Soluble urokinase plasminogen activator receptor (suPAR) in the assessment of inflammatory activity of rheumatoid arthritis patients in remissionGergely Toldi
First Department of Pediatrics, Semmelweis University, Budapest, Bókay u 53 54, 1083 Hungary
Clin Chem Lab Med 51:327-32. 2013
..We aimed to evaluate suPAR for the assessment of inflammatory activity in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients in remission...
B7 costimulation and intracellular indoleamine-2,3-dioxygenase expression in peripheral blood of healthy pregnant and pre-eclamptic womenGergely Toldi
First Department of Pediatrics, Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary
Am J Reprod Immunol 69:264-71. 2013
..We also examined the intracellular expression of indoleamine-2,3-dioxygenase (IDO)...
The effects of Kv1.3 and IKCa1 potassium channel inhibition on calcium influx of human peripheral T lymphocytes in rheumatoid arthritisGergely Toldi
First Department of Pediatrics, Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary
Immunobiology 218:311-6. 2013
..Kv1.3 and IKCa1 potassium channels are important regulators of the maintenance of calcium influx during lymphocyte activation and present a possible target for selective immunomodulation...
Plasma soluble urokinase plasminogen activator receptor (suPAR) levels in ankylosing spondylitisGergely Toldi
First Department of Pediatrics, Semmelweis University, Bókay u 53 54, 1083 Budapest, Hungary Electronic address
Joint Bone Spine 80:96-8. 2013
..In line with earlier findings, our results indicate that, unlike suPAR, both of these markers are positively correlated with disease activity in AS...
Soluble urokinase plasminogen activator receptor (suPAR) levels in healthy pregnancy and preeclampsiaGergely Toldi
First Department of Pediatrics, Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary
Clin Chem Lab Med 49:1873-6. 2011
..We aimed to assess the levels of suPAR and other markers of systemic inflammation in preeclampsia compared to healthy pregnancy...
Human Th1 and Th2 lymphocytes are distinguished by calcium flux regulation during the first 10 min of lymphocyte activationGergely Toldi
First Department of Pediatrics, Semmelweis University, Bókay u 53 54, Budapest H 1083, Hungary
Immunobiology 217:37-43. 2012
..The observed differences in calcium flux of Th1 and Th2 cells may contribute to different calcium handling kinetics and, hence, to distinct cytokine production patterns by these subsets...
Lymphocyte activation in type 1 diabetes mellitus: the increased significance of Kv1.3 potassium channelsGergely Toldi
First Department of Pediatrics, Semmelweis University, Budapest H 1083, Hungary
Immunol Lett 133:35-41. 2010
..Therefore, the proposed inhibition of Kv1.3 channels as a novel therapeutic approach for the treatment of type 1 diabetes mellitus may have a major effect on overall lymphocyte function in this disease...
T-lymphocyte calcium influx characteristics and their modulation by Kv1.3 and IKCa1 channel inhibitors in the neonateGergely Toldi
First Department of Pediatrics, Semmelweis University, Bókay u 53 54, Budapest H 1083, Hungary
Int Immunol 22:769-74. 2010
..The altered function of neonatal lymphocyte potassium channels may contribute to this phenomenon...
Lymphocyte calcium influx characteristics and their modulation by Kv1.3 and IKCa1 channel inhibitors in healthy pregnancy and preeclampsiaGergely Toldi
First Department of Pediatrics, Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary
Am J Reprod Immunol 65:154-63. 2011
..We compared the activation-elicited calcium influx in T lymphocytes in HP, PE and non-P women and tested its alteration upon inhibition of Kv1.3 and IKCa1 potassium channels...
Lymphocyte calcium influx kinetics in multiple sclerosis treated without or with interferon βGergely Toldi
First Department of Pediatrics, Semmelweis University, Budapest, Bókay u 53 54, H 1083, Hungary
J Neuroimmunol 237:80-6. 2011
..3 channels in multiple sclerosis patients without interferon-beta. However, this effect is not specific enough concerning all lymphocyte subsets influencing the autoimmune response, since it also affects anti-inflammatory Th2 cells...
Hepcidin concentrations and iron homeostasis in preeclampsiaGergely Toldi
First Department of Pediatrics, Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary
Clin Chem Lab Med 48:1423-6. 2010
..This is in contrast to inflammation characteristic for PE. The link between iron homeostasis and inflammation is hepcidin. Our goal was to describe hepcidin concentrations and its association with iron homeostasis in PE...
