The Use of Rose Bengal Plate Test to Asses Cattle Exposure to Brucella Infection in Traditional and Smallholder Dairy Production Systems of Tanga Region of Tanzania by Emanuel Senyael Swai, Luuk Schoonman

“…Serum samples were screened for Brucella antibodies using the Rose Bengal Plate Test The overall seroprevalence of Brucella antibodies in the smallholder dairy and traditional managed cattle was 4.1% and 7.3% respectively. …”
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Toxoplasmosis infection. by Irina Clara Delgado Varela, Carmen Niurka Piña Loyola, Ariel García Borges

“…Serological prevalence rate of antibodies IgG anti-Toxoplasma gondii was 63, 56/100 inhabitants and the most significant risk factors were: cohabitation with dogs and cats, raw vegetables and fruit intake, and no drinkable water intake. …”
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Dysregulated autoantibodies targeting AGTR1 are associated with the accumulation of COVID-19 symptoms by Dennyson Leandro M. Fonseca, Maj Jäpel, Michael Adu Gyamfi, Igor Salerno Filgueiras, Gabriela Crispim Baiochi, Yuri Ostrinski, Gilad Halpert, Yael Bublil Lavi, Elroy Vojdani, Thayna Silva-Sousa, Júlia Nakanishi Usuda, Juan Carlo Santos e Silva, Paula P. Freire, Adriel Leal Nóbile, Anny Silva Adri, Pedro Marçal Barcelos, Yohan Lucas Gonçalves Corrêa, Fernando Yuri Nery do Vale, Letícia Oliveira Lopes, Solveig Lea Schmidt, Xiaoqing Wang, Carl Vahldieck, Benedikt Fels, Lena F. Schimke, Gustavo Cabral-Miranda, Mario Hiroyuki Hirata, Taj Ali AKhan, Yen-Rei A. Yu, Rodrigo JS Dalmolin, Howard Amital, Aristo Vojdani, Haroldo Dutra Dias, Helder Nakaya, Hans D. Ochs, Jonathan I. Silverberg, Jason Zimmerman, Israel Zyskind, Avi Z. Rosenberg, Kai Schulze-Forster, Harald Heidecke, Rusan Catar, Guido Moll, Alexander Hackel, Kristina Kusche-Vihrog, Yehuda Shoenfeld, Gabriela Riemekasten, Reza Akbarzadeh, Alexandre H. C. Marques, Otavio Cabral-Marques

“…Notably, anti-AGTR1 antibodies, which contribute to endothelial glycocalyx (eGC) degradation, a process reversed by losartan, have emerged as strong predictors of core symptoms. …”
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Autoimmune Polyendocrine Syndrome 3 Onset with Severe Ketoacidosis in a 74-Year-Old Woman by Stefano Benedini, Antonietta Tufano, Elena Passeri, Marco Mendola, Livio Luzi, Sabrina Corbetta

“…The diagnosis of type 1 diabetes mellitus was confirmed by the detection of autoantibodies against glutamic acid decarboxylase 65, islet cell antibodies, and anti-insulin autoantibodies. Anti-thyroperoxidase, anti-thyroglobulin, and anti-gastric parietal cell antibodies were also clearly positive. …”
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A Curious Case of Pseudothrombocytopenia due to In Vitro Agglutination by Le Zhong, Juskaran Chadha, Ali Ameri

“…The EDTA-dependent mechanism of PTCP occurs due to a conformational change of platelet surface glycoprotein IIb/IIIa (GPIIb/IIIa) caused by EDTA, which allows natural IgM or IgG auto-antibodies to bind to GPIIb/IIIa, leading to platelet agglutination. …”
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Development of a Novel Rapid Immunodiagnostic Kit Based on Flagellar 40 kDa Antigen Epitope for the Detection of Typhoid Fever in Indian Patients by Rahul Mitra, Surya Bhan, Gopal Nath, Narender Kumar, Ziledar Ali

“…Since the immunodiagnostic kit, uses the flagellar H antigen from bacteria present in our country, the antibodies present in the serum of patients of our country will have maximum binding affinity, enhancing the sensitivity of our test kit. …”
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Immunocytochemistry and DNA-image Cytometry in Diagnostic Effusion Cytology. II. Diagnostic Accuracy in Equivocal Smears by Helma Motherby, Nicolaus Friedrichs, Mary Kube, Bahram Nadjari, Kristiane Knops, Andreas Donner, Betty Baschiera, Peter Dalquen, Alfred Böcking

“…To determine sensitivity and specificity of different antibodies for the immunocytochemical detection of malignant cells in diagnostically equivocal effusions in comparison with those achieved by DNA‐image cytometry. 65 cytologically doubtful effusions of the serous cavities were stained with twelve antibodies. …”
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An Unusual Initial Presentation of Lupus Nephritis as a Renal Mass by Remi Goupil, Annie-Claire Nadeau-Fredette, Virginie Royal, Alexandre Dugas, Jean-Philippe Lafrance

“…Further investigation revealed microscopic hematuria with a normal kidney function and no significant proteinuria. Antinuclear antibodies were negative, although anti-DNA and anti-SSA/Rho antibodies were positive. …”
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Seroprevalence of Toxoplasma gondii in Wild Rats (Rattus rattus) in Northern Iran by Seyed Abdollah Hosseini, Saeid Abediankenari, Afsaneh Amouei, Shahabeddin Sarvi, Mehdi Sharif, Fatemeh Rezaei, Ahmad Daryani

“…IgG anti-Toxoplasma gondii antibodies were detected using the modified agglutination test (MAT) with a cutoff value equal to 1 : 40. …”
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The Impact of T Cell Vaccination in Alleviating and Regulating Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Manifestation by Liuye Huang, Yuan Yang, Yu Kuang, Dapeng Wei, Wanyi Li, Qin Yin, Juan Pang, Zhongwei Zhang

