Gut Microbiota as Emerging Players in the Development of Alcohol-Related Liver Disease by Wei Li, Wenkang Gao, Shengqi Yan, Ling Yang, Qingjing Zhu, Huikuan Chu

“…Alcohol-related liver disease develops due to a complex interplay of multiple reasons, including oxidative stress generated during the metabolism of ethanol, immune response activated by immunogenic substances, and subsequent inflammatory processes. …”
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Fitness costs of Mycobacterium tuberculosis resistant to rifampicin is compensated by rapid Th2 polarization mediated by early and high IL-4 production during mice infection by Ma. Fernanda Arce-Aceves, Roberto Espinosa-Neira, Dulce A. Mata-Espinosa, Jorge A. Barrios-Payan, Hugo G. Castelán-Sánchez, Sofía L. Alcaraz-Estrada, Mauricio Castañón-Arreola, Rogelio Hernández-Pando

“…Interestingly, this kind of bacterial mutations affect gene transcription with significant effects on bacterial physiology and metabolism, affecting also the bacterial antigenic constitution that in consequence can produce diverse immune responses and disease outcome. In the present study, we show the results of the Mtb clinical isolate A96, which is resistant to rifampicin and when used to infect BALB/c mice showed hypervirulence, apparently by rapidly polarization of the Th2 immune response through early and high production of IL-4. …”
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Mutations in the <i>A34R</i> gene increase the immunogenicity of vaccinia virus by S. N. Shchelkunov, T. V. Bauer, S. N. Yakubitskiy, A. A. Sergeev, A. S. Kabanov, S. A. Pyankov

“…As a result, it can cause a diminishing of the immune response after administration of attenuated virus to patients at standard doses. …”
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Comparative analysis of lactaptin activity when produced in bacterial or eukaryotic expression systems by O. A. Koval, O. Y. Volkova, A. A. Gorchakov, S. V. Kulemzin, A. V. Tkachenko, A. A. Nushtaeva, E. V. Kuligina, V. A. Richter, A. V. Taranin

“…Given that lactaptin is of human origin and is not immunogenic, it can be administered to patients multiple times without running the risk of immune response that could dampen the therapy efficacy. …”
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Classification of Nanomaterial Drug Delivery Systems for Inflammatory Bowel Disease by Wang H, Zhou F, Shen M, Ma R, Yu Q

“…Haichen Wang,1,&ast; Feifei Zhou,2,&ast; Mengdan Shen,1 Ronglin Ma,1 Qiang Yu1 1Department of Gastroenterology, The Affiliated Suzhou Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Suzhou Municipal Hospital, Gusu School, Nanjing Medical University, Suzhou, Jiangsu, 215002, People’s Republic of China; 2Department of Gastroenterology, Suzhou City Wuzhong District Chengnan Street Community Health Service Center, Suzhou, Jiangsu, 215002, People’s Republic of China&ast;These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Qiang Yu; Ronglin Ma, Email yuqiang0102sz@163.com; maronglin573@163.comAbstract: Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), including Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis, primarily arises from defects in the colonic barrier, imbalances of the gut microbiota, and immune response issues. These complex causes make it difficult to achieve a complete cure. …”
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Disulfidptosis-related gene SLC3A2: a novel prognostic biomarker in nasopharyngeal carcinoma and head and neck squamous cell carcinoma by Xinyi Zhang, Yiqi Lin, Liang Shi, Aixia Zhai, Chao Wu, Qian-Ying Zhu

“…Differentially expressed genes (DEGs) between the high and low SLC3A2 expression groups were primarily involved in cytokine-cytokine receptor interaction and immune response. Finally, in vitro experiments demonstrated that SLC3A2 stimulates tumor cell proliferation and migration. …”
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In Vitro Antagonistic Effect of Lactic Acid Bacteria Isolated from Fermented Beverage and Finfish on Pathogenic and Foodborne Pathogenic Microorganism in Ethiopia by Fitsum Dejene, Belayneh Regasa Dadi, Dagimawie Tadesse

