Risk factors for re-hospitalization within 90 days of discharge for severe influenza in children by Shuo Yang, Sukun Lu, Can Qi, Yinghui Guo, Le Wang

“…Conclusions Our findings suggest that, to reduce the potential readmission of children with severe influenza, a sustained focus on the risk factors including rhinosinusitis and over-activated host immune response during the index hospitalization is needed.…”
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Hyperthermia and targeting heat shock proteins: innovative approaches for neurodegenerative disorders and Long COVID by David M. Smadja, David M. Smadja, M. Marc Abreu, M. Marc Abreu

“…Despite the absence of robust clinical trials, the therapeutic implications of WBH extend to immune modulation and the restoration of disrupted physiological pathways. …”
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DJK-5, an anti-biofilm peptide, increases Staphylococcus aureus sensitivity to colistin killing in co-biofilms with Pseudomonas aeruginosa by Samuel J. T. Wardell, Deborah B. Y. Yung, Anupriya Gupta, Mihnea Bostina, Joerg Overhage, Robert E. W. Hancock, Daniel Pletzer

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An Age-Structured Model of HIV Infection that Allows for Variations in the Production Rate of Viral Particles and the Death Rate of Productively Infected Cells by Patrick W. Nelson, Michael A. Gilchrist, Daniel Coombs, James M. Hyman, Alan S. Perelson

“…Mathematical models of HIV-1 infection can help interpretdrug treatment experiments and improve our understanding of the interplay between HIV-1and the immune system. We develop and analyze an age-structured model of HIV-1 infection thatallows for variations in the death rate of productively infected T cellsand the production rate of viral particles as a function of thelength of time a T cell has been infected. …”
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Dietary Niacin Requirement of Juvenile Chinese Mitten Crab, Eriocheir sinensis by Xuran Liu, Wenlong Wan, Mengge Li, Jiayuan Shi, Jie Xu, Zihan Zhou, Anran Wang, Shuyan Miao

“…Additionally, moderate dietary niacin levels significantly affected the nonspecific immune responses of crabs, by improving the activity of catalase (CAT), glutathione s-transferase (GST), glutathione peroxidase (GSH-Px), and total superoxide dismutase (T-SOD) (p<0.05). …”
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The Relation between Pregnancy-Associated Plasma Protein A and Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome by Ali Cengiz, Suat Konuk, Tuncer Tuğ

“…Serum PAPP-A levels were determined by the Elisa method with the immune sandwich measuring method. Statistical analysis of the study was performed with SPSS 17.0 statistical analysis package program, and p<0.05 was considered as significant. …”
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SCREENING OF THE CUCUMBER COLLECTION FOR RESISTANCE TO DOWNY MILDEW IN THE LOWER VOLGA REGION by E. H. Sukhanberdina, A. A. Grushin, T. M. Piskunova

“…As a result, 57 accessions with resistance or relative resistance to downy mildew were identified, i. e. 2.0% of the total number studied. Immune accessions were not found. Among the selected accessions, those with the highest yield are noteworthy: landraces from Azerbaijan (temp. k-3999 and temp. k-4004) as well as the cultivars from China ‘Zungsungerum-oi’ (temp. k-3701), ‘Tianin mini cucumber’ (k-4490), ‘Tian Uzin Yao No. 5’ (temp. k-3840) and ‘Tian Uzin Yang No. 6’ (temp. k-3841). …”
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A Hybrid Model for Psoriasis Subtype Classification: Integrating Multi Transfer Learning and Hard Voting Ensemble Models by İsmail Anıl Avcı, Merve Zirekgür, Barış Karakaya, Betül Demir

“…<b>Background:</b> Psoriasis is a chronic, immune-mediated skin disease characterized by lifelong persistence and fluctuating symptoms. …”
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Assessment of Mineral Contents and Technological Properties of Dry Bean Genotypes Grown Under Organic Farming Conditions With Multivariate Analysis by Oğuz Erol, Oğuzhan Uzun, Satı Uzun, Hamdi Özaktan

“…The mineral contents of beans are vital in ensuring a balanced and healthy diet, as these minerals are involved in bone health, immune system function. Additionally, the technological properties of beans, including cooking time, water absorption capacity, and swelling capacity, are important in determining their culinary applications and consumer acceptance. …”
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Target Proteins in Human Autoimmunity: Cytochromes P450 and Udp-Glycoronosyltransferases by Petra Obermayer-Straub, Christian Peer Strassburg, Michael Peter Manns

“…In a small minority of patients, certain drugs are known to induce immune-mediated, idiosyncratic drug reactions, also known as ’drug-induced hepatitis’. …”
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Release of Type 2 Cytokines by Epithelial Cells of Nasal Polyps by Monica Boita, Caterina Bucca, Giuseppe Riva, Enrico Heffler, Giovanni Rolla

