Modeling Nosocomial Disease Outbreaks using a Combined Differential Equations and Agent Based-Modeling Approach [PDF]
, 2016 A nosocomial infection is an infection that a patient develops while in a hospital or healthcare related setting, also known as a hospital acquired infection (HAI).This project has two foci: firstly to model a HAI within an individual, then secondly to ...
FitzGerald, Cody Eion
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3D Microfluidic model for evaluating immunotherapy efficacy by tracking dendritic cell behaviour toward tumor cells [PDF]
, 2017 Immunotherapy efficacy relies on the crosstalk within the tumor microenvironment between cancer and dendritic cells (DCs) resulting in the induction of a potent and effective antitumor response.
Bentivegna, Enrico +19 more
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Decoding the dual role of autophagy in cancer through transcriptional and epigenetic regulation
FEBS Letters, EarlyView.Transcriptional and epigenetic regulation controls autophagy, which exerts context‐dependent effects on cancer: Autophagy suppresses tumorigenesis by maintaining cellular homeostasis or promotes tumor progression by supporting survival under stress. In this “In a Nutshell” article, we explore the intricate mechanisms of the dual function of autophagy ...
Young Suk Yu, Ik Soo Kim, Sung Hee Baek
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Fertility treatment in couples with seropositivity for human immunodeficiency virus: Ethics opinion
Journal of Human Reproductive Sciences, 2018 Human immunodeficiency virus results in acquired immunodeficiency syndrome which alters the immune system. The virus can be transmitted through contact with infected semen, vaginal fluids, or blood.
Duru Shah, Madhuri Patil
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Can Electromagnetic Fields Modulate Inflammation and Cell Death by Acting on the Immune System?
IEEE Access, 2023 Programmed cell death constitutes a fundamental part of the immune response to viral infection. This process forms part of the host defence mechanism and also enables establishment of biomarkers of disease severity.
Maria Elena Lopez-Martin +4 more
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Corticosterone selectively decreases humoral immunity in female eiders during incubation
, 2007 Immunity is hypothesized to share limited resources with other physiological functions and this may partly account for the fitness costs of reproduction.
Bourgeon, Sophie, Raclot, Thierry
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Human Endogenous Retroviruses Are Ancient Acquired Elements Still Shaping Innate Immune Responses
Frontiers in Immunology, 2018 About 8% of our genome is composed of sequences with viral origin, namely human Endogenous Retroviruses (HERVs). HERVs are relics of ancient infections that affected the primates' germ line along the last 100 million of years, and became stable elements ...
Nicole Grandi, E. Tramontano
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Autophagy in cancer and protein conformational disorders
FEBS Letters, EarlyView.Autophagy plays a crucial role in numerous biological processes, including protein and organelle quality control, development, immunity, and metabolism. Hence, dysregulation or mutations in autophagy‐related genes have been implicated in a wide range of human diseases.
Sergio Attanasio
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CMV immune evasion and manipulation of the immune system with aging
GeroScience, 2017 Human cytomegalovirus (HCMV) encodes numerous proteins and microRNAs that function to evade the immune response and allow the virus to replicate and disseminate in the face of a competent innate and acquired immune system.
Sarah E. Jackson +8 more
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FEBS Letters, EarlyView.B cells sense external mechanical forces and convert them into biochemical signals through mechanotransduction. Understanding how malignant B cells respond to physical stimuli represents a groundbreaking area of research. This review examines the key mechano‐related molecules and pathways in B lymphocytes, highlights the most relevant techniques to ...
Marta Sampietro +2 more
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