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Vaccines (Basel)
December 2024
Department of Microbiology & Immunology, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX 77555, USA.
Plague, caused by , poses a public health threat not only due to sporadic outbreaks across the globe but also due to its potential as a biothreat agent. Ironically, among the seven deadliest pandemics in global history, three were caused by . Pneumonic plague, the more contagious and severe form of the disease, is difficult to contain, requiring either prophylactic antibiotic treatment or vaccination.
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December 2024
Department of Microbiology, Stephan Angeloff Institute of Microbiology, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Akad. G. Bonchev Street, bl. 26, 1113 Sofia, Bulgaria.
Biofilms are a well-known multifactorial virulence factor with a pivotal role in chronic bacterial infections. Their pathogenicity is determined by the combination of strain-specific mechanisms of virulence and the biofilm extracellular matrix (ECM) protecting the bacteria from the host immune defense and the action of antibacterials. The successful antibiofilm agents should combine antibacterial activity and good biocompatibility with the capacity to penetrate through the ECM.
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December 2024
Hainan Key Laboratory of Tropical Animal Reproduction & Breeding and Epidemic Disease Research, Animal Genetic Engineering Key Laboratory of Haikou, College of Tropical Agriculture and Forestry, Hainan University, Haikou 570228, China.
(1) Background: Pasteurellosis is a global zoonotic bacterial disease, which has caused significant economic impacts in animal husbandry. Nevertheless, there is limited understanding of the immune response between goat peripheral blood lymphocytes (PBLs) and goat-derived (). (2) Methods: To investigate the immune response of host PBLs during infection with type D, we established an cell model utilizing isolated primary goat PBLs.
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December 2024
Department of Medicine (Pulmonology, Allergy and Critical Care), Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, NY 10032, USA.
A significant number of individuals with asthma have poorly controlled daily symptoms and utilize dietary supplements such as ginger in a quest for improved symptom control; however, its effectiveness at improving the control of symptoms is unproven. We questioned whether low-dose oral ginger would improve subjective and objective measurements of asthma control in mild-to-moderate asthmatics. We performed a randomized, placebo-controlled, double-blinded study of a low dose (1 g twice daily) of a dietary supplement of ginger in 32 mild-to-moderate uncontrolled asthmatics over a 2-month trial period while maintaining daily conventional asthma therapies.
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December 2024
Unit of Dermatology, University of Campania Luigi Vanvitelli, 80138 Naples, Italy.
Psoriasis and obesity, while distinct, are inter-related inflammatory conditions. Adipose tissue (AT)-derived mediators could be pathogenically active in triggering and/or amplifying psoriatic skin inflammation and, vice versa, skin inflammation could drive increased adiposity that triggers the development of several chronic conditions. Gaining insight into their intricate relationship could be essential for effective management and treatment.
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