Scaffolded Antigens in Yeast Cell Particle Vaccines Provide Protection against Systemic Polyoma Virus Infection by Donald J. Tipper, Eva Szomolanyi-Tsuda

“…U65, a self-aggregating peptide scaffold, traps fused protein antigens in yeast cells. Conversion to Yeast Cell Particle (YCP) vaccines by partial removal of surface mannoproteins exposes β-glucan, mediating efficient uptake by antigen-presenting cells (APCs). …”
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Significance of Baseline and Changes of Tumor Markers and Neutrophil-to-Lymphocyte Ratio in Predicting Overall Survival for Patients with Advanced Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma: A Retr... by Makoto Kadokura, Keisuke Tanaka, Fumitake Amemiya, Shinichi Takano, Mitsuharu Fukasawa, Nobuyuki Enomoto

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Quo vadis autoimmune hepatitis? - Summary of the 5th international autoimmune hepatitis group research workshop 2024Keypoints by Bastian Engel, David N. Assis, Mamatha Bhat, Jan Clusmann, Joost PH. Drenth, Alessio Gerussi, María-Carlota Londoño, Ye Htun Oo, Ida Schregel, Marcial Sebode, Richard Taubert

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Cryptococcosis in wait-listed liver transplant candidates: Prevalence, manifestations, and risk factors by Wan-Ting Tsai, Aristine Cheng, Yu-Chung Chuang, Cheng-Maw Ho, Yao-Ming Wu, Ming-Chih Ho, Hsin-Yun Sun, Ray-Hung Hu, Yee-Chun Chen

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Interferon-α promotes HLA-B-restricted presentation of conventional and alternative antigens in human pancreatic β-cells by Alexia Carré, Fatoumata Samassa, Zhicheng Zhou, Javier Perez-Hernandez, Christiana Lekka, Anthony Manganaro, Masaya Oshima, Hanqing Liao, Robert Parker, Annalisa Nicastri, Barbara Brandao, Maikel L. Colli, Decio L. Eizirik, Jahnavi Aluri, Deep Patel, Marcus Göransson, Orlando Burgos Morales, Amanda Anderson, Laurie Landry, Farah Kobaisi, Raphael Scharfmann, Lorella Marselli, Piero Marchetti, Sylvaine You, Maki Nakayama, Sine R. Hadrup, Sally C. Kent, Sarah J. Richardson, Nicola Ternette, Roberto Mallone

“…Abstract Interferon (IFN)-α is the earliest cytokine signature observed in individuals at risk for type 1 diabetes (T1D), but the effect of IFN-α on the antigen repertoire of HLA Class I (HLA-I) in pancreatic β-cells is unknown. …”
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Optimization of Rh blood group antigen precision transfusion strategy across multiple hospital campuses by PDCA circle by YING Qiming, CHEN Luyan, DONG Kedi, HE Yiwen, ZHAN Yating, YANG Yexiaoqing, ZHAO Feng, LYU Dingfeng

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Repetitive antigen stimulation in the periphery dictates the composition and recall responses of brain-resident memory CD8+ T cells by Madison R. Mix, Stephanie van de Wall, Mohammad Heidarian, Elizabeth A. Escue, Cori E. Fain, Lecia L. Pewe, Lisa S. Hancox, Sahaana A. Arumugam, Cassie M. Sievers, Vladimir P. Badovinac, John T. Harty

“…Here, utilizing two murine models of peripheral viral infection, we demonstrate that circulating memory CD8+ T cells with previous antigen exposure exhibit a markedly reduced capacity to form brain TRM compared to naive CD8+ T cells. …”
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CD19-directed chimeric antigen receptor T-cell therapy: what can we learn from the haematologist? by Marie José Kersten, Maria Theresa Kuipers

“…CD19-directed chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T-cell therapy, originally developed for haematological malignancies, has recently emerged as a promising therapy for patients with autoimmune diseases. …”
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Electroporated Antigen-Encoding mRNA Is Not a Danger Signal to Human Mature Monocyte-Derived Dendritic Cells by Stefanie Hoyer, Kerstin F. Gerer, Isabell A. Pfeiffer, Sabrina Prommersberger, Sandra Höfflin, Tanushree Jaitly, Luca Beltrame, Duccio Cavalieri, Gerold Schuler, Julio Vera, Niels Schaft, Jan Dörrie

“…We used 16 different RNAs, encoding tumor antigens (MelanA, NRAS, BRAF, GNAQ, GNA11, and WT1), and variants thereof. …”
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Involvement of Different CD4+ T Cell Subsets Producing Granzyme B in the Immune Response to Leishmania major Antigens by Ikbel Naouar, Thouraya Boussoffara, Melika Ben Ahmed, Nabil Belhaj Hmida, Adel Gharbi, Sami Gritli, Afif Ben Salah, Hechmi Louzir

