Volume 9, Issue 2 (2013) | American Journal of Immunology

Placebo-Driven Clinical Trials of Transfer Point Glucan #300 in Children with Chronic Respiratory Problems: Antibody Production

Vetvicka Vaclav — 2013-06-05

American Journal of Immunology, Published online: 5 June 2013; doi:10.3844/ajisp.2013.43.47

The role of glucan in stimulation of immune reactions has been well-established. In this report, we focused on the antibody production in glucan-supplemented children with chronic respiratory problems...

Immunological Response in Bovine Lymph Nodes Stimulated with Subunits Vaccines

Gabriel Andres Tafur Gomez — 2013-06-20

American Journal of Immunology, Published online: 20 June 2013; doi:10.3844/ajisp.2013.48.57

The vaccination process belongs to the public health intervention methodologies that help prevent infections. Vaccinations performed successfully in the history of medicine reported the significance o...

Comparison of enzyme Immunoassay with Immunofluorescence Assay for the Diagnosis of Mycoplasma pneumoniae Respiratory Tract Infections in Children

Osama Mohammed Saed Abdul-Wahab — 2013-06-21

American Journal of Immunology, Published online: 21 June 2013; doi:10.3844/ajisp.2013.58.64

Mycoplasma pneumoniae is a frequent cause of acute respiratory infections in both children and adults. Currently, diagnosis of M. pneumoniae infection will based principally on serology and the detec...

Evidence of Interleukin Genes in the Sea-Star: Asterias rubens (Echinoderma)

Michel Leclerc — 2013-06-22

American Journal of Immunology, Published online: 22 June 2013; doi:10.3844/ajisp.2013.65.67

The axial organ of the sea star Asterias rubens is a primitive immune organ the sea star T lymphocytes, when stimulated by various lectins, produce lymphokin-like substances with mitogenic properties ...

Bioactive Factors of Colostrum and Human Milk Exhibits a Day-Night Variation

Nubia Andrade Silva — 2013-06-25

American Journal of Immunology, Published online: 25 June 2013; doi:10.3844/ajisp.2013.68.74

The aim of this study was to determine the chronobiological variations of cytokines (IFN-γ, TGF-β) and hormones (melatonin and cortisol). The sample was collected from 42 mothers at three stages of ...