Analysis of the predictive value of the prostate-specific antigen-to-neutrophil ratio for the diagnosis of prostate cancer by Yuxuan Chen, Haisheng Yan, Yaoqin Xu, Kexin Chen, Runqin Yang, Jiali Yang, Ruian Zhu, Rui Lin, Jiang Wang, Jie Liu, Pingsheng Gao, Lei Pang, Lexin Wang

“…Objective In this study, we explored the predictive value of prostate-specific antigen-to-neutrophil ratio (PNR) for the diagnosis of prostate cancer, with a view to further improving the diagnostic accuracy of prostate cancer. …”
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Comparison of β-Propiolactone and Formalin Inactivation on Antigenicity and Immune Response of West Nile Virus by Pritom Chowdhury, Rashmee Topno, Siraj A. Khan, Jagadish Mahanta

“…Viruses inactivated by both the treatments showed higher antigenicity. Immune response in mice model showed serum anti-WNV antibody titre was moderately higher in formalin inactivated antigen compared to β-PL inactivated antigen. …”
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Antibodies directed to antigens secreted by murine epithelioid macrophages modulate BCG-induced granulomata by Mario Mariano, Tania Aguiar, Celia R. W. Carneiro, Edilberto Postol, Venânclo A. F. Alves, Ricardo Ribeiro-dos-Santos

“…It also reacted with antigens within and outside cells in BCG-induced granulomas. …”
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Comparison of Proliferating Cell Nuclear Antigen Expression in Odontogenic Keratocyst and Ameloblastoma: An Immunohistochemical Study by Hiroshi Takahashi, Shuichi Fujita, Shigeru Yamabe, Takeshi Moriishi, Haruo Okabe, Yoshifumi Tajima, Akio Mizuno

“…Proliferating cell nuclear antigen (PCNA) is a nuclear protein synthesized in the late G1 and S phase of the cell cycle, and immunohistochemical detection of the protein represents a useful marker for the proliferating fraction of cells in tissue specimens. …”
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HEMAGGLUTINATION AND ANTIGENIC PROPERTIES OF AVIBACTERIUM PARAGALLINARUM ISOLATES RECOVERED IN THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION AND REPUBLIC OF BELARUS by A. V. Potehin, V. A. Yevgrafova, D. B. Andreychuk

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Mycoketide: A CD1c-Presented Antigen with Important Implications in Mycobacterial Infection by Isamu Matsunaga, Masahiko Sugita

“…It has recently been established that a fraction of the cell wall lipid components of mycobacteria can function as antigens targeted by the acquired immunity of the host. …”
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The Role of von Willebrand Factor Antigen in Predicting Survival of Patients with HBV-Related Cirrhosis by Youmin Pan, Renyong Guo, Yan Lv, Dawei Cui, Jue Xie

“…Elevated von Willebrand factor antigen (vWF-Ag) in plasma is associated with portal pressure and complications in patients with liver cirrhosis. …”
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Association of Human Lymphocyte Antigens with Obstructive Airways Disease after Bone Marrow Transplantation by David Spaner, Jeffrey Lipton, Charles K Chan

“…The identification of a significant human lymphocyte antigen (HLA) association with the development of OAD might offer some insight into its pathogenesis and serve as a marker to identify prospectively patients at risk for developing OAD.…”
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Preparation of specific components of Elisa test-system for detection of Schmallenberg desease virus antigens by O. G. Gubenko, O. P. Bjadovskaya, S. V. Kononova, Yu. Yu. Babin, N. A. Soloukhina, A. V. Kononov

“…Preparation of purified and concentrated antigens of Schmallenberg disease virus as well as specific hyperimmune sera in laboratory animals used for the development of indirect sandwich enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) is described in the paper.…”
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Human Leucocyte Antigen Class II Risk and Protective Alleles in Women with Cervical Intraepithelial Neoplasia by Olga Plisko, Jana Žodžika, Irina Jermakova, Inta Liepniece-Karele, Jeļena Eglīte, Dace Rezeberga

