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The intricate interplay among microbiota, mucosal immunity, and viral infection in the respiratory tract [PDF]
The mucosal system serves as the primary barrier against respiratory diseases and plays a crucial role in combating viral infections through mucosal immunity.
Xinyue Li +10 more
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Mucosal nasal vaccine development, although ideal to protect from pathogens invading mucosally, is limited by the lack of specific adjuvant. We recently used P1, a conserved region of HIV-1 gp41-envelope glycoprotein, as efficient antigen in a ...
Lin Xu +8 more
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S100A8-mediated metabolic adaptation controls HIV-1 persistence in macrophages in vivo
HIV-1 eradication is hindered by viral persistence in different cell reservoirs, including circulatory CD4+ T-cells and tissue-resident macrophages. Here, by analyzing male genital mucosa from cART-suppressed HIV1-infected individuals, Real et al.
Fernando Real +14 more
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Protocol to detect infectious SARS-CoV-2 at low levels using in situ hybridization techniques
Summary: Low and persistent levels of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) RNA/protein/virus can be detected in clinical samples months after infection, possibly related to the emergence of SARS-CoV-2 variants or development of ...
Andréa Cottignies-Calamarte +4 more
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Antibodies mediate a broad array of non-neutralizing Fc-mediated functions against HIV-1 including antibody-dependent cellular cytotoxicity (ADCC) and antibody-dependent cellular phagocytosis (ADCP).
Maxence Duchemin +11 more
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BackgroundThe vasodilator neuropeptide calcitonin gene-related peptide (CGRP) plays both detrimental and protective roles in different pathologies. CGRP is also an essential component of the neuro-immune dialogue between nociceptors and mucosal immune ...
Jammy Mariotton +11 more
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Tuberculosis Risk Stratification of Psoriatic Patients Before Anti-TNF-α Treatment
Psoriasis is a skin inflammatory condition for which significant progress has been made in its management by the use of targeted biological drugs. Detection of latent M.
Farida Benhadou +7 more
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Eliciting Mucosal Immunity [PDF]
Eliciting mucosal immunity through vaccination has been problematic. Two recent studies suggest a strategy to achieve this goal.
Wayne I, Lencer, Ulrich H, von Andrian
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Cryptosporidium Priming Is More Effective than Vaccine for Protection against Cryptosporidiosis in a Murine Protein Malnutrition Model [PDF]
Cryptosporidium is a major cause of severe diarrhea, especially in malnourished children. Using a murine model of C. parvum oocyst challenge that recapitulates clinical features of severe cryptosporidiosis during malnutrition, we interrogated the effect ...
A Blikslager +105 more
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Antibody Fc-chimerism and effector functions: When IgG takes advantage of IgA
Recent advances in the development of therapeutic antibodies (Abs) have greatly improved the treatment of otherwise drug-resistant cancers and autoimmune diseases. Antibody activities are mediated by both their Fab and the Fc.
Andréa Cottignies-Calamarte +5 more
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