“…There are also evident reductions in SLEDAI, anti-ds-DNA antibodies, and GC dose and increases in C3 and C4 levels, with no pathogenic side effects during treatment and follow-up. …”
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Association between B Cell Growth Factors and Primary Sjögren’s Syndrome-Related Autoantibodies in Patients with Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma by Zhenhua Xian, Dehua Fu, Shuang Liu, Yang Yao, Chun Gao

“…While serum BAFF was negatively associated with the presence of both traditional anti-SSA/Ro and novel TSA antibodies in GI lymphoma patient, IL14 was positively associated with the presence of both traditional anti-SSA/Ro and novel TSA antibodies in non-GI lymphoma patient. …”
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Type III Mixed Cryoglobulinemia and Antiphospholipid Syndrome in a Patient With Partial DiGeorge Syndrome by Alice D. Chang, Raffi Tachdjian, Kerry Gallagher, Deborah K. McCurdy, Charles Lassman, E. Richard Stiehm, Ora Yadin

“…Coagulation studies revealed homozygous methylene tetrahydrofolate reductase 677TT mutations, elevated cardiolipin IgM antibodies, and elevated β2-glycoprotein I IgM antibodies. …”
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Seroprevalence and Seroconversion of Dengue and Implications for Clinical Diagnosis in Amazonian Children by Antonio Camargo Martins, Thasciany Moraes Pereira, Humberto Oliart-Guzmán, Breno Matos Delfino, Saulo Augusto Silva Mantovani, Athos Muniz Braña, Fernando Luiz Cunha Castelo Branco, José Alcântara Filgueira Júnior, Ana Paula Santos, Alanderson Alves Ramalho, Andréia Silva Guimarães, Thiago Santos de Araújo, Cristieli Sérgio de Menezes Oliveira, Benedito Antônio Lopes da Fonseca, Mônica da Silva-Nunes

“…Results showed seroprevalence of IgG antibodies against dengue type of 2.9%, with no significant association between age, race, and sex. …”
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Heparin Interaction with the Primed Polymorphonuclear Leukocyte CD11b Induces Apoptosis and Prevents Cell Activation by Meital Cohen-Mazor, Rafi Mazor, Batya Kristal, Erik B. Kistler, Inbal Ziv, Judith Chezar, Shifra Sela

“…Increase in cell priming resulted in a dose-dependent increase in heparin binding to PMNLs followed by augmented apoptosis. Blocking antibodies to CD11b inhibited heparin binding and abolished the apoptotic response. …”
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PET imaging of HIV-1 envelope protein gp120 using 18F-labeled nanobodies by Neysha Martinez-Orengo, Swati Shah, Jianhao Lai, Falguni Basuli, Anna Lyndaker, Mitchell L. Turner, Morteza Peiravi, Suman Sourabh, Kevon Sampson, Peng Zhang, Rolf E. Swenson, Paolo Lusso, Frank Maldarelli, Avindra Nath, Chuen-Yen Lau, Dima A. Hammoud

“…Summary: Radiolabeled antibodies against the HIV-1 envelope protein, gp120, have been previously tested in animal models and in people with HIV (PWH). …”
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Laparoscopic-Assisted Recipient Nephrectomy and Recipient Kidney Procurement during Orthotopic Living-Related Kidney Transplantation by Dimitri Mikhalski, Karl Martin Wissing, Renaud Bollens, Daniel Abramowicz, Vincent Donckier, Anh-Dung Hoang

“…Although, the patient received full anticoagulation because of a cardiac valve and antiphospholipid antibodies, she had no postoperative complication in spite of a short period of delayed graft function. …”
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Safety and immunogenicity in humans of enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli double mutant heat-labile toxin administered intradermally by Marcela F. Pasetti, Patricia L. Milletich, Jessica A. White, Jessica Butts, Rebecca C. Brady, Michelle D. Dickey, Cassandra Ballou, Nicole Maier, Marcelo B. Sztein, Shahida Baqar, A. Louis Bourgeois, David I. Bernstein

“…High levels of serum IgG and IgA, LT neutralizing antibodies, and IgG and IgA antibodies in lymphocyte supernatant were elicited post-vaccination, most prominently at the largest dose (2.0 μg). …”
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Morphological diagnostic criteria of autoimmune gastritis by Ye. A. Losik, L. S. Selivanova, T. V. Antonova, T. L. Lapina, Alexander S Tertychny, V. T. Ivashkin

“…Serial sections were stained by hematoxyline and eosine, and immunehistochemical standing with anti-chromogranin A antibodies serum. Results. Morphological features of autoimmune gastritis, including cases with primary morphological diagnosis in contrast to the cases with primary serological diagnosis by anti-parietal cells antibodies are presented. …”
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Serological Survey of Foot-and-Mouth Disease Virus in Buffaloes (Syncerus caffer) in Zambia by T. K. W. Sikombe, A. S. Mweene, John Muma, C. Kasanga, Y. Sinkala, F. Banda, M. Mulumba, E. M. Fana, C. Mundia, M. Simuunza

“…Sera and probang samples were collected between 2011 and 2012 and analysed for presence of antibodies against FMDV while probang samples were used to isolate the FMDV by observing cytopathic effect (CPE). …”
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Immunodiffusion assay as a method of bovine leucosis post-mortem diagnosis by A. R. Mustafayev

“…The proposed method allows for the detection of antibodies against bovine leukemia virus (BLV) antigen located in the muscle and tissue fluids (plasma and lymph) of meat and offal. …”
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