Comparative assessment of immunodiffusion and enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay used for bovine leukosis diagnosis by A. R. Mustafayev, M. O. Baratov

“…As a result, specific antibodies against BLV gp51 antigen were detected in 4 ID-negative serum samples. …”
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Efficiency of pH-Sensitive Fusogenic Polymer-Modified Liposomes as a Vaccine Carrier by Shinobu Watarai, Tana Iwase, Tomoko Tajima, Eiji Yuba, Kenji Kono

“…These results suggest that the pH-sensitive fusogenic polymer-(SucPG-) modified liposomes would serve effectively as an antigen delivery vehicle for inducing Th1 and Th2 immune responses.…”
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Reaction of the Liver upon Long-Term Treatment of Fluoxetine and Atorvastatin Compared with Alcohol in a Mouse Model by Zhiliang Chen, Tony C. H. Chow, Shicong Wang, Gigi C. T. Leung, Sharon L. Y. Wu, David T. Yew

“…Comparisons of animals treated with the three drugs were carried out: serum aspartate transaminase (AST), alanine transaminase (ALT), and albumin were measured; liver tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF alpha) and transforming growth factor beta (TGF beta-1) levels were evaluated; proliferative cells were detected via immunohistochemistry (IHC) targeting on proliferating cell nuclear antigen (PCNA) and minichromosome maintenance complex component 2 (MCM2); for apoptosis, IHC targeting on activated caspase-3 and terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase dUTP nick end labeling (TUNEL) were employed; and histopathology was also documented in all groups. …”
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Long-Term Survival of More than 5 Years with Maintenance Therapy Using Single-Agent Pemetrexed in a Patient with Diffuse Malignant Peritoneal Mesothelioma by Yasuo Otsuka, Yoriaki Komeda, Masayuki Takeda, Takayuki Takahama, Masashi Kono, Mamoru Takenaka, Satoru Hagiwara, Naoshi Nishida, Hiroshi Kashida, Masatoshi Kudo

“…The tumor cells were positive for AE1/AE2, calretinin, WT-1, D2-40, HEG1, EMA, BAP1, and MTAP and negative for carcinoembryonic antigen, MOC-31, Ber-Ep4, ER, PgR, TTF-1, claudin 4, and desmin. …”
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Landscape of Alternative Splicing Events Related to Prognosis and Immune Infiltration in Glioma: A Data Analysis and Basic Verification by Hong-xin Su, Gang Yang, Fei Su, Chen-xiao Hu, Tao Zhang, Jun-tao Ran, Quan-lin Guan

“…Additionally, decreased expression of the splicing factors including Neuro-Oncological Ventral Antigen 1 (NOVA1), heterogeneous nuclear ribonucleoprotein C (HNRNPC), heterogeneous nuclear ribonucleoprotein L-like protein (HNRNPLL), and RNA-Binding Motif Protein 4 (RBM4) contributed to the poor survival in glioma. …”
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Retroviral and Lentiviral Vectors for the Induction of Immunological Tolerance by Inès Dufait, Therese Liechtenstein, Alessio Lanna, Christopher Bricogne, Roberta Laranga, Antonella Padella, Karine Breckpot, David Escors

“…Recently retroviral and lentiviral vectors have been used to generate tolerogenic dendritic cells, key professional antigen presenting cells that regulate immune responses. …”
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Clinical case of co-infection: Dengue fever and respiratory mycoplasmosis in a child by D.V. Preobrazhenskaia, E.V. Melekhina, Zh.B. Ponezheva

“…Despite the fact that during the examination at the hospital in the Maldives, DENV arbovirus antigen was isolated in the blood by immunochromatographic rapid test, the course of the disease had a number of symptoms that did not conform to the classical course of the disease: catarrhal symptoms, cough, elevated C-reactive protein, and radiographic evidences of right-sided maxillary sinusitis. …”
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Novel fusion protein REA induces robust prime protection against tuberculosis in mice by Sintayehu Kebede Gurmessa, Han-Gyu Choi, Yong Woo Back, Zongyou Jiang, Thuy An Pham, Seunga Choi, Hwa-Jung Kim

“…Notably, REA-immunized mice suppressed MTB growth to undetectable levels at 16 weeks post-infection, which was supported by gross and pathologic findings and acid-fast staining of the lung tissues, and maintained antigen-specific multifunctional IFN-γ+IL-2+TNF-α CD4+ T and long-lasting T cells producing cytokines in the tissues. …”
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Fulminant Diabetes in a Patient with Advanced Melanoma on Nivolumab by Nora Chokr, Hafsa Farooq, Elizabeth Guadalupe

“…Glutamic acid decarboxylase autoantibodies, zinc transporter 8 autoantibodies, insulin autoantibodies, islet antigen 2 autoantibodies, and islet cell antibodies were all negative. …”
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Alloreactivity of Allogeneic Mesenchymal Stem/Stromal Cells and Other Cellular Therapies: A Concise Review by Kiran Shah, Nirali Shah, Fatameh Ghassemi, Carolyn Ly, Teena George, Carla Lutz, Huseyin Sumer