“…First, we found that PBMCs from HZCL individuals proliferate and produce high levels of IFN-γ and granzyme B (GrB), used as a marker of activated cytotoxic T cells, in response to the parasite antigens. IFN-γ is produced by CD4+ T cells, but unexpectedly GrB is also produced by CD4+ T cells in response to stimulation with LmES, which were found to be as effective as soluble Leishmania antigens to induce proliferation and cytokine production by PBMCs from immune individuals. …”
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A novel tissue culture method to produce professional antigen-presenting cells from rainbow trout in vitro by Nguyen T. K. Vo, PhD, Lital Sever, PhD, Brian Dixon, PhD, Niels C. Bols, PhD

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A minimal gene set characterizes TIL specific for diverse tumor antigens across different cancer types by Zhen Zeng, Tianbei Zhang, Jiajia Zhang, Shuai Li, Sydney Connor, Boyang Zhang, Yimin Zhao, Jordan Wilson, Dipika Singh, Rima Kulikauskas, Candice D. Church, Thomas H. Pulliam, Saumya Jani, Paul Nghiem, Suzanne L. Topalian, Patrick M. Forde, Drew M. Pardoll, Hongkai Ji, Kellie N. Smith

“…Our three-gene “MANAscore” algorithm outperforms other RNAseq-based algorithms in identifying validated neoantigen-specific CD8+ clones, and accurately identifies TILs that recognize other classes of tumor antigens, including cancer testis antigens, endogenous retroviruses and viral oncogenes. …”
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Prevalence of Dog Erythrocyte Antigens 1, 4, and 7 in Podenco Ibicenco (Ibizan Hounds) from Ibiza Island by Eva Spada, Daniela Proverbio, Luis Miguel Viñals Flórez, Blanca Serra Gómez de la Serna, Maria del Rosario Perlado Chamizo, Luciana Baggiani, Roberta Perego

“…The aims of this study were to evaluate the prevalence of Dog Erythrocyte Antigens (DEA) 1, 4, and 7 in Ibizan hounds, to compare the results with the prevalence of DEA in Spanish greyhounds, and to determine the risk of sensitization following the first transfusion of blood not typed for DEA 1 and the probability of an acute hemolytic reaction following a second incompatible transfusion using untyped DEA 1 blood. …”
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The Prognostic Importance of Prostate-Specific Antigen in Monitoring Patients Undergoing Maximum Androgen Blockage for Metastatic Prostate Cancer by Ahmet Kiper, Orhan Yiğitbasi, Abdurrahim Imamoglu, Can Tuygun, Celaleddin Turan

“…The changes in serum prostate-specific antigen (PSA) concentrations can be used as a prognostic factor in patients undergoing maximum androgen blockage for metastatic prostate cancer. …”
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Evaluation of three novel antigens and costimulatory agents for improvement of M. Tuberculosis specific interferon gamma release assays by Sandra Schwarzlose-Schwarck, Mark Reinwald, Torsten Bauer, Florian Hentschel, Til Kiderlen, Dorinja Zapf, Victor Herbst, Stefan Lüth, David Krieger, Werner Dammermann

“…Results The three novel antigens ACR, Rv1733 and Rv2626 failed to elicit equal or stronger IFN-γ-responses compared to the gold standard antigen formulation with ESAT-6, CFP-10 and TB10.4. …”
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Antigenic Complementarity in the Origins of Autoimmunity: A General Theory Illustrated With a Case Study of Idiopathic Thrombocytopenia Purpura by Robert Root-Bernstein, Jacob Couturier

“…If at least one of the complementary antigens mimics a self antigen, then this unregulated immune response will target host tissues as well. …”
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Molecular typing of Kell, Kidd, and Duffy antigens in direct antiglobulin test-positive autoimmune hemolytic anemia patients by Atul Sonker, Anju Dubey, Yatendra Mohan

“…The aim of this study is to perform the molecular typing for Kell, Kidd, and Duffy blood group antigens in direct antiglobulin test (DAT)-positive red blood cells of AIHA patients and provide corresponding antigen-matched blood for transfusion therapy. …”
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Calreticulin as an Adjuvant In Vivo to Promote Dendritic Cell Maturation and Enhance Antigen-Specific T Lymphocyte Responses against Melanoma by Zheng Gong, Ming Chen, Jie Miao, Chao-Jie Han, Qiao Zhong, Fang-Yuan Gong, Xiao-Ming Gao

“…CRT is a tumor-associated antigen with an important role in antitumor immunity. …”
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Clinical Accuracy of Instrument-Read SARS-CoV-2 Antigen Rapid Diagnostic Tests (Ag-IRRDTs) by Ali Umit Keskin, Pinar Ciragil, Aynur Eren Topkaya

“…This systematic review (PROSPERO registration number: CRD42021282476) aims to collect and analyse current evidence on real-world performance based on clinical accuracy of instrument-read rapid antigen diagnostic tests (Ag-IRRDTs) for SARS-CoV-2 identification. …”
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Evaluation of a new human immunodeficiency virus antigen and antibody test using light-initiated chemiluminescent assay by Yijun Li, Fangfang Jin, Yunhui Li, Yan Li, Yajie Wang, Ximing Yang

“…Total agreement between two assays was 99.67% with a kappa value of 0.89.ConclusionLiCA® HIV Ag/Ab is a precise and highly sensitive assay for measuring HIV-1 p24 antigen and HIV-1/2 antibodies with differentiated S/Co values of Ag/Ab. …”
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