Volume 11, Issue 3 (2015) | American Journal of Immunology

Vaccine against Jembrana Disease Virus Infection: A Summary Findings

Asmarani Kusumawati — 2015-09-02

American Journal of Immunology, Published online: 2 September 2015; doi:10.3844/ajisp.2015.68.73

Jembrana disease constitutes the main concern in cattle industry especially in Indonesia and Australia as it has caused important economic losses due to mortality of cattle. The pathology of the disea...

Genomic Signature of Respiratory Microbes on Human Scalp Epithelia

Bhola Nath Paul — 2015-09-11

American Journal of Immunology, Published online: 11 September 2015; doi:10.3844/ajisp.2015.74.84

Despite overlap between habitats occupied by diverse Airborne Respiratory Microbes (ARM), the airway epithelium is known for respiratory microbe infections, human scalp epithelium is undocumented. Ana...

Evaluation the Synergistic Effect of High Dose Radiation of Radioiodine on the Immune System Suppressed By Cyclosporine

Mehrosadat Alavi — 2015-09-28

American Journal of Immunology, Published online: 28 September 2015; doi:10.3844/ajisp.2015.85.91

Cyclosporine is an immunosuppressant drug and iodine-131 is the diagnostic and therapeutic radioisotope in nuclear medicine. In this study, we aimed to evaluate the synergistic effect of high-dose rad...

Factors Affecting the Response to Interferon Alpha Therapy in Egyptian HCV Patients

Naglaa F. Alhusseini — 2015-09-30

American Journal of Immunology, Published online: 30 September 2015; doi:10.3844/ajisp.2015.92.101

Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) infection is one of the main causes of chronic liver disease worldwide. Egypt has the highest prevalence of Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) in the world, estimated nationally at 14.7%....

Immunodiagnosis in Jembrana Disease: A Review

Asmarani Kusumawati — 2015-10-21

American Journal of Immunology, Published online: 21 October 2015; doi:10.3844/ajisp.2015.102.107

Jembrana disease is a bovine disease that affects Bali cattle (Bos javanicus). The causal agent is named Jembrana Disease Virus (JDV), a lentivirus member. The disease development of Jembrana disease ...

The Association of HLA Class II Alleles with the Response to Alfa-Interferon/Ribavirin Therapy in Chronic Hepatitis C Patients

Awny Aly Abol-Ez Gawish — 2015-11-12

American Journal of Immunology, Published online: 12 November 2015; doi:10.3844/ajisp.2015.108.115

Human Leucocyte Antigens (HLA) class II appears to play an important role in the individual’s immune response to viral infection. The present study was aimed at assessment of the relationship betwee...