Prevalence of Blood-Borne Viruses in Health Care Workers of a Northern District in Pakistan: Risk Factors and Preventive Behaviors by Muhammad Zuhaib Khan, Shahab Saqib, Sayed Irtiza Hussain Shah Gardyzi, Javaria Qazi

“…Background. Blood-borne viral infections like viral hepatitis are highly prevalent in Pakistan. …”
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Role of T Regulatory Cells and Myeloid-Derived Suppressor Cells in COVID-19 by Alhasan Alsalman, Mohammad A. Al-Mterin, Eyad Elkord

“…Tregs have been shown to impair the protective role of CD8+ T lymphocytes against viral infections. In COVID-19 patients, most studies reported reduction, while few other studies found elevation in Treg levels. …”
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Oral Manifestations in Organ Transplant Patients: A Literature Review by Willy Muñoz-Gallardo, Fran Espinoza-Carhuancho, Julia Medina, Lucia Quispe-Tasayco, Cesar Mauricio-Vilchez, Diego Galarza-Valencia, Frank Mayta-Tovalino

“…To examine oral manifestations in organ transplant patients, with a focus on viral infections, fungal infections, neoplastic diseases, and inflammatory diseases. …”
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Families Living with Blood-Borne Viruses: The Case for Extending the Concept of “Serodiscordance” by Asha Persson, Christy E. Newman, Myra Hamilton, Joanne Bryant, Jack Wallace, kylie valentine

“…This body of work attests to serodiscordance holding promise as a valuable concept for understanding viral infections as socially situated and intensely relational phenomena. …”
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PD-1 Blockade in Advanced Melanoma in Patients with Hepatitis C and/or HIV by Diwakar Davar, Melissa Wilson, Chelsea Pruckner, John M. Kirkwood

“…We argue for the further investigation of checkpoint inhibition in cancer patients with underlying chronic viral infections in the context of carefully designed clinical trials.…”
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Levamisole, as a viral vaccine adjuvant, induces robust host defense through the modulation of innate and adaptive immune responses by Gang Sik Kim, Dong Yun Kwak, Hyeong Won Kim, Seokwon Shin, Mi-Kyeong Ko, Seong Yun Hwang, So Hui Park, Dong Hyeon Kim, Jong-Hyeon Park, Su-Mi Kim, Min Ja Lee

“…Owing to these immunostimulatory effects, levamisole elicited host defense against viral infections in pigs. Our findings demonstrate the potential of levamisole as an immunostimulatory agent.DiscussionThe results also indicate that levamisole, as an adjuvant for animal vaccines, can elicit robust innate and adaptive immune responses, thereby enhancing host defense against viral infections. …”
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Development of Automated Image Processing for High-Throughput Screening of Potential Anti-Chikungunya Virus Compounds by Pathaphon Wiriwithya, Siwaporn Boonyasuppayakorn, Pattadon Sawetpiyakul, Duangpron Peypala, Gridsada Phanomchoeng

“…Accurate detection of viral infections, such as chikungunya, is critical for antiviral research, yet traditional methods are time-consuming and prone to error. …”
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The Efficacy of Chimeric Antigen Therapy in Viral Infectious Diseases: A Systematic Review of Randomized Controlled Trials by Hossein Hatami, Elnaz Ataei, Mohammadjavad Nasiri, Hamed Ghorani

“…This systematic review investigated the efficacy of CAR T-cell therapy against viral infections. A comprehensive literature search was conducted in Medline, Scopus, Cochrane Central Library, and Embase up to May 2024. …”
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The Impact of COVID-19 Infection on Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms: Mechanisms and Clinical Implications by Zenghan Cao, Jianhang Gao, Jianqiang Wu, Yuehong Zheng

“…It is crucial to comprehensively understand the impact of pandemic viral infections on aortic diseases at the foundational and clinical levels, thereby identifying potential preventative or therapeutic approaches and preparing for potential future outbreaks.…”
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Short-Lasting Unilateral Neuralgiform Headache Attacks with Conjunctival Injection and Tearing in a Patient with Varicella-Zoster Virus Encephalomyelitis by Megan E. Gray, Brian Wispelwey, Christopher J. Arnold

