Development and Validation of a Bordetella pertussis Whole-Genome Screening Strategy by Ricardo da Silva Antunes, Lorenzo G. Quiambao, Aaron Sutherland, Ferran Soldevila, Sandeep Kumar Dhanda, Sandra K. Armstrong, Timothy J. Brickman, Tod Merkel, Bjoern Peters, Alessandro Sette

“…Here, we compare the T cell reactivity of original aP and wP priming for different antigens contained or not contained in the aP vaccine and define the basis of a full-scale genomic map of memory T cell reactivity to BP antigens in humans. …”
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An Overview of Live Attenuated Recombinant Pseudorabies Viruses for Use as Novel Vaccines by Bo Dong, Dante S. Zarlenga, Xiaofeng Ren

“…PRV has many nonessential genes which can be replaced with genes encoding heterologous antigens but without deleterious effects on virus propagation. …”
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Dendritic Cells under Hypoxia: How Oxygen Shortage Affects the Linkage between Innate and Adaptive Immunity by Sandra Winning, Joachim Fandrey

“…Dendritic cells (DCs) are considered as one of the main regulators of immune responses. They collect antigens, process them, and present typical antigenic structures to lymphocytes, thereby inducing an adaptive immune response. …”
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Thyroid-Associated Ophthalmopathy after Radioactive Iodine Therapy for Metastatic Follicular Thyroid Carcinoma by Daisuke Murayama, Soji Toda, Yoichiro Okubo, Hiroyuki Hayashi, Ai Matsui, Mio Yasukawa, Hiroyuki Iwasaki

“…Thyroid-associated ophthalmopathy (TAO) is an inflammation of the extraocular muscles and periorbital connective tissue caused by autoantibodies against common antigens to both the thyroid and orbit. The release of antigens and induction of hypothyroidism caused by radioactive iodine (RAI) therapy may exacerbate TAO. …”
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Immunity and Tolerance Induced by Intestinal Mucosal Dendritic Cells by Julio Aliberti

“…Dendritic cells present in the digestive tract are constantly exposed to environmental antigens, commensal flora, and invading pathogens. …”
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Changes in wheat protein digestibility and allergenicity: Role of Pediococcus acidilactici XZ31 and yeast during dough fermentation by Wenhui Fu, Chen Chen, Chenglong Liu, Sha Tao, Wentong Xue

“…Digestion strengthen the decrease of protein antigenicity and counteracts the difference in antigenicity induced by fermentation between groups. …”
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The Effect of Lipids on the Structure and Function of Egg Proteins in Response to Pasteurization by Hao Yang, Qiang Shi, Zhongliang Wang, Xiao Chen, Fangfang Min, Xuanyi Meng, Ping Tong, Yong Wu, Hongbing Chen

“…Thus, we found that different lipids exhibit distinct effects on egg protein properties during pasteurization conditions, with oleic acid showing the most substantial impact on protein structure and antigenicity.…”
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Schistosoma Tegument Proteins in Vaccine and Diagnosis Development: An Update by Cristina Toscano Fonseca, Gardênia Braz Figueiredo Carvalho, Clarice Carvalho Alves, Tatiane Teixeira de Melo

“…In this paper we will present the advances in the development of vaccines and diagnosis tests achieved with the use of the information from schistosome genome focused on parasite tegument as a source for antigens.…”
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Vaccines for TB: Lessons from the Past Translating into Future Potentials by Gee Jun Tye, Min Han Lew, Yee Siew Choong, Theam Soon Lim, Maria Elena Sarmiento, Armando Acosta, Mohd Nor Norazmi

“…Development of vaccines for infectious diseases has come a long way with recent advancements in adjuvant developments and discovery of new antigens that are capable of eliciting strong immunological responses for sterile eradication of disease. …”
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Screening of Diabetes-Associated Autoantigens and Serum Antibody Profiles Using a Phage Display System by Jun Lin, Zhenyu Wang, Hongtao Wang, Yuping Li, Yao Liu, Yige He, Qian Liu, Zichuan Chen, Yuan Ji