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Screening and characterization of the scFv for chimeric antigen receptor T cells targeting CEA-positive carcinoma by Chengcheng Zhang, Linling Wang, Qianzhen Zhang, Junjie Shen, Xia Huang, Meiling Wang, Yi Huang, Jun Chen, Yanmin Xu, Wenxu Zhao, Yanan Qi, Yunyan Li, Yanjiao Ou, Zhi Yang, Cheng Qian

Subjects: “…chimeric antigen receptor T cells…”
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Studies on the Induction of Antigen-Specific Antibody in Anti-CD40 Cultured Human B Lymphocytes by B. M. Schilizzi, M. C. Harmsen, T. H. The, L. De Leij

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ANTIGENIC AND PROTECTIVE PROPERTIES OF EXPERIMENTAL ASSOCIATED VIRUS VACCINE AGAINST SHEEP POX AND GOAT POX by A. V. Konstantinov, S. K. Starov, V. I. Diev, N. V. Moroz, E. V. Kurnenkova, D. К. Basova, А. V. Kononov, K. Yu. Fedoseyev

“…Studies have been carried on antigenic and protective activity of the experimental associated vaccine containing, in the field vaccination dose, antigens of the attenuated ARRIAH strain of the sheep pox virus and ARRIAH 2003 strain of the goat pox virus in the ratio of 4.24 and 4.24 lg TCD50/cm3, 4.18 and 4.37 lg TCD50/cm3 and 4.37 and 4.18 lg TCD50/cm3 respectively, as well as monovalent vaccines with the infectious activity of these strains with a titer of 4.5 lg TCD50/cm3. …”
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Diagnostic Difficulties in Woman with Crohn’s Disease, Ascites, and Elevated Value of Serum CA125 Antigen by Maria Kłopocka, Ariel Liebert, Joanna Bielińska, Marcin Manerowski

“…The discussion focused on the usefulness of CA125 (cancer antigen 125, mucin 16) serum level estimation in clinical practice and draws attention to the possible reasons for the increase of its value which is not associated to ovarian cancer.…”
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Metalloproteinases and their Inhibitors under the Course of Immunostimulation by CPG-ODN and Specific Antigen Inhalation in Equine Asthma by Ann Kristin Barton, Tarek Shety, John Klier, Sabine Geis, Ralf Einspanier, Heidrun Gehlen

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Taenia crassiceps Antigens Control Experimental Type 1 Diabetes by Inducing Alternatively Activated Macrophages by Arlett Espinoza-Jiménez, Roberto De Haro, Luis I. Terrazas

“…In this study, we determined whether T. crassiceps-derived products such as soluble (TcS) or excreted/secreted (TcES) antigens might have a beneficial influence on the development of experimental T1D. …”
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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

“…This study aimed to investigate the efficacy of the colloidal gold immunochromatography method in the detection of Cryptococcus antigen in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid (BALF) for pulmonary cryptococcosis (PC) diagnosis. …”
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Genetic Polymorphisms of Cytotoxic T-Lymphocyte Antigen 4 in Primary Biliary Cholangitis: A Meta-Analysis by Xing-Chen Yang, Masayuki Fujino, Song-Jie Cai, Shao-Wei Li, Chi Liu, Xiao-Kang Li

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Elevated Carbohydrate Antigen 19-9 in Patients with True (Epithelial) Splenic Cysts – Rare or Undiscovered? by Michal Soudack, Alon Ben-Nun, Chaim Toledano

“…Carbohydrate antigen 19-9 is a well known marker for pancreatic adenocarcinoma. …”
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Capivasertib enhances chimeric antigen receptor T cell activity in preclinical models of B cell lymphoma by Hui-Ju Hsieh, Ryan Urak, Mary C. Clark, Larry W. Kwak, Stephen J. Forman, Xiuli Wang

“…Previously, we have shown that AKT Inhibitor VIII, a selective AKT-1/2 inhibitor, during chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T cell manufacturing, improves CAR T cell function in preclinical models. …”
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