Importance of Lipopolysaccharide and Cyclic β-1,2-Glucans in Brucella-Mammalian Infections by Andreas F. Haag, Kamila K. Myka, Markus F. F. Arnold, Paola Caro-Hernández, Gail P. Ferguson

“…Brucella species persist as intracellular pathogens that manage to effectively evade recognition by the host's immune system. Sugar-modified components in the Brucella cell envelope play an important role in their host interaction. …”
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The Role of PPARs in Placental Immunology: A Systematic Review of the Literature by Stefan Hutter, Julia Knabl, Ulrich Andergassen, Udo Jeschke

“…Both the innate and the adaptive immune system, and therefore B and T lymphocytes, natural killer cells (NK), macrophages and dendritic cells (DCs) are all involved in trophoblast invasion, pregnancy maintenance, and development of pregnancy disorders. …”
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Preliminary Characterization of a Homogeneous Polysaccharide with Anticomplement Activity from Sijunzi Decoction by Ruijun Wang, Yunfei Ji, Ying Peng, Xiaobo Li

“…Sijunzi decoction (SJZD) is a classical herbal prescription in traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) used for enhancing the function of immune system. In previous studies, a polysaccharide fraction S-3 was screened from SJZD by assessment of immune system regulation, intestinal microbiota, and SCFA in order to explore the immune active ingredients in SJZD. …”
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Gut Inflammation and Immunity: What Is the Role of the Human Gut Virome? by Alfredo Focà, Maria Carla Liberto, Angela Quirino, Nadia Marascio, Emilia Zicca, Grazia Pavia

“…Indeed the enteric virome is in a continuous and dynamic equilibrium with other components of the gut microbiome and the gut immune system, an interaction that may influence the health and disease of the host. …”
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Zinc in Gut-Brain Interaction in Autism and Neurological Disorders by Guillermo Vela, Peter Stark, Michael Socha, Ann Katrin Sauer, Simone Hagmeyer, Andreas M. Grabrucker

“…Zinc status influences and is influenced by multiple factors and an interdependence of prenatal and early life stress, immune system abnormalities, impaired GI functions, and zinc deficiency can be hypothesized. …”
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The Effects of AHCC®, a Standardized Extract of Cultured Lentinura edodes Mycelia, on Natural Killer and T Cells in Health and Disease: Reviews on Human and Animal Studies by Min Sun Shin, Hong-Jai Park, Takahiro Maeda, Hiroshi Nishioka, Hajime Fujii, Insoo Kang

“…Mushrooms have been used for various health conditions for many years by traditional medicines practiced in different regions of the world although the exact effects of mushroom extracts on the immune system are not fully understood. AHCC® is a standardized extract of cultured shiitake or Lentinula edodes mycelia (ECLM) which contains a mixture of nutrients including oligosaccharides, amino acids, and minerals obtained through liquid culture. …”
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Activins and Follistatin in Chronic Hepatitis C and Its Treatment with Pegylated-Interferon-α Based Therapy by Bassem Refaat, Ahmed Mohamed Ashshi, Adel Galal El-Shemi, Esam Azhar

“…The importance of activins and follistatin in the regulation of immune system, liver biology, and pathology has recently emerged. …”
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CONDITIONS OF SKIN AND INTESTINE MICROBIOTES IN PATIENTS WITH PSORIASIS by Ya.O. Yemchenko, K.E. Ishcheikin, I.P. Kaidashev, G.Yu. Morokhovets

“…Interactions between the microbiota and the immune system are important for establishing and maintaining host homeostasis. …”
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Self-Centered Function of Adaptive Immunity in Regulation of Immune Responses and in Tolerance by Silvana Balzar

“…The search for common mechanisms underlying the pathogenesis of chronic inflammatory conditions has crystalized the concept of continuous dual resetting of the immune repertoire (CDR) as a basic principle of the immune system function. Consequently, outlined was the first dynamic comprehensive picture of the immune system function. …”
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Evaluation of immunomodulatory effects of lamotrigine in BALB/c mice by Abu-Rish Eman Y., Elhayek Shada Y., Mohamed Yehia S., Hamad Islam, Bustanji Yasser

