Comparative characterization of Leporipoxvirus members’ reproduction in continuous cell culture by O. G. Lapteva, S. G. Yurkov, I. P. Sindryakova, A. V. Lunitsin

“…Tests of the viruses for their antigenic relatedness showed that antibodies against myxoma virus were able to neutralize Shope fibroma virus also. …”
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Footprint of the COVID-19 Pandemic in India: A Study of Immune Landscape and Other Factors Shielding Mortality by Noura Al-Dayan, Divya Venugopal, Sugapriya Dhanasekaran

“…The genetic architecture of the immune response genes in the Indian population, BCG vaccination, the predominantly young age group of people, and their traditional food habits might contribute to the lower rate of mortality. Human leukocyte antigens (HLA) play a vital role in triggering T cells, and natural killer (NK) cells can immediately react to eliminate infected cells. …”
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Saturated lysing efficiency of CD8+ cells induced monostable, bistable and oscillatory HIV kinetics by Shilian Xu

“…Effector CD8+ cells lyse human immunodeficiency viruses (HIV)-infected CD4+ cells by recognizing a viral peptide presented by human leukocyte antigens (HLA) on the CD4+ cell surface, which plays an irreplaceable role in within-host HIV clearance. …”
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Fucose as a nutrient ligand for Dikarya and a building block of early diverging lineages by Małgorzata Orłowska, Drishtee Barua, Sebastian Piłsyk, Anna Muszewska

“…The process of fucosylation has been the primary focus in studies relating to fucose in animals due to the presence of fucose in Lewis antigens. Very few studies have reported its presence in Fungi, mostly in Mucoromycotina. …”
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Isolation and Characterization of Multipotent Turkey Tendon-Derived Stem Cells by Qian Liu, Yaxi Zhu, Peter C. Amadio, Steven L. Moran, Anne Gingery, Chunfeng Zhao

“…These cells expressed surface antigens CD90, CD105, and CD44, but did not express CD45. …”
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Comparative effectiveness of liquid and freeze-dried vaccines for oral vaccination of dogs against rabies by Z. D. Yershebulov, A. T. Zhunushov, Zh. T. Amanova

“…Immunogenicity was tested in mongrel dogs aged 3 months and older that are seronegative for rabies virus antigens. The animals were randomly divided into three groups: two experimental and one control group. …”
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Pityriasis lichenoides chronica following SARS-CoV-2 infection: A case report and brief report of the literature by Yusuf Can Edek, Fatma Sena Gürevin, Nilsel İlter

“…PLC is characterized by red-brown papules and plaques with mica-like scales. Extrinsic antigens such as drugs, infections, and vaccines can trigger the immune system and cause disease development. …”
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Artificially Positive Crossmatches Not Leading to the Refusal of Kidney Donations due to the Usage of Adequate Diagnostic Tools by G. Schlaf, B. Pollok-Kopp, E. Schabel, W. Altermann

“…Allografting patients with human leukocyte antigens (HLA) which are recognized by preformed antibodies constitutes the main cause for hyper-acute or acute rejections. …”
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Usefulness of Immunological Detection of the Human Telomerase Reverse Transcriptase by Annalisa Volpi, Sara Bravaccini, Laura Medri, Serenella Cerasoli, Michele Gaudio, Dino Amadori

“…Whether hTERT protein detected by immunostaining with hTERT-specific Tel 3 36-10 antibody is actually the degraded form of the protein that retains hTERT antigenicity but not enzymatic function, or whether it represents the real, potentially functional catalytic subunit of the enzyme, immunohistochemistry would not seem to represent a useful tool to investigate the role of telomerase and the mechanisms involved in its regulation.…”
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Natural killer cell engagers for cancer immunotherapy by Shahryar Khoshtinat Nikkhoi, Geng Li, Arash Hatefi, Arash Hatefi

“…They achieve this by stably and selectively binding to both NK cell activating receptors and tumor-associated antigens (TAAs). Unlike traditional mAbs, which depend on the relatively transient interaction between their Fc region and CD16a, NKCEs establish more robust connections with a range of activating receptors (e.g., CD16a, NKG2D, NKp30, NKp46, NKG2C) and inhibitory receptors (e.g., Siglec-7) on NK cells, thereby increasing cancer cell killing efficacy and specificity. …”
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Detection of Viruses in Dentin Caries and Necrotic Pulp Caries Using ELISA Technique in Mosul, Iraq by Enas Yaseen Shehab, Anmar A. AlTaie, Basima A. Abdullah

“…Objectives: This study attempted to assess the detection of the role of some viruses such as Epstein-Barr virus (EBV), cytomegalovirus (CMV), herpes simplex virus type1 (HSV-1), and human papillomavirus (HPV) using the ELISA technique to detect the presence of viral antigens from three samples (dentine caries, necrotic pulp, and saliva) and to assess the relation between the presence of viruses and gender and age. …”
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Homeobox protein MSX-1 restricts hepatitis B virus by promoting ubiquitin-independent proteasomal degradation of HBx protein. by Qian Qiu, Zihan He, Jing Liu, Huijun Xu, Jinyu Wang, Nannan Liu, Ning Kang, Shaokun Pan, Weien Yu, Zixiang Gao, Shimei Zhang, Yang Yang, Qiang Deng, Youhua Xie, Jiming Zhang, Zhongliang Shen

