Vitamin D Receptor Polymorphisms Predispose to Primary Biliary Cirrhosis and Severity of the Disease in Polish Population by Agnieszka Kempińska-Podhorecka, Ewa Wunsch, Tomasz Jarowicz, Joanna Raszeja-Wyszomirska, Beata Loniewska, Mariusz Kaczmarczyk, Małgorzata Milkiewicz, Piotr Milkiewicz

“…Primary biliary cirrhosis (PBC) is a chronic cholestatic liver condition characterized by the immune-mediated damage of the intrahepatic bile ducts. …”
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Post-Translational Modifications of Proteins Orchestrate All Hallmarks of Cancer by Pathea Shawnae Bruno, Aneeta Arshad, Maria-Raluca Gogu, Natalie Waterman, Rylie Flack, Kimberly Dunn, Costel C. Darie, Anca-Narcisa Neagu

“…In this review, we summarized and analyzed a wide spectrum of PTMs of proteins involved in all regulatory mechanisms that drive tumorigenesis, genetic instability, epigenetic reprogramming, all events of the metastatic cascade, cytoskeleton and extracellular matrix (ECM) remodeling, angiogenesis, immune response, tumor-associated microbiome, and metabolism rewiring as the most important hallmarks of cancer. …”
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The role of interleukin-17 in inflammation-related cancers by Xingru Zhang, Xingru Zhang, Bangjie Li, Tian Lan, Tian Lan, Conner Chiari, Xiaoyang Ye, Kepeng Wang, Ju Chen

“…Conversely, IL-17 has been shown to exhibit antitumor immunity in several models of grafted subcutaneous tumors. …”
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Differential Immunogenicity and Protective Efficacy Elicited by MTO- and DMT-Adjuvanted CMFO Subunit Vaccines against Mycobacterium tuberculosis Infection by Nadeem Ullah, Ling Hao, Yaqi Wu, Yandi Zhang, Qing Lei, Jo-Lewis Banga Ndzouboukou, Xiaosong Lin, Xionglin Fan

“…Proper selection of the delivery system for the vaccine is crucial for inducing an appropriate immune response tailored to control the target pathogen. …”
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Bidirectional effects of neutrophils on Streptococcus oralis biofilms in vitro by Basmah M. Almaarik, Rizwan Ali, Paul R. Cooper, Michael R. Milward, Josefine Hirschfeld

“…Neutrophils are innate immune cells that respond to biofilms, employing antimicrobial mechanisms such as neutrophil extracellular trap (NET) and reactive oxygen species (ROS) release. …”
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The Causative Pathogen Determines the Inflammatory Profile in Cerebrospinal Fluid and Outcome in Patients with Bacterial Meningitis by Denis Grandgirard, Rahel Gäumann, Boubacar Coulibaly, Jean-Pierre Dangy, Ali Sie, Thomas Junghanss, Hans Schudel, Gerd Pluschke, Stephen L. Leib

“…The inflammatory cascade is initiated by the presence of bacteria in the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) activating resident immune cells and leading to the influx of blood derived leukocytes. …”
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lncRNA, miRNA, and mRNA of plasma and tumor-derived exosomes of cardiac myxoma-related ischaemic stroke by Lin Ma, Yu-Hua Liu, Chun Liu, Shu-Qi Wang, Jun Ma, Xiao-Qing Li, Min Ren, Ting-Ting Yang, Guang-Zhi Liu

“…Tumour-derived exosomes play a crucial role in tumour growth, metastasis, immune regulation, and monitor disease development. …”
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Incretin-responsive human pancreatic adipose tissue organoids: A functional model for fatty pancreas research by E. Lorza-Gil, O.D. Strauss, E. Ziegler, K. Kansy, M.-T. Katschke, G. Rahimi, D. Neuscheler, L. Sandforth, A. Sandforth, G. Sancar, B. Kaufmann, D. Hartmann, S. Singer, A.L. Mihaljevic, R. Jumpertz-von Schwartzenberg, J. Sbierski-Kind, T.D. Müller, A.L. Birkenfeld, F. Gerst

“…The organoids harbour a small population of immune cells, mimicking in vivo adipose environment. …”
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Ouabain Modulates Zymosan-Induced Peritonitis in Mice by Jacqueline Alves Leite, Anne Kaliery De Abreu Alves, José Guilherme Marques Galvão, Mariana Pires Teixeira, Luiz Henrique Agra Cavalcante-Silva, Cristoforo Scavone, Alexandre Morrot, Vivian Mary Rumjanek, Sandra Rodrigues-Mascarenhas

“…Thus, the aim of the present work is to evaluate the immune modulatory role of ouabain on zymosan-induced peritonitis in mice. …”
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Designing of an innovative conserved multiepitope subunit vaccine targeting SARS-CoV-2 glycoprotein and nucleoprotein through immunoinformatic by Temitope Isaac Adelusi, Abdeen Tunde Ogunlana, Moyosoluwa Precious Oyewole, Taiwo Ooreoluwa Ojo, Olamide Tosin Olaoba, Elijah Kolawole Oladipo, Shopnil Akash, Samir Ibenmoussa, Mohammed Bourhia, Yousef A. Bin Jardan, Baye Sitotaw

