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...
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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...
Sugar and autoimmune diseases: what are the risks?
Hochrein, et al., has reported that a specific glucose transporter (GLUT3) may be implicated in other metabolic functions in addition to its main role of generating energy from glucose...
B-cell immunity against SARS-CoV-2 in unexposed individuals
In a recent paper, Ercanoglu, et al., sought out to provide a detailed analysis of the B cell immunity to SARS-CoV-2 in unexposed individuals, investigating pre-pandemic blood samples from 150 adults........