Gut Microbiota_ The Conductor in the Orchestra of Immune
... procedure promotes the establishment of an intestinal environment that prevents colonization with disease-inducing bacteria, which are abundant in unhealthy subjects.27 ...
... procedure promotes the establishment of an intestinal environment that prevents colonization with disease-inducing bacteria, which are abundant in unhealthy subjects.27 ...
Plastic parasites: sophisticated strategies for survival and
... many and diverse forms, but theoreticians have most commonly considered the role of resource allocation trade-offs: organisms have limited resources to invest in the processes (e.g. growth, maintenance, and reproduction) required to successfully transmit gene copies to future generations (Roff 1992; ...
... many and diverse forms, but theoreticians have most commonly considered the role of resource allocation trade-offs: organisms have limited resources to invest in the processes (e.g. growth, maintenance, and reproduction) required to successfully transmit gene copies to future generations (Roff 1992; ...
Infections That Suggest an Immunodeficiency
... 2. If the infection is “pathologic”, it is important to ask the question of why the patient may have these infections: can it be explained by the presence of known risk factors or is an immunologic evaluation indicated? Once it is determined that the infection(s) are “pathologic”, the next step is t ...
... 2. If the infection is “pathologic”, it is important to ask the question of why the patient may have these infections: can it be explained by the presence of known risk factors or is an immunologic evaluation indicated? Once it is determined that the infection(s) are “pathologic”, the next step is t ...
Studying HLA antigens in immune incompatible
... and interaction is not always associated with pathological pregnancy. The first scientific work about association HLA with diseases was published in 1967. Measurement of HLA markers help to determine the risk groups of the population to various diseases. In case of the population study in line with ...
... and interaction is not always associated with pathological pregnancy. The first scientific work about association HLA with diseases was published in 1967. Measurement of HLA markers help to determine the risk groups of the population to various diseases. In case of the population study in line with ...
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... – An inflammatory response is a series of events that suppress infection and speed recovery. – When cells are damaged they release chemical ...
... – An inflammatory response is a series of events that suppress infection and speed recovery. – When cells are damaged they release chemical ...
Section 2 Specific Defense
... – An inflammatory response is a series of events that suppress infection and speed recovery. – When cells are damaged they release chemical ...
... – An inflammatory response is a series of events that suppress infection and speed recovery. – When cells are damaged they release chemical ...
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... The few studies in the literature concerning LST in dog (Cardoso et al., 1998; Pinelli et al., 1994) and some of the humans studies (Alimohammadian et al., 1993; Weigle et al., 1991) measure the leishmanin concentration in promastigotes per mL. Possibly, the protein content together with the promast ...
... The few studies in the literature concerning LST in dog (Cardoso et al., 1998; Pinelli et al., 1994) and some of the humans studies (Alimohammadian et al., 1993; Weigle et al., 1991) measure the leishmanin concentration in promastigotes per mL. Possibly, the protein content together with the promast ...
Long-term pathological consequences of prenatal infection: beyond
... body weight and adipose tissue, hyperphagia, and insulin resistance (111). These effects were sex-specific and emerged in male but not female rats, indicating that male offspring are more vulnerable than females in terms of developing metabolic abnormalities following maternal endotoxemia during pre ...
... body weight and adipose tissue, hyperphagia, and insulin resistance (111). These effects were sex-specific and emerged in male but not female rats, indicating that male offspring are more vulnerable than females in terms of developing metabolic abnormalities following maternal endotoxemia during pre ...
Understanding Host-Pathogen Interactions in Chronic CNS Infection
... host and parasite genotypes allows for considerable variation in observed immune response and course of infection [53– 57]. Due to the difficulties in studying human CNS infections, most reported information concerning the immune response in T. gondii CNS infection originates from murine models. In re ...
... host and parasite genotypes allows for considerable variation in observed immune response and course of infection [53– 57]. Due to the difficulties in studying human CNS infections, most reported information concerning the immune response in T. gondii CNS infection originates from murine models. In re ...
MELATONIN AND ITS INFLUENCE ON IMMUNE SYSTEM Our
... Other studies have shown that melatonin administration increases NK cell activity in humans (30). Similar observations were made in mice where treatment with melatonin increased antibody dependent cellular cytotoxicity (ADCC) (31, 32). Aside from activation of immune cells by melatonin, this hormone ...