“…Its etiology is generally idiopathic, though rarely it has been associated with viral infections. We describe the fourth case reported in the literature of SUNCT in association with viral meningoencephalitis.…”
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CLINICAL SIGNS AND TREATMENT OF NEW-ONSET BONE MARROW FAILURE ASSOCIATED SARS-COV-2 INFECTION IN CHILDREN : A SINGLE INSTITUTION PROSPECTIVE COHORT STUD by Mervat A M youssef, Ebtisam Shawky hmed, Dalia Tarik Kamal, khalid Elsayh, Mai A Abdelfatta, Hyam Hassan Mahran Mahran, Mostafa M Embaby

“… Viral infections can cause direct and indirect damage to hematopoietic stem cells. …”
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Co-dynamics of hepatitis B and C viruses under the influence of CTL immunity by A.M. Elaiw, GH.S. Alsaadi, A.A. Raezah, A.D. Hobiny

“…Mathematical models provide valuable support for biological and medical research by helping to understand the within-host dynamics of single or multiple viral infections and by aiding the development of effective drug therapies. …”
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Construction and characterization of an infectious cDNA clone of turtle grass virus X from a naturally infected Thalassia testudinum plant by Luis Alvarado-Marchena, Bradley T. Furman, Mya Breitbart

“…This methodological advance enables detailed studies of viral replication, virus-host interactions, and the broader ecological implications of viral infections in marine plants.…”
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Cytokines and Chemokines as Biomarkers of Community-Acquired Bacterial Infection by Michal Holub, David A. Lawrence, Nancy Andersen, Alžběta Davidová, Ondřej Beran, Vilma Marešová, Pavel Chalupa

“…In total, 57 subjects were enrolled: 21 patients with community-acquired bacterial infections, 26 patients with viral infections, and 10 healthy subjects (control cohorts). …”
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Interactions between Host and Oral Commensal Microorganisms are Key Events in Health and Disease Status by Mahmoud Rouabhia

“…A variety of external factors cause changes in the oral mucosa, thus altering mucosal structure and function, and promoting oral pathologies (most frequently bacterial, fungal and viral infections). Little is known, however, about immune surveillance mechanisms that involve the oral mucosa.…”
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Type I Interferon at the Interface of Antiviral Immunity and Immune Regulation: The Curious Case of HIV-1 by Adriano Boasso

“…Type I interferon (IFN-I) play a critical role in the innate immune response against viral infections. They actively participate in antiviral immunity by inducing molecular mechanisms of viral restriction and by limiting the spread of the infection, but they also orchestrate the initial phases of the adaptive immune response and influence the quality of T cell immunity. …”
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Characteristics of Sjögren’s syndrome associated with rheumatoid arthritis by Xavier Mariette, Raphaele Seror, Gaetane Nocturne, Nolan Hassold

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Antiviral Activity of the Marine Haptophyta <i>Diacronema lutheri</i> by Eleonora Montuori, Annalisa Ambrosino, Gerardo Della Sala, Costanza Ragozzino, Gianluigi Franci, Carla Zannella, Anna De Filippis, Donatella de Pascale, Massimiliano Galdiero, Chiara Lauritano

“…There are still several viral infections affecting a considerable number of the world’s population, causing thousands of deaths each year. …”
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Immunoglobulin M response in largemouth bass (Micropterus salmoides) following ranavirus infection by Zhenyu Huang, Naicheng Liu, Mingyang Xue, Chen Xu, Yuding Fan, Yan Meng, Nan Jiang, Yiqun Li, Wenzhi Liu, Yang He, Yong Zhou

“…Our findings revealed that viral infection caused significant pathological changes in the gill and head kidney tissues, along with a marked upregulation of adaptive immune gene expression. …”
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