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Development and evaluation of a diagnostic cytokine-release assay for Mycobacterium suricattae infection in meerkats (Suricata suricatta) [PDF]

, 2017
CITATION: Clarke, C., et al. 2017. Development and evaluation of a diagnostic cytokine-release assay for mycobacterium suricattae infection in meerkats (Suricata suricatta).
A Dippenaar, C Clarke, Charlene Clarke, I Schiller, JA Drewe, JA Drewe, JA Drewe, Julian Ashley Drewe, KA Millington, KE Bass, M Ruhwald, Michele Ann Miller, MP Petticrew, NN Chegou, Paul David van Helden, R Rua-Domenech de la, SDC Parsons, SDC Parsons, Stuart James Patterson, Sven David Charles Parsons, TH Clutton-Brock, WJ Goosen, WJ Goosen   +22 more
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A benchmarking framework for the accurate and cost-effective detection of clinically-relevant structural variants for cancer target identification and diagnosis

Journal of Translational Medicine
Background Accurate clinical structural variant (SV) calling is essential for cancer target identification and diagnosis but has been historically challenging due to the lack of ground truth for clinical specimens.
Guiwu Zhuang, Xiaotao Zhang, Wenjing Du, Libin Xu, Jiyong Ma, Haitao Luo, Hongzhen Tang, Wei Wang, Peng Wang, Miao Li, Xu Yang, Dongfang Wu, Shencun Fang   +12 more
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Plant Expression of Hydrophobin Fused K39 Antigen for Visceral Leishmaniasis Immunodiagnosis

Frontiers in Plant Science, 2021
Visceral leishmaniasis is a Neglected Tropical Disease of high mortality caused by the protozoan Leishmania infantum. Its transmission cycle is complex, and it has in the domestic dog its main reservoir.
Bruno B. Silva, Bruno B. Silva, Eduarda N. F. N. Santos, Eduarda N. F. N. Santos, Lucelina S. Araújo, Arnaldo S. Bezerra, Arnaldo S. Bezerra, Lívia É. C. Marques, Eridan O. P. Tramontina Florean, Maurício F. van Tilburg, Maurício F. van Tilburg, Maria Izabel F. Guedes, Maria Izabel F. Guedes   +12 more
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Dioctophyme renale (giant kidney worm) in a dog: A review of a parasitic disease requiring surgical treatment

Veterinary Record Case Reports, Volume 13, Issue 1, March 2025.
Abstract Infection with the nematode Dioctophyme renale (giant kidney worm) in dogs and other mammals occurs following the ingestion of an aquatic host containing the infective larvae. This parasitic disease has no known effective pharmaceutical treatment.
Abedin Shaban Zadeh, Anthony P. Carr, Emily J. Jenkins   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Schistosoma mansoni in a low-prevalence area in Brazil: the importance of additional methods for the diagnosis of hard-to-detect individual carriers by low-cost immunological assays

Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, 2013
Schistosomiasis diagnosis is based on the detection of eggs in the faeces, which is laborious and lacks sensitivity, especially for patients with a low parasite burden.
Rafaella Fortini Queiroz Grenfell, Watson Martins, Martin Enk, Áureo Almeida, Liliane Siqueira, Vanessa Silva-Moraes, Edward Oliveira, Nídia Francisca de Figueiredo Carneiro, Paulo Marcos Zech Coelho   +8 more
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Isolation and identification of Mycobacterium bovis in bovines with positive reaction to the tuberculin test in the state of Paraíba, northeast Brazil

Arquivos do Instituto Biológico, 2018
: In areas where human tuberculosis and bovine tuberculosis coexist, differentiation between M. bovis and M. tuberculosis is important for monitoring the spread of M. bovis among cattle and from cattle to humans.
Joelson Marcolino Ramos, Marcos Bryan Heinemann, José Soares Ferreira Neto, Antonio Francisco de Souza Filho, Nicolás Céspedes Cárdenas, Antônio Flávio Medeiros Dantas, Clebert José Alves, Sérgio Santos de Azevedo   +7 more
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Enhancing Natural Killer and CD8 + T Cell-Mediated Anticancer Cytotoxicity and Proliferation of CD8 + T Cells with HLA-E Monospecific Monoclonal Antibodies [PDF]

, 2019
Cytotoxic NK/CD8+ T cells interact with MHC-I ligands on tumor cells through either activating or inhibiting receptors. One of the inhibitory receptors is CD94/NKG2A.
Asgharzadeh, Shahab, Devarajan, Asokan, Filippone, Edward J., Ravindranath, Mepur H.   +3 more
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Noble Metal Nanoparticle‐Based Aptasensors: A Powerful Tool for Exosomal Detection

Advanced Sensor Research, Volume 4, Issue 1, January 2025.
Noble metal nanomaterials possess distinctive physicochemical properties, allowing for ready functionalization with aptamers. By utilizing the aptamers as the recognition elements, noble metal nanoparticle‐based aptasensors offer a promising potential platform for rapid, cost‐effective, and sensitive in situ detection of exosomes from different ...
Jingyu Sun, Wei Hu, Nuo Xu, Jonathan Makris, Felicia Spadavecchia, Hongjun Wang   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Tumor-associated autoantibodies are useful biomarkers in immunodiagnosis of α-fetoprotein-negative hepatocellular carcinoma

World Journal of Gastroenterology, 2017
AIM To determine the prevalence and diagnostic value of autoantibodies in α-fetoprotein (AFP)-negative hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). METHODS Fifty-six serum samples from AFP-negative HCC cases, 86 from AFP-positive HCC cases, 168 from chronic liver ...
Ting Wang, Mei Liu, Sujun Zheng, D. Bian, Jin-Yan Zhang, Jia Yao, Qing-fen Zheng, A-meng Shi, Wen-Han Li, Lu Li, Yu Chen, Jin-Hai Wang, Z. Duan, Lei Dong   +13 more
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Impact of diabetes mellitus on tuberculosis prevention, diagnosis, and treatment from an immunologic perspective

Exploration, Volume 4, Issue 5, October 2024.
The coexistence of diabetes mellitus (DM) and tuberculosis (TB) presents a significant global burden, with DM being recognized as a major risk factor for TB. This review comprehensively analyzes the immunological aspects of DM‐TB comorbidity, shedding light on the impact of DM on TB pathogenesis and immune responses.
Zhaoyang Ye, Linsheng Li, Ling Yang, Li Zhuang, Ashok Aspatwar, Liang Wang, Wenping Gong   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source