How does spaceflight affect the acquired immune system? [PDF]
NPJ Microgravity, 2020 The impact of spaceflight on the immune system has been investigated extensively during spaceflight missions and in model experiments conducted on Earth.
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Cigarette smoke-induced pulmonary emphysema in
Respiratory Research, 2005 Background Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease is associated with a chronic inflammatory response of the host to chronic exposure to inhaled toxic gases and particles. Although inflammatory cells of both the innate and adaptive immune system infiltrate
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Study on hypoxia-inducible factor and its roles in immune system
Immunological Medicine, 2021 The Hypoxia-Inducible Factor-1 (HIF-1) is a dimeric protein complex that plays a significant role in responding to low oxygen or hypoxia concentrations.
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Effect of Nicotine on Immune System Function [PDF]
Advanced Pharmaceutical Bulletin, 2023 As a parasympathetic alkaloid and the main substance in cigarette smoke, nicotine modulates the immune system, inhibits innate and acquired immunity and is used in treating many autoimmune diseases.
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Gnawing Between Cells and Cells in the Immune System: Friend or Foe? A Review of Trogocytosis
Frontiers in Immunology, 2022 Trogocytosis occurs when one cell contacts and quickly nibbles another cell and is characterized by contact between living cells and rapid transfer of membrane fragments with functional integrity. Many immune cells are involved in this process, such as T
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Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome Showing Its First Symptom with Nervous System Involvement
Türk Nöroloji Dergisi, 2020 Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection is increasingly common today and the diversity of its clinical presentation makes the diagnosis difficult.
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Probiotics and Paraprobiotics in Viral Infection: Clinical Application and Effects on the Innate and Acquired Immune Systems [PDF]
Current pharmaceutical design, 2018 Recently, the risk of viral infection has dramatically increased owing to changes in human ecology such as global warming and an increased geographical movement of people and goods.
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Central nervous system involvement in patients with acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS)
Acta Neurologica Scandinavica, 2009 – Central nervous system involvement occurred in 28 of 121 patients with acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS). The major risk factor in this AIDS population was intravenous drug abuse (64%).
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Journal of Experimental Medicine, 1991 The multifunctional cytokine, transforming growth factor beta (TGF- beta), was identified by immunocytochemistry in the brain tissues of four patients with acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS), but not in control brain tissue. The TGF-beta staining
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Role of the Immune System in the Development of the Central Nervous System
Frontiers in Neuroscience, 2019 The central nervous system (CNS) and the immune system are both intricate and highly organized systems that regulate the entire body, with both sharing certain common features in developmental mechanisms and operational modes.
Keiko Morimoto, Kazunori Nakajima
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