Although diet is a substantial determinant of the human gut microbiome, the interplay between specific foods and microbial community structure remains poorly understood. Coffee is a habitually consumed beverage with established metabolic and health benefits. We previously found that coffee is, among >150 items, the food showing the highest correlation with microbiome components.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD) is a rapidly progressive neurodegenerative disorder characterized by neuronal damage. Emerging biomarkers, such as serum neurofilament light chain (sNfL), glial fibrillary acidic protein (sGFAP), and growth differentiation factor-15 (sGDF-15), are currently being studied for their potential use in this disease.
Objectives: This study analyzes the levels of sNfL, sGFAP, and sGDF-15, as well as their relationships, in patients with CJD compared to healthy controls (HC).
Lyme disease, caused by and related species is a growing health threat to companion animals across North America and Europe. Vaccination is an important preventive tool used widely in dogs living in, or near, endemic regions. In this report, we assessed anti-outer surface protein (Osp) A and anti-OspC antibody responses in -infected and -naïve mice (C3H/HeN) after immunization with a murine-optimized single dose of the Lyme disease subunit vaccine, Vanguard crLyme.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFLyme disease is the most common tick-borne disease in North America. A vaccine for use in humans is not available. Here, we detail the development of two chimeric vaccine antigens, BAF and Chv2M.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFNumerous Treponema species are prevalent in the dysbiotic subgingival microbial community during periodontitis. The major outer sheath protein is a highly expressed virulence factor of the well-characterized species Treponema denticola. Msp forms an oligomeric membrane protein complex with adhesin and porin properties and contributes to host-microbial interaction.
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