Prevalence of intracellular galectin-1-expressing lymphocytes in umbilical cord blood in comparison with adult peripheral bloodSzonja Kollár
First Department of Pediatrics, Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary
Biol Blood Marrow Transplant 18:1608-13. 2012
..This suggests that Gal-1-expressing lymphocytes are unlikely to play a major role in mitigating the immune reactivity of UCB...
Peripheral T(h)1/T(h)2/T(h)17/regulatory T-cell balance in asthmatic pregnancyGergely Toldi
1st Department of Pediatrics, Semmelweis University, H 1085 Budapest, Hungary
Int Immunol 23:669-77. 2011
..44% versus 2.78%; P < 0.05). The abnormal asthma-dependent T(h)17 elevation together with blunted Treg increase may play a role in the compromised immune tolerance characterizing asthmatic pregnancy...
Increased prevalence of peripheral blood granulysin-producing cytotoxic T lymphocytes in preeclampsiaAttila Molvarec
First Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary
J Reprod Immunol 91:56-63. 2011
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The frequency of peripheral blood CD4+ CD25high FoxP3+ and CD4+ CD25- FoxP3+ regulatory T cells in normal pregnancy and pre-eclampsiaGergely Toldi
First Department of Pediatrics, Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary
Am J Reprod Immunol 68:175-80. 2012
..We also examined the proportion of the activated CD4+ CD25high FoxP3high Treg subset within conventional Treg cells...
Kinetic measurements using flow cytometry: new methods for monitoring intracellular processesGergo Mészáros
First Department of Pediatrics, Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary
Assay Drug Dev Technol 10:97-104. 2012
..The present methodology provides an opportunity for monitoring and characterizing mitochondrial Ca(2+) levels, plasma membrane potential, and superoxide generation in PHA-activated or rotenone-treated Jurkat cells with flow cytometry...
Increased prevalence of IL-17-producing peripheral blood lymphocytes in pre-eclampsiaGergely Toldi
First Department of Pediatrics, Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary
Am J Reprod Immunol 66:223-9. 2011
..We aimed to describe the prevalence of these four CD4 lymphocyte subtypes in pre-eclampsia and normal pregnancy, along with that of IL-17-producing CD8 and NK cells...
Peripheral blood galectin-1-expressing T and natural killer cells in normal pregnancy and preeclampsiaAttila Molvarec
First Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary
Clin Immunol 139:48-56. 2011
..However, the proportion of galectin-1-expressing peripheral blood T and NK cells was markedly decreased in PE compared to normal pregnancy, which might contribute to the activation of innate and acquired immune cells...
Relationship of Circulating Soluble Urokinase Plasminogen Activator Receptor (suPAR) Levels to Disease Control in Asthma and Asthmatic PregnancyIstvan Ivancso
Department of Pulmonology, Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary
PLoS ONE 8:e60697. 2013
..Decrease in circulating suPAR levels detected both in healthy and asthmatic pregnant women presumably represents pregnancy induced immune tolerance...
Decreased number of FoxP3+ regulatory T cells in preeclampsiaGergely Toldi
Research Group of Pediatrics and Nephrology, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Budapest, Hungary
Acta Obstet Gynecol Scand 87:1229-33. 2008
..Low Treg numbers are not reflected in the proportion of activated lymphocytes, at least in this stage of pregnancy. This does not exclude, however, the functional alterations of these cell types...
Decreased proportion of peripheral blood vascular endothelial growth factor-expressing T and natural killer cells in preeclampsiaAttila Molvarec
First Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary
Am J Obstet Gynecol 203:567.e1-8. 2010
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Plasma soluble urokinase plasminogen activator receptor (suPAR) levels in systemic lupus erythematosusGergely Toldi
First Department of Pediatrics, Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary
Biomarkers 17:758-63. 2012
..Soluble urokinase plasminogen activator receptor (suPAR) is a biomarker of systemic inflammation. We aimed to characterize plasma suPAR levels in SLE patients...
Analysis by flow cytometry of calcium influx kinetics in peripheral lymphocytes of patients with rheumatoid arthritisAnna Bajnok
First Department of Pediatrics, Semmelweis University, Budapest, Bókay u 53 54, H 1083, Hungary
Cytometry A 83:287-93. 2013
..The function fitting algorithm applied by FacsKin is suitable to provide a common basis for evaluating and comparing flow cytometry kinetic data...
Changes in serum cytokine and cortisol levels in normothermic and hypothermic term neonates after perinatal asphyxiaAniko Roka
First Department of Pediatrics, Semmelweis University, Bokay u 53, Budapest, Hungary
Inflamm Res 62:81-7. 2013
..Therapeutic hypothermia improves neurological outcome in asphyxiated term neonates, but its clear effect on the inflammatory response is unknown...