A SARS‐CoV‐2 EG.5 mRNA vaccine induces a broad‐spectrum immune response in mice by Hongyu Wang, Qinhua Peng, Xinxian Dai, Zhifang Ying, Xiaohong Wu, Xinyu Liu, Hongshan Xu, Jia Li, Leitai Shi, Jingjing Liu, Yunpeng Wang, Danhua Zhao, Yanqiu Huang, Lihong Yang, Ren Yang, Guangzhi Yue, Yue Suo, Qiang Ye, Shouchun Cao, Yuhua Li

“…Th1‐biased cellular immune response was induced in all vaccination groups. The antigen design and immunization strategy of this study have reference significance for the research of the next generation of COVID‐19 vaccine and other vaccines.…”
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Comparison of demographic, clinical and laboratory characteristics between first and second COVID-19 waves in a secondary care hospital in Qatar: a retrospective study by Prem Chandra, Vamanjore A Naushad, Nishan K Purayil, Abazar Ahmad M Saeed, Pradeep Radhakrishnan, Irfan Varikkodan, Joe V Mathew, Jaseem Sirajudeen, Riyadh A Hammamy, Ahmad M Badi, Aasir M Suliman, Mohamed N Badawi, Saket Arya, Maryam AlMotawa, Aisha Al-Baker, Rania Alatom, Anand Kartha

“…Patients with a normal chest X-ray and those who had a negative PCR test despite a positive COVID-19 antigen test were excluded.Outcome Length of stay, need for mechanical ventilation, final disposition and mortality were the key outcomes studiedResults Influenza like symptoms (18.5% in the first wave vs 36.1% in the second wave, p 0.001), cough (79.2% vs 87%, p<0.001) and dyspnoea (27.5% vs 38% p<0.001) were more common in the second wave. …”
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Safety and efficacy of CD33-targeted CAR-NK cell therapy for relapsed/refractory AML: preclinical evaluation and phase I trial by Ruihao Huang, Xiaoqi Wang, Hongju Yan, Xu Tan, Yingying Ma, Maihong Wang, Xiao Han, Jia Liu, Li Gao, Lei Gao, Guangjun Jing, Cheng Zhang, Qin Wen, Xi Zhang

“…Abstract Background Due to the lack of effective treatment options, the prognosis of patients with relapsed/refractory acute myeloid leukemia (R/R AML) remains poor. Although chimeric antigen receptor (CAR)-T-cell therapy has shown promising effects in acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) and lymphoma, its application in R/R AML is limited by “off-target” effects, which lead to severe bone marrow suppression and limit its clinical application. …”
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The PD-1 with PD-L1 Axis Is Pertinent with the Immune Modulation of Atrial Fibrillation by Regulating T Cell Excitation and Promoting the Secretion of Inflammatory Factors by Guodong Chang, Yingwei Chen, Zichang Liu, Yong Wang, Wenkun Ge, Yongan Kang, Shuling Guo

“…Forty-five patients with atrial fibrillation admitted to the cardiology department of our hospital from July 2019 to March 2021 were selected to be included in the atrial fibrillation group, and another 45 healthy volunteers were selected as the control group to compare the changes of T cell CD69 and human leukocyte antigen-DR (HLA-DR) expression in the peripheral blood of the two study groups; compare the changes of programmed death factor-1 on CD4+ and CD8+ lymphocytes in the peripheral blood of the two groups (PD-1) expression changes and PD-L1 and PD-L2 expression changes on peripheral blood myeloid dendritic cells (mDCs) cells; compare the changes of interleukin-2, interleukin-6, interleukin-10, and interleukin-17A (IL-2, IL-6, IL-10, and IL-17), tumor necrosis factor (TNF), and interferon gamma (IFN-γ) concentrations on peripheral blood inflammatory factors in the two groups; and isolate the two groups of peripheral blood mDCs cells; α interferon upregulated PD-L1 expression in the cells and analyzed the effect of PD-L1 expression on the ability of mDCs to stimulate T cells to secrete cytokines.Results. …”
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Uridine-cytidine kinase 2 is correlated with immune, DNA damage repair and promotion of cancer stemness in pan-cancer by Jinlong Tian, Yanlei Li, Yu Tong, Yuan Zhang, Tingxiao Zhao, Yao Kang, Qing Bi

“…Moreover, as expected, the immune checkpoint human leucocyte antigen (HLA) was found to be negatively related to UCK2. …”
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Development of a Prediction Model and Risk Score for Self-Assessment and High-Risk Population Identification in Liver Cancer Screening: Prospective Cohort Study by Xue Li, Youqing Wang, Huizhang Li, Le Wang, Juan Zhu, Chen Yang, Lingbin Du

