Research ArticleOpen accessEvery word in the titleHumoral Immune Response in Tuberculous PleuritisPrabha C., Kripa V. Jalapathy, Sulochana D. DasTuberculous pleuritis is a good human model to understand the local and protective immune response against tuberculosis, due to the self-limitedness of the disease. Although the cellular immune response has been well characterised in tuberculous pleurisy, much less is known about the humoral immune response operating at the site of infection. To understand the humoral immune response, B cells were … …American Journal of Immunology, Vol. 1, Issue 2 · 30 Jun 2005 · 6,518 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessEvery word in the titleHumoral Immune Responses to Various Antigens in the Asterids: A. gibbosa and A. rubensMichel LeclercImmunizations with various antigens of the sea stars Asterina gibbosa and Asterias rubens produce specific humoral immune reactions which initiate the antibody factor. This antibody factor is correlated with kappa genes and could be composed of 4 kappa chains. It is the first time that such phenomenom was described in an invertebrate. …American Journal of Immunology, Vol. 8, Issue 4 · 15 Feb 2013 · 7,306 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the keywordsAntibody Responses to HIV-1 gp120 Hypervariable Regions in Six Long-Term Non-ProgressorsRebecca Rivera, Kyung Hee Kang, Murray B. Gardner et al.Our long-term goal is to discover the combination of host parameters that help some HIV-infected individuals to resist progression to AIDS. In this study, we examined antibody responses using multiple samples obtained from a cohort of Long-Term Non-Progressors (LTNPs). Our hypothesis is that antibody responses to variable regions of the HIV-1 envelope glycoprotein are involved in reducing the viral load … …American Journal of Infectious Diseases, Vol. 12, Issue 2 · 1 Jul 2016 · 7,649 accessesView PDFCite
Review ArticleOpen accessIn the keywordsImmunodiagnosis in Jembrana Disease: A ReviewAsmarani Kusumawati, Tenri Ashari Wanahari, Widya Asmara et al.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 in Bali cattle is unique for a lentivirus infection as it is related with severe clinical syndrome in an acute period. In experimentally JDV-infected Bali cattle, the death rate was … …American Journal of Immunology, Vol. 11, Issue 3 · 21 Oct 2015 · 7,648 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractComparative Assessment of Seroconversion in Poultry Vaccinated with Two Avian Influenza VaccinesBelan A. Astemirov, Seidigapbar M. Mamadaliyev, Yuliya V. Perfiliyeva, Marina A. KopochenyaFromAugust to December 2020, a new outbreak of H5 avian influenza caused anotherserious animal health emergency in Kazakhstan, leading to the deaths or cullingof more than 500 000 chickens. This outbreak renewed interest in developingprevention strategies for this re-emerging infection. In this study, weevaluated poultry seroconversion levels after two H5 vaccines. Regardless of age, productivity, and schemeof vaccination Super Nick … …American Journal of Animal and Veterinary Sciences, Vol. 17, Issue 3 · 22 Aug 2022 · 5,849 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractPharmacological Properties of Bioactive Extracts from the Rhizome of Aristolochia longa LAmal El Hamsas El Youbi, Dalila BoustaAristolochia longa is a medicinal plant well known in Moroccan folk medicine for its activity against constipation, intestinal infections and skin diseases. The present study was performed to evaluate in vitro and in vivo immunomodulatory and cytotoxic activities of aqueous and protein extracts of A. longa. The in vitro immunomodulatory results showed that aqueous extract at 0.1 mg/mL enhanced T-lymphocyte … …American Journal of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Vol. 15, Issue 1 · 21 Jul 2020 · 7,456 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractImmunologic Aspect of Mice (Mus musculus) Dental Caries Induced by Streptococcus mutansSri MurwaniDental caries (tooth decay), cavities or caries is a breakdown of teeth due to activities of bacteria acid producing in the presence of fermentable carbohydrates. The most responsible bacteria for dental cavities are Streptococcus mutans. Dental shape, saliva pH, normal flora, diets were suggested as predisposition factors for dental plaque and caries. The aim of this research was to study … …American Journal of Animal and Veterinary Sciences, Vol. 12, Issue 1 · 28 Mar 2017 · 8,123 accessesView PDFCite