Hypoxanthine Derivatives in Experimental Infections by Claudio De Simone, Edoardo Arrigoni Martelli, Pietro Foresta, Giuseppe Famularo, Roberto Giacomelli, Emilio Jirillo, Vito Ruggiero, Giorgio Tonietti

“…In vivo treatment with parenterally administered hypoxanthine derivatives, notably ST 789, was able to protect cyclophosphamide-immunosuppressed mice against experimental infections with both bacterial and fungal pathogens. However, the mechanisms accounting for these effects of hypoxanthine derivatives remain to be fully established. …”
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Bacteriophages: Uncharacterized and Dynamic Regulators of the Immune System by Anshul Sinha, Corinne F. Maurice

“…The dramatic increase in antibiotic-resistant bacterial pathogens has spurred a renewed interest in using bacteriophages for therapy, despite the many unknowns about bacteriophages in the human body. …”
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Field Diagnosis and Management of Phytophthora Diseases by Stephen H. Futch, James H. Graham

“… Phytophthora species are important soil-borne fungal pathogens worldwide that attack the root systems, trunks, and fruit of citrus trees at any age. …”
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Fundamentals and Methods for T- and B-Cell Epitope Prediction by Jose L. Sanchez-Trincado, Marta Gomez-Perosanz, Pedro A. Reche

“…Adaptive immunity is mediated by T- and B-cells, which are immune cells capable of developing pathogen-specific memory that confers immunological protection. …”
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Recipe for Success: Suggestions and Recommendations for the Isolation and Characterisation of Bacteriocins by Ellen Twomey, Colin Hill, Des Field, Máire Begley

“…Although only two peptides have been approved for use as natural preservatives foods, current research is focusing on expanding their application as potential therapeutics against clinical pathogens. Our laboratory group has been working on bacteriocins for over 25 years, and during that time, we have isolated bacteriocin-producing microorganisms from a variety of sources including human skin, human faeces, and various foods. …”
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How Neutrophil Extracellular Traps Become Visible by Nicole de Buhr, Maren von Köckritz-Blickwede

“…Neutrophil extracellular traps (NETs) have been identified as a fundamental innate immune defense mechanism against different pathogens. NETs are characterized as released nuclear DNA associated with histones and granule proteins, which form an extracellular web-like structure that is able to entrap and occasionally kill certain microbes. …”
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Emphysematous Cystitis: Report of an Atypical Case by Karen De Baets, Joost Baert, Luc Coene, Marc Claessens, Robert Hente, Geert Tailly

“…Most frequent causative pathogens are Escherichia coli and Klebsiella pneumoniae. …”
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Exploring CycleGAN Technique for Improved Plant Disease Detection and Analysis by Ouyang Luyi

“…The research takes into consideration the apple leaves diseased images, is of various pathogens, and CycleGAN creates images to even it. …”
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Novel Gallium(III), Germanium(IV), and Hafnium(IV) Folate Complexes and Their Spectroscopic, Thermal Decomposition, Morphological, and Biological Characteristics by Abeer A. El-Habeeb

“…The inhibition of four bacterial and two fungi pathogens (E. coli, B. subtilis, P. aeruginosa, S. aureus, A. flavus, and Candida albicans) was improved using a folic acid drug relative to the control drug.…”
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Long-Term Provision of Acidified Drinking Water Fails to Influence Autoimmune Diabetes and Encephalomyelitis by Sundararajan Jayaraman, Arathi Jayaraman

“…Since consumption of acidified drinking water leads to eradication of gastrointestinal pathogens in animals, we tested whether it may also influence the development of autoimmune diseases. …”
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Family Physicians May Benefit From Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Skills in Primary Care Setting. by Omer Serkan Turan

