Regulatory T Cells in Atherosclerosis: Is Adoptive Cell Therapy Possible?

Atherosclerosis is an insidious vascular disease with an asymptomatic debut and development over decades. The aetiology and pathogenesis of atherosclerosis are not completely clear. However, chronic inflammation and autoimmune reactions play a significant role in the natural course of atherosclerosis.

[The efficiency of the enzyme immunoassay test system opisthorchiasis-CIC-EIA-best to detect circulating immune complexes containing opisthorchis antigens in the serum of patients with opisthorchiasis].

The efficacy of a kit of Opisthorchiasis-CIC-EIA-Best reagents was evaluated using 270 sera from patients in the study and control groups. The kit showed a sufficient sensitivity (not less than 87.2%) and a high specificity (not less than 97.

[Sensitizing and virus-neutralizing characteristics of goat immunoglobulins to Ebola virus].

Sensitizing and virus-neutralizing properties of IgG isolated from the sera of goats immunized with Ebola virus and a relevant gammaglobulin prepared by ethanol fractionation were compared. The ratio of the virus-neutralizing activities of subclasses IgG2, IgG1a, and IgG1b was 100:10:1. Anaphylactogenic activity of IgG2 in the immediate type hypersensitivity test in guinea pigs was 2-fold lower than that of IgG1a and IgG1b.

[HPLC separation and characterization of tick-borne encephalitis and equine Venezuela encephalomyelitis viral proteins].

Homogeneous (according to PAGE) capsid and surface viral proteins were isolated from concentrated purified suspensions of tick-borne encephalitis and Venezuelan equine encephalomyelitis viruses by one-stage reversed-phase HPLC. The amino acid composition and the sequences of their N-terminal parts were determined.