Chemical basis of ABO subgroups
... GTB catalyze the transfer of GalNAc (using UDP-GalNAc) or Gal (using UDPGal) to the OH-3 position of the terminal Gal of the H structure (Fucα2Gal) to create A and B antigens, respectively [23-25]. Manganese ions (Mn2+) are required as a co-factors and the disaccharide Fucα1-2Gal residue is the mini ...
... GTB catalyze the transfer of GalNAc (using UDP-GalNAc) or Gal (using UDPGal) to the OH-3 position of the terminal Gal of the H structure (Fucα2Gal) to create A and B antigens, respectively [23-25]. Manganese ions (Mn2+) are required as a co-factors and the disaccharide Fucα1-2Gal residue is the mini ...
Hen egg yolk antibodies - Les Presses agronomiques de Gembloux
... recognize small specific structures on other molecules have made them an indispensable tool in laboratory in various applications such as research, diagnostic and therapy. Antibodies presently available for these purposes are mostly mammalian monoclonal or polyclonal antibodies. The production of the ...
... recognize small specific structures on other molecules have made them an indispensable tool in laboratory in various applications such as research, diagnostic and therapy. Antibodies presently available for these purposes are mostly mammalian monoclonal or polyclonal antibodies. The production of the ...
Rheumatoid factors: what`s new?
... Soltys et al. [22], who found that the monoclonal RFs that bound better to agalactosyl IgG composed the high-affinity set of RFs in RA. Other RF-binding epitopes have been shown to be independent of the oligosaccharides [22]. Proteins may be modified by the binding of glucose [e.g. in diabetes, where ...
... Soltys et al. [22], who found that the monoclonal RFs that bound better to agalactosyl IgG composed the high-affinity set of RFs in RA. Other RF-binding epitopes have been shown to be independent of the oligosaccharides [22]. Proteins may be modified by the binding of glucose [e.g. in diabetes, where ...
Application of Western Blotting for the
... Ortiz et al. (17) used E/S, somatic (SO) and surface (SU) antigens of adult F. hepatica for antibody response determination in dairy cattle naturally infected with F. hepatica. They reported that antibody responses were developed against 60-66 kDa in E/S and SU antigens and 17 kDa in SO antigen. Qur ...
... Ortiz et al. (17) used E/S, somatic (SO) and surface (SU) antigens of adult F. hepatica for antibody response determination in dairy cattle naturally infected with F. hepatica. They reported that antibody responses were developed against 60-66 kDa in E/S and SU antigens and 17 kDa in SO antigen. Qur ...
Dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) and myocarditis: Classification
... groups. These autoantibodies are directed against multiple antigens, some of which are expressed only in the heart (organ-specific); some autoantibodies have functional effects on cardiac myocytes in vitro as well as in animal models. Depletion of nonantigen-specific antibodies by extracorporeal imm ...
... groups. These autoantibodies are directed against multiple antigens, some of which are expressed only in the heart (organ-specific); some autoantibodies have functional effects on cardiac myocytes in vitro as well as in animal models. Depletion of nonantigen-specific antibodies by extracorporeal imm ...
study of the human humoral immune response against rotavirus
... Two RV vaccines are commercially available and recommended for infants worldwide by the WHO [5]: RotarixTM (GlaxoSmithKline Biologicals) and RotaTeqTM (Merk and Co. Inc.). Nonetheless, both vaccines are less efficacious (39% to 77%) in some low-income countries in Africa and Asia [6], where 85% of w ...
... Two RV vaccines are commercially available and recommended for infants worldwide by the WHO [5]: RotarixTM (GlaxoSmithKline Biologicals) and RotaTeqTM (Merk and Co. Inc.). Nonetheless, both vaccines are less efficacious (39% to 77%) in some low-income countries in Africa and Asia [6], where 85% of w ...
Cytokines in the management of rotavirus infection
... human-bovine vaccine containing five rotavirus strains, and Rotarix (GlaxoSmithKline), a monovalent human rotavirus vaccine containing a G1P8 strain, are universally recommended to prevent servere diarrhoea in children [3]. Although the vaccines have significantly reduced diarrhoea incidence and dia ...
... human-bovine vaccine containing five rotavirus strains, and Rotarix (GlaxoSmithKline), a monovalent human rotavirus vaccine containing a G1P8 strain, are universally recommended to prevent servere diarrhoea in children [3]. Although the vaccines have significantly reduced diarrhoea incidence and dia ...
Immunotolerance against a foreign antigen transgenically
... The coding regions of HEL plasmids pMTH and KLK (kindly provided by C. C. Goodnow, Stanford University, Stanford, CA) were placed under the transcriptional control of the murine aA-crystallin promoter to generate constructs PRL1 and PRL2, respectively. The transgenes were excised from the plasmids a ...
... The coding regions of HEL plasmids pMTH and KLK (kindly provided by C. C. Goodnow, Stanford University, Stanford, CA) were placed under the transcriptional control of the murine aA-crystallin promoter to generate constructs PRL1 and PRL2, respectively. The transgenes were excised from the plasmids a ...
