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Identification and Characterization of Pediococcus Species from Piper betle (Betel) Leaves
Betel vine is an edible creeper used in folk medicine to aid digestion since time immemorial. It is an ideal candidate deemed for the bioprospection of endophytic microorganisms with valuable attributes. This ...
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Recombinant Wolbachia surface protein (WSP)-induced T cell responses in Wuchereria bancrofti infections
Human lymphatic filariasis is a debilitating parasitic disease characterized by downregulation of the host’s immune response in asymptomatic carriers along with profound hyperreactivity in chronic patients apa...
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Immune responses to recombinant Brugia malayi pepsin inhibitor homolog (Bm-33) in patients with human lymphatic filariaisis
Immune responses to recombinant Brugia malayi pepsin inhibitor homolog (rBm-33) were investigated in patients with human lymphatic filariasis (microfilaremics (MF) and chronic pathology (CP)) along with endemic n...
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Panel discussion on “National laboratory network for immuno-diagnostics of infectious diseases (Nalind)” held on September 6,1997. Brief report
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Modulation of cellular immune response by cytokines in bancroftian filariasis
Human lymphatic filariasis is a chronic helminth infection caused byWuchereria bancrofti andBrugia malayi. Wide spectrum of clinical manifestations are seen in different clinical groups of filariasis patients whi...
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Immunodiagnosis of human lymphatic filariasis: A review
A monoclonal antibody-based antigen detection system was used to detect the levels of circulating antigen in filarial patients before and after treatment with DEC and in normal individuals living in an area en...
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Coupling of proteins to liposomes and their role in understanding delayed type of hypersensitivity in human and mice
Liposome-coupled lepromin was found to elicit a 3-week skin reaction in leprosy patients similar to that elicited by wholeMycobacterium leprae. The present study suggests that the presentation of antigens in a sp...
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The Monocyte-Macrophage System In Granulomatous Inflammation
A granuloma may be defined as a collection of cells of the monocyte-macrophage system with or without the additional presence of other inflammatory cells [14]. Granulomas may be classified according to whether...