。脐血单核细胞经GM-CSF和IL4诱导7d后，细胞表面高度表达HLA-DR、CD86、CDllc和CD123，低表达CD83，丧失CD14的表达，其中CD123和CDllc均匀分布于DC表面。免疫磁珠纯化后的CD123^＋ DC呈现不成熟DC形态，除细胞体积较小外，其表面突起类似于CD123DC。CD123^＋ DC能明显刺激同种异体T细胞增殖，但其刺激能力较CD123 DC组低（P〈0．05）。GM-CSF和IL-4培养体系中的CD123^＋DC可能是DC分化发育过程中更早期的未成熟髓系DC，具有独特的生物学特性。     

酶联免疫斑点法检测抗原特异的CTL免疫应答试验条件的优化

目的：探讨酶联免疫斑点（ELISPOT）实验特异性及敏感性的因素，优化酶联免疫斑点法检测抗原特异的CTL免疫应答的实验条件。方法：HLA－A2阳性正常人的外周血单个核细胞在体外经流感病毒抗原肽诱导1周后，观察不同实验条件对酶联免疫斑点法检测抗原特异的CTL免疫应答的影响。结果：CTL诱导时，效应细胞先分离出CD8^＋T细胞组获得的Flu抗原特异的细胞频数要高于CTL诱导后再分离出CD8^＋T细胞组（P＜0．05），自体DC（树状细胞）作APC（抗原提呈细胞）比自体CD8^-PBMC作APC，CTL的诱导效率高且特异（P＜0．05）；使用细胞因子组合（IL－7＋IL－2＋IL－6）优于单纯使用IL－2。CTL行ELISPOT检测时，T2－2细胞较T2－1细胞具有更强抗原提呈功能，增加Flu抗原特异的CD8^＋T细胞频数（P＜0．05）。结论：优化了酶联免疫斑点法检测抗原特异的CTL免疫应答的试验条件，优化的方法在临床肿瘤疫苗的研究中具有应用价值。     

交叉呈递—树突状细胞行使功能的重要途径

树突状细胞（DC）是天然免疫和获得性免疫的重要调节剂。DC的一重要特征是通过交叉呈递使外源性抗原进入MHC I类途径，从而将外源性的蛋白质抗原呈递给CD8^ T细胞，以诱导机体产生抗原特异性CTL。本文从主要的交叉呈递细胞DC入手，阐述了影响交叉呈递的因素；交叉呈递中细胞之间的相互作用及交叉呈递的最终结果交叉激活和交叉耐受。对宿主抵抗病原微生物感染、诱导抗肿瘤免疫反应、疫苗研制和维持外周耐受有重要的指导意义。     

抗CD40抗体联合诱导人脐血CD34+造血干细胞向DC2分化的作用

目的 探讨从脐血CD34^＋造血细胞诱导DC2的方法及CD40分子在DC2分化诱导中的作用。方法 运用磁珠从脐血中分离出CD34^＋造血干细胞，以rhIL-3（10ng／mL）、rhFlt-3L（100ng／mL）和rhGM-CSF（100ng／mL）诱导其向DC2分化，采用流式细胞仪分析DC2表型，并观察抗人CD40单克隆抗体诱导DC2分化成熟的作用。结果 人脐血CD34^＋造血细胞在rhIL-3、rhFlt-3L和rhGM-CSF联合诱导培养12d，获得具有DC2样（淋巴样DC）形态的细胞，然后分别加入rhIL-3＋抗人CD40 mAb（Ⅰ组）或rhIL-3＋TNF-α（Ⅱ组）诱导DC2的分化成熟，流式细胞仪分析细胞表型，发现Ⅰ组和Ⅱ组Lineage^-（CD3、CD14、CD16、CD19、CD56）CD123^＋细胞的HLA-DR、CD83、CD86、CD80表达率分别为88．78％、37．38％、32．83％和99．08％；78．87％、32．29％、29．57％和98．86％。结论 体外联合多种细胞因子从CD34^＋造血细胞成功地诱导出富集DC2表型的细胞，抗人CD40 mAb可以促进DC2的分化成熟。     