IMMUNOREACTIONS INVOLVING PLATELETS. VI. REACTIONS OF
... from day to day with an error of ± 10 per cent, provided freshly prepared platelets were used. One unit of antibody activity was defined arbitrarily as that amount required to fix 4 U of C' under conditions shown in Figure 2. The serum sample used in this figure, obtained 1 week post partum from Mot ...
... from day to day with an error of ± 10 per cent, provided freshly prepared platelets were used. One unit of antibody activity was defined arbitrarily as that amount required to fix 4 U of C' under conditions shown in Figure 2. The serum sample used in this figure, obtained 1 week post partum from Mot ...
Tdap (adolescent/adult) DTaP
... patient contact should receive Tdap as soon as feasible at an interval as short as 2 years from the last Td. Priority to HCP in contact with infants Hospitals and ambulatory care facilities should provide Tdap for HCP and use approaches that maximize vaccination rates. *Hospitals, as defined by the ...
... patient contact should receive Tdap as soon as feasible at an interval as short as 2 years from the last Td. Priority to HCP in contact with infants Hospitals and ambulatory care facilities should provide Tdap for HCP and use approaches that maximize vaccination rates. *Hospitals, as defined by the ...
The Vaccine Adjuvant Chitosan Promotes Cellular Immunity via DNA Sensor cGAS-STING-Dependent
... identified in recent years. Cytosolic DNA triggers robust immune responses including the activation of the absent in melanoma 2 (AIM2) inflammasome and the induction of type I interferons (IFNs). Stimulator of IFN genes (STING) has been identified as a central adaptor protein mediating intracellular ...
... identified in recent years. Cytosolic DNA triggers robust immune responses including the activation of the absent in melanoma 2 (AIM2) inflammasome and the induction of type I interferons (IFNs). Stimulator of IFN genes (STING) has been identified as a central adaptor protein mediating intracellular ...
Immune complex formation in IgA nephropathy
... protein backbone (the so-called hinge region) means they might have a considerable effect on IgA1 function.4 Furthermore, the composition of O-glycans can vary widely among IgA1 molecules, which results in a variety of IgA1 O-glycoforms with potentially different biological characteristics. Suzuki e ...
... protein backbone (the so-called hinge region) means they might have a considerable effect on IgA1 function.4 Furthermore, the composition of O-glycans can vary widely among IgA1 molecules, which results in a variety of IgA1 O-glycoforms with potentially different biological characteristics. Suzuki e ...
Health Status of a Recently Discovered Population of Feral Swine in
... sis with an eosinophilic infiltrate suggestive of parasite migration. However, grossly the livers did not show the typical lesions of multiple white fibrotic foci caused by larval parasite migration. The two hogs with antibody titers to leptospira had mild to moderate nonsuppurative interstitial nep ...
... sis with an eosinophilic infiltrate suggestive of parasite migration. However, grossly the livers did not show the typical lesions of multiple white fibrotic foci caused by larval parasite migration. The two hogs with antibody titers to leptospira had mild to moderate nonsuppurative interstitial nep ...
A human SARS-CoV neutralizing antibody against epitope on S2
... An immune antibody phage-display library was constructed from B cells of SARS convalescent patients. More than 80 clones were selected from the library by using the whole inactivated SARS-CoV virions as target. One human scFv, B1, was characterized extensively. The B1 recognized SARS pseudovirus in ...
... An immune antibody phage-display library was constructed from B cells of SARS convalescent patients. More than 80 clones were selected from the library by using the whole inactivated SARS-CoV virions as target. One human scFv, B1, was characterized extensively. The B1 recognized SARS pseudovirus in ...
ACVIM Small Animal Consensus Statement on Lyme Disease in
... experimental studies with ticks from Westchester County, NY, coinfections with A phagocytophilum were found in 32–45% of the dogs.19,26 In 2001, 40% of Bb seropositive (and 6.6% of seronegative) dogs also were seropositive for antibodies against A phagocytophilum (up from 15.6 and 0%, respectively, ...
... experimental studies with ticks from Westchester County, NY, coinfections with A phagocytophilum were found in 32–45% of the dogs.19,26 In 2001, 40% of Bb seropositive (and 6.6% of seronegative) dogs also were seropositive for antibodies against A phagocytophilum (up from 15.6 and 0%, respectively, ...
ACVIM Small Animal Consensus Statement on Lyme Disease in Dogs
... experimental studies with ticks from Westchester County, NY, coinfections with A phagocytophilum were found in 32–45% of the dogs.19,26 In 2001, 40% of Bb seropositive (and 6.6% of seronegative) dogs also were seropositive for antibodies against A phagocytophilum (up from 15.6 and 0%, respectively, ...
... experimental studies with ticks from Westchester County, NY, coinfections with A phagocytophilum were found in 32–45% of the dogs.19,26 In 2001, 40% of Bb seropositive (and 6.6% of seronegative) dogs also were seropositive for antibodies against A phagocytophilum (up from 15.6 and 0%, respectively, ...
