Dzimianski, John V Lorig-Roach, Nicholas O'Rourke, Sara M Alexander, David L Kimmey, Jacqueline M DuBois, Rebecca M
Serological testing to evaluate antigen-specific antibodies in plasma is generally performed by rapid lateral flow test strips that lack quantitative results or by high complexity immunoassays that are time- and labor-intensive but provide semi-quantitative results. Here, we describe a novel application of biolayer interferometry for the rapid dete...
Thompson, Craig P Grayson, Nicholas E Paton, Robert S Bolton, Jai S Lourenço, José Penman, Bridget S Lee, Lian N Odon, Valerie Mongkolsapaya, Juthathip Chinnakannan, Senthil
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BackgroundThe progression and geographical distribution of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection in the United Kingdom (UK) and elsewhere is unknown because typically only symptomatic individuals are diagnosed. We performed a serological study of blood donors in Scotland in the spring of 2020 to detect neutralising ...
Borremans, Benny Gamble, Amandine Prager, KC Helman, Sarah K McClain, Abby M Cox, Caitlin Savage, Van Lloyd-Smith, James O
Understanding and mitigating SARS-CoV-2 transmission hinges on antibody and viral RNA data that inform exposure and shedding, but extensive variation in assays, study group demographics and laboratory protocols across published studies confounds inference of true biological patterns. Our meta-analysis leverages 3214 datapoints from 516 individuals ...
Sabit, Maureen Wong, Cecil Andaya, Agnes Ramos, John Donnie
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Allergy, Asthma & Clinical Immunology
BackgroundDespite the clinical importance of pollen allergens among Filipinos, few studies delve into the sensitization profiles of Filipinos against pollen allergens. This study determined the sensitization profile of Filipinos to pollen using skin prick test (SPT) and pollen-specific ELISA.MethodsPollen from fifteen selected plant sources was col...
H, Nematollahi Gh, Haddadi M V, Jorat
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Journal of biomedical physics & engineering
There is a close relationship between the effects of free radicals and apoptosis, and vitamin C is known as a potent scavenger of free radicals. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of vitamin C against the radiation