The Prognostic Role and Relationship between E2F1 and SV40 in Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma of Egyptian Patients by Rehab M. Samaka, Hayam A. Aiad, Mona A. Kandil, Nancy Y. Asaad, Nanes S. Holah

“…SV40 induces malignant transformation by the large T-antigen (L-TAG) and promotes transformation by binding and inactivating p53 and pRb. …”
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IMMUNOPROPHYLAXIS OF CANINE PARVOVIRAL ENTERITIS by A. V. Shatalov, S. P. Dannikov, A. N. Kononov, V. S. Skripkin

“…The probability of adverse reactions resulting from the administration of a combined vaccine containing canine parvovirus enteritis agent antigen is 3.8%; the predisposing risk factors are the following: neutering, low body weight and the age of less than 9 months old. …”
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Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice of Community towards an Onchocerciasis Elimination Program from South West Ethiopia by Haile Worku, Misganaw Mola, Bizuwork Derebew Alemu, Sebwedin Surur Jemal, Aklilu Ayiza, Samuel Getachew, Nitin Mahendra Chauhan, Sunil Tulshiram Hajare, Suresh Chandra Singh, Mohammed Kuddus, Vijay J. Upadhye

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Mahogany seeds extract showed potential immunomodulator by in-silico and in vivo testing by Yati Sumiyati, Alessandro Gunady, Perwira Tua, Warni Warni, Heppy Novia, Emilda

“…Cyclophosphamide was used to depress immune system and Sheep Red Blood Cells as antigen. The result for the in-silico study showed Gibbs energy of swietenin C and swietenin E more negative than tocilizumab and complied with Lipinski’s rule. …”
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Development of Delivery Systems Enhances the Potency of Cell-Based HIV-1 Therapeutic Vaccine Candidates by Amin Hadi, Abbas Rastgoo, Maryam Eskandarian, Nooshin Haghighipour, Azam Bolhassani

“…The recent study assessed immune responses generated by MSCs and DCs, which were derived from mouse bone marrow and modified with Nef antigen using novel methods in mice. For this purpose, an excellent gene transfection approach by mechanical methods was used. …”
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Immune Gene Expression Profiling in Individuals with Turner Syndrome, Graves’ Disease, and a Healthy Female by Single-Cell RNA Sequencing: A Comparative Study by Soo Yeun Sim, In-Cheol Baek, Won Kyoung Cho, Min Ho Jung, Tai-Gyu Kim, Byung-Kyu Suh

“…In this study, we aimed to analyze differences in immune gene expression between a patient with TS, a healthy female, and a female patient with Graves’ disease using single-cell RNA sequencing (scRNA-seq) analysis of antigen-specific CD4(+) T cells. We identified 43 differentially expressed genes in the TS patient compared with the healthy female and the female patient with Graves’ disease. …”
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Both CD4+ and CD8+ Lymphocytes Participate in the IFN-γ Response to Filamentous Hemagglutinin from Bordetella pertussis in Infants, Children, and Adults by Violette Dirix, Virginie Verscheure, Françoise Vermeulen, Iris De Schutter, Tessa Goetghebuer, Camille Locht, Françoise Mascart

“…Flow cytometry analyses confirmed that both cell types synthesized antigen-specific IFN-γ, although CD4+ lymphocytes were the major source of this cytokine. …”
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Activator Protein-1 Transcriptional Activity Drives Soluble Micrograft-Mediated Cell Migration and Promotes the Matrix Remodeling Machinery by Martina Balli, Jonathan Sai-Hong Chui, Paraskevi Athanasouli, Willy Antoni Abreu de Oliveira, Youssef El Laithy, Maurilio Sampaolesi, Frederic Lluis

“…In this study, we identified the active protein-1 (AP-1) member Fos-related antigen-1 (Fra-1) to play a central role in the extracellular signal-regulated kinase- (ERK-) mediated enhanced cell migratory capacity of soluble micrograft-treated mouse adult fibroblasts and in the human keratinocyte cell model. …”
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Cerebral Aneurysms: A Rare Feature of Behçet's Disease—A Case Report and Review of the Literature by Samia Younes, Yosra Cherif, Narjes Mokni, Olfa Berriche, Baha Zantour, Amel Boughammoura, Mahbouba Frih-Ayed, Saida Jerbi, Mohamed Habib Sfar

“…The diagnosis of BD was made based on the presence of recurrent oral aphthous ulcers and positive human leukocyte antigen (HLA-) B51 in the absence of evidence of other diseases. …”
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Immunological Impacts of Diabetes on the Susceptibility of Mycobacterium tuberculosis by Birhanu Ayelign, Markos Negash, Meaza Genetu, Tadelo Wondmagegn, Tewodros Shibabaw

