Immunity in the Cervix: Interphase between Immune and Cervical Epithelial Cells by Jorgelina Barrios De Tomasi, Michael Makokha Opata, Chishimba Nathan Mowa

“…These (ways) include mounting physical (intercellular junctions, secretion of mucus) and immune barriers (pathogen-recognition receptor-mediated pathways), which collectively and ultimately lead to the release of specific chemokines and or cytokines. …”
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Young Woman with Unexplained Neutropenia and Neutrophils with Bilobed Nuclei: Marrow Findings by Martin Barnes, Victoria Shklar, Dipen Patel, Harry Staszewski

“…Germline testing in the LBR gene revealed a heterozygous pathogenic mutation, namely, the PR57837.17 variant, confirming the diagnosis of hereditary disease. …”
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First VIM-producing representative of Pseudomonas putida group from the largest Bulgarian hospital by Atanaska Petrova, Ivan N. Ivanov, Liubomir Paunov, Angel Uchikov, Ivan Stoikov, Todor Kantardjiev, Marianna Murdjeva

“…Despite P. putida not being a common pathogen, it still could survive in hospital conditions causing difficult-to-treat infections and becoming a source of resistant genes, including MBL-encoding genes.…”
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Severe Case of Plasmodium falciparum Malaria in a Pregnant Woman from Nigeria by Kruti Yagnik, Bilal Farooqi, Molly W. Mandernach, Anthony P. Cannella, Gautam Kalyatanda

“…Human malaria has arguably affected more of human history than any other pathogen. Pregnant women have a higher risk of developing severe malaria as well as the risk of severe complications. …”
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Novel IL2RG gene mutation causing primary combined immunodeficiency disease: A case report and literature review by Fang Cao, Yingyu Shi, Fang Deng, Yu Yan

“…Whole exome sequencing did not identify any genetic variants highly associated with and definitively pathogenic for bronchiectasis but detected a compound heterozygous missense mutation c.420A>T (p.R140S) in the IL2RG gene, linked to primary combined immunodeficiency (CID), a clinical phenotype rarely reported in China due to this gene mutation. …”
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Functional Development of the Human Gastrointestinal Tract: Hormone- and Growth Factor-Mediated Regulatory Mechanisms by Daniel Ménard

“…These new cells lines could serve important applications in the study of pathogenic action and epithelial regeneration.…”
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Whole transcriptomic and proteomic analyses of an isogenic M. tuberculosis clinical strain with a naturally occurring 15 Kb genomic deletion. by Carla Duncan, Frances B Jamieson, JoLynn Troudt, Linda Izzo, Helle Bielefeldt-Ohmann, Angelo Izzo, Carolina Mehaffy

“…These include the ability of the host to control the infection which may directly relate to nutritional status, presence of co-morbidities and genetic predisposition. Pathogen factors, in particular the ability of different Mycobacterium tuberculosis strains to respond to the harsh environment of the host granuloma, which includes low oxygen and nutrient availability and the presence of damaging radical oxygen and nitrogen species, also play an important role in the success of different strains to cause disease. …”
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Elucidating genetic intersections: Co-differentially expressed genes in myasthenia gravis and idiopathic inflammatory myopathies and their role in comorbid pathogenesis by Wenqu Yang, Feng Liang

“…Objective: This study aims to identify common differentially expressed genes (co-DEGs) between MG and IIM to elucidate shared pathogenic pathways and potential therapeutic targets. …”
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Diversity of Rust Fungi with Special Emphasis on <i>Hyalopsora erlangensis</i> Causing Disease in <i>Cystopteris chinensis</i> by An Yu, Xia Zhao, Xiaohong Chen

“…Our research not only identifies the pathogen but also offers fundamental insights for fern rust diversity, and the future management and conservation of this endangered fern, aiming to mitigate the impact of this devastating rust.…”
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Dysfunction of G Protein-Coupled Receptor Kinases in Alzheimer's Disease by William Z. Suo, Longxuan Li

“…Although mutations and variations of several genes have been identified to be involved in Alzheimer's disease (AD), the efforts towards understanding the pathogenic mechanisms of the disease still have a long journey to go. …”
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Brain Imaging and Ultrastructural Studies of the Effect of Electroacupuncture on Improving Learning and Memory Impairments in the Focal Cerebral Isch-emia Rats by Ruhui LIN, Kunqiang YU, Xiaojie LI, Congkuai ZHAO, Chunyan LI