“…Lactic acid bacteria from fermented foods and fish can antagonistically inhibit the growth of foodborne pathogenic organism in fermented food and they stimulate the immune response to protect the fish from certain kinds of infections. …”
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The Feature of Distribution and Clonality of TCR γ/δ Subfamilies T Cells in Patients with B-Cell Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma by Liang Wang, Meng Xu, Chunyan Wang, Lihua Zhu, Junyan Hu, Shaohua Chen, Xiuli Wu, Bo Li, Yangqiu Li

“…In conclusion, the results provide a preliminary profile of distribution and clonality of TCR γ/δ subfamilies T cells in PB, BM, and LN from B-NHL; similar clonally expanded Vδ subfamily T cells in PB and BM may be related to the same B-cell lymphoma-associated antigens, while the different reactive clonally expanded Vγ/Vδ T cells may be due to local immune response.…”
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Blimp-1 orchestrates macrophage polarization and metabolic homeostasis via purine biosynthesis in sepsis by Wenjuan Peng, Qiushi Qin, Rui Li, Yujia Liu, Lan Li, Yue Zhang, Liuluan Zhu

“…Abstract Sepsis is a life-threatening condition characterized by a dysregulated immune response to infection, leading to systemic inflammation and organ dysfunction. …”
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Serum Cytokines Th1, Th2, and Th17 Expression Profiling in Active Lupus Nephritis-IV: From a Southern Chinese Han Population by Keshav Raj Sigdel, Lihua Duan, Yin Wang, Weiping Hu, Ning Wang, Qingyi Sun, Qingyan Liu, Xiaocong Liu, Xianghua Hou, Ao Cheng, Guixiu Shi, Yanlin Zhang

“…Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a chronic autoimmune disease characterized by aberrant T cell immune response. Diffuse proliferative lupus nephritis (LN-IV) is the most common, severe, and active form of lupus nephritis. …”
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A 7-Amino Acid Peptide Mimic from Hepatitis C Virus Hypervariable Region 1 Inhibits Mouse Lung Th9 Cell Differentiation by Blocking CD81 Signaling during Allergic Lung Inflammation by Wanzhou Zhao, Conghao Tan, Xi Yu, Ruihe Yu, Qibing Mei, Yun Cheng

“…A 7-amino acid peptide (7P) of the hypervariable region 1 (HVR1) of hepatitis C virus has been identified as an important regulator in the type 2 cytokine (IL-4, IL-5, and IL-13) immune response. However, it is unknown whether 7P regulates Th9 cell differentiation during ovalbumin- (OVA-) induced allergic lung inflammation. …”
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Interleukin-10 Polymorphisms in Association with Prognosis in Patients with B-Cell Lymphoma Treated by R-CHOP by Min Kyeong Kim, Kyong-Ah Yoon, Eun Young Park, Jungnam Joo, Eun Young Lee, Hyeon-Seok Eom, Sun-Young Kong

“…Interleukin-10 (IL10) plays an important role in initiating and maintaining an appropriate immune response to non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL). Previous studies have revealed that the transcription of IL10 mRNA and its protein expression may be infl uenced by several single-nucleotide polymorphisms in the promoter and intron regions, including rs1800896, rs1800871, and rs1800872. …”
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Theoretical modeling of hepatitis C acute infection in liver-humanized mice support pre-clinical assessment of candidate viruses for controlled-human-infection studies by Zhenzhen Shi, Adquate Mhlanga, Yuji Ishida, Ari Josephson, Nicholson T. Collier, Hiromi Abe-Chayama, Chise Tateno-Mukaidani, Scott J. Cotler, Jonathan Ozik, Marian Major, Jordan J. Feld, Kazuaki Chayama, Harel Dahari

