Langerhans Cells, T Cells, and B Cells in Oral Lichen Planus and Oral Leukoplakia by Amal Dafar, Angelica Siarov, Yasaman Mostaghimi, Jairo Robledo-Sierra, Shahin De Lara, Daniel Giglio, Göran Kjeller, Paulo Henrique Braz-Silva, Jenny Öhman, Bengt Hasséus

“…No differences were found in the expression of Ki-67 and the number of CD1a+ cells between the two groups. Although an immune response is elicited in both conditions, there are differences at the cellular level between OLP and LPL. …”
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Isolation and characterization of a highly pathogenic strain of Vibrio harveyi EFL-2201 from pearl gentian grouper by Biao Yuan, Zhixia Zhuang, Xiaoru Wang, Huabin Huang, Qingpi Yan

“…In conclusion, this study unveiled the pathogenic mechanisms of V. harveyi and immune response mechanisms of pearl gentian grouper spleens to infection, laying a theoretical foundation for the prevention and control of V. harveyi-induced disease.…”
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Widespread mutagenesis and chromosomal instability shape somatic genomes in systemic sclerosis by Sriram Vijayraghavan, Thomas Blouin, James McCollum, Latarsha Porcher, François Virard, Jiri Zavadil, Carol Feghali-Bostwick, Natalie Saini

“…We hypothesize that the inflammation and immune response associated with systemic sclerosis can trigger DNA damage, leading to elevated somatic mutagenesis, a hallmark of pre-cancerous tissues. …”
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Engagement of the Mannose Receptor by Tumoral Mucins Activates an Immune Suppressive Phenotype in Human Tumor-Associated Macrophages by P. Allavena, M. Chieppa, G. Bianchi, G. Solinas, M. Fabbri, G. Laskarin, A. Mantovani

“…Several lines of evidence demonstrate that some CLRs can inhibit the immune response. In this study we investigated TAM-associated molecules potentially involved in their immune suppressive activity. …”
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Clinical and Morphological Manifestations of Gastritis and Serum Cytokine Levels in Schoolchildren with Familial History of Gastric Cancer by T. V. Polivanova, E. V. Kasparov, V. A. Vshivkov

“…In positive history and negative H. pylori tests, the cell immune response regulator IL-18 37 was revealed elevated in histology. …”
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Role of HLA alleles polymorphism in systemic lupus erythematosus: A prospective study from North India by Ranjan S. Rana, Bitan Naik, Mahima Yadav, Usha Singh, Anup Singh, Shailja Singh

“…HLA class II alleles are critical to immune response and are highly polymorphic. Various alleles in HLA-DR and -DQ regions were analyzed in SLE patients and healthy controls to see their role in susceptibility or protection to SLE. …”
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Differential pathological changes in colon microenvironments in acute and chronic mouse models of inflammatory bowel disease by NaYeon Ham, Minji Park, Young-An Bae, Eui-Ju Yeo, YunJae Jung

“…Inflammatory bowel disease is a chronic condition characterized by inflammation of the gastrointestinal tract, resulting from an abnormal immune response to normal stimuli, such as food and intestinal flora. …”
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Does Toxoplasma gondii Infection Affect the Levels of IgE and Cytokines (IL-5, IL-6, IL-10, IL-12, and TNF-alpha)? by Joanna Matowicka-Karna, Violetta Dymicka-Piekarska, Halina Kemona

“…The study objective was to assess the effect of T. gondii on chosen indices of the immune response. The study involved 52 women infected with T. gondii (aged 18–42 years) prior to antiparasitic treatment. …”
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The Role of Genetic and Immune Factors for the Pathogenesis of Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis in Childhood by Priscila Menezes Ferri, Ana Cristina Simões e Silva, Soraya Luiza Campos Silva, Diego Junior Queiroga de Aquino, Eleonora Druve Tavares Fagundes, Débora Marques de Miranda, Alexandre Rodrigues Ferreira

“…In addition, the literature supports a role for an altered immune response to pathogens in the pathogenesis of PSC. …”
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The Burden of Smoking in the Health-Disease Process in People with Human Immunodeficiency Virus and AIDS by Yoenny Peña García, Luis Carlos Andraín Silva, Idalmis Sartorio Zayas, Dolys Suárez Padilla, Ana Julia Lozada Pérez

