Miliary coccidioidomycosis mimicking tuberculosis: Case report and review of literature by Oscar E. Gallardo-Huizar, Joyce Lee, Kailyn Kim, Arthur C. Jeng

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Evaluation of serological assays for the diagnosis of HIV infection in adults by Avania Bangalee, Sachin Bhoora, Rivak Punchoo

“…Second- and third-generation HIV rapid tests detect the immunoglobulin G (IgG) and immunoglobulin M (IgM) antibodies to the HIV and are used at the point of care and in HIV self-testing. …”
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Exploring the possible link between toxoplasmosis and crib-biting behavior in horse farms of Shiraz: a case, control study by Arash Omidi, Saeed Nazifi, Reza Jafari

“…An enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) was performed on sera to detect T. gondii-specific Immunoglobulin G (IgG) and Immunoglobulin M (IgM). The results of this study revealed that all horses were free of toxoplasmosis. …”
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Immunoglobulin Rapid Test Sensitivity in PCR-Positive COVID-19 Patients by Ahmad A. Alharbi, Mohammad K. Alshomrani, Abdullah A. Alharbi, Abdulrahman H. Almaeen, Saad AlAsiri, Awad Al-Omari, Imad Alishat, Saeed Dolgom

“…Background Diagnostic assays aimed at the identification of immunoglobulin G (IgG) and immunoglobulin M (IgM) offer a rapid and adjunct modality to conventional real-time reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (rRT-PCR) assays for the diagnosis of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). …”
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Clinical analysis of sirolimus therapy in children with refractory nephrotic syndrome by Nan Zhang, Le Jiang, Sanni Li, Yingying Zheng, Lei Dong, Yile Zhao

“…Moreover, albumin (Alb) was significantly increased (p < 0.05), and there were no significant differences in total cholesterol (TC), high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C), triglyceride (TG), immunoglobulin A (IgA), immunoglobulin G (IgG) or immunoglobulin M (IgM) (all p > 0.05) at the first follow-up. …”
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Seroprevalence of severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome virus in China: A systematic review and meta-analysis. by Peng Li, Zhen-Dong Tong, Ke-Feng Li, An Tang, Ya-Xin Dai, Jian-Bo Yan

“…The seroprevalence of anti-SFTSV antibodies including immunoglobulin G (IgG) and immunoglobulin M (IgM), specific to SFTSV in the general population has been investigated in various epidemiological studies with inconsistent results. …”
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Protective effect of Pu-erh tea polysaccharides and catechins compound on immunosuppressive mice by CHU Xi, ZHOU Yufei, LIU Ailing, ZHOU Miao, LI Dongfang, ZHANG Sheng

“…TP and TPC significantly reduced the levels of interleukin-6 (IL-6) and interferon-γ (IFN-γ) in serum of mice (P&lt;0.05), increased the levels of immunoglobulin G (IgG) and immunoglobulin M (IgM), and restored the spleen damage of immunosuppressed mice. …”
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Effect of High Fructose Corn Syrup and Citric Acid in Broiler Diets on Performance, Gut pH, Immunity, Antioxidant Status and Some Blood Parameters by Gökhan Şen, Ali Karapinar, Mehmet Naci Oktay, Miyase Çinar, Mehmet Başalan

“…Although HFCS had a positive effect on TNF‐α and IL‐1β, similar of immunoglobulin G (IgG) and immunoglobulin M (IgM) levels between groups was observed.…”
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Active dry yeast enhances immunity through modulation of gut microbiota and serum metabolic processes in captive forest musk deer (Moschus berezovskii) by Zaixiang Ying, Qinlin Yang, Shan Xie, Mingcheng Cai, Wenqiao Fan, Hanyu Gao, Xiaolan Feng, Yongjiang Wu

“…Results ADY supplementation significantly increased the concentrations of immunoglobulin A (IgA), immunoglobulin G (IgG) and immunoglobulin M (IgM) in the serum. ADY improved the richness and diversity of the gut microbiota, increased the relative abundance of the Firmicutes and Bacteroidota, but decreased the relative abundance of the Proteobacteria. …”
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Screening and prenatal diagnosis of fetal cytomegalovirus infection: experience in a western Chinese city by Han Kang, Lingxi Wang, Yifei Chen, Ting Dong, Yuchun Pan, Qingsong Liu