“…Objective:To investigate the effect of electroacupuncture(EA)at <italic>Baihui</italic> and <italic>Shenting</italic> on the learning and memory ability in focal cerebral ischemia(MCAO)rats, and then explore the underlying mechanism.Methods:Forty-five male SPF(Specific Pathogen Free)rats were randomly divided into the sham operation control group(SC group), the ischemia model group(IC group)and the electroacupuncture group(EA group). …”
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Determination of extended spectrum beta-lactamase producing escherichia coli strains in chicken meat samples by Güzin İplikçioğlu Çil, Görkem Cengiz, Buse Arslan, Ufuk Tansel Şireli

“…Although foods are regularly examined in the context of pathogenic bacteria, bacteria producing GSBL are not covered by this. …”
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The Prevalence of Shiga Toxin-Producing Escherichia coli and Enteropathogenic Escherichia coli Isolated from Raw Chicken Meat Samples by Omid Zarei, Leili Shokoohizadeh, Hadi Hossainpour, Mohammad Yousef Alikhani

“…Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC) is known as a crucial zoonotic food-borne pathogen. A total of 257 raw chicken meat samples were collected from different markets in Hamadan, west of Iran, from January 2016 to May 2017. …”
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One-year surveillance of Chlamydia spp. infection in stray cats from northeastern Italy by Laura Bellinati, Letizia Ceglie, Elisa Mazzotta, Mery Campalto, Laura Lucchese, Alda Natale

“…For this reason, stray cats appear to be particularly susceptible to this pathogen. Aim of the study was to identify the molecular occurrence of Chlamydiaceae in stray and colony cats. …”
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Candida Albicans Candidalysin ECE1 Gene − A Potent Virulence Factor for Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma and Oral Potentially Malignant Disorders by Mani B. Subramani, Krishnan Mahalakshmi, Bharathy Jaya, Sankar Leena Sankari, Venkatesan N. Kumar

“…Background: Candidalysin has been isolated initially from a pathogenic human fungus. The extent of cell elongation 1 (ECE1) gene codes for candidalysin of Candida albicans (C. albicans). …”
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ANTHRAX GLOBAL EPIZOOTOLOGY. 1. SUSCEPTIBLE ANIMALS by Makhamat Nguerabe Yamtitina, V. V. Makarov

“…The susceptibility of animal species to anthrax depends not only on the dose, but also on the form (vegetative or spore) of the anthrax bacterium, the mode of infection, and the site of introduction of the pathogen into the organism. Anthrax affects mammals of 19 species: mostly cattle, which are intermediate hosts and hosts in the global parasitoid system; sheep and goats, horses, pigs, many species of wild ruminants and herbivorous, mostly deer, gazelles, bisons, hippopotamuses and even elephants, as well as Carnivora. …”
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Epidemiology of subclinical mastitis in family size dairy farms in hatay region by Yaşar Ergün, Özkan Aslantaş, Zafer Cantekin

“…A total of 262 milk samples from 115 (71.9 %) mastitic cows were investigated for aerobic pathogenic microorganism. From this 262 milk samples, 231 aerobic microorganisms were isolated and identified in 200 milk samples. …”
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Dysfunction Characteristics of Knee Osteoarthritis with the Conception of"Muscles and Bones, Arthralgia and Flaccidity, Asthenia and Sthenia, Dynamic and Static, Hardness and Softn... by Jiemei GUO, Peng CHEN, Tangyan CAI, Yan XIAO, Xiao MAO, Youxin SU

“…At different KOA stages, the comorbidity of tendons with bones is the basic pathogenic characteristic of KOA dysfunction, which focuses on disease location and extends throughout the KOA process; coexistence of arthralgia and flaccidity, and mixture of asthenia with sthenia emphasize the basic characteristic of KOA dysfunction; imbalance between dynamic and static statuses is the main factor of KOA relapse and aggravation, which focuses on KOA etiology; disorder between hardness and softness emphasizes both syndrome and etiology, indicating the disorder between bones and tendons. …”
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Comparison of the antibacterial efficacy of 810 nm diode laser and photodynamic therapy in reducing microbial flora in patients with peri-implant mucositis – An in vivo study by Poonam Siwach, Reshu Sanan, Abhishek Nagpal, Omkar Krishna Shetty, Amit Bhardwaj, Mukesh Sharma

“…Conclusion: Within the limitations of the study, it can be concluded that there is a definitive reduction in pathogenic bacteria with both interventions and PDT offers clinically visible benefits in the treatment of peri-implant mucositis.…”
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The COVID-19 Infodemic: Misinformation About Health on Social Media in Istanbul by Serdar Tunçer, Mehmet Sinan Tam

“…Misinformation and conspiracy theories can spread as quickly as the COVID-19 pathogen itself. The infodemic, which describes false or misleading information about this recent epidemic on the internet, has become a serious problem all over the world, and has been declared as an “enemy” by the World Health Organization. …”
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