“…CRSwNP epithelial cells release TSLP and IL-25 when stimulated by poly(I:C) but not by DP or AF, suggesting that viral infection may contribute to maintain and amplify the T2 immune response seen in CRSwNP.…”
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Transcription factor KLF2 is associated with the dysfunctional status of NK cells and the prognosis of pediatric B-ALL patients by Fang Wu, Huimin Xu, Benshan Zhang

“…BackgroundNatural killer cells, an important component of the innate immune system, can directly recognize and lyse virally infected or transformed cells. …”
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A comprehensive pan-cancer analysis of RNF187 in human tumors by Xuezhong Zhang, Xuebin Zhang, Tonggang Liu, Kaihui Sha

“…Additionally, RNF187 exhibited correlations with a majority of immune inhibitory and stimulatory genes, as well as chemokines, receptors, MHC molecules, immunoinhibitors, and immunostimulators in various cancers. …”
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Development of IgY-Based Sandwich ELISA as a Robust Tool for Rapid Detection and Discrimination of Toxigenic Vibrio cholerae by Mahdiye Bayat, Alireza Khabiri, Behzad Hemati

“…Two groups of white Leghorn chickens were immunized by recombinant proteins, and the generated antibodies were purified from egg yolks of chickens by PEG precipitation. …”
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Possible Roles of Micro RNA‑142‑5p and Claudin-1 in Development of Hashimoto’s Thyroiditis in Iraqi Patients by Khaled Nather Taha, Farhan Abood Risan, Abdulameer Jasim Mohammed

“…Methods: One hundred-twenty subjects enrolled in this study, divided into 40 newly diagnosed HT patients before treatment are classified into (Euthyroid HT, Subclinical HT, and Overt HT) based on thyroid function test presentation, 40 non-immune hypothyroidism, and 40 healthy controls. The possible mechanisms of microRNA-142-5p in Hashimoto's thyroiditis were investigated by measuring serum MicroRNA 142-5p by quantitative RT-PCR, in addition, to measuring serum Claudin1 by sandwich ELISA. …”
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Enriched phenotypes in rare variant carriers suggest pathogenic mechanisms in rare disease patients by Lane Fitzsimmons, Undiagnosed Diseases Network, Brett Beaulieu-Jones, Shilpa Nadimpalli Kobren

“…We discuss the potential mechanisms by which the digestive, skeletal, circulatory, and immune system abnormalities found in the UKB patients may contribute to the severe presentations exhibited by UDN patients. …”
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Genetic studies of normal tension glaucoma by D.Yu. Plotnikov, E.V. Valeeva

“…In addition, an association of single-nucleotide polymorphisms of the Toll-like receptor 4 gene with NTG was revealed. Altered immune response and enhanced apoptosis may also play a role in NTG pathogenesis. …”
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Prevalence of Sero-Molecular Markers of Hepatitis C and B Viruses among Patients with β-Thalassemia Major in Northern West Bank, Palestine by Kamal Dumaidi, Amer Al-Jawabreh, Fekri Samarah, Maha Rabayaa

“…Twenty-five patients (19%) were positive for anti-HBc, while 99 (71%) were immune with the anti-HBs level above 10 IU/mL. Anti-HBc was insignificantly high (P=0.07) in HCV-positive cases. …”
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Impact of alemtuzumab-mediated lymphocyte depletion on SIV reservoir establishment and persistence. by Benjamin Varco-Merth, Morgan Chaunzwa, Derick M Duell, Alejandra Marenco, William Goodwin, Rachel Dannay, Michael Nekorchuk, Danica Shao, Kathleen Busman-Sahay, Christine M Fennessey, Lorna Silipino, Michael Hull, William J Bosche, Randy Fast, Kelli Oswald, Rebecca Shoemaker, Rachele Bochart, Rhonda MacAllister, Caralyn S Labriola, Jeremy V Smedley, Michael K Axthelm, Miles P Davenport, Paul T Edlefsen, Jacob D Estes, Brandon F Keele, Jeffrey D Lifson, Sharon R Lewin, Louis J Picker, Afam A Okoye

“…However, treatment was followed by proliferation and reconstitution of CD4+ T cells in blood, and despite ongoing ART, levels of cell-associated SIV DNA in blood and lymphoid tissues were not substantially different between alemtuzumab-treated and control RM after immune cell reconstitution, irrespective of the time of alemtuzumab treatment. …”
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Fish-derived hepcidins in cancer treatment: a scoping review by Wan-Atirah Azemin, Syarifah Ab Rashid, Noraini Philip, Abdul Manaf Ali, Mohd Shahir Shamsir

“…Result Analysis of 881 publications revealed research distribution across four main categories: immune response (60.07%), antimicrobial peptides (17.65%), iron homeostasis (13.69%), and cancer research (2.94%). …”
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