“…Results The seroprevalence was 95.65%(55262/57778) and 0.99%(571/57778) for immunoglobulin G(IgG) and immunoglobulin M (IgM) antibodies respectively. …”
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Seroprevalence of SARS-CoV-2 antibodies in people with an acute loss in their sense of smell and/or taste in a community-based population in London, UK: An observational cohort stu... by Janine Makaronidis, Jessica Mok, Nyaladzi Balogun, Cormac G Magee, Rumana Z Omar, Alisia Carnemolla, Rachel L Batterham

“…A total of 567 (96.1%) had a telemedicine consultation during which their COVID-19-related symptoms were verified and a lateral flow immunoassay test that detected SARS-CoV-2 immunoglobulin G (IgG) and immunoglobulin M (IgM) antibodies was undertaken under medical supervision. …”
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Impact of Lysine to Methionine Ratios on Antioxidant Capacity and Immune Function in the Rumen of Tibetan Sheep: An RNA‐Seq Analysis by Fengshuo Zhang, Quyangangmao Su, Zhanhong Gao, Zhenling Wu, Qiurong Ji, Tingli He, Kaina Zhu, Xuan Chen, Yu Zhang, Shengzhen Hou, Linsheng Gui

“…RNA sequencing (RNA‐seq) was utilized to analyse the impact of different AA ratios on gene expression in rumen tissue, whereas the levels of antioxidant enzymes (total antioxidant capacity [T‐AOC], superoxide dismutase [SOD], glutathione peroxidase [GSH‐Px] and catalase [CAT]) and immunoglobulins (immunoglobulin A [IgA], immunoglobulin G [IgG] and immunoglobulin M [IgM]) were evaluated. The results indicated that the 1:1 group significantly upregulated the expression of PTGS2, PLA2G12A and PLA2G4 genes, enhancing antioxidant enzyme activity, reducing free radical production and modulating systemic immune responses. …”
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Prevalence of epsilon toxin-producing Clostridium perfringens isolates among patients with multiple sclerosis and neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder in Iran by Masoumeh Azimirad, Sara Hamtaeigashti, Hamideh Raeisi, Mehdi Azizmohammad Looha, Fatemeh Gholami, Abdorreza Naser Moghadasi, Mohammad Reza Zali, Abbas Yadegar

“…Here, we investigated the prevalence of C. perfringens and anti-ETX immunoglobulin G (IgG) and immunoglobulin M (IgM) antibody levels in stool and sera of patients with multiple sclerosis (MS) and neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder (NMOSD) compared to healthy controls. …”
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Comparison of clinical features and inflammatory factors between patients with bipolar depression and unipolar depression by Tianwei Zhang, Changjun Ji, Jiayu Zhu, Xiaoxiao Wang, Chengjia Shen, Fei Liang, Yajun Hou, Yan Sun, Chongze Wang, Peijuan Wang, Guoqiang Lu, Xiaohui Wang, Qinyu Lv, Zhenghui Yi

“…The biological markers assessed included neutrophil/lymphocyte ratio (NLR), monocyte/lymphocyte ratio (MLR), platelet/lymphocyte ratio (PLR), C-reactive protein (CRP), serum triiodothyronine (T3), thyroxine (T4), free thyroid hormones (fT3, fT4), thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH), complement 3 (C3), complement 4 (C4), immunoglobulin A (IgA), immunoglobulin G (IgG), and immunoglobulin M (IgM). Binomial logistic regression analysis was employed to control for confounding factors and to explore the predictors of bipolar depression. …”
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Enhancing meat-type chicken performance through <i>Thymus vulgaris</i> leaf powder supplementation by affecting serum lipid profile, stress physiology, immunity, antioxidants, ceca... by M. T. Banday, M. Wani, F. M. Alqahtani, L. Adriani, M. Alhomrani, M. Alhomrani, S. Adil, W. F. Alsanie, W. F. Alsanie, A. S. Alamri, A. S. Alamri, O. Abdulaziz