“…Humanized mouse models lack adaptive immune responses but provide a unique opportunity to obtain quantitative understanding of early HCV kinetics and develop mathematical models to further understand viral and innate immune response dynamics during acute HCV infection. …”
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Functionalized biomimetic nanoparticles loaded with salvianolic acid B for synergistic targeted triple-negative breast cancer treatment by Nuo Cheng, Qianqian Zhou, Zongfang Jia, Yang Mu, Sheng Zhang, Lei Wang, Yunna Chen

“…The SAB released in tumors can effectively inhibit the production of extracellular matrix (ECM) by TAFs, promote T-cell infiltration, and induce antitumor immune responses. Ultimately, the combination of PMNP-SAB@RTM and BMS-1 (PD-1/PD-L1 inhibitor 1) effectively inhibited tumor growth. …”
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Role of outer membrane vesicles of hypervirulent Klebsiella pneumoniae isolated from bovine uterine discharge in pro-inflammatory dysregulation by A. F. Daham, A. H. Jaber, A. Neamah, H. Al-Karagoly

“…Notably, incubating THP-1 cells with high con-centrations of hvKP OMVs inhibited IL-1β and TNF responses, indicating that these OMVs may not only facilitate the internalisation of the bacterium by THP-1 cells but also suppress the cells’ innate immune response to hvKP infection. This ability of hvKP OMVs to evade the immune system and modulate host responses contributes significantly to the bacterium’s pathogenicity.…”

Insights from Dysregulated mRNA Expression Profile of β-Cells in Response to Proinflammatory Cytokines by Zhen Wang, Kunlin Huang, Jing Xu, Jia Liu, Ying Zheng

“…GO analysis showed that the top 10 significant “biological processes,” “cellular components,” and “molecular functions” for upregulated mRNAs include “immune system process,” “inflammatory response,” and “innate immune response” and the top 10 for downregulated mRNAs include “cell cycle,” “mitotic cytokinesis,” and “cytoplasm.” …”
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Lipopolysaccharide Increases Immune Activation and Alters T Cell Homeostasis in SHIVB’WHU Chronically Infected Chinese Rhesus Macaque by Gao-Hong Zhang, Run-Dong Wu, Hong-Yi Zheng, Xiao-Liang Zhang, Ming-Xu Zhang, Ren-Rong Tian, Guang-Ming Liu, Wei Pang, Yong-Tang Zheng

“…However, the mechanism by which LPS affects disruption of immune response is still not fully understood. Chronically SHIVB’WHU-infected Chinese rhesus macaques received 50 μg/kg body weight LPS in this study. …”
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Improving ferroptosis-mediated immunotherapy for colorectal cancer through lysosome-targeted photodynamic therapy by Zhian Chen, Yutong Wang, Zhenhao Li, Meijuan Chen, Yingshi Li, Chuyue Lu, Zhenyu Lin, Hua Zheng, Lujia Chen, Qianbing Zhang

“…Notably, combined with PD-L1 antibody and TLA could greatly potentiate the immune response and exhibit highest anti-tumor effects. …”
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Is <i>Punica granatum</i> Efficient Against Sepsis? A Comparative Study of Amifostine Versus Pomegranate by Kazim Sahin, Sena Sahin Aktura, Ilkay Bahceci, Tolga Mercantepe, Levent Tumkaya, Atilla Topcu, Filiz Mercantepe, Omer Faruk Duran, Huseyin Avni Uydu, Zihni Acar Yazici

“…Sepsis is a clinical condition causing tissue damage as a result of infection and an exaggerated immune response. Sepsis causes 11 million deaths annually, a third of which are associated with acute lung injury (ALI). …”
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Small Bowel Bacterial Overgrowth Syndrome in Patients with Bronchial Asthma by N. D. Potskhverashvili, O. Yu. Zolnikova, N. I. Kokina, N. L. Dzhakhaya, A. V. Sedova, E. L. Bueverova, A. S. Trukhmanov

“…The correction of composition disorders of the intestinal microflora is accompanied by a statistically significant decrease in the immune response (p &lt; 0.01) and improvement in the function of external respiration (p &lt; 0.001).Conclusion.  …”
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