Codon optimized influenza H1 HA sequence but not CTLA-4 targeting of HA antigen to enhance the efficacy of DNA vaccines in an animal model by Dito Anurogo, Chia-Yuan Chen, Chu-Chi Lin, Jeanne Adiwinata Pawitan, Daniel W. Qiu, J. Timothy Qiu

“…Contrarily, CTLA-4-fused DNA vaccines did not significantly amplify the immune response.…”
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Computational biology and artificial intelligence in mRNA vaccine design for cancer immunotherapy by Saber Imani, Xiaoyan Li, Keyi Chen, Mazaher Maghsoudloo, Parham Jabbarzadeh Kaboli, Mehrdad Hashemi, Mehrdad Hashemi, Saloomeh Khoushab, Saloomeh Khoushab, Xiaoping Li

“…Messenger RNA (mRNA) vaccines offer an adaptable and scalable platform for cancer immunotherapy, requiring optimal design to elicit a robust and targeted immune response. Recent advancements in bioinformatics and artificial intelligence (AI) have significantly enhanced the design, prediction, and optimization of mRNA vaccines. …”
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Serum CEACAM1 Correlates with Disease Progression and Survival in Malignant Melanoma Patients by Sapoznik Sivan, Faranesh Suzan, Ortenberg Rona, Hamburger Tamar, Barak Vivian, Peretz Tamar, Schachter Jacob, Markel Gal, Lotem Michal

“…DTH skin test is used to evaluate patients’ anti-melanoma immune response and to predict response to vaccination. …”
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The follow-up of patients with celiac disease by Marco Di Tola, Hetty J. Bontkes, Juan Irure-Ventura, Marcos López-Hoyos, Nicola Bizzaro

“…Celiac disease (CD) is a very common immune-mediated enteropathy resulting from the interaction between dietary gluten and the immune system in genetically predisposed individuals. The immune response leads to intestinal damage, malabsorption and, ultimately, to a broad spectrum of both intestinal and extra-intestinal symptoms. …”
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Transcriptomic signatures of subcutaneous adipose tissue in patients with diabetes and coronary artery disease: a pilot study by Ilias P. Doulamis, Bernard Pan, Aspasia Tzani, Jorge Plutzky, G. William Wong, Ahmet Kilic, Risa M. Wolf

“…Our results demonstrated that pathways related to apoptosis and immune response were significantly dysregulated in the adipose tissue of T2D subjects. …”
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Gene Expression Profiling in Lungs of Chronic Asthmatic Mice Treated with Galectin-3: Downregulation of Inflammatory and Regulatory Genes by Esther López, M. Paz Zafra, Beatriz Sastre, Cristina Gámez, Carlos Lahoz, Victoria del Pozo

“…In particular, SOCS1 and SOCS3 play an important role in immune response by controlling the balance between Th1 and Th2 cells. …”
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Inflammatory Cytokines—The Link between Coronavirus Disease and Abortion: A Case‐Control Study by Samar Muayad Alfadhel, Niran Ali Thamer

“…Whereas research studies have not yet determined the exact risk of abortion due to COVID-19 infection, the virus could increase the risk of pregnancy complications through inflammatory cytokines and immune response. Objective: The study highlights prognostic markers for pregnancy complications during COVID-19 infections by testing interleukin-6 (IL-6), interleukin-18 (IL-18), tumor necrosis factors-α (TNF-α), and interferon-γ (INF-γ) in the serum of pregnant women with and without COVID-19. …”
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Neurological Disease-Affected Patients, including Multiple Sclerosis, Are Poor Responders to BKPyV, a Human Polyomavirus by Ilaria Bononi, Elisa Mazzoni, Silvia Pietrobon, Maria Rosa Iaquinta, Andrea Caselli, Elena Torreggiani, Maura Pugliatti, Ilaria Casetta, Massimiliano Castellazzi, Enrico Granieri, Fernanda Martini, Mauro Tognon

“…As control, ELISAs were carried out to verify the immune response against the Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) of patients and controls. …”
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Identification and validation of depression-associated genetic variants in the UK Biobank cohort with transcriptome and DNA methylation analyses in independent cohorts by Muataz S. Lafta, Aleksandr V. Sokolov, Gull Rukh, Helgi B. Schiöth

“…The present study identified six protein-coding genes associated with depression and primarily involved in inflammation (TNXB), neuroplasticity (NCAM1 and LTBP3), immune response (BTN3A2), cell survival (DAG1) and circadian clock modification (FHIT). …”
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Immunogenic characteristics of <i>Avibacterium paragallinаrum</i> (serogroup B) isolates and strains by M. S. Firsova, V. A. Yevgrafova, A. V. Potekhin, R. V. Yashin, O. V. Pruntova, V. S. Russaleyev