“…Biopsychosocial model proposes physician to consider multiple aspects of patient's life in order to manage disease. Behavioral pathogens such as poor diet, lack of physical activity, stress, substance abuse, unsafe sexual activity, inadequate emotional support, nonadherence to medical advice contribute to disease progress. …”
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Underscoring long-term host-microbiome interactions in a physiologically relevant gingival tissue model by M. Adelfio, G. E. Callen, A. R. Diaz, B. J. Paster, X. He, H. Hasturk, C. E. Ghezzi

“…Abstract The human body houses many distinct and interconnecting microbial populations with long-lasting systemic effects, where the oral cavity serves as a pathogens’ reservoir. The correlation of different disease states strongly supports the need to understand the interplay between the oral tissue niche and microbiome. …”
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Evaluation of indocyanine green antimicrobial photodynamic therapy in radical species elimination: an in vitro study by Mihail Z. Tanev, Georgi T. Tomov, Kostadin G. Georgiev, Ekaterina D. Georgieva, Kamelia V. Petkova-Parlapanska, Galina D. Nikolova, Yanka D. Karamalakova

“…Introduction: Antimicrobial photodynamic therapy (aPDT) utilizes light-sensitive materials to inactivate pathogens. Indocyanine green (ICG) is an FDA-approved photosensitizer known for its effective photo-thermal and photo-chemical properties. …”
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Contribution of Lung Macrophages to the Inflammatory Responses Induced by Exposure to Air Pollutants by Kunihiko Hiraiwa, Stephan F. van Eeden

“…Lung macrophages play a critically important role in the recognition and processing of any inhaled foreign material such as pathogens or particulate matter. Alveolar macrophages and lung epithelial cells are the predominant cells that process and remove inhaled particulate matter from the lung. …”
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The Florida Plant Diagnostic Network by Aaron J. Palmateer, Carrie L. Harmon, Amanda Hodges, Natalia Peres, Kuang Ren Chung, Pamela D. Roberts, Lyle Buss, William T. Crow, Jiannong Xin, Robert J. McGovern, James W. Kimbrough, Timur M. Momol

“…Momol, describes Florida's network of support for the rapid detection, diagnosis, and decision support for pathogens and other pests affecting Florida's agricultural and natural ecosystems. …”
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Political discourse, military and securitization of health nexus: contemporary security challenges and the military role in public health security by Vanja Rokvić, Vladimir Ajzenhamer

“…The paper concluded that the armed forces play a role in the public health security through monitoring and early warning, through epidemiological and laboratory opportunities for early detection of new epidemics or pathogens, as well as through providing assistance after major natural disasters. …”
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Differential Impairment of Interferon-γ Responses in Two Cases of Pulmonary Nontuberculous Mycobacterial Disease by William Rae, Yifang Gao, Efrem Eren, Rainer Döffinger, Ben Marshall, Anthony P. Williams

“…Nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTMs) are weakly virulent intracellular pathogens that are common in food and water supplies. …”
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Polymicrobial Bacteremia Involving Comamonas testosteroni by Jose Orsini, Eric Tam, Naomi Hauser, Salil Rajayer

“…The aim of this case report is to alert clinicians to the potential diagnosis of bloodstream infections caused by uncommon pathogens.…”
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Rotating antibiotics selects optimally against antibiotic resistance, in theory by Robert E. Beardmore, Rafael Peña-Miller

“…The purpose of this paper is to use mathematical models to investigate the claim made in the medical literature over a decade ago that the routine rotation of antibiotics in an intensive care unit (ICU) will select against the evolution and spread of antibiotic-resistant pathogens. In contrast, previous theoretical studies addressing this question have demonstrated that routinely changing the drug of choice for a given pathogenic infection may in fact lead to a greater incidence of drug resistance in comparison to the random deployment of different drugs.…”
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NK Cell Subtypes as Regulators of Autoimmune Liver Disease by Guohui Jiao, Bangmao Wang

“…In an organ such as the liver, where the distinction between immunotolerance and immune defense against routinely processed pathogens is critical, the plethora of NK cells has a unique role in the maintenance of homeostasis. …”
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