Schizophrenia in a North Swedish geographical isolate, 1900–1977. Epidemiology, genetics and biochemistry

Over 200 schizophrenic patients belonging to three major and interrelated pedigree complexes have been investigated over the past 30 years in a North Swedish geographically isolated population, presently numbering about 6,000. An intensive investigation of a number of biochemical correlates and genetic markers in a few selected families belonging to one of the major pedigrees has indicated new strategies for the current research program.
Schizophrenia, as defined operationally, is significantly associated with decreased activities of two enzymes (1) blood platelet monoamine oxidase, (2) plasma dopamine-β-hydroxylase, and (3) with the genetic marker Gc² (group specific antigen). Both enzymes are subject to genetic variation. A positive score for linkage between schizophrenia and low plasma DBH activity has been calculated, but, so far, available data are insufficient for discrimination between linkage and partial contribution of genetically controlled low plasma DBH to the pathogenesis of the disease. Alternatively, both mechanisms could be involved.
As a model for continued research, schizophrenia is explained as based on a double dominant-recessive genotype (Aabb), representing a vulnerability which in about 50 % of cases develops into clinical schizophrenia. It is suggested that the dominant mutation (A) operates on or affects MAO activity, and that the recessive genotype (bb) is instrumental in low variates of DBH activity and very likely such variates within the normal range of physiological variation. Moreover, it is suggested that the combined effects of MAO- and DBH-reduced efficiency on the metabolism of e.g. dopamine could be an essential pathogenic mechanism for the schizophrenic illness which is segregating in this population.     

The dominant diseases of modernized societies as omega-3 essential fatty acid deficiency syndrome: Substrate beriberi

About 1900, modern food selection and processing caused widespread $\text{epidemics}$ of the B vitamin deficiency diseases of beriberi and pellagra which, for genetic reasons, often expressed as different diseases ranging from bowel and heart disease to dermatoses and psychoses. But the B vitamins merely help convert essential fatty acids (EFA) into the prostaglandin (PG) tissue regulators and it now turns out that, through hydrogenation, milling and selection of w3-poor southern foods, we have also been systematically depleting, by as much as 90%, a newly discovered trace Nordic EFA (w3) of special importance to primates and sole precursor of the PG3(4) series, even as a concurrent fiber deficiency increases body demand for EFA. Since substrate EFA is processed by many B vitamin catalysts, an EFA deficiency will mimic a $\text{panh}$ypovitaminosis B, i.e., a mixture of $\text{substrate}$ beriberi and $\text{substrate}$ pellagra resembling vitamin beriberi and pellagra but exhibiting as even more diverse $\text{endemic}$ disease. This would consitute a second stage of the Modern Malnutrition and explain why some workers now hold the dominant diseases of modermized societies to be new, nutritionally based, pellagraform yet lipid-related and to range, once again, from heart disease to psychosis. It is an assumption that our dominant diseases are unrelated to each other or are merely revealed by our diagnostic acumen and therapeutic success; and that hydrogenating millions of tons of food oils annually, to destroy the rancidity producing w3-EFA, is safe for $\text{primates}$. Extensive beriberiform disease is reported here in 32 typical cases taken from medical practice which responds strikingly to linseed oil supplements (60% w3-EFA) in confirmation of identical results in Capuchins.     

The universal muscular chain reaction,muscle spasm,Torsions, ruptures and extravasations. Chameleons of pathology and some manifestations of simple muscular disorders

Most bodily functions require the coordinated actions of complementary and supplementary paired muscle groups. Where this essential muscular cooperation is lacking, hollow organs may burst and others become literally screwed up, giving rise to many similar spastic diseases such as Torticollis, Twisted ovarian cyst, Torsion of the Testis, Volvulus of the intestines, Varicose Veins, Megacolon, Aortamegaly, Scoliosis, Erb's Palsy, Peyronie's Disease, Main-en-Griffe, Undescended Foot (Pes Cavus), Talipes, Strabismus. Spasm is “panenepidemic” and unclassified examples of Torsion Dystonia and Dyskinesia really are as common as debt and taxes.     