“…Notably, HBx expression was observed to be repressed more drastically by MSX1 compared to other viral antigens. In this work, we report that in addition to transcriptional repression, MSX1 also post-transcriptionally downregulates HBx protein stability. …”
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Role of tertiary lymphoid structures and B cells in clinical immunotherapy of gastric cancer by Weiyi Chen, Lingli Zhang, Man Gao, Ning Zhang, Rumeng Wang, Yang Liu, Yan Niu, Lizhou Jia, Lizhou Jia

“…In gastric cancer, TLSs may serve as local immune hubs, enhancing the ability of immune cells to interact with and recognize tumor antigens, which is closely linked to the effectiveness of immunotherapy and improved survival rates in patients. …”
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Immunization of cattle with a Rhipicephalus microplus chitinase peptide containing predicted B-cell epitopes reduces tick biological fitness by María Martina Esperanza Perez-Soria, Daniel Gustavo López-Díaz, Rafael Jiménez-Ocampo, Gabriela Aguilar-Tipacamú, Massaro W. Ueti, Juan Mosqueda, Ala Tabor

“…To develop novel tick vaccines, it is crucial to identify and evaluate antigens capable of generating protection in cattle. …”
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Mechanical HIFU and immune checkpoint inhibition: toward clinical implementation by Vera Mekers, Mirjam de Visser, Karijn Suijkerbuijk, Clemens Bos, Chrit Moonen, Roel Deckers, Gosse Adema

“…Mechanical High-Intensity Focused Ultrasound (M-HIFU) represents a promising tumor ablative therapy, inducing cavitation within the tumor, resulting in tumor cell destruction and the release of danger signals and tumor antigens, two key factors contributing to anti-tumor immune responses.Methods/Results: Preclinical studies on the impact of M-HIFU on the anti-tumor immune response are guiding the translational application of this technique in the clinical setting. …”
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Multifunctional Analysis of CD4+ T-Cell Response as Immune-Based Model for Tuberculosis Detection by Miriam Lichtner, Claudia Mascia, Ilaria Sauzullo, Fabio Mengoni, Serena Vita, Raffaella Marocco, Valeria Belvisi, Gianluca Russo, Vincenzo Vullo, Claudio M. Mastroianni

“…We applied flow cytometry to investigate cytokines profile (IFN-γ, TNF-α, and IL-2) of T cells after stimulation with TB antigens in 28 TB-infected subjects (18 active TB and 10 LTBI) and 10 uninfected controls. …”
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Immunogenic dying cells elicit potent anti-tumor T cell immunity against lung metastasis and tumorigenesis by Min Hu, Xinyu Meng, Tong Wang, Yifan Wang, Xiaodong Chen, Dongliang Xu, Wei He, Hongjia Zhang, Wenzheng Guo, Bo Jing, Siwei Zhang, Jianhua Xu, Beibei Sun, Xueqian Sun, Tingting Liu, Na Ni, Tongtong Zhang, Wenwen Cui, Xiaoyu Wu, Liping Xia, Feng Yao, Fang Zhang, Jing Du, Jiong Deng

“…Abstract Purpose Immune checkpoint blockades (ICBs) are promising, however they do not fit all types of tumor, such as those lack of tumor antigens. Induction of potent anti-tumor T cell immunity is critical for cancer therapy. …”
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Advancing the Fight Against Cervical Cancer: The Promise of Therapeutic HPV Vaccines by Qian Zheng, Misi He, Zejia Mao, Yue Huang, Xiuying Li, Ling Long, Mingfang Guo, Dongling Zou

“…Currently, there are no approved therapeutic HPV vaccines worldwide; however, active progress is being made in clinical research and development using multiple platforms such as peptides, proteins, DNA, RNA, bacterial vectors, viral vectors, and cell-based, each offering relative advantages and limitations for delivering HPV antigens and generating targeted immune responses. …”
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Synergistic Effects of FGF-18 and TGF-β3 on the Chondrogenesis of Human Adipose-Derived Mesenchymal Stem Cells in the Pellet Culture by Liangjie Huang, Lingxian Yi, Chunli Zhang, Ying He, Liangliang Zhou, Yan Liu, Long Qian, Shuxun Hou, Tujun Weng

“…In the current study, we isolated human ADSCs and characterized the expression of their surface antigens. Also, we evaluated the chondrogenic potential of FGF-18 on ADSCs using an in vitro pellet model by measuring glycosaminoglycan (GAG) content, collagen level, histologic appearance, and expression of cartilage-related genes. …”
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Local and Systemic CD4+ T Cell Exhaustion Reverses with Clinical Resolution of Pulmonary Sarcoidosis by Charlene Hawkins, Guzel Shaginurova, D. Auriel Shelton, Jose D. Herazo-Maya, Kyra A. Oswald-Richter, Joseph E. Rotsinger, Anjuli Young, Lindsay J. Celada, Naftali Kaminski, Carla Sevin, Wonder P. Drake

“…In other disease models, such cellular dysfunction has been associated with a step-wise, progressive loss of T cell function that results from chronic antigenic stimulation. T cell exhaustion is defined by decreased cytokine production upon TCR activation, decreased proliferation, increased expression of inhibitory cell surface receptors, and increased susceptibility to apoptosis. …”
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