“…The initiation of adaptive immunity is delayed by impaired antigen-presenting cell (APC) recruitment and function in hyperglycemic host, which results in reduced frequencies of Th1, Th2, and Th17 cells and its secretion of cytokines having a great role in activation of macrophage and inflammatory response of tuberculosis. …”
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circSPECC1 Promotes Proliferation and Migration of LNCaP Prostate Cancer Cells by Affecting Their Epithelial-Mesenchymal Transition by Fangmei Xie, Jian Shen, Zeping Han, Wenfeng Luo, Liyin Liao, Jinhua He

“…Results. circSPECC1 was found to be derived from the SPECC1 (sperm antigen with calponin homology and coiled-coil domains 1) parent gene and to form a loop. …”
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Lactoferrin exhibits PEDV antiviral activity by interfering with spike-heparan sulfate proteoglycans binding and activating mucosal immune response by Peng Liu, Jinjiao Zuo, Hui Lu, Bin Zhang, Caihong Wu

“…Additionally, the findings indicated that lactoferrin can effectively trigger the maturation of porcine dendritic cells and boosts their antigen-presenting functions, thereby improving intestinal mucosal immunity in neonatal piglets against PEDV. …”
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Risk Factors Associated with False Positive HIV Test Results in a Low-Risk Urban Obstetric Population by Tamara T. Chao, Jeanne S. Sheffield, George D. Wendel, M. Qasim Ansari, Donald D. McIntire, Scott W. Roberts

“…Demographics, HIV, hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg), and rapid plasma reagin (RPR) results were obtained. …”
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CXCL1-Triggered Interaction of LFA1 and ICAM1 Control Glucose-Induced Leukocyte Recruitment during Inflammation In Vivo by Kirsten Buschmann, Lutz Koch, Natascha Braach, Hanna Mueller, David Frommhold, Johannes Poeschl, Peter Ruef

“…Experiments with functional or genetic inhibition of the chemokine receptor CXCR2, intercellular adhesion molecule 1 (ICAM1), and lymphocyte function antigen 1 (LFA1) suggest that keratino-derived-chemokine CXCL1-triggered interactions of ICAM1 and LFA1 are crucially involved in the trauma model of inflammation. …”
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Mediators of Inflammation in Topical Therapy of Skin Cancers by Vlad Mihai Voiculescu, Cristina Victoria Lisievici, Mihai Lupu, Cristina Vajaitu, Carmen Cristina Draghici, Alexandra Victoria Popa, Iulia Solomon, Teona Ioana Sebe, Maria Magdalena Constantin, Constantin Caruntu

“…Currently, various associations have shown a superior success rate than monotherapy, such as systemic acitretin and topical IMQ, topical 5-FU with tretinoin cream, or IMQ with checkpoint inhibitor cytotoxic T lymphocyte antigen 4. Novel therapies targeting Toll-like receptor-7 (TLR-7) with higher selectivity than IMQ are also of great interest.…”
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Ineffectiveness of hepatitis B vaccination in cirrhotic patients waiting for liver transplantation by Edith Villeneuve, Jean Vincelette, Jean-Pierre Villeneuve

“…Fourteen of 49 cirrhotic patients (28%) developed antibodies to hepatitis B surface antigen (anti-HBs) levels of more than 10 U/L after vaccination compared with 97% of healthy controls. …”
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Atypical Presentation of Disseminated Zoster in a Patient with Rheumatoid Arthritis by Nirav Patel, Davinder Singh, Krunal Patel, Shadab Ahmed, Prachi Anand

“…Biopsies of lesions were performed, which were positive for Varicella antigen. Subsequently, patient was started on Acyclovir. …”
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A Helminth-Derived Chitinase Structurally Similar to Mammalian Chitinase Displays Immunomodulatory Properties in Inflammatory Lung Disease by Friederike Ebner, Katja Lindner, Katharina Janek, Agathe Niewienda, Piotr H. Malecki, Manfred S. Weiss, Tara E. Sutherland, Arnd Heuser, Anja A. Kühl, Jürgen Zentek, Andreas Hofmann, Susanne Hartmann

“…While there is no indication of T. suis chitinase directly interfering with dendritic cell activation or antigen presentation to CD4 T cells, treatment of allergic mice with the worm chitinase influenced the hosts’ own chitinase activity in the inflamed lung. …”
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Incidence Of Helicobacter Pylori Infection in Association With ABO Blood Groups by Amina Zehra, Maimoona Sabir, Sumaira Sarwar, Afsheen Ishfaq, Kishmain Ahmad, Afshan Saleem

“…A sample of 3 ml blood was collected and screened against H. pylori antibodies (IgG) by H. pylori rapid diagnostic kit. ABO and Lewis antigen phenotypes were determined with a macroscopic agglutination technique. …”
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The Role of PCNA Posttranslational Modifications in Translesion Synthesis by Montaser Shaheen, Ilanchezhian Shanmugam, Robert Hromas

“…Proliferative Cell Nuclear Antigen (PCNA), which is an essential component of the fork, undergoes posttranslational modifications, particularly ubiquitylation and sumoylation that are critical for lesion bypass and for filling of DNA gaps which result from this bypass. …”
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