'Very sore nights and days': the child's experience of illness in early modern England, c.1580-1720

Sick children were ubiquitous in early modern England, and yet they have received very little attention from historians. Taking the elusive perspective of the child, this article explores the physical, emotional, and spiritual experience of illness in England between approximately 1580 and 1720. What was it like being ill and suffering pain? How did the young respond emotionally to the anticipation of death? It is argued that children’s experiences were characterised by profound ambivalence: illness could be terrifying and distressing, but also a source of emotional and spiritual fulfilment and joy. This interpretation challenges the common assumption amongst medical historians that the experiences of early modern patients were utterly miserable. It also sheds light on children’s emotional feelings for their parents, a subject often overlooked in the historiography of childhood. The primary sources used in this article include diaries, autobiographies, letters, the biographies of pious children, printed possession cases, doctors’ casebooks, and theological treatises concerning the afterlife.     

Guidelines for the Validation and Use of Immunoassays for Determination of Introduced Proteins in Biotechnology Enhanced Crops and Derived Food Ingredients

Recent advancements in agricultural biotechnology have created a need for analytical techniques to determine introduced proteins in crops enhanced through modern biotechnology techniques. These proteins are expressed in plant tissues and may be present in food ingredients. Immunoassays are ideally suited for protein detection and may be used as both quantitative and threshold methods. Microplate ELISA and lateral flow devices are two of the most commonly used immunoassay formats for agricultural biotechnology applications. This paper provides general background information and a discussion of criteria for the validation and application of immunochemical methods to the analysis of proteins introduced into plants and food ingredients using biotechnology methods. It is the result of a collaborative effort of members of the Analytical Environmental Immunochemical Consortium. This collaborative effort represents the combined expertise of several organizations to reach consensus on establishing guidelines for the validation and use of immunoassays. Further, the paper offers developers and users a consistent approach to adopting the technology as well as aid in producing accurate and meaningful results.     

Ultracryotomy: development and application (with examples from the yeast cytology) (author's transl)

The preparation steps usually necessary for obtaining ultrathin frozen sections of biological material (chemical prefixation, enclosing, cryoprotective treatment, freezing, sectioning, and post-staining the sections for transmission electron microscopy) are submitted to a critical analysis. The application of cryo-ultramicrotomy, in particularly for cytochemical purposes, is reviewed. Fundamental considerations of chemical prefixation and poststaining are supported by examples from yeast cytology. Furthermore, the efficiency of the cryo-ultramicrotomy (electron optical resolution of ultrastructural details) is demonstrated on yeast cells and protoplasts.     

