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Immunobiology of xenotransplantation [PDF]

Transplant International, 2000
The transplantation of organs between disparate species is hindered by severe immune responses of the recipient against the graft. These immune responses gives rise to hyperacute and acute vascular rejection and to cellular rejection. Research during the past decade has shed light on the elements of the immune system responsible for the rejection of ...
openaire   +2 more sources

Immunoprofiling Reveals GATA3 as a Prognostic Marker in Transformed Mycosis Fungoides

The Journal of Dermatology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Transformed mycosis fungoides (TMF) is a rare, aggressive variant of cutaneous T‐cell lymphoma characterized by the presence of large neoplastic cells and poor clinical outcomes. A retrospective cohort of 22 TMF patients was analyzed using immunohistochemistry on formalin‐fixed, paraffin‐embedded (FFPE) tissue for GATA3 (n = 20), T‐bet (n = 22)
Bruno de Castro e Souza, Denis Miyashiro, Jade Cury‐Martins, Neusa Yuriko Sakai Valente, Luiz Fernando Ferraz da Silva, José Antonio Sanches   +5 more
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Seroprevalence of varicella antibodies in adults without clinical history of disease [PDF]

Cadernos de Saúde Pública, 2020
: Varicella in adults and immunocompromised patients can be severe. The clinical diagnosis of varicella has high accuracy and the history of disease has a high positive predictive value for protection.
Konrad Silva Büchele, Danusa Ferreira Correa, Mari Tuyama, Alberto dos Santos de Lemos, Marcellus Dias da Costa, Emersom Cicilini Mesquita, Daniel Marinho da Costa, José Cerbino-Neto, Margareth Catoia Varela, Pedro Emmanuel Americano Alvarenga do Brasil, Luciana Gomes Pedro Brandão   +10 more
doaj   +1 more source

Colostrum as a Protective Factor Against Peanut Allergy: Evidence From a Birth Cohort

Allergy, EarlyView.
This study investigates whether partial colostrum feeding (PCF) due to formula supplements in the first 3 days increases the risk of food allergy beyond cow's milk. PCF infants showed increased risk of peanut allergy and multiple food allergies compared to exclusively colostrum‐fed (ECF) infants.
Maheshwar Bhasin, Matthew Cooper, Patricia Macchiaverni, Ravisha Srinivas Joys, Therese A. O'Sullivan, Jeffrey A. Keelan, Carina Venter, Debra J. Palmer, Adrian J. Lowe, Susan L. Prescott, Desiree Silva, Valerie Verhasselt   +11 more
wiley   +1 more source

Clonal analysis of a human antibody response. Quantitation of precursors of antibody-producing cells and generation and characterization of monoclonal IgM, IgG, and IgA to rabies virus. [PDF]

, 1990
We quantitated and characterized the changes in the human B cell repertoire, at the clonal level, before and after immunization with rabies virus. Moreover, we generated 10 monoclonal cell lines producing IgM, IgG, and IgA antibodies to the virus.
Casali, P, Goldfarb, IS, Gore, M, Harindranath, N, Koprowski, H, Notkins, AL, Ueki, Y   +6 more
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Adverse events following yellow fever vaccination in immunocompromised persons [PDF]

, 2021
This observational retrospective study conducted during an yellow fever (YF) outbreak in Sao Paulo, Brazil, in 2017-2018, describes adverse events (AE) following YF vaccination of immunocompromised persons.
Ibrahim, Karim Yaqub, Lara, Amanda Nazareth, Lopes, Marta Heloisa, Miyaji, Karina Takesaki, Sartori, Ana Marli Christovam   +4 more
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Evaluation of the Diagnostic Accuracy of the Quantitative Point‐of‐Care SD Biosensor Standard G6PD Test for Assessment of G6PD Deficiency in Infectious Diseases

International Journal of Laboratory Hematology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background G6PD deficiency affects about 500 million people worldwide and is prevalent in many malaria‐endemic settings. People with G6PD deficiency are at risk of hemolysis when exposed to certain medications, including 8‐aminoquinoline drugs used to treat Plasmodium vivax malaria.
Flavia Regina Medeiros da Silva, Alexandre Gomes Vizzoni, Daniela Mendes‐de‐Almeida, Joanna Bokel, Raquel de Vasconcellos Carvalhaes de Oliveira, André Machado Siqueira, Yasmine Rangel Vieira, Simone da Costa Cruz Silva   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Vaccination Coverage and Factors Associated With Incomplete Vaccination Schedules in Children Under 5 in a Peripheral Area of the Federal District of Brazil

Public Health Nursing, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective To estimate vaccination coverage (VC) and analyze the factors associated with the incomplete vaccination schedule (IVS) in children under 5 years of age in two Basic Health Units in the Federal District of Brazil. Design A cross‐sectional study.
Ivea Rayane Mendes Nicacio Viana, Henry Maia Peixoto   +1 more
wiley   +1 more source

Challenges in the Identification of Environmental Bacterial Isolates from a Pharmaceutical Industry Facility by 16S rRNA Gene Sequences

DNA
Microbial contamination is a critical challenge for the pharmaceutical industry, especially in thermosensitive sterile products, and can compromise their quality and safety.
Juliana Nunes Ramos, Luciana Veloso da Costa, Verônica Viana Vieira, Marcelo Luiz Lima Brandão   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Evaluation of Immunization Policies for PeaceKeeping Missions [PDF]

, 2017
This article first examines data bases available to assess the risk of vaccine-preventable diseases (VPD). In the second part, immunization recommendations and practices are briefly evaluated in view of the risk of exposure to VPD and of the efficacy and
Desaules, Madeleine, Nagel, Jörg, Steffen, Robert, Woodall, Jack P.   +3 more
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