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Effects of Sex Steroids on Innate and Adaptive Immunity
Estrogens and androgens are classically recognized as reproductive sex steroid hormones because of their well-documented effects on reproductive...
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Autoantibodies Neutralizing GM-CSF in HIV-Negative Colombian Patients Infected with Cryptococcus gattii and C. neoformans
BackgroundCryptococcosis is a life-threatening disease caused by Cryptococcus neoformans or C. gattii . Neutralizing autoantibodies (auto-Abs)...
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Fish Iridoviridae: infection, vaccination and immune response
Each year, due to climate change, an increasing number of new pathogens are being discovered and studied, leading to an increase in the number of...
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FADD regulates adipose inflammation, adipogenesis, and adipocyte survival
Adipose tissue, aside from adipocytes, comprises various abundant immune cells. The accumulation of low-grade chronic inflammation in adipose tissue...
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BACH2 regulates diversification of regulatory and proinflammatory chromatin states in TH17 cells
Interleukin-17 (IL-17)-producing helper T (T H 17) cells are heterogenous and consist of nonpathogenic T H 17 (npT H 17) cells that contribute to tissue...
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Identification of homologs of the Chlamydia trachomatis effector CteG reveals a family of Chlamydiaceae type III secreted proteins that can be delivered into host cells
Chlamydiae are a large group of obligate endosymbionts of eukaryotes that includes the Chlamydiaceae family, comprising several animal pathogens....
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Isotoosendanin inhibits triple-negative breast cancer metastasis by reducing mitochondrial fission and lamellipodia formation regulated by the Smad2/3-GOT2-MYH9 signaling axis
Triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) is incurable and prone to widespread metastasis. Therefore, identification of key targets for TNBC progression...
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YAP/TAZ interacts with RBM39 to confer resistance against indisulam
The Hippo pathway and its downstream effectors, Yes-associated protein/transcriptional coactivator with PDZ-binding motif (YAP/TAZ), are essential...
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The immunology of systemic lupus erythematosus
Understanding the pathogenesis and clinical manifestations of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) has been a great challenge. Reductionist approaches...
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PIM1/NF-κB/CCL2 blockade enhances anti-PD-1 therapy response by modulating macrophage infiltration and polarization in tumor microenvironment of NSCLC
Elevated infiltration of tumor-associated macrophages (TAMs) drives tumor progression and correlates with poor prognosis for various tumor types. Our...
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Preclinical and clinical advances to overcome hypoxia in glioblastoma multiforme
Glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) is the most common adult primary brain tumor. The standard clinical treatment of GBM includes a maximal surgical...
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Gastrointestinal parasites of Wolffsohn’s viscacha (Chinchillidae: Lagidium wolffsohni), an endemic rodent species from the wild Patagonia
Parasites are ubiquitous in wildlife populations and have a profound impact on population dynamics. Interest in parasites of wildlife has increased...
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The eEF2 kinase coordinates the DNA damage response to cisplatin by supporting p53 activation
Eukaryotic elongation factor 2 (eEF2) kinase (eEF2K) is a stress-responsive hub that inhibits the translation elongation factor eEF2, and...
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IL-4/IL-4R axis signaling drives resistance to immunotherapy by inducing the upregulation of Fcγ receptor IIB in M2 macrophages
In recent years, immunotherapy, particularly PD-1 antibodies, have significantly enhanced the outcome of gastric cancer patients. Despite these...
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The ubiquitin-like protein UBTD1 promotes colorectal cancer progression by stabilizing c-Myc to upregulate glycolysis
Dysfunction of the ubiquitin-proteasome system (UPS) is involved in the pathogenesis of various malignancies including colorectal cancer (CRC)....
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Multimodal training protocols on unstable rather than stable surfaces better improve dynamic balance ability in older adults
BackgroundThere has been growing interest in using unstable devices in training protocols. This study aimed to assess the effectiveness of two...
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Specific CD4+ T cell phenotypes associate with bacterial control in people who ‘resist’ infection with Mycobacterium tuberculosis
A subset of individuals exposed to Mycobacterium tuberculosis ( Mtb ) that we refer to as ‘resisters’ (RSTR) show evidence of IFN-γ − T cell responses...
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Nuclear alpha-synuclein accelerates cell senescence and neurodegeneration
BackgroundThe progression of Parkinson’s disease (PD) is related to ageing. The accumulation of nuclear alpha-synuclein (α-syn) may accelerate the...