Hypo- und Hypermagnesämie aus kardiologischer Sicht

Zusammenfassung Eine Reihe pathologischer Zustände bedingen Magnesiummangel. Zustände mit Hypermagnesämie sind ebenfalls bekannt, doch wesentlich seltener. Für den Kardiologen beachtenswert ist, daß unter Therapie mit bestimmten Diuretica bei Herzinsuffizienz, bei Herzinfarkt, Kardiomyopathie, Digitalisintoxikation und bestimmten Herzrhythmusstörungen Hypomagnesämie beobachtet wurde. Leider kann in der klinischen Routine nur ein extracelluläres Magnesiumdefizit durch Serumbestimmungen gemessen werden; über Magnesiummangel einzelner Organe kann nichts ausgesagt werden. Hinweise für Magnesiummangel geben aber neben der Messung des Serumspiegels Anamnese, klinischer Befund, bestimmte EKG-Veränderungen wie auch evtl. Hypokalämie, ein Zustand, bei dem sich oft — besonders bei Aldosteronismus — parallele Veränderungen zeigten.Tierexperimente deuten darauf hin, daß infarktähnliche Läsionen unter Magnesiummangel entstehen, doch ob Herzinfarkt beim Menschen durch Magnesiummangel ausgelöst werden kann, ist noch ungeklärt. In Leichenherzen zeigte sich im Infarktgebiet neben Calciumakkumulation signifikanter Magnesiumverlust, wobei unklar blieb, ob sich Ursache oder Folge des Infarktes widerspiegelten. Falls ein ursächlicher Zusammenhang besteht, ist er im Myokardstoffwechsel selbst zu suchen, wie bei der Alkoholkardiomyopathie, wo myokardialer Magnesiummangel zumindest als pathogenetischer Teilfaktor anerkannt wird. Andererseits versucht man aber auch Beziehungen zwischen Atherosklerose, Blutgerinnung und Hypomagnesämie herzustellen, in der Meinung, daß Magnesiummangel auch über den coronaren Pathomechanismus des Herzinfarktes wirken könnte. Sicher scheint, daß gewisse EKG-Veränderungen und Herzrhythmusstörungen durch einen irritierten Magnesiumhaushalt bedingt sein können, da sie bei Gabe bzw. Entzug von Magnesium verschwinden. Daß Magnesiummangel die Glykosidtoleranz verringert, wird tierexperimentell bestätigt. Unter Hypomagnesämie bewirkt Acetylstrophanthidin eher und länger Rhythmusstörungen als ohne, außerdem lassen diese sich durch Magnesiumgaben eliminieren. Da in gewissen Fällen spontane und digitalisinduzierte Herzrythmusstörungen durch Magnesiuminjektionen beseitigt wurden, scheint Magnesium als Therapeuticum angebracht. Einsatz verschiedener Magnesiumsalze bei Angina pectoris, degenerativen Herzerkrankungen und Herzinsuffizienz ohne geprüften und offensichtlich gestörten Magnesiumhaushalt ist fragwürdig, weil keine eindeutigen klinischen Erfolgsbeweise vorliegen. Immerhin mag es aber larvierte, durch Serumbestimmungen nicht erfaßbare Mangelzustände geben. Allgemein erscheint es aus kardiologischer Sicht ratsam, den Magnesiumhaushalt zu überwachen und in entsprechenden Fällen auszugleichen, um möglichen Myokardläsionen oder fatalen Herzrhythmusstörungen entgegenzuwirken.     

HLA in North Colombia Chimila Amerindians

HLA-A,-B,-C,-DRB1 and -DQB1 alleles have been studied in Chimila Amerindians from Sabana de San Angel (North Colombian Coast) by using high resolution molecular typing. A frequent extended haplotype was found:HLA-A*24:02-B*51:10-C*15:02-BRB1*04:07-DQB1*03:02 (28.7%) which has also been described in Amerinndian Mayos Mexican population (Mexico, California Gulf, Pacific Ocean). Other haplotypes had already been found in Amerindians from Mexico (Pacific and Atlantic Coast), Peru (highlands and Amazon Basin), Bolivia and North USA. A geographic pattern according to HLA allele or haplotype frequencies is lacking in Amerindians, as already known. Also, five new extended haplotypes were found in Chimila Amerindians. Their HLA-A*24:02 high frequencies characteristic is shared with aboriginal populations of Taiwan; also, HLA-C*01:02 high frequencies are found in New Zealand Maoris, New Caledonians and Kimberly Aborigines from Australia. Finally, this study may show a model of evolutionary factors acting and rising one HLA allele frequency (-A*24:02), but not in others that belong to the same or different HLA loci.     

The case for allele‐specific recognition by the TCR

There is a sharp difference in how one views TCR structure–function–behaviour dependent on whether its recognition of major histocompatibility complex‐encoded restriction elements (R) is germline selected or somatically generated. The generally accepted or Standard model is built on the assumption that recognition of R is by the V regions of the αβ TCR, which is not driven by allele specificity, whereas the competing model posits that recognition of R is allele‐specific. The establishing of allele‐specific recognition of R by the TCR would rule out the Standard model and clear the road to a consideration of a competing construct, the Tritope model. Here, the case for allele‐specific recognition (germline selected) is detailed making it obvious that the Standard model is untenable.