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The Paradox of Nuclear Lamins in Pathologies: Apparently Controversial Roles Explained by Tissue-Specific Mechanobiology

Cells, 2022
The nuclear lamina is a complex meshwork of intermediate filaments (lamins) that is located beneath the inner nuclear membrane and the surrounding nucleoplasm.
Enrica Urciuoli, Barbara Peruzzi
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Sustained spike-specific IgG antibodies following CoronaVac (Sinovac) vaccination in sub-Saharan Africa, but increased breakthrough infections in baseline spike-naive individuals

Frontiers in Immunology, 2023
IntroductionThis study investigated the antibody responses to the inactivated COVID-19 vaccine, CoronaVac (Sinovac Biotech) in the African population to provide valuable insights into long-term immunity and breakthrough infections against SARS-CoV-2 in ...
Jackson Sembera, Claire Baine, Violet Ankunda, Joseph Ssebwana Katende, Joseph Ssebwana Katende, Gerald Kevin Oluka, Gerald Kevin Oluka, Christine Hermilia Akoli, Laban Kato, Geoffrey Odoch, Peter Ejou, Solomon Opio, Monica Musenero, The COVID-19 Immunoprofiling Team, The COVID-19 Immunoprofiling Team, Pontiano Kaleebu, Pontiano Kaleebu, Jennifer Serwanga, Jennifer Serwanga   +18 more
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Seroprevalence and durability of antibody responses to AstraZeneca vaccination in Ugandans with prior mild or asymptomatic COVID-19: implications for vaccine policy

Frontiers in Immunology, 2023
IntroductionThe duration and timing of immunity conferred by COVID-19 vaccination in sub-Saharan Africa are crucial for guiding pandemic policy interventions, but systematic data for this region is scarce.
Jennifer Serwanga, Jennifer Serwanga, Claire Baine, Susan Mugaba, Violet Ankunda, Betty Oliver Auma, Gerald Kevin Oluka, Gerald Kevin Oluka, Laban Kato, Isaac Kitabye, Jackson Sembera, Geoffrey Odoch, Peter Ejou, Amina Nalumansi, Ben Gombe, Monica Musenero, Pontiano Kaleebu, Pontiano Kaleebu, the COVID-19 Immunoprofiling Team, the COVID-19 Immunoprofiling Team, Christine Hermilia Akoli, Deus Mwesigwa, Ivan Ssali, Hellen Nantambi, Angela Namuyanja, Solomon Opio, Arthur Watelo Kalyebi, Joseph Ssebwana Katende   +27 more
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Cytokine expression patterns in hospitalized children with Bordetella pertussis, Rhinovirus or co-infection

Scientific Reports, 2021
Mechanisms of interaction between Bordetella pertussis and other viral agents are yet to be fully explored. We studied the inflammatory cytokine expression patterns among children with both viral-bacterial infections.
Elisabetta Pandolfi, Nadia Panera, Anna Alisi, Emanuela Carloni, Luisa Russo, Ilaria Campagna, Caterina Rizzo, Carlo Concato, Giulia Linardos, Livia Piccioni, Sally Jackson, Alberto Villani, Fabio Midulla, Alberto E. Tozzi   +13 more
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Optimisation and Validation of a conventional ELISA and cut-offs for detecting and quantifying anti-SARS-CoV-2 Spike, RBD, and Nucleoprotein IgG, IgM, and IgA antibodies in Uganda

Frontiers in Immunology, 2023
There is an urgent need for better immunoassays to measure antibody responses as part of immune-surveillance activities and to profile immunological responses to emerging SARS-CoV-2 variants.
Gerald Kevin Oluka, Gerald Kevin Oluka, Patricia Namubiru, Laban Kato, Violet Ankunda, Ben Gombe, Matthew Cotten, Matthew Cotten, The COVID-19 Immunoprofiling Team, The COVID-19 Immunoprofiling Team, Monica Musenero, Pontiano Kaleebu, Pontiano Kaleebu, Julie Fox, Jennifer Serwanga, Jennifer Serwanga, Claire Baine, Jackson Sembera, Susan Mugaba, Christine Hermilia Akoli, Geoffrey Odoch, Deus Mwesigwa, Peter Ejou, Joseph Ssebwana Katende   +23 more
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Nasopharyngeal microbiota in hospitalized children with Bordetella pertussis and Rhinovirus infection

Scientific Reports, 2021
Despite great advances in describing Bordetella pertussis infection, the role of the host microbiota in pertussis pathogenesis remains unexplored. Indeed, the microbiota plays important role in defending against bacterial and viral respiratory infections.
A. E. Tozzi, F. Del Chierico, E. Pandolfi, S. Reddel, F. Gesualdo, S. Gardini, V. Guarrasi, L. Russo, I. Croci, I. Campagna, G. Linardos, C. Concato, A. Villani, L. Putignani   +13 more
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Lamin A/C Mechanosensor Drives Tumor Cell Aggressiveness and Adhesion on Substrates With Tissue-Specific Elasticity

Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology, 2021
Besides its structural properties in the nucleoskeleton, Lamin A/C is a mechanosensor protein involved in perceiving the elasticity of the extracellular matrix.
Enrica Urciuoli, Valentina D’Oria, Stefania Petrini, Barbara Peruzzi   +3 more
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Deficiency of protocadherin 9 leads to reduction in positive emotional behaviour

Scientific Reports, 2022
Protocadherin 9 (Pcdh9) is a member of the cadherin superfamily and is uniquely expressed in the vestibular and limbic systems; however, its physiological role remains unclear.
Masato Uemura, Tamio Furuse, Ikuko Yamada, Tomoko Kushida, Takaya Abe, Keiko Imai, Soichi Nagao, Moeko Kudoh, Katsuhiko Yoshizawa, Masaru Tamura, Hiroshi Kiyonari, Shigeharu Wakana, Shinji Hirano   +12 more
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Rapid, early, and potent Spike-directed IgG, IgM, and IgA distinguish asymptomatic from mildly symptomatic COVID-19 in Uganda, with IgG persisting for 28 months

Frontiers in Immunology, 2023
IntroductionUnderstanding how spike (S)-, nucleoprotein (N)-, and RBD-directed antibody responses evolved in mild and asymptomatic COVID-19 in Africa and their interactions with SARS-CoV-2 might inform development of targeted treatments and vaccines ...
Jennifer Serwanga, Jennifer Serwanga, Violet Ankunda, Jackson Sembera, Laban Kato, Gerald Kevin Oluka, Gerald Kevin Oluka, Claire Baine, Geoffrey Odoch, John Kayiwa, Betty Oliver Auma, Mark Jjuuko, Christopher Nsereko, Matthew Cotten, Matthew Cotten, Nathan Onyachi, Moses Muwanga, Tom Lutalo, Julie Fox, Monica Musenero, Pontiano Kaleebu, Pontiano Kaleebu, The COVID-19 Immunoprofiling Team, The COVID-19 Immunoprofiling Team, Patricia Namubiru, Hermilia Christine Akoli, Susan Mugaba, Amina Nalumansi, Geoffrey Odoch, Kibengo Freddie, Deus Mwesigwa, Joseph Ssebwana Katende   +31 more
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A Novel Microwave Resonant Sensor for Measuring Cancer Cell Line Aggressiveness

Sensors, 2022
The measurement of biological tissues’ dielectric properties plays a crucial role in determining the state of health, and recent studies have reported microwave biosensing to be an innovative method with great potential in this field.
Livio D’Alvia, Serena Carraro, Barbara Peruzzi, Enrica Urciuoli, Luigi Palla, Zaccaria Del Prete, Emanuele Rizzuto   +6 more
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