“…The vaccine sample based on the antigen of the ApB08 isolate induced an insufficient immune response in poultry when infected with the ApB04 and ApB12 isolates. …”
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Innate Immune Recognition of Mycobacterium tuberculosis by Johanneke Kleinnijenhuis, Marije Oosting, Leo A. B. Joosten, Mihai G. Netea, Reinout Van Crevel

“…Among the TLR family, TLR2, TLR4, and TLR9 and their adaptor molecule MyD88 play the most prominent roles in the initiation of the immune response against tuberculosis. In addition to TLRs, other PRRs such as NOD2, Dectin-1, Mannose receptor, and DC-SIGN are also involved in the recognition of M. tuberculosis. …”
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Assessment of Interleukin-1β in Saliva of Smoker and Non-smoker Patients with Chronic Periodontitis. by Solav Abdul-Qadir Mustafa, Haween T. Nanakaly, Hozan Wrya Azeez

“…Hence, this reflects the impact of smoking on immune response and its role in the pathogenesis of periodontal disease. …”
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Differences in immune cells and gene expression in human milk by parity on integrated scRNA sequencing by Dae Yong Yi, Hong-Jai Park, Min Sun Shin, Hyoungsu Kim, Sang Jin Lee, Insoo Kang

“…In a gene set enrichment analysis of monocytes, genes with a direct role in the infant immune system and immune response-related genes were more highly expressed in the primiparous group. …”
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Role of Lactate in Inflammatory Processes: Friend or Foe by Carolina Manosalva, John Quiroga, John Quiroga, Alejandra I. Hidalgo, Pablo Alarcón, Nicolás Ansoleaga, Nicolás Ansoleaga, María Angélica Hidalgo, Rafael Agustín Burgos

“…Additionally, various targets, including post-translational modifications, G-protein coupled receptor and transcription factor activation such as NF-κB and HIF-1, allow lactate to modulate signaling pathways that control the expression of cytokines, chemokines, adhesion molecules, and several enzymes associated with immune response and metabolism. Altogether, this would explain its varied effects on inflammatory processes beyond its well-known role as a waste product of metabolism.…”
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Identification and mechanistic insights of cell senescence-related genes in psoriasis by Guiyan Deng, Cheng Xu, Dunchang Mo

“…Additionally, an immune cell infiltration analysis was performed to understand the roles of these genes in the immune response to psoriasis. Results This study identified 4,913 DEGs in psoriasis, of which 46 were related to cell senescence. …”
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Crosstalk between Macrophages and Mesenchymal Stem Cells Regulated by Biomaterials and Its Role in Bone Regeneration by Fan Gong, Thomas Groth, Chenlin Tu, Mingyan Zhao, Xinqia Huang, Jiaqi Chu

“…Thus, the influence of biomaterials on the regulation of osteogenesis of mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) has been widely studied. However, immune response is also critical in bone healing; macrophages play pivotal and dynamic roles in bone regeneration. …”
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Mitochondria-Targeting Type-I Photodynamic Therapy Based on Phenothiazine for Realizing Enhanced Immunogenic Cancer Cell Death via Mitochondrial Oxidative Stress by Duan Z, Li L, Zhan Q, Chen J, Li Q, Liu R, Tu Y

“…Rh-PTZ can amplify mitochondrial stress-caused immunogenic cell death (ICD) to stimulate the immune response, promote the maturation of sufficient dendritic cells (DCs), enhance the infiltration of immune cells, and alleviate the tumor immunosuppressive microenvironment.Conclusion: The mitochondria-targeting type-I PDT holds promise to enhance photo-immunotherapy for hypoxia tumor treatment and overcoming the limitations of traditional immunotherapy.Keywords: Photo-immunotherapy, immunogenic cell death, Type-I photosensitizers, mitochondrial targeting…”
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Leveraging mRNA technology for antigen based immuno-oncology therapies by Wei Zheng, Michele Ceccarelli, Charalampos S Floudas, Siranush Sarkizova

“…Selecting suitable tumor antigens is the key step to devising effective vaccinations and amplifying the immune response. Tumor neoantigens are de novo epitopes derived from somatic mutations, avoiding T-cell central tolerance of self-epitopes and inducing immune responses to tumors. …”
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Leptin Promoted IL-17 Production from ILC2s in Allergic Rhinitis by Yanhui Wen, Qingxiang Zeng, Xi Luo, Renqiang Ma, Yiquan Tang, Wenlong Liu

“…Several studies proved that leptin promoted Th17 immune responses by inducing RORγt transcription. ILC2 is an important member of the early stage of immune response. …”
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RAB3GAP2 dysregulation in adult T-cell leukemia/lymphoma (ATLL) compared to acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL): a molecular perspective by Samira Pourrezaei, Arash Letafati, Ghazale Molaverdi, Mehdi Norouzi, Sayed-Hamidreza Mozhgani

“…The principal aim of this study was to investigate cellular processes related to innate immune response, intracellular protein transport, and translational initiation regulation in individuals afflicted with ATLL and Acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL). …”
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