“…Key factors identified for the prediction model and risk score system included age (hazard ratio [HR] 1.06, 95% CI 1.04‐1.08), sex (male: HR 3.41, 95% CI 2.44‐4.78), education level (medium: HR 0.84, 95% CI 0.61‐1.15; high: HR 0.37, 95% CI 0.17‐0.78), cirrhosis (HR 11.93, 95% CI 7.46‐19.09), diabetes (HR 1.59, 95% CI 1.08‐2.34), and hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) status (positive: HR 3.84, 95% CI 2.38‐6.19; unknown: HR 1.04, 95% CI 0.73‐1.49). …”
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A Spike-Based mRNA Vaccine Encapsulated in Phospholipid 1,2-Dioleoyl-sn-Glycero-3-PhosphoEthanolamine Containing Lipid Nanoparticles Induced Potent B- and T-Cell Responses Associat... by Afshana Quadiri, Swayam Prakash, Latifa Zayou, Nisha Rajeswari Dhanushkodi, Amruth Chilukuri, Gemma Ryan, Kelly Wang, Hawa Vahed, Aziz A. Chentoufi, Lbachir BenMohamed

“…While the LNPs protect mRNA from degradation and efficiently deliver the mRNA to antigen-presenting cells, the effect of lipid composition on the immunogenicity and protective efficacy of mRNA/LNP vaccines is not well characterized. …”
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Results from the Population-Based Gutenberg Health Study Revealing Four Altered Autoantibodies in Retinal Vein Occlusion Patients by Katharina Bell, Vanessa M. Beutgen, Stefan Nickels, Katrin Lorenz, Yvonne Scheller, Hisham Elbaz, Tunde Peto, Katharina A. Ponto, Andreas Schulz, Philipp S. Wild, Thomas Münzel, Karl J. Lackner, Irene Schmidtmann, Manfred Beutel, Norbert Pfeiffer, Franz H. Grus, Alexander K. Schuster

“…Of all RVO subjects and controls, serum autoantibody profiles were measured using in-house manufactured antigen-antibody microarrays. Results. Of the 59 RVO patients, 3 patients (5%) showed glaucomatous optic disc alterations at baseline, whereas no new glaucoma case was detected at 5-year follow-up. …”
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Comparison of Oncological Outcomes After Curative Resection for Right-side Colon Cancer and Left-side Colon Cancer: a Retrospective Observational Study by Mehmet Torun, Orhan Uzun, Mustafa Duman, Erdal Polat, Aziz Serkan Senger, Mürşit Dinçer, Ömer Özduman, Selçuk Gülmez, Ahmet Orhan Sunar

“…No significant differences were found between the groups regarding age, gender, body mass index, carcinoembryonic antigen value, tumor size, T/N stage, lymphovascular/perineural invasion, positive lymph nodes, and hospital stay. …”
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CT45A1‐mediated MLC2 (MYL9) phosphorylation promotes natural killer cell resistance and outer cell fate in a cell‐in‐cell structure, potentiating the progression of microsatellite... by Hao‐Wei Teng, Hsiang‐Yueh Huang, Chun‐Chi Lin, Yuh‐Ching Twu, Wen‐Hao Yang, Wen‐Chun Lin, Hsin‐Yi Lan, Yen‐Yu Lin, Wei‐Lun Hwang

“…We showed that cancer/testis antigen family 45 member A1 (CT45A1) expression was upregulated in MSI‐H CRC patients with poor survival outcomes. …”
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Biochemical failure-free survival of 18F-rhPSMA-7 and 18F-flotufolastat PET-guided salvage radiotherapy for patients with recurrent prostate cancer by Marco M. E. Vogel, Isabel Rauscher, Jürgen E. Gschwend, Türkay Hekimsoy, Nicola Gabler, Charlotte Olufs, Calogero D’Alessandria, Jan C. Peeken, Stephanie E. Combs, Matthias Eiber

“…Abstract Prostate-specific membrane antigen (PSMA)-targeted positron emission tomography (PET) has improved localization of prostate cancer (PC) lesions in biochemical recurrence (BCR) for salvage radiotherapy (SRT). …”
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Development and evaluation of the recombinant BP26 protein-based C-ELISA for human brucellosis diagnosis by Yujia Xie, Shaoqing Lin, Liping Guo, Xinru Qi, Shiqi Zhao, Qichuan Pei, Yixiao Chen, Qi Wu, Yun Wang, Meixue Yao, Dehui Yin, Dehui Yin

“…Periplasmic protein 26 (BP26), a highly immunogenic antigen found in Brucella, has emerged as a promising alternative for enhancing diagnostic specificity. …”
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Durvalumab and tremelimumab in combination with metronomic oral vinorelbine for recurrent advanced cervical cancer: an open-label phase I/II study by Pernelle Lavaud, Esma Saada-Bouzid, Renaud Sabatier, Olivia Le Saux, Thibault de la Motte Rouge, Anthony Gonçalves, Elodie Coquan, Jean-Sébastien Frenel, Marta Jiménez, Alice Hervieu, Laurent Mathiot, François Legrand, Claire Cropet, Edith Borcoman, Emmanuelle Charafe