“…Conclusion: Human pancreatic and concurrent bacterial-derived protein antigens and their epitopes were identified in this research by the phage display system, which is crucial for distinguishing different types of diabetes.…”
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Isolation of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza H5N1 Virus from Saker Falcons (Falco cherrug) in the Middle East by Henju Marjuki, Ulrich Wernery, Hui-Ling Yen, John Franks, Patrick Seiler, David Walker, Scott Krauss, Robert G. Webster

“…Phylogenetic and antigenic analyses grouped both isolates in clade 2.2 (Qinghai-like viruses). …”
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Canadian Public Health Laboratory Network laboratory Guidelines for the Use of Point-of-Care Tests for the Diagnosis of Syphilis in Canada by Ameeta E Singh, Max A Chernesky, Muhammad Morshed, Tom Wong

“…Newer dual tests employing treponemal and nontreponemal antigens look promising.…”
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Improvement of inactivated vaccine against porcine reproductive respiratory syndrome by D. A. Biruchenkov, Ye. P. Baborenko, Ye. A. Avsitidiysky, D. L. Dolgov, Zh. Yu. Muradyan, A. I. Albulov

“…The paper presents results of studying antigenicity and local tissue reaction in pigs immunized with the experimental PRRS vaccine produced on the basis of commercial SEPPIC (France) adjuvants with addition of water-soluble chitosan derivatives.…”
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Optimization of RHDV type 1 and 2 inactivation modes by E. D. Kunikova, N. V. Moroz, M. A. Dolgova, L. V. Malakhova, I. A. Komarov

“…The purpose of these studies was to optimize RHDV type 1 and 2 (RHDV1 and RHDV2) inactivation modes to use the obtained antigens in inactivated vaccines and diagnosticums. …”
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Vibrio parahaemolyticus: spread, detection and identification techniques by G. S. Skitovich, N. B. Shadrova, O. V. Pruntova

“…More than 80 serotypes were described worldwide based on antigenic properties of the somatic (0) and capsular (K) antigens. …”
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Role of Adaptive Immunity in Alcoholic Liver Disease by Emanuele Albano

“…Moreover, the same antigens favor the breaking of self-tolerance towards liver constituents. …”
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Innate Immune Cells in Liver Inflammation by Evaggelia Liaskou, Daisy V. Wilson, Ye H. Oo

“…The liver is thus constantly exposed to antigenic loads. Therefore, pathogenic microorganism must be efficiently eliminated whilst harmless antigens derived from the gastrointestinal tract need to be tolerized in the liver. …”
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In silico design of a multi-epitope vaccine against Mycobacterium avium subspecies paratuberculosis by Weiqi Guo, Weiqi Guo, Xinyu Wang, Jiangang Hu, Beibei Zhang, Luru Zhao, Luru Zhao, Guangdong Zhang, Jingjing Qi, Zuzhang Wei, Yanqing Bao, Mingxing Tian, Shaohui Wang

“…B-cell and T-cell epitope analysis was performed on the selected promising cross-protective antigens followed by selection of epitopes with high antigenicity, no allergenicity, and no toxicity for the design of the vaccine. …”
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Immune Tolerance Regulation Is Critical to Immune Homeostasis by Lei Han, Tianxiang Wu, Qin Zhang, Anning Qi, Xiaohui Zhou

“…The body’s immune response plays a critical role in defending against external or foreign antigens while also preserving tolerance to self-antigens. …”
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Immunotherapy of Cancer: Reprogramming Tumor-Immune Crosstalk by Kyle K. Payne, Amir A. Toor, Xiang-Yang Wang, Masoud H. Manjili

“…Thus, the ability to modulate the tumor cell epigenome to homogenously induce expression of such antigens will likely render the tumor more immunogenic. …”
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