“…Birds receiving dietary thyme powder at a 2 % dose (T4) had significantly (<span class="inline-formula"><i>p</i>&lt;0.05</span>) raised serum levels of immunoglobulin G (IgG) and immunoglobulin M (IgM) and better anti-SRBC (sheep red blood cell) titre and cell-mediated immunity. …”
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Nano-protected form of rosemary essential oil has a positive influence on blood biochemistry parameters, haematological indices, immune-antioxidant status, intestinal microbiota an... by Sheikh Adil, Muhammad T. Banday, Manzoor A. Wani, Syed A. Hussain, Showkat Shah, Islam D. Sheikh, Majid Shafi, Azmat A. Khan, Zahid A. Kashoo, Roof A. Pattoo, Ayman A. Swelum

“…Birds receiving nanoprotected REO at 200 mg/kg diet had significantly (P ˂ 0.05) raised serum levels of immunoglobulin G (IgG) and immunoglobulin M (IgM) compared to control and other birds. …”
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Effects of partial silage replacement with corn stover pellets on the rumen microbiota and serum metabolome of breeding cows by Chenyue Jiao, Changze Cui, Youpeng Qi, Meixian Zhang, Pengcheng Zhao, Shaopeng Chen, Xiangyan Wang, Jiang Hu, Jiang Hu, Bingang Shi, Bingang Shi, Ting Liu, Ting Liu, Zhidong Zhao, Zhidong Zhao, Fangfang Zhao, Fangfang Zhao

“…They were fed under the same feeding conditions for 70 days, of which 8 in the control (CON) group were fed 65% roughage (100% silage) + 35% concentrate, and 10 in the treatment (TRT) group were fed 65% roughage (50% corn stover pellets +50% silage) + 35% concentrate, and milk quality, serum immunity indexes, serum metabolomes, rumen fermentation parameters, rumen Microorganisms.ResultsThe results showed that there was no significant difference in production performance between the two groups of breeding cows fed hay and Corn stover pellet feed (p &lt; 0.05); Immunoglobulin A (IgA) was significantly higher in TRT compared to CON (p &lt; 0.05), and there was no significant difference in Immunoglobulin G (IgG) and Immunoglobulin M (IgM) between the two groups (p &gt; 0.05); a total of 92 differential metabolites were screened out in the serum metabolomics analysis, among them, L-valine, L-leucine, L-arginine, L-cysteine, L-tyrosine, and L-tryptophan were up-regulated; In rumen fermentation parameters there was no significant difference between CON and TRT in rumen pH, rumen ammonia nitrogen (NH3-N) content, rumen Acetic/Propionic concentration (p &gt; 0.05), and the concentration of Acetic, Propionic, butyric and Total volatile fatty acids (TVFA) in CON was significantly lower than that in TRT (p &lt; 0.05). …”
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Effects of <i>Caragana korshinskii</i> aqueous extract on growth performance, antioxidant capacity, and immune function of sheep under cold stimulation by B. Pan, J. Yang, J. Li, M. Xu, M. Yang, M. Yang, M. Peng, J. Cheng, S. Xue, J. Wang

“…Total antioxidant capacity (T-AOC), glutathione peroxidase (GSH-Px), and superoxide dismutase (SOD) were decreased (<span class="inline-formula"><i>p</i>&lt;0.05</span>); malondialdehyde (MDA) was increased (<span class="inline-formula"><i>p</i>&lt;0.05</span>); and the tumour necrosis factor-<span class="inline-formula"><i>α</i></span> (TNF-<span class="inline-formula"><i>α</i></span>), interleukin-2 (IL-2), and interleukin-6 (IL-6) were increased (<span class="inline-formula"><i>p</i>&lt;0.05</span>), whereas interleukin-10 (IL-10), immunoglobulin G (IgG), and immunoglobulin M (IgM) were decreased (<span class="inline-formula"><i>p</i>&lt;0.05</span>) in the blood of the control sheep after 50 d of cold stimulation. …”
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