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Health disparities in chronic liver disease

Hepatology, EarlyView., 2022
Abstract The syndemic of hazardous alcohol consumption, opioid use, and obesity has led to important changes in liver disease epidemiology that have exacerbated health disparities. Health disparities occur when plausibly avoidable health differences are experienced by socially disadvantaged populations.
Ani Kardashian, Marina Serper, Norah Terrault, Lauren D. Nephew   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Generation of DelNS1 Influenza Viruses: a Strategy for Optimizing Live Attenuated Influenza Vaccines

mBio, 2019
Nonstructural protein 1 (NS1) of influenza virus is a key virulence element with multifunctional roles in virus replication and a potent antagonist of host immune response.
Pui Wang, Min Zheng, Siu-Ying Lau, Pin Chen, Bobo Wing-Yee Mok, Siwen Liu, Honglian Liu, Xiaofeng Huang, Conor J. Cremin, Wenjun Song, Yixin Chen, Yik-Chun Wong, Haode Huang, Kelvin Kai-Wong To, Zhiwei Chen, Ningshao Xia, Kwok-Yung Yuen, Honglin Chen   +17 more
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Depletion of the RNA‐Editing Enzyme ADAR1 Invigorates the Antitumor Immunity of NK Cells

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
ADAR1 is upregulated in NK cells from melanoma patients, impairing their function. Its loss enhances NK cell tumor infiltration and cytotoxicity in vitro and in vivo. Mechanistically, ADAR1 deficiency destabilizes CD38 mRNA to reduce its expression, thereby increasing NK cell mobility and killing, which nominates it as a therapeutic target for NK cell ...
Shuhan Chen, Di Lu, Rukang Liang, Weikeng Tan, Erming Zhao, Sihuang Wu, Xintong Li, Yulong Song, Miaojian Wan, Xiaoyuan Xie, Qi Zhang, Qiuli Liu   +11 more
wiley   +1 more source

Progress Toward Development of Effective and Safe African Swine Fever Virus Vaccines

Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 2020
African swine fever is a major concern due to its negative impact on pork production in affected regions. Due to lack of treatment and a safe vaccine, it has been extremely difficult to control this devastating disease.
Huldah Sang, Gabrielle Miller, Shehnaz Lokhandwala, Neha Sangewar, Suryakant D. Waghela, Richard P. Bishop, Waithaka Mwangi   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

The importance of recent infection with Mycobacterium tuberculosis in an area with high HIV prevalence: a long-term molecular epidemiological study in Northern Malawi.

, 2005
BACKGROUND: The proportion of cases of tuberculosis due to recent infection can be estimated in long-term population-based studies using molecular techniques.
Crampin, Amelia C, Drobniewski, Francis, Fine, Paul EM, Glynn, Judith R, Mwaungulu, Frank D, Ndlovu, Richard, Ngwira, Bagrey M, Traore, Hamidou, Yates, Malcolm D   +8 more
core   +1 more source

Mucosal delivery of tuberculosis vaccines: a review of current approaches and challenges. [PDF]

, 2019
Introduction: Tuberculosis (TB) remains a major health threat and it is now clear that the current vaccine, BCG, is unable to arrest the global TB epidemic. A new vaccine is needed to either replace or boost BCG so that a better level of protection could
Barclay WR, Elena Stylianou, Helen McShane, Matthew J. Paul, Rajko Reljic, Resende Co T, Rodriguez A, Uranga S, Wong EA   +8 more
core   +1 more source

Non‐Targeting shRNA‐Encoded Plasmid DNA Enhances Protective Immunity Through RIDD‐RIG‐I Signaling Pathway in the Zika Virus Animal Model

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
We present a novel DNA vaccine platform featuring intrinsic, non‐targeting dsRNA that significantly enhances immune responses by activating the regulated IRE1‐dependent decay‐RIG‐I signaling pathway. This research elucidates a previously uncharacterized mechanism for dsRNA‐mediated innate immune activation.
Min‐Syuan Huang, Hung‐Chun Liao, Po Peng, Wan‐Ling Wu, Kit Man Chai, Mei‐Yu Chen, Guann‐Yi Yu, Tsung‐Hsien Chuang, Hsin‐Wei Chen, Chuang‐Rung Chang, Shih‐Jen Liu   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source

Discovery of an Adaptive Neuroimmune Response Driving Itch and Fast Tick Removal with Implications for Preventing Pathogen Transmission

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
Doehl et al. discovered an adaptive neuroimmune mechanism that induces itch in tick‐exposed guinea pigs, enabling rapid tick removal. This itch‐induced tick removal (IITR) is mediated by an adaptive cellular immune response and is independent of IgG, IgE, or TRPV1.
Johannes S. P. Doehl, Tiago D. Serafim, Serena Doh, Charles S. Grugan, Eva Iniguez, Luana Rogerio, Ronja Frigard, Ranadhir Dey, Pedro Cecilio, Xinglong Gu, Pang‐Yen Tseng, Aline da Silva Moreira, Mahnaz Minai, James Oristian, Hans Ackerman, Steven Brooks, Caroline Percopo, Siu‐Ping Ng, Derron A. Alves, Lucas Tirloni, Jennifer M. Anderson, Adriana Marques, Fabiano Oliveira, Shaden Kamhawi, Daniel E. Sonenshine, José M. C. Ribeiro, Mark Hoon, Jesus G. Valenzuela   +27 more
wiley   +1 more source

Attenuation of the influenza virus by microRNA response element in vivo and protective efficacy against 2009 pandemic H1N1 virus in mice

International Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2015
Background: The 2009 influenza pandemics underscored the need for effective vaccines to block the spread of influenza virus infection. Most live attenuated vaccines utilize cold-adapted, temperature-sensitive virus.
Chunlai Feng, Mingming Tan, Wenkui Sun, Yi Shi, Zheng Xing   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Review of long term immunogenicity and tolerability of live hepatitis A vaccine

Human Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics, 2020
Hepatitis A represents one of the major public health problems worldwide including India. Vaccination is the most effective way to prevent hepatitis A infection.
Nitin Shah, MMA Faridi, Monjori Mitra, Ashish Bavdekar, Archana Karadkhele, Gaurav Puppalwar, Rishi Jain   +6 more
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