... Other studies have shown that melatonin administration increases NK cell activity in humans (30). Similar observations were made in mice where treatment with melatonin increased antibody dependent cellular cytotoxicity (ADCC) (31, 32). Aside from activation of immune cells by melatonin, this hormone ...
Medical Veterinary Entomology
... Sheep and goat responses to nose bot infestation 119 in first-instar larvae, the cuticle spines of which are numerous compared with those on L2 and L3. These spines and oral hooks allow for larval attachment, permit quick L1 displacement on the nasal mucosa and contribute to the rhinitis process. B ...
... Sheep and goat responses to nose bot infestation 119 in first-instar larvae, the cuticle spines of which are numerous compared with those on L2 and L3. These spines and oral hooks allow for larval attachment, permit quick L1 displacement on the nasal mucosa and contribute to the rhinitis process. B ...
Review The host–pathogen interaction during HBV infection
... symptomatic hepatitis, which occurs at least 6–8 weeks after innoculation. Most patients who have been studied at earlier time points still do not intercept the initial eclipse phase of HBV infection [19–21]. Similarly, an in vitro infection system for HBV in non-transformed hepatocytes is not widel ...
... symptomatic hepatitis, which occurs at least 6–8 weeks after innoculation. Most patients who have been studied at earlier time points still do not intercept the initial eclipse phase of HBV infection [19–21]. Similarly, an in vitro infection system for HBV in non-transformed hepatocytes is not widel ...
Quantifying Adaptive Evolution in the Drosophila Immune System
... melanogaster and 10,759 in D. simulans. Raw data are available from the NCBI Short Read Archive under accession number SRA009020, or on request from the authors, and data for individual genes is given in Table S1. Short-read sequencing of long PCR products provides a costefficient approach to identi ...
... melanogaster and 10,759 in D. simulans. Raw data are available from the NCBI Short Read Archive under accession number SRA009020, or on request from the authors, and data for individual genes is given in Table S1. Short-read sequencing of long PCR products provides a costefficient approach to identi ...
Reviews EVects of exercise on lymphocytes and cytokines
... inhibitors may in principle influence exercise associated changes in immune function.32 Glutamine It has been established that glutamine is an important fuel for lymphocytes and macrophages. Several lines of evidence suggest that it is used at a very high rate by these cells, even when they are quie ...
... inhibitors may in principle influence exercise associated changes in immune function.32 Glutamine It has been established that glutamine is an important fuel for lymphocytes and macrophages. Several lines of evidence suggest that it is used at a very high rate by these cells, even when they are quie ...
Full Text - Avicenna Journal of Clinical Microbiology and
... Pseudomonas aeruginosa (an insect pathogenic bacteria species) and E. coli (a non-pathogenic strain), the peak activity of the insect immune system was observed up to 48 hours after injection (25). It is known that infection of the American cockroach by the entomopathogenic fungus Beauveria bassiana ...
... Pseudomonas aeruginosa (an insect pathogenic bacteria species) and E. coli (a non-pathogenic strain), the peak activity of the insect immune system was observed up to 48 hours after injection (25). It is known that infection of the American cockroach by the entomopathogenic fungus Beauveria bassiana ...
THE EFFECT OF INTRAUTERINE AND OBSTETRIC FACTORS ON
... maintaining the systemic immune tolerance. Administration of antibiotics (AB) to the mother during the pregnancy and parturition as well as to the infant, breast-feeding (BF) and environmental factors, such as presence of older siblings, have previously been reported to influence the development of ...
... maintaining the systemic immune tolerance. Administration of antibiotics (AB) to the mother during the pregnancy and parturition as well as to the infant, breast-feeding (BF) and environmental factors, such as presence of older siblings, have previously been reported to influence the development of ...
Speciation accelerated and stabilized by pleiotropic major
... their MHC genetics. Being undistinguishable otherwise, they would be cryptic species (Mayr 1977). Many such cryptic but yet undetected species may exist. For example, Blais et al. (2007) investigated the role of MHC class II in two cichlid species in Lake Malawi. Cichlids provide an excellent stud ...
... their MHC genetics. Being undistinguishable otherwise, they would be cryptic species (Mayr 1977). Many such cryptic but yet undetected species may exist. For example, Blais et al. (2007) investigated the role of MHC class II in two cichlid species in Lake Malawi. Cichlids provide an excellent stud ...
