In a recent paper, Ginhoux and colleagues shed light and provide insight into the ever-expanding world of singe-cell immunology, highlighting the power of the technology for future use...
April 2022
TB diagnosis in children: metabolite biomarkers
Druszczynska, et al., used targeted liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS) to assess the levels of 30 small metabolites in the serum and M. tb antigen-stimulated blood cultures of active TB children...
Atopic dermatitis and the skin microbiome
In this recent review, Koh, et al., has provided insights into the development and treatment of atopic dermatitis. This paper provides more background and new therapeutic developments for this common condition...
Improving treatments for autoimmune diseases
In a recent paper by Yazar, et al., the researchers used a unique immune cell fingerprint in order to accurately identify treatments for certain autoimmune disease...
Developing monoclonal antibodies against SARS-CoV-2
A recent paper by Mishra, et al., aimed to identify and describe the type of antibodies produced against nine SARS-CoV-2 proteins. In this present study, 18 fab-phage clones were identified and which bound to nine SARS-CoV-2 proteins...
TB treatment with diabetes comorbidity: new insights
Researchers provide insights into comorbidity of diabetes mellitus and TB disease using transcriptomics...
SARS-CoV-2 and T-cell escape
A recent paper by Ahmed, et al., aimed to identify and screen the mutations of SARS-CoV-2 involved in CD8+ T-cell escape....
B cell signalling deficiencies – new insights into treatments
In a recent paper, researchers have identified a key protein which is involved in B cell signalling. Akatsu, et al., identified CD22, a molecule which is key for the B cell signalling process...
SARS-CoV-2 and mucosal immunity
In the present study, Chan et al., investigated mucosal SARS-CoV-2-specific antibody levels and aimed to describe neutralisation in children and adults infected with SARS-CoV-2...
The role of the PD-1 blockade in Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection
In a recent paper, Kaufmann and colleagues set out to investigate the role PD-1 during Mtb infection, additionally providing insight into the role of PD-1 in infectious diseases...