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Immune system and COVID-19 by sex differences and age
Women's Health, 2021 In COVID-19 disease, are reported gender differences in relation to severity and death. The aim of this review is to highlight gender differences in the immune response to COVID-19. The included studies were identified using PubMed, until 30 October 2020.
T. Ciarambino, O. Para, M. Giordano
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Biomedicines, 2021 Objective: To describe the capacity of a broad spectrum of cytokines and growth factors to predict ICU admission and/or death in patients with severe COVID-19.
Jorge Monserrat +16 more
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Organization of the Skin Immune System and Compartmentalized Immune Responses in Infectious Diseases
Clinical Microbiology Reviews, 2019 The skin is an organ harboring several types of immune cells that participate in innate and adaptive immune responses. The immune system of the skin comprises both skin cells and professional immune cells that together constitute what is designated skin ...
J. Quaresma
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Lentivirus-mediated Conditional Gene Expression
Bio-Protocol, 2021 The ability to identify the role of a particular gene within a system is dependent on control of the expression of that gene. In this protocol, we describe a method for stable, conditional expression of Nod-Like receptors (NLRs) in THP-1 cells using a ...
Leah Rommereim +4 more
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Intestinal macromolecular transport supporting adaptive immunity [PDF]
, 2019 The gastrointestinal tract performs opposing functions of nutrient absorption, barrier maintenance, and the delivery of luminal substances for the appropriate induction of tolerogenic or protective adaptive immunity.
Kulkarni, Devesha H, Newberry, Rodney D
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Prion Diseases and the Immune System
Clinical Immunology, 2000 Transmissible spongiform encephalopathies are caused by unusual infectious agents that are purported to contain a single type of macromolecule, a modified host glycoprotein. The term prion has been applied to this group of agents. Surprisingly, the immune system appears to behave as a Trojan's horse rather than a protective fortification during prion ...
P, Aucouturier +3 more
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Crosstalk between ILC2s and Th2 cells varies among mouse models
Cell Reports, 2023 Summary: Type 2 T helper (Th2) cells and group 2 innate lymphoid cells (ILC2s) provide protection against helminth infection and are involved in allergic responses. However, their relative importance and crosstalk during type 2 immune responses are still
Rama K. Gurram +14 more
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A new landscape of host–protozoa interactions involving the extracellular vesicles world [PDF]
, 2018 This version is free to view and download for private research and study only. Not for re-distribution, re-sale or use in derivative works. © Cambridge University Press 2018Extracellular vesicles (EVs) are released by a wide number of cells including ...
Bruno Gavinho +11 more
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Involvement of Probiotics and Postbiotics in the Immune System Modulation
Biologics, 2021 Intestinal microbiota interacts with other systems, especially the immune system, which is responsible for protecting the body by recognizing “stranger” (pathogen associated molecular patterns-PAMPs) and “danger” (damage-associated molecular patterns ...
Neslihan Yeşilyurt +3 more
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The Outcome of COVID-19 in Patients with a History of Taking Rituximab: A Narrative Review [PDF]
Iranian Journal of Medical Sciences, 2021 Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a recently emerging disease caused by Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). Notably, the safety of immunosuppressive medications is a major concern during an infectious disease pandemic ...
Pourya Yarahmadi +3 more
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