Babesiosis is a worldwide tick-borne disease with an increasing incidence in North America. Several species of apicomplexan Babesia parasites, including B. microti and B. duncani, cause human babesiosis. Babesiosis exhibits many non-specific clinical manifestations. Direct a [....] » Read More
The severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) is a highly infectious RNA virus that was first identified in December 2019 in Wuhan, China. It is the pathogen responsible for the present coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. A large number of genetic var [....] » Read More
COVID 19 (SARS - CoV - 2) Severe Acute Respiratory Corona Virus 2 has caused a Pandemic worldwide affecting 670 million people globally and led to 7 million deaths. This virus has caused Immunological alterations in the affected patients. This study reveals the different syste [....] » Read More
Objective: To investigate changes of regulatory T cells (Treg) in non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) and their interaction with long non-coding RNA(lnc RNA). Methods: A total of 20 patients with non-small cell lung cancer admitted during January 2019 and August 2019 [....] » Read More
Title : Guidance on MS animal model development: Experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis models induced by different myelin oligodendrocyte glycoproteins exhibit differentiated pharmacological responses
WenQing Yang, Founder/Chief Scientific Officer, ClinBridge Biotech Corp., China
Up-to-date, experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis (EAE) represents the most commonly used model for studying autoimmune-mediated myelin degradation in multiple sclerosis (MS). The immunological and neurobiological mechanisms underlying the pathogenesis, progression, and progn [....] » Read More
Title : Recent advances of magnetic gold hybrids and nanocomposites, and their potential biological applications
Mirza Muhammad Faran Ashraf Baig, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, China
Magnetic gold nanoparticles (mGNP) have become a great interest of research for nanomaterial scientists because of their significant magnetic and plasmonic properties applicable in biomedical applications. Various synthetic approaches and surface modification techniques have been [....] » Read More
Title : Radiofrequency EMF irradiation effects on pre-B lymphocytes undergoing somatic recombination
Mihai Ciubotaru, Clinical Hospital Colentina Bucharest, Romania
DNA double stranded breaks (DSBs) occur in lymphocytes exposed to intense electromagnetic fields (EMFs). We study developing pre-B lymphocytes following V(D)J recombination at their Immunoglobulin light chain loci (IgL). Recombination physiologically induces DNA DSBs, and we test [....] » Read More
Title : Social innovation based on collaboration between government and non-governmental organizations in COVID-19 crisis: evidence from Iran
Mehrnaz Moeenian, Islamic Azad University, Iran (Islamic Republic of)
One of the effective ways to attract social collaboration to provide effective, prompt, and coordinated interventions in emergencies is through social innovation. The present study seeks to identify the factors affecting the implementation of the social innovation plan based on t [....] » Read More
Title : Prevalence and distribution of allergy to common foods and drinks among residents in mogadishu – Somalia
Abdirahim, Director of NOVA Diagnostics, Somalia
In terms of the patients showed clinical presentation of Tonsillitis (n= 39, 50.6%) followed by Dermatitis (n=26, 33.8%) and Conjunctivitis (n=12, 15.6%). All patients did not show presence of any comorbidity while all had family history of allergy (n=77, 100%). In terms of aller [....] » Read More
Title : Familial cold autoinflammatory syndrome 2 mimicking marshall syndrome
Shabnam Hajiani Ghotbabadi, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Introduction: NLRP12 gene plays an essential role in the development and action of regulatory T- cells; therefore, mutations in this gene can show signs and symptoms of autoinflammatory syndromes. Familial Cold Autoinflammatory Syndrome 2 (FCAS2) is one of the NLRP12-associa [....] » Read More
Title : Selective microbiota influence anti-viral immunity in the chronic clone-13 LCMV infection model
Kolland, Helmholtz Centre Munich, Germany
Recent research has shed led light on the important and versatile roles of the intestinal microbiome not least due to its immunomodulatory role in various human diseases including immunotherapies and viral infections like COVID-19. However, due to its complexity both in humans a [....] » Read More
Title : Allergy testing efficacy in skin prick test vs specific IgE: A meta-analysis
Gurshan Kaur, Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine, United States
Background: Skin prick test (SPT), also known as the puncture or scratch test, is considered the gold standard and is the most widely used test for allergy testing. IgE allergen testing does not rely on a gap in treatment and is not associated with possible adverse effects from t [....] » Read More