“…Therefore, our objective is to develop a novel vaccine candidate targeting the dominant T-cell and B-cell epitopes of the immune system. On the S-glycoprotein and nucleoprotein. …”
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CD4 T-Cell-Independent Antibody Response Reduces Enterovirus 71 Lethality in Mice by Decreasing Tissue Viral Loads by Li-Chiu Wang, Chia-Min Kao, Pin Ling, Ih-Jen Su, Tung-Miao Chang, Shun-Hua Chen

“…Compensation of CD4 T-cell function by other immune cells was not likely, because wild-type mice depleted of CD4+ T cells were also resistant to viral infection. …”
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March1 E3 Ubiquitin Ligase Modulates Features of Allergic Asthma in an Ovalbumin-Induced Mouse Model of Lung Inflammation by Osama A. Kishta, Antoine Sabourin, Leora Simon, Toby McGovern, Maxime Raymond, Tristan Galbas, Abdelilah Majdoubi, Satoshi Ishido, James G. Martin, Jacques Thibodeau

“…Herein, we used an acute model of allergy to compare the asthmatic phenotype of March1-deficient and -sufficient mice immunized with ovalbumin (OVA) and later challenged by intranasal instillation of OVA in the lungs. …”
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TNF-α Promotes IFN-γ-Induced CD40 Expression and Antigen Process in Myb-Transformed Hematological Cells by Wenyi Gu, Jiezhong Chen, Lei Yang, Kong-Nan Zhao

“…Tumour necrosis factor-α, interferon-γ and interleukin-4 are critical cytokines in regulating the immune responses against infections and tumours. In this study, we investigated the effects of three cytokines on CD40 expression in Myb-transformed hematological cells and their regulatory roles in promoting these cells into dendritic cells. …”
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Ribosomal proteins mediate non-canonical regulation of gut inflammatory signature by crop contaminant deoxynivalenol by Juil Kim, BoGyoung Song, Ki-Hyung Kim, Yuseok Moon

“…These insights provide potential molecular targets for therapeutic intervention in toxin-induced inflammatory diseases of the gut, highlighting the non-canonical roles of ribosomal proteins in modulating immune responses to environmental stressors.…”
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STAT1, IGF1, RAC1, and MDM2 Are Associated with Recurrence of Giant Cell Tumor of Bone by Shuxin Chen, Zepeng Du, Bingli Wu, Huiyang Shen, Chunpeng Liu, Xueli Qiu, Yufeng Zhang, Liyan Xu, Enmin Li, Zhigang Zhong

“…Functional enrichment analysis showed that this network involves many important biological progress mediated by these four genes, including immune response. Conclusion. MDM2, IGF1, STAT1, and RAC1 are associated with GCT recurrence, which might serve as biomarkers for GCT recurrence.…”
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Isolation and Identification of Toxoplasma gondii from Aborted Fetuses of Goats by PCR in Lorestan Province by Morad Beiranvand, Hossein Hamidinejat, Somayeh Bahrami, Mohammad Reza Tabandeh, Meysam Makki

“…On the other side, it is necessary to pay more attention to the risk of transmission of this parasite from farmed animals to humans, especially pregnant women and people with suppressed immune system.…”
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Profile of Chlamydia vaccine research: A bibliometric analysis by Xuemei Wang, Qian Wang, Yidan Gao, Lijuan Jiang, Lingli Tang

“…The current research area has focused on protective immunity and immunopathological response. Major outer membrane protein (MOMP) is the most common target vaccine antigen. …”
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Lipid Isolated from a Leishmania donovani Strain Reduces Escherichia coli Induced Sepsis in Mice through Inhibition of Inflammatory Responses by Subhadip Das, Nabanita Chatterjee, Dipayan Bose, Somenath Banerjee, Prajnamoy Pal, Tarun Jha, Krishna Das Saha

“…Sepsis is the reflection of systemic immune response that manifests in the sequential inflammatory process in presence of infection. …”
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Quality of Life in Painful Peripheral Neuropathies: A Systematic Review by Ayesha Girach, Thomas Henry Julian, Giustino Varrassi, Antonella Paladini, Athina Vadalouka, Panagiotis Zis

“…Other aetiologies of painful PN where QoL has been studied to date include gluten, immune-mediated, HIV, chemotherapy-induced, and chronic idiopathic axonal polyneuropathy. …”
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Dopamine Suppresses Osteogenic Differentiation of Rat Bone Marrow-Derived Mesenchymal Stem Cells via AKT/GSK-3β/β-Catenin Signaling Pathway by Zhili Kuang, Zheng Chen, Shaoqin Tu, Zhihui Mai, Lin Chen, Xiaoning Kang, Xiaochuan Chen, Jiaming Wei, Yuxuan Wang, Yun Peng, Hong Ai

“…Dopamine, a pivotal neurotransmitter, plays a crucial role in sympathetic regulation, hormone secretion, immune activation, and blood pressure regulation. …”
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