Quantification of Mediator Relevance in Immune Cell Network

Autori

  • Paolo Tieri
  • Silvana Valensin
  • Gastone Castellani
  • Daniel Remondini
  • Claudio Franceschi
  • Vito Latora
  • Massimo Marchiori

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1685/

Abstract

Immune cell type communicates with other cell types through mediators (cytokines, chemokines, hormones). A quantitative analysis of the topological properties of such an immune network is still lacking. We present a method for quantifying the relevance of mediators in the human immune network, based on the concept of efficient communication. The analysis indicates that mediators differ in the relevance: cytokines involved in innate immunity and inflammation and some hormones rank highest in the network, revealing that the most prominent mediators of the immune system (IS) are molecules involved in ancestral types of defence mechanisms highly integrated with the adaptive IS. [DOI: 10.1685/CSC06145] About DOI

Dowloads

Pubblicato

2007-10-01

Fascicolo

V. 1 (2006)

Sezione

Articles

Licenza

Authors who submit to this journal agree to the following terms: a) Authors retain copyright over their work, while allowing the SIMAI to place this accepted work under a Creative Commons Attribution License (CC license), which allows others to freely access, use, and share the work, with an acknowledgement of the work's authorship. b) Authors are able to waive the terms of the CC license and enter into separate, additional contractual arrangements for the non-exclusive distribution and subsequent publication of this work (e.g., publish a revised version in a journal, post it to an institutional repository or publish it in a book). with an acknowledgement of its initial publication on “Communications to SIMAI Congress”. c) In addition, authors are encouraged to post and share their work online (e.g., in institutional repositories or on their website).