“…The definitive discontinuation rate due to TRAEs was 16.1%.Conclusions Dual checkpoint blockade of PD-L1 and cytotoxic T-lymphocyte-associated antigen-4 combined with metronomic oral vinorelbine demonstrated meaningful and durable clinical activity in patients with previously treated advanced cervical cancer. …”
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High peripheral T cell diversity is associated with lower risk of toxicity and superior response to dual immune checkpoint inhibitor therapy in patients with metastatic NSCLC by Alexandre Reuben, Mehmet Altan, Latasha Little, Jianjun Zhang, Ajay Sheshadri, Hai T Tran, Mara B Antonoff, Stephen G Swisher, John V Heymach, Saumil Gandhi, Natalie Vokes, Ziyi Li, Ruoxing Li, Runzhe Chen, Joshua Baguley, Jefferson Sinson, Greg Lizee

“…For analysis of T-cell repertoire, we performed immunoSEQ to assess the complementary determining region 3β region of the TCR involved in antigen binding.Results A total of 250 samples from 119 patients were analyzed. …”
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Genomic epidemiology and evolution of Bordetella pertussis under the vaccination pressure of acellular vaccines in Beijing, China, 2020–2023 by Zhen Li, Fei Xiao, Yue Hou, Bin Jia, Ji Zhuang, Yang Cao, Jianxin Ma, Jianhong Zhao, Zengquan Xu, Zhe Jia, Fang Liu, Lin Pang, Jie Liu

“…In this study, the genetic evolution of B. pertussis was investigated, focusing on key virulence genes (ptxP, ptxA, prn, fim2, fim3, tcfA) and the resistance-related locus A2047 across different periods and regions. The dominant antigen genotype among the 60 isolates was ptxP3/prn2/ptxA1/fim2-1/fim3-1/tcfA2 (88.3%), differing from the prevalent genotype ptxP-1/prn-1/ptxA-1 in Beijing prior to 2019 and the vaccine strain genotype ptxP-1/prn-1/ptxA-2/fim2-1/fim3-1/tcfA2. …”
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Effects of Electroacupuncture at Fengchi Acupoint on Myosatellite Cells and TLR4/MyD88/NF-κB Signaling Pathway in Chronic Cervical Muscle Injury Rats by HUANG Yuting, CHEN Jiayan, KAN Yu, FANG Yanping, WANG Jinwei, ZHENG Linyao, JING Xianghong, LIAO Jun

“…ObjectiveTo observe effects of electroacupuncture at Fengchi acupoint on expression of myosatellite cells, myogenic determining factor (MyoD), proliferating cell nuclear antigen (PCNA), Toll-like receptor 4 (TLR4), myeloid differentiation primary response gene 88 (MyD88) and nuclear factor-kappa B p65 (NF-κBp65) protein in rat with chronic cervical muscle injury, so as to explore possible mechanism of electroacupuncture in promoting the repair of chronic cervical muscle injury.MethodsTen Wistar rats were selected from 45 Wistar rats as blank group, and the remaining rats were divided into model group, electroacupuncture group (EA group) and meloxicam group according to random number table method, with 10 rats in each group (5 rats were unsuccessful in modeling). …”
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Diez años del “Programa de evaluación de desempeño de laboratorios de inmunogenética” y su impacto en la “Red de donación y trasplantes” by yazmin rocio arias-murillo, María Angélica Salinas-Nova, Yesith Guillermo Toloza-Pérez, Miguel Ángel Castro-Jiménez

“…En las pruebas de HLA (2014), PRA cualitativo (2017 y 2019), pruebas cruzadas (2019) y single antigen (2017 y 2019), el porcentaje de laboratorios con desempeño catalogado como «bueno» fue menor que el esperado. …”
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Single dose of recombinant baculovirus vaccine expressing sigma B and sigma C genes provides good protection against novel duck reovirus challenge in ducks by Yufei Wang, Siyi Xu, Xia Chen, Yunlong Dou, Xingzhu Yang, Zenglei Hu, Shuang Wu, Xiaoquan Wang, Jiao Hu, Xiufan Liu

“…The double antibody-sandwich ELISA was used for quantitative of σB or σC protein in the inactivated crude antigen. Protective efficacy results revealed that, compared with the whole virus inactivated vaccine, a single dose of 160 ng σB or σC protein showed advantages in inducing serum antibodies, elevating weight, alleviating liver and spleen injury, restraining viral shedding and viral replication in ducklings. …”
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Dysregulated Circulating Dendritic Cell Function in Ulcerative Colitis Is Partially Restored by Probiotic Strain Lactobacillus casei Shirota by Elizabeth R. Mann, Jialu You, Verena Horneffer-van der Sluis, David Bernardo, Hafid Omar Al-Hassi, Jon Landy, Simon T. Peake, Linda V. Thomas, Cheng T. Tee, Gui Han Lee, Ailsa L. Hart, Parveen Yaqoob, Stella C. Knight

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Intracardiac Fibrinolysis and Endothelium Activation Related to Atrial Fibrillation Ablation with Different Techniques by Orsolya Hajas, Zsuzsa Bagoly, Noémi K Tóth, Réka Urbancsek, Alexandra Kiss, Kitti B Kovács, Ferenc Sarkady, Attila Nagy, Anna V. Oláh, László Nagy, Marcell Clemens, László Csiba, Zoltán Csanádi

“…A similar trend was observed with IRF (p=0.0676). Both VWF antigen levels and FVIII activity increased after PVI with all the 3 techniques. …”
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