Free circulating ICAM-1 in serum and cerebrospinal fluid of HIV-1 infected patients correlate with TNF-α and blood-brain barrier damage by M. K. Sharief, M. Ciardi, M. A. Noori, E. J. Thompson, A. Salotti, F. Sorice, F. Rossi, A. Cirelli

“…The mechanism for the initiation of blood-brain barrier damage and intrathecal inflammation in patients infected with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is poorly understood. We have recently reported that tumour necrosis factor-α (TNF-α) mediates active neural inflammation and blood-brain barrier damage in HIV-1 infection. …”
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Faecalibacterium prausnitzii: A Next-Generation Probiotic in Gut Disease Improvement by Xiaoya He, Shuyang Zhao, Yan Li

“…A lower abundance of F. prausnitzii has been shown in IBD, Clostridium difficile infection (CDI), and virus infection such as COVID-19. It is reported that intervention with higher richness of F. prausnitzii through dietary modulation, fecal microbiota transplantation, or culture strategy can protect the mice or the subjects from inflammatory diseases. …”
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Prion meeting 2023: implications of a growing field by Tiago F. Outeiro, Tuane C. R. G. Vieira

“…Neuropathological examination of the brains from CJD and Kuru patients, and of brains of sheep with scrapie disease revealed significant similarities and suggested a possible common mode of infection that, at the time, was thought to derive from an unknown virus that caused slow infections. John Stanley Griffith hypothesized that the agent causing these diseases was “probably a protein without nucleic acid” and, in 1982, Stanley Prusiner reported the identification of a proteinaceous infectious particle (coining the term prion) that was resistant to inactivation methods that were at the time standard for nucleic acids, and identified PrP as the major protein component of the infectious agent in scrapie and in Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease, classifying this also as a prion disease. …”
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Colorimetric Sensor Based on β-Cyclodextrin-Functionalized Silver Nanoparticles for Zidovudine Sensitive Determination by Farhad Ghanizadeh Gerayeli, Farnaz Hosseini, Zohreh Bagheri, Amir Savardashtaki, Zahra Shabaninejad, Ali Mohammad Amani, Sohrab Najafipour

“…This type of drug stops the reproduction of DNA and decreases the amount of the virus in the patients’ blood. Due to the ability of forming various molecular bonds, silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) are widely used for the detection of large range of agents, including drugs. …”
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Ocular manifestations and treatment safety in hepatitis C patients undergoing direct-acting antiviral therapy: a prospective cohort study by Guilherme Thomé de Carvalho, Carlos Eduardo Brandão Mello, Kelma Macedo Pohlmann Simões, Mário Martins dos Santos Motta, Max Kopti Fakoury, Bruno Vasconcelos Coimbra, Laura Gomes Nunes Melo, Flávio Mac Cord Medina

“…ABSTRACT Objective: To report the frequency of ocular manifestations in patients undergoing direct-acting antiviral therapy and assess treatment safety based on outcomes; to identify demographic variables associated with hepatitis C virus infection; evaluate treatment effectiveness through sustained virological response. …”
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A survey of perceptions and behavioural responses towards the COVID-19 pandemic in South Africa by Takana M. Silubonde, Catherine E. Draper, Shane A. Norris

“…Background: The South African response to the Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) virus was swift and assertive, although it came with economic and social costs. …”
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Simultaneous Detection and Differentiation of Highly Virulent and Classical Chinese-Type Isolation of PRRSV by Real-Time RT-PCR by Shuqi Xiao, Yaosheng Chen, Liangliang Wang, Jintao Gao, Delin Mo, Zuyong He, Xiaohong Liu

“…The PRRS epidemic situation in China has been very complicated since the unprecedented large-scale highly pathogenic PRRS (HP-PRRS) outbreaks in 2006. And now the HP-PRRS virus (HP-PRRSV) and classical North American type PRRSV strains have coexisted in China. …”
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Children with HIV: A scoping review of auditory processing skills. by Gouwa Dawood, Daleen Klop, Elrietha Olivier, Haley Elliott, Mershen Pillay

“…They can result from a number of aetiologies, including the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). Although studies in paediatrics are limited, research suggests that HIV-infected children display poorer auditory processing skills than uninfected children.…”
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Effect of oyster mushroom wastes on performance, immune responses and intestinal morphology of broiler chickens by Shila Hasanian Fard, Majid Toghyani, Sayed Ali Tabeidian

“…With the exception of antibody titer against Newcastle disease virus which was compromised using 2 %, other antibody-related parameters were not affected by supplementing 1 % mushroom wastes (P[0.05). …”
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Impact of COVID-19 vaccinations in India: a state-wise analysis by Abhigayan Adhikary, Manoranjan Pal, Raju Maiti

