What Immunological Defects Predispose to Non-tuberculosis Mycobacterial Infections? [PDF]
Nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) are categorized as one of the large and diverse groups of environmental organisms which are abundant in water and soil. NTM cause a variety of diseases in humans that mainly affect the lung.
Adcock, IM +7 more
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Fighting viral infections and virus-driven tumors with cytotoxic CD4+ T cells [PDF]
CD4+ T cells have been and are still largely regarded as the orchestrators of immune responses, being able to differentiate into distinct T helper cell populations based on differentiation signals, transcription factor expression, cytokine secretion, and
Adhikary +229 more
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The New Formulations of Immunoglobulin Replacement Therapies and Future Aspects
Immunoglobulin replacement therapy (IgRT) stands as the established method of treatment for numerous inborn errors of immunity (IEI). Over the past six decades, there have been notable advancements in the dosing, processing, and administration routes of ...
Elif Karakoç-aydıner
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Association of Cytomegalovirus DNA and Immunologic Markers of Cardiovascular Disease. [PDF]
BackgroundPersons living with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) (PLWH) with high cytomegalovirus (CMV)-specific interferon (IFN) γ response have increased numbers of endothelium homing receptor (CX3CR1)+-expressing cells that are associated with ...
Garg, Ankita +4 more
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Primary immunodeficiency diseases: an update [PDF]
The last full report of the IUIS Scientific Committee for Primary Immunodeficiencies [PIDs] was published in Clinical and Experimental Immunology over 3 years ago [1]. This covered the relevant basic immunological principles, cellular, genetic, humoral (including cytokine) and induction aspects of immune responses to those microbial antigens involved ...
Chapel, H, Geha, R, Rosen, F
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High prevalence of antibodies to human herpesvirus 8 in relatives of patients with classic Kaposi's sarcoma from Sardinia [PDF]
A survey for antibodies to a recombinant small viral capsid antigen (sVCA) of human herpesvirus type 8 (HHV‐8) was conducted in Sardinia, one of the world's highest incidence areas for classic Kaposi's sarcoma (KS). Prevalence of antibodies to HHV‐8 sVCA
Angeloni, Antonio +11 more
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Rapid decrease in titer and breadth of neutralizing anti-HCV antibodies in HIV/HCV-coinfected patients who achieved SVR [PDF]
The main targets for neutralizing anti-hepatitis C virus (HCV) antibodies (HCV-nAbs) are the E1 and E2 envelope glycoproteins. We have studied the characteristics of HCV-nAbs through a retrospective study involving 29 HIV/HCV-coinfected patients who ...
Berenguer, Juan +14 more
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This case study presents the case of a 54-year-old human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-positive male who developed type B insulin resistance syndrome (TBIRS) in conjunction with a relapse of human herpesvirus 8 (HHV8)-positive multicentric Castleman ...
Xavier Jannot +6 more
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Association Between Chronic Hepatitis C Virus Infection and Myocardial Infarction Among People Living With HIV in the United States. [PDF]
Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection is common among people living with human immunodeficiency virus (PLWH). Extrahepatic manifestations of HCV, including myocardial infarction (MI), are a topic of active research. MI is classified into types, predominantly
Budoff, Matt +18 more
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Allergic Manifestation in Paediatric Patients with Primary Immunodeficiency Diseases
Introduction. Primary immunodeficiency diseases (PID) are a diverse group of rare genetic disorders that affect the development and/or function of the immune system.
Joanna Pawłowska +4 more
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