Altitude, exercise and immune function
... There have been numerous studies documenting the effect of a single bout of exercise on immune function (19,21,27). Generally, depending upon the exercise intensity, duration and training status of the individual, exercise has been shown to be a physical stressor that can transiently affect immune f ...
... There have been numerous studies documenting the effect of a single bout of exercise on immune function (19,21,27). Generally, depending upon the exercise intensity, duration and training status of the individual, exercise has been shown to be a physical stressor that can transiently affect immune f ...
Cryptosporidium Species: New Insights and Old Challenges
... time [3]. Although the source of contamination remains uncertain, recent genotypic analysis of 4 of the isolates indicates consistency with a human origin [8]. Unfortunately, despite the public attention garnered by this massive outbreak, there have been many subsequent outbreaks of Cryptosporidium ...
... time [3]. Although the source of contamination remains uncertain, recent genotypic analysis of 4 of the isolates indicates consistency with a human origin [8]. Unfortunately, despite the public attention garnered by this massive outbreak, there have been many subsequent outbreaks of Cryptosporidium ...
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... the scientific community due to its ramifications on human health. The disease caused by B. pertussis, whooping cough, is an acute, severe coughing illness that can progress to become spasmodic. Extreme cases may lead to regurgitation, convulsions, collapse, coma, and death (3). A closely related me ...
... the scientific community due to its ramifications on human health. The disease caused by B. pertussis, whooping cough, is an acute, severe coughing illness that can progress to become spasmodic. Extreme cases may lead to regurgitation, convulsions, collapse, coma, and death (3). A closely related me ...
Dose effects and density-dependent regulation of two
... systems. Castaneda et al. (1987) reported that the withinhost carrying capacity of the fungus Paracoccidioides in mice was dose-independent, but that the time taken to reach the carrying capacity was shorter for higher doses. Higher virulence as a consequence of higher dose has been observed for try ...
... systems. Castaneda et al. (1987) reported that the withinhost carrying capacity of the fungus Paracoccidioides in mice was dose-independent, but that the time taken to reach the carrying capacity was shorter for higher doses. Higher virulence as a consequence of higher dose has been observed for try ...
Inflammasomes Reassessing the Evolutionary Importance of
... cannot eradicate S. typhimurium but merely slow its kinetics, which could be beneficial in that the animal may survive long enough to develop an adaptive immune response. In further support of this hypothesis, mice infected with Listeria monocytogenes that survive to days 7–8 postinfection are able ...
... cannot eradicate S. typhimurium but merely slow its kinetics, which could be beneficial in that the animal may survive long enough to develop an adaptive immune response. In further support of this hypothesis, mice infected with Listeria monocytogenes that survive to days 7–8 postinfection are able ...
... consists of physical, chemical and cellular barriers. The invaders that manage to pass the nonspecific host anatomical barriers, encounter a number of cells, with variable capacities in defence mechanisms, such as neutrophils, macrophages, dendritic cells (DCs) and natural killer cells (NK). The inn ...
Visceral leishmaniasis: host–parasite interactions and clinical
... Leishmania species coexist and clinical forms occur in different epidemiological cycles (e.g., anthroponotic L. donovani and zoonotic L. infantum in the Arabian Peninsula).18 3. The vector Leishmania is a dixenous parasite since it can infect two species and it carries out part of its lifecycle in e ...
... Leishmania species coexist and clinical forms occur in different epidemiological cycles (e.g., anthroponotic L. donovani and zoonotic L. infantum in the Arabian Peninsula).18 3. The vector Leishmania is a dixenous parasite since it can infect two species and it carries out part of its lifecycle in e ...
Pregnancy enhances the innate immune response in experimental cutaneous leishmaniasis through
... During pregnancy, the immune response is modulated to avoid deleterious effects on the developing fetus. It is generally accepted that gestation is associated with diminished cellular immunity [1–3] with decreased expression of proinflammatory cytokines and NK cell activation, responses that could l ...
... During pregnancy, the immune response is modulated to avoid deleterious effects on the developing fetus. It is generally accepted that gestation is associated with diminished cellular immunity [1–3] with decreased expression of proinflammatory cytokines and NK cell activation, responses that could l ...