“…The area has been further strengthened with the approval of Chimeric Antigen Receptor added on T cells (CAR-T) therapies by the regulatory authorities USA’s Food and Drugs Administration (FDA), European Medical Agency (EMA), the Australian Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA), and in many countries in 2017 to treat hematological cancers. …”
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Regulating Immune Responses Induced by PEGylated Messenger RNA–Lipid Nanoparticle Vaccine by Hyein Jo, Jaewhoon Jeoung, Wonho Kim, Dooil Jeoung

“…After an mRNA-LNP vaccine enters a cell via an endosome, mRNA is translated into an antigen, which can activate adaptive immunity. mRNAs can bind to various pattern recognition receptors (PRRs), including toll-like receptors (TLRs), and increase the production of inflammatory cytokines. …”
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Serological monitoring of avian influenza and Newcastle disease in the Russian Federation in 2019 by M. A. Volkova, I. A. Chvala, O. S. Osipova, M. A. Kulagina, D. B. Andreychuk, I. A. Chvala

“…The detected antibodies were specific to the haemagglutinin subtype of the vaccine antigen. As for the backyards in the RF Subjects, where scheduled vaccination against avian influenza A/H5 is carried out, a low level of immunity was seen in the Rostov and Astrakhan Oblasts (35 and 44%, respectively) while a high level of immunity was observed in the Republic of Altai, Krasnodar Krai, the Chechen Republic and the Primorsky Krai (69, 78, 80 and 88%, respectively). …”
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Modification of Cɛ mRNA Expression by EBV-Encoded Latent Membrane Protein 1 by Kazuhiko Hanashiro, Shigeto Ohta, Masanori Sunagawa, Mariko Nakamura, Mikio Suzuki, Tadayoshi Kosugi

“…To evaluate the effect of expression of latent membrane protein (LMP) 1 encoded by Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) on Cɛ mRNA expression, mRNA levels were examined by RT-PCR or Northern blot analysis upon transient transfection of LMP1 in the splenocytes derived from Brown-Norway rats with or without immunization with 2,4-dinitrophenyl-conjugated Ascaris suum antigen. Splenocytes were transfected with LMP1 expression vector, pSG5-LMP1, using lipofection method. …”
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Cholestatic Hepatocellular Injury with Azathioprine: A Case Report and Review of the Mechanisms of Hepatotoxicity by Joseph Romagnuolo, DC Sadowski, E Lalor, L Jewell, ABR Thomson

“…The strong association with male sex, and perhaps with human leukocyte antigen type, suggests a genetic predisposition of unknown type. …”
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Can Primary Cardiac Myxofibrosarcoma Grow Quickly from Zero to a Size Leading to Left-Sided Heart Failure within 9 Months? by Levan Karazanishvili, Eduard Limonjiani

“…Immunohistochemistry showed positivity for Epithelial membrane antigen (EMA), desmin, calretinin, Ki67, Smooth Muscle Actin (SMA), and S100. …”
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Prediction of biochemical prostate cancer recurrence from any Gleason score using robust tissue structure and clinically available information by Laura E. Marin, Daniel I. Zavaleta-Guzman, Jessyca I. Gutierrez-Garcia, Daniel Racoceanu, Fanny L. Casado

“…Abstract Biopsy information and protein Prostate-Specific Antigen (PSA) levels are the most robust information available to oncologists worldwide to diagnose and decide therapies for prostate cancer patients. …”
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Fibrinogen and Albumin Score Changes during Preoperative Treatment Can Predict Prognosis in Patients with Locally Advanced Rectal Cancer by Meng-Jun Tang, Shu-Bo Ding, Wang-Yuan Hu

“…In multivariate analysis, changes in FA scores, pretreatment carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA) levels, and pathologic differentiation were independent prognostic parameters for DFS and changes in FA scores and pretreatment CEA levels were independent prognostic parameters for OS. …”
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Blood Borne Viral Infections in Transplantation: Hepatitis Viruses and Retroviruses by RP Bryce Larke

“…Determination of I-IIV-1 p24 antigen may facilitate identification of prospective organ donors in ll1e window period of early infection and may enhance serological follow-up of allograft recipients al risk of transplantation-associated HIV-1 infection. …”
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Perbedaan Rerata Kadar Progesterone-Induced Blocking Factor (PIBF) Serum Penderita Abortus Iminens dengan Kehamilan Normal by Defrin Defrin, Andri Ardinal, Erkadius Erkadius

“…Progesterone-Induced Blocking Factor (PIBF) merupakan suatu mediator yang diproduksi oleh limfosit wanita hamil yang telah mengalami sensitisasi oleh progesterone, yang menyebabkan terjadinya toleransi terhadap antigen paternal sehingga dapat menekan produksi sitokin-sitokin Th-1 yang bersifat sitotoksis terhadap kehamilan. …”
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Induction of Humoral and Cellular Immunity by Intradermal Delivery of SARS-CoV-2 Nucleocapsid Protein Using Dissolvable Microneedles by Chaiyaporn Kuwentrai, Jinming Yu, Bao-zhong Zhang, Ye-fan Hu, Ying Dou, Hua-rui Gong, Jian-Dong Huang, Chenjie Xu

“…This article reports the intradermal delivery of NP antigen using dissolvable microneedle skin patches that could induce both significant B cell and T cell responses.…”
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