It is believed that upon immunization, two important processes occur that alter the function and reactivity of antibodies (immunoglobulins, Ig) resulting in long-lasting immune protection. One process is a change in antigen reactivity...
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Can anti-α4β7 really “cure” SIV infection in ART interrupted NHPs ?
Byrareddy et al. showed that targeting α4β7 using antibodies can prevent HIV viral rebound in the absence of ART in NHPs. Researchers have attempted to replicate Byrareddy et al., findings and 3 of these studies recently published...
New insights into the role of HPV oncoproteins and immune response in cervical cancer
Cervical cancer, one of the top 5 common cancers in women globally, is often associated with high-risk human papillomavirus (HPV) infections such as oncogenic HPV16 and HPV18.
Did you know neutrophils can help to form gallstones?
Despite the high morbidity, the mechanism of gallstones development, specifically factors that contribute to cholesterol and calcium aggregation is not well understand. Recent research published in Immunity by Muñoz et., al...
Can vaccinating cats against their own proteins reduce cat allergies in humans?
European Researchers collaborated to develop a new strategy to treat cat allergies in human subjects by immunizing cats against their own major allergen. The vaccine targeting Fel d1 in cats will affect the allergic response by...
Use of future liposomal cancer oncology treatment
27August Researchers in South Korea have identified a new method for treating difficult cancers using state-of-the art liposome technology. The purpose of the study was to demonstrate the utility of thermal induction to destroy cancer cells...
What other disease affect individuals with olive pollen allergies?
Sabour Alaoui et al., found that 30.25% of the people surveyed in Béni Mellal, Morocco have a olive pollen allergy, this is within range of the prevalence found in urban (57.02%) and rural (42.98%) Morocco. It can be suggested that ...
The Immune Function of Osteoclasts
Osteoclasts (OCLs) are multi-nucleated phagocytes of monocytic origin that are responsible for bone resorption. Changes in their bone resorption function are associated with various pathologies such as osteoporosis, chronic inflammation and cancer. Intensive studies investigating the regulation of OCLs...
TAK-003 induces functional DENV cross-reactive cellular immmunity
A study by Waickman et al., aimed to investigate T cell responses induced by TAK-003. They showed that TAK-003 induces strong CD8 T cells (IFN-γ+CD107+) responses that last for at least 120 days. Induced cellular immunity was reactive to the entire DENV proteome...
Wild is better: in-bred mice born to wild mice resemble human responses
Low microbial diversity of laboratory (lab)-mice is suggested to be one of the main contributors to the discrepancy between lab-mice and humans. Rosshart et al., thus developed a wildling mouse model that genetically resembles laboratory mice...