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A mouse ear skin model to study the dynamics of innate immune responses against the microsporidian Encephalitozoon cuniculi

Frontiers in Microbiology, 2023
Microsporidia are obligate intracellular parasites related to fungi that cause severe infections in immunocompromised individuals. Encephalitozoon cuniculi is a microsporidian species capable of infecting mammals, including human and rodents. In response
Eugénie Carriere, Aizat Iman Abdul Hamid, Inès Feki, Aurore Dubuffet, Frédéric Delbac, Pascale Gueirard   +5 more
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Interleukin-4 during post-exercise recovery negatively correlates with the production of phagocyte-generated oxidants

Frontiers in Physiology, 2023
Exhaustive run induced a biphasic oxidative response of circulating phagocytes in 16 amateur sportsmen. The first phase involved an increment just after exercise of enhanced whole blood chemiluminescence normalized per phagocyte count, whereas in the ...
Adam Chmielecki, Krzysztof Bortnik, Szymon Galczynski, Karolina Kopacz, Gianluca Padula, Hanna Jerczynska, Robert Stawski, Dariusz Nowak   +7 more
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Reduced Angiopoietin-Like 4 Expression in Multiple Sclerosis Lesions Facilitates Lipid Uptake by Phagocytes via Modulation of Lipoprotein-Lipase Activity

Frontiers in Immunology, 2019
Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a chronic inflammatory disorder of the central nervous system (CNS) characterized by the presence of focal demyelinated plaques.
Alwin Kamermans, Merel Rijnsburger, Ananya Chakraborty, Susanne van der Pol, Helga E. de Vries, Jack van Horssen   +5 more
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Novel insights into host-fungal pathogen interactions derived from live-cell imaging [PDF]

, 2015
Acknowledgments The authors acknowledge funding from the Wellcome Trust (080088, 086827, 075470 and 099215) including a Wellcome Trust Strategic Award for Medical Mycology and Fungal Immunology 097377 and FP7-2007–2013 grant agreement HEALTH-F2-2010 ...
A Casadevall, AK Neumann, B Amulic, B Enjalbert, B Hube, BN Gantner, C Jiménez-López, C Sasse, C Tokarski, CC Sheth, CF Urban, CGJ McKenzie, CJ Chrisman, D Armstrong-James, D Ermert, D Liebl, D Vijayan, DA Silva da, DC Savage, DJ Krysan, E Moreno-Ruiz, EK Szabo, FM Rudkin, G Chamilos, G Vande Velde, GD Brown, GD Brown, H Ma, H Ma, I Rubin-Bejerano, IE Frohner, J Behnsen, J Chandra, J Maertens, J Perlroth, J Voigt, JM Bain, JM Tam, Judith Bain, K Konig, K Schäfer, K Seider, KM Brothers, L Romani, L Romani, Lars-Peter Erwig, LE Lewis, LE Lewis, LG Tilney, LY Ngo, M Alvarez, MC Lorenz, MG Netea, MJ Patterson, MS Lionakis, MS Lionakis, N Papon, NAR Gow, Neil A. R. Gow, O Uzun, O Zaragoza, P Martino, P Miramón, Q Qian, R García-Rodas, RA Drummond, RD Diamond, RI Lehrer, S Bruns, S El-Kirat-Chatel, S Keppler-Ross, S Mitra, SA Johnston, SC Cheng, SE Heinsbroek, V Aimanianda, Wellington, Y Luo   +77 more
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Comparison of immune parameters in cows with normal and prolonged involution time of uterus

Veterinární Medicína, 2002
Indices of cellular immunity in postpartum Holsteincows with the normal (n = 9) and prolonged (n = 4) uterine involution time were evaluated. Peripheral white blood cells were isolated by lysis from postpartum animals.
M. Levkut, J. Pistl, V. Revajová, J. Chroma, M. Levkutová, V. Dávid   +5 more
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New Data on the Rhamnose-Binding Lectin from the Colonial Ascidian Botryllus schlosseri: Subcellular Distribution, Secretion Mode and Effects on the Cyclical Generation Change

Marine Drugs, 2023
Botryllus schlosseri in a cosmopolitan ascidian, considered a reliable model organism for studies on the evolution of the immune system. B. schlosseri rhamnose-binding lectin (BsRBL) is synthesised by circulating phagocytes and behaves as an opsonin by ...
Giacomo Bovo, Loriano Ballarin
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Role of the protein annexin A1 on the efficacy of anti-TNF treatment in a murine model of acute colitis [PDF]

, 2016
TNF-α is involved in the mechanisms that initiate inflammatory bowel diseases (IBDs). Anti-TNF-α drugs, such as infliximab (IFX), cause non-responsiveness and side effects, indicating the need to investigate alternative therapies for these diseases.
Barrios, Bibiana Elisabet, Correa, Silvia Graciela, De Paula Silva, Marina, Maccio Maretto, Lisa, Oliani, Sonia María, Poliselli Farsky, Sandra Helena, Sena, Angela   +6 more
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ENDOTHELIAL DYSFUNCTION AND “OXIDATIVE STRESS” BY THE NONNSTABLE COURSE OF ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE

Медицинская иммунология, 2014
. The purpose of study was to compare phagocytic indexes, free oxygen radicals generation, activity of antioxidative protection, cytokine levels and von Willebrand factor (vWF) antigen in the patients with non–stable course of ischemic heart disease of ...
A. E. Kratnov, A. G. Borodin, A. A. Kratnov, E. S. Uglov, O. V. Shilova   +4 more
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<em>Bacillus anthracis</em> Factors for Phagosomal Escape

Toxins, 2012
The mechanism of phagosome escape by intracellular pathogens is an important step in the infectious cycle. During the establishment of anthrax, <em>Bacillus anthracis</em> undergoes a transient intracellular phase in which spores are engulfed
Irene Zornetta, Fiorella Tonello
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The Activation and Regulation of β2 Integrins in Phagocytes and Phagocytosis

Frontiers in Immunology, 2021
Phagocytes, which include neutrophils, monocytes, macrophages, and dendritic cells, protect the body by removing foreign particles, bacteria, and dead or dying cells.
Hao Sun, Kangkang Zhi, Liang Hu, Zhichao Fan   +3 more
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