“…The effects of the habit on these patients influence morbidity and mortality and increase the risk of various diseases and affect the immune response to antiretroviral treatment. <br /><strong>Objective:</strong> to determine the burden of smoking on the disease health process in patients living with human immunodeficiency virus and AIDS. …”
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Development of Carnivac-Cov vaccine against coronavirus infection (COVID-19) in carnivores by T. S. Galkina, A. A. Nesterov, A. V. Borisov, I. A. Chvala, A. V. Kononov

“…Carnivac-Cov vaccine administered twice intramuscularly at the dose of 1.0 cm3 induces anti-SARS-CoV-2 immune response 14 days after the second administration that lasts for at least 6 months. …”
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Influence of Febrile Neutropenia Period on Plasma Viscosity at Malignancy by Ibrahim Tek, Selami Kocak Toprak, Efe Hasdemir, Samed Rahatli, Aysegül Yesilkaya

“…Despite normal values of various parameters known to trigger plasma viscosity, particularly fibrinogen, it can be easily argued that the main mechanism may be the endothelial injury during infectious process and immune response mediated microcirculatory blood flow alterations.…”
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Regulatory T Cells in the Immunodiagnosis and Outcome of Kidney Allograft Rejection by O. Franzese, A. Mascali, A. Capria, V. Castagnola, L. Paganizza, N. Di Daniele

“…The balance between these two opposite immune responses can significantly affect the graft survival. …”
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The Many Faces of Human Leukocyte Antigen-G: Relevance to the Fate of Pregnancy by Mette Dahl, Snezana Djurisic, Thomas Vauvert F. Hviid

“…Pregnancy is an immunological paradox, where fetal antigens encoded by polymorphic genes inherited from the father do not provoke a maternal immune response. The fetus is not rejected as it would be theorized according to principles of tissue transplantation. …”
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Bioinformatics analysis identifies key secretory protein-encoding differentially expressed genes in adipose tissue of metabolic syndrome by Jiandong Zhou, Yunshan Guo, Xuan Liu, Weijie Yuan

“…GO analyses of these SP-DEGs included proteolysis, angiogenesis, positive regulation of endothelial cell proliferation, immune response, protein processing, positive regulation of neuroblast proliferation, cell adhesion and ER to Golgi vesicle-mediated transport. …”
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Schistosome-Derived Molecules as Modulating Actors of the Immune System and Promising Candidates to Treat Autoimmune and Inflammatory Diseases by Luis Janssen, Gisele Lorranna Silva Santos, Herick Sampaio Muller, Anderson Rodrigues Araújo Vieira, Tatiana Amabile de Campos, Vicente de Paulo Martins

“…It is long known that some parasite infections are able to modulate specific pathways of host’s metabolism and immune responses. This modulation is not only important in order to understand the host-pathogen interactions and to develop treatments against the parasites themselves but also important in the development of treatments against autoimmune and inflammatory diseases. …”
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Droplet-based high-throughput 3D genome structure mapping of single cells with simultaneous transcriptomics by Honggui Wu, Maoxu Wang, Yinghui Zheng, X. Sunney Xie

“…Our results show that genes with significant structural changes are enriched in pathways related to metabolic process and morphology change in neurons, and innate immune response in glial cells, highlighting the role of 3D genome organization in physiological brain aging. …”
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Design and Optimization of the Circulatory Cell-Driven Drug Delivery Platform by Pengyu Gao, Dan Zou, Ansha Zhao, Ping Yang

“…These cells possess extended circulation times and innate chemomigration ability and can activate an immune response that exerts therapeutic effects. However, new challenges have emerged, such as payloads, cell function change, cargo leakage, and in situ release. …”
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Suppressed Programmed Death 1 Expression on CD4+ and CD8+ T Cells in Psoriatic Patients by Joanna Bartosińska, Ewelina Zakrzewska, Dorota Raczkiewicz, Joanna Purkot, Anna Michalak-Stoma, Małgorzata Kowal, Dorota Krasowska, Grażyna Chodorowska, Krzysztof Giannopoulos

“…Decreased PD-1 expression on the T cells may be responsible for impaired negative regulation of immune response in psoriasis pathogenesis.…”
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Footprint of the COVID-19 Pandemic in India: A Study of Immune Landscape and Other Factors Shielding Mortality by Noura Al-Dayan, Divya Venugopal, Sugapriya Dhanasekaran

“…The genetic architecture of the immune response genes in the Indian population, BCG vaccination, the predominantly young age group of people, and their traditional food habits might contribute to the lower rate of mortality. …”
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