ACVIM Small Animal Consensus Statement on Lyme Disease in Dogs
... experimental studies with ticks from Westchester County, NY, coinfections with A phagocytophilum were found in 32–45% of the dogs.19,26 In 2001, 40% of Bb seropositive (and 6.6% of seronegative) dogs also were seropositive for antibodies against A phagocytophilum (up from 15.6 and 0%, respectively, ...
... experimental studies with ticks from Westchester County, NY, coinfections with A phagocytophilum were found in 32–45% of the dogs.19,26 In 2001, 40% of Bb seropositive (and 6.6% of seronegative) dogs also were seropositive for antibodies against A phagocytophilum (up from 15.6 and 0%, respectively, ...
Immunocompatibility of Bacteriophages as Nanomedicines
... safety profiles. Filamentous phages also can and have been formulated as targeted drug-delivery nanomedicines, and phage may also serve as promising alternatives/complements to antibiotics. Over the past decade the use of phage for both the prophylaxis and the treatment of bacterial infection, has g ...
... safety profiles. Filamentous phages also can and have been formulated as targeted drug-delivery nanomedicines, and phage may also serve as promising alternatives/complements to antibiotics. Over the past decade the use of phage for both the prophylaxis and the treatment of bacterial infection, has g ...
the cd40 receptor - Immunotechnology
... The immune system is a sophisticated organisation of molecules, cells and tissues that acts in concert to protect us against different pathogens. It is composed of the evolutionary ancient innate compartment and the more complex adaptive compartment, where the latter is restricted to vertebrates. To ...
... The immune system is a sophisticated organisation of molecules, cells and tissues that acts in concert to protect us against different pathogens. It is composed of the evolutionary ancient innate compartment and the more complex adaptive compartment, where the latter is restricted to vertebrates. To ...
Immunization Competencies for Health Professionals
... Directorate (BGTD) of Health Canada. Like all medicines, vaccines must undergo rigorous review and testing before they are approved for use. Health Canada also supervises all aspects of vaccine production by the manufacturers to ensure safety, sterility, and quality. Before a new vaccine can be subm ...
... Directorate (BGTD) of Health Canada. Like all medicines, vaccines must undergo rigorous review and testing before they are approved for use. Health Canada also supervises all aspects of vaccine production by the manufacturers to ensure safety, sterility, and quality. Before a new vaccine can be subm ...
Amin, MM
... (b) Study visit for 6 weeks (June-July, 1983) at Indian veterinary Research Institute, Izzatnagar, U.P. India, to be acquainted with the research works on livestock disease including poultry. (c) National Training Workshop for Editors of Agricultural Sciences Journal. Organised by Bangladesh Agricul ...
... (b) Study visit for 6 weeks (June-July, 1983) at Indian veterinary Research Institute, Izzatnagar, U.P. India, to be acquainted with the research works on livestock disease including poultry. (c) National Training Workshop for Editors of Agricultural Sciences Journal. Organised by Bangladesh Agricul ...
Effects of antigenic challenge on growth and composition of
... pork as efficiently as possible. Each producer should consider cost-effective management changes to maximize expression of genetic potential of their pigs. Strategies for producing high-health pigs, including segregated early weaning (SEW) and all-in-all-out (AIAO) production, can be used to maximiz ...
... pork as efficiently as possible. Each producer should consider cost-effective management changes to maximize expression of genetic potential of their pigs. Strategies for producing high-health pigs, including segregated early weaning (SEW) and all-in-all-out (AIAO) production, can be used to maximiz ...
host susceptibility to rotavirus infection and
... potentially poses a challenge in the development of vaccine and other forms of immune therapy. In addition, current monovalent and pentavalent vaccines include only the P[8] genotype. Host genetic factors influence rotavirus P[8]specific responses, which may be associated to reduced efficacy with cu ...
... potentially poses a challenge in the development of vaccine and other forms of immune therapy. In addition, current monovalent and pentavalent vaccines include only the P[8] genotype. Host genetic factors influence rotavirus P[8]specific responses, which may be associated to reduced efficacy with cu ...
Airway Inflammation and Bronchial Remodelling in - (BORA)
... plastics manufacturing. It is estimated that as many as 5% of workers exposed to diisocyanates develop asthma, which may persist indefinitely even in the absence of continued exposure [4]. Clinically, diisocyanate asthma displays similar manifestations to allergic asthma induced by high molecular wei ...
... plastics manufacturing. It is estimated that as many as 5% of workers exposed to diisocyanates develop asthma, which may persist indefinitely even in the absence of continued exposure [4]. Clinically, diisocyanate asthma displays similar manifestations to allergic asthma induced by high molecular wei ...
Chapter 13 - IARC Publications
... speaking, the CD number refers to the monoclonal antibodies that recognize the cellular target and not to the target itself, but this convention is often ignored.) Many CD markers identify stages in the maturation from haematopoietic stem cells to the various mature forms. Targets that identify all ...
... speaking, the CD number refers to the monoclonal antibodies that recognize the cellular target and not to the target itself, but this convention is often ignored.) Many CD markers identify stages in the maturation from haematopoietic stem cells to the various mature forms. Targets that identify all ...