Volume 11, Issue 2 (2015) | American Journal of Immunology

Effects of Dietary Nucleotides on Immune Mechanisms and Physical State in Children with Chronic Respiratory Problems

Richter Josef — 2015-06-12

American Journal of Immunology, Published online: 12 June 2015; doi:10.3844/ajisp.2015.26.32

Heavy industrial pollution and/or passive smoking negatively affect the overall immune health of a population. We used a model of children with chronic respiratory problems and evaluated the effects o...

Host Receptor Immunomodulation in Response to Shigella Surface Antigens: An Insight for Vaccine Development

Ashim K. Bagchi — 2015-06-21

American Journal of Immunology, Published online: 21 June 2015; doi:10.3844/ajisp.2015.33.47

Shigellosis, caused by Shigella is the most common cause of bacillary dysentery. The disease is associated with high morbidity and mortality rate owing to its multiple drug resistance. Hence recovery ...

Effects of Unilateral Cervical Vagotomy on Murine Dendritic Cells

Daniel Sanzio Gimenes da Cruz — 2015-07-12

American Journal of Immunology, Published online: 12 July 2015; doi:10.3844/ajisp.2015.48.55

The cholinergic anti-inflammatory pathway has been demonstrated to be an important mechanism that modulates several inflammatory diseases. This modulation occurs upon activation of the vagus nerve, wh...

The Potential of VipAlbumin® to Chronic Inflammation in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Balb/C Mice Model

Dinia Rizqi Dwijayanti — 2015-07-13

American Journal of Immunology, Published online: 13 July 2015; doi:10.3844/ajisp.2015.56.67

Diabetes Mellitus (DM) is one of diseases which have increasing number of sufferers every year. Almost all DM patients are type 2 DM. One of the causes of type 2 DM is a chronic inflammation due to an...