12th January, 2018 Hepatitis A (HAB) and/or Hepatitis B (HBV) virus infection is common in Chronic Hepatitis C virus (HCV) and/or HIV infected individuals.
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Dengue specifc-CD8 T cell responses but not Abs provide protection against Zika
10th January, 2018 Aedes aegypti mosiquito is vector for many flaviviruses including Dengue (DENV) and Zika (ZIKV) virus. Emergence of ZIKV in the America’s has...
Patho-physiological implication of NET in COPD patients
8th January, 2018 Neutrophils contribute to airway damage in COPD patients by releasing proteases and reactive oxygen species which can increase mucus production and...
Phase 1 Zika vaccine trial shows promise
5th January, 2018 As of November 2017, there are 7 potential Zika vaccines consisting of one mRNA, one peptide, one recombinant viral, two DNA and two inactivated viral vaccines.Women of child-bearing age are the WHO’s main vaccination target....
SAHGP Pilot: Southern Africans are more diverse than expected
3rd January, 2018 African populations are the most genetically diverse population and suffer the highest health burden in the world. However, genome studies of disease association rarely include...
Whole M.tb inherently induce highly differentiated T cells compared to H56 vaccination
29th December, 2017 CD4 T cells, particularly those capable of producing IFN-γ have been shown to play an essential role in immunity...
Kai 1 and Kai 2, new Dog Erythrocyte Antigens: implications for clinical practice
27th December, 2017 Sensitising dogs with canine allogenic blood has enabled the identification of Dog Erythrocyte Antigens (DEA), which are clinically important regarding blood transfusion....
Expression of CD40L by CD8 T cells promotes autologous activation and differentiation
22nd December, 2017 CD40L plays an essential role during DC licensing – T cell mediated activation of Dendritic Cells (DC) and monocytes -, a process required for DCs to...
Vaccine induced T cell immunity, antigen localisation in bacterial vector matters
20th December, 2017 Attenuated bacterial vaccines are able to induce protective immunity against diseases. There has been interest in using Recombinant attenuated..
Functional antibody immunity 40 years post Ebolavirus exposure
15th December, 2017 Ebola virus diseases is caused by Ebolavirus spp, of which the Ebolavirus Zaire (EBOV-Zaire) is the most virulent and responsible for numerous Ebola outbreaks....