“…Modulation of the immune system has recently been shown to be involved in the pharmacological effects of old antiepileptic drugs and in the pathogenesis of epilepsy. …”
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A Quantitative Risk Evaluation Model for Network Security Based on Body Temperature by Y. P. Jiang, C. C. Cao, X. Mei, H. Guo

“…This paper proposed a quantitative risk evaluation model for network security based on body temperature (QREM-BT), which refers to the mechanism of biological immune system and the imbalance of immune system which can result in body temperature changes, firstly, through the r-contiguous bits nonconstant matching rate algorithm to improve the detection quality of detector and reduce missing rate or false detection rate. …”
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Mechanisms of T-cell Depletion in Tumors and Advances in Clinical Research by Xiangfei Su, Mi Zhang, Hong Zhu, Jingwen Cai, Zhen Wang, Yuewei Xu, Li Wang, Chen Shen, Ming Cai

“…Abstract T lymphocytes (T cells) are essential components of the adaptive immune system that play a vital role in identifying and eliminating infected and tumor cells. …”
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MOLECULAR AND GENETIC INSIGHTS OF ROOT-KNOT NEMATODES PATHOGENICITY: A REVIEW by Prabina Bhandari, Anjali Thapa, Anusha Ghimire, Sunil Ojha, Srijana Saud, Sanju Aryal

“…Plants have evolved a second level of basic resistance, known as non-host immunity, against pathogens that can overcome the first level of resistance. The non-host immune system resembles the innate immune system of animals in many ways. …”
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Alterations in Mesenteric Lymph Node T Cell Phenotype and Cytokine Secretion are Associated with Changes in Thymocyte Phenotype after LP-BM5 Retrovirus Infection by Maria C. Lopez, Ronald R. Watson

“…These new T cells are activated to secrete several cytokines that in turn will favor retrovirus replication and inhibit any attempt of the immune system to control infection.…”
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Kidney Transplantation: The Challenge of Human Leukocyte Antigen and Its Therapeutic Strategies by Tilahun Alelign, Momina M. Ahmed, Kidist Bobosha, Yewondwossen Tadesse, Rawleigh Howe, Beyene Petros

“…Kidney transplantation remains the treatment of choice for end-stage renal failure. When the immune system of the recipient recognizes the transplanted kidney as a foreign object, graft rejection occurs. …”
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Recombinant SpTransformer proteins bind to specific sites on sea urchin phagocytes and modulate SpTransformer gene expression and immune responsiveness by Ryley S. Crow, Leon Grayfer, L. Courtney Smith

“…IntroductionThe California purple sea urchin, Strongylocentrotus purpuratus, relies exclusively on an innate immune system to survive in its pathogen rich marine environment. …”
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The Role of Gut Microbiota in Tumor Immunotherapy by Miao Wu, Jiawei Bai, Chengtai Ma, Jie Wei, Xianjin Du

“…The microbiota may affect tumor immunity by regulating the host immune system and tumor microenvironment. Some bacteria help fight tumors by activating immunity, while some bacteria mediate immunosuppression to help cancer cells escape from the immune system. …”
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Impact of Various Carbon Sources on the Growth Efficiency, Antioxidant Efficacy, and Immunity of Clariid Catfish Clarias gariepinus (Burchell 1822) by Blessing Aderonke Oguntokun, Ayomide Miracle Oyelade, Tunde Olowolafe, Omoniyi Popoola

“…The degree of immune system stimulation by the BFT system is impacted by the carbon source.…”
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A study of serum prolactin in dermatological diseases in a tertiary care hospital of Assam by Talukdar C, Boro B

“…Background: Prolactin functions as a neuroendocrine modulator of the skin immune system and epithelial cell proliferation. Prolactin and the immune system inter relationship have been studied extensively and opened new avenues in the field of immunoendocrinology. …”
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The effects of the combination of resistance exercise and heat stress on cell production and plasma levels of cytokines by Maryam Zilaei Bouri, Hamid Agha-Alinejad, Shirin Zilaei Bouri, Saeed Daneshmandi

“…These cytokine changes showed that real work in similar temperatures did not negatively affect the immune system. …”
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