“…Abstract Background Ever since the emergence of COVID-19 and its consequent spread across continents, engulfing both advanced and developing nations, COVID-19 vaccine was considered to be the main weapon to curb the spread of the virus. The COVID-19 vaccination program in India started after the first wave of infections (March – December 2020) had almost subsided. …”
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Pancreatic Inflammatory Pseudotumor-Like Follicular Dendritic Cell Tumor by Madison Mograbi, Michael S. Stump, David T. Luyimbazi, Mohammad H. Shakhatreh, Douglas J. Grider

“…Inflammatory pseudotumor-like follicular dendritic cell tumor (IPT-like FDCT) is an uncommon subcategory of this neoplasm, demonstratively linked to the Epstein-Barr virus (EBV). This neoplasm can present similarly to FDCS, but systemic symptoms may be seen. …”
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Leveraging Quantum LSTM for High-Accuracy Prediction of Viral Mutations by Prashanth Choppara, Bommareddy Lokesh

“…The rapid mutations of viruses such as COVID-19 pose significant challenges for vaccine development and effective disease management. …”
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A mathematical model of HTLV-I infection with two time delays by Xuejuan Lu, Lulu Hui, Shengqiang Liu, Jia Li

“…In this paper, we include two time delays in a mathematical model for the CD8$^+$ cytotoxicT lymphocytes (CTLs) response to the Human T-cell leukaemia virus type I (HTLV-I) infection,where one is the intracellular infection delay and the other is the immune delay to account for aseries of immunological events leading to the CTL response. …”
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La pandemia de COVID-19 y el sector de enfermería en el Noroeste argentino. Implicancias y particularidades en la provincia de Jujuy by Marcelo Jerez

“…Esta actividad asumió una mayor visibilidad, a la vez que experimentó una serie de cambios en la lucha contra un virus que exhibió diferentes modalidades en su avance y mortalidad a lo largo de un territorio nacional tan extenso. …”
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Liver Transplantation for Liver-Originated Malignancy: A Single Center Experience by Ramazan Kozan, M. Hakan Sözen, Aydın Dalgıç

“…Results: Fourteen liver-originated tumors underwent LT, half of which were from deceased donors. Hepatitis B virus was the common etiology (71%). The median AFP level was 4 ng/mL. …”
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Unraveling Dengue Dynamics: In-Depth Epidemiological and Entomological Analyses in Bengaluru, India by Vani H. C., Sujit Nath N., Jaiswal M. K., Tiwari R. P., Bharathi P., Asmita B., Shankar G., Jithen C., Pallavi V. D., Srinivas V., Ashok M., Mahamood Shariff, Renuka S., Shrinivasa B. M.

“…Vector incrimination studies revealed pools positive for the presence of dengue virus in flower pots, fridge trays, plastic barrels, and rubber tires habitats. …”
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Pooled PPIseq: Screening the SARS-CoV-2 and human interface with a scalable multiplexed protein-protein interaction assay platform. by Darach Miller, Adam Dziulko, Sasha Levy

“…Protein-Protein Interactions (PPIs) are a key interface between virus and host, and these interactions are important to both viral reprogramming of the host and to host restriction of viral infection. …”
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Prevention of Mother-to-Child HIV Transmission Service Utilization among Pregnant Women in Northeast Ethiopia: A Cross-Sectional Survey by Betregiorgis Zegeye, Gorems Lemma, Abebe Balcha, Mitku Mammo Taderegew

“…Targeting pregnant women attending antenatal care clinics provides a unique opportunity for implementing the Prevention of Mother-to-Child Transmission (PMTCT) programs against human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection of newborn babies. The objective of this study was to assess the PMTCT service utilization rate and to characterize its reasons among pregnant women attending antenatal care clinics at selected public health facilities in Debre Berhan Town, Northern Ethiopia. …”
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The role of CLDN11 in promotion of granulosa cell proliferation in polycystic ovary syndrome via activation of the PI3K-AKT signalling pathway by Min Wang, Tong Chen, Jiani Zheng, Caomeihui Shen, Guitian He, Jingshun Zhang, Boqi Zhang, Lianwen Zheng

“…Furthermore, overexpression of CLDN11 via an adeno-associated virus (AAV) vector was found to reverse the PCOS-like phenotype induced in rats by letrozole. …”
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Performance of the Colloidal Gold Immunochromatography of Cryptococcal Antigen on Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluid for the Diagnosis of Pulmonary Cryptococcosis by Ning Zhu, Shanhong Lin, Xingbei Weng, Weijie Sun, Xueqin Chen

“…A total of 111 patients with clinically suspected PC who were finally diagnosed with nonhuman immunodeficiency virus infection and hospitalized in the Ningbo First Hospital from March 2017 to December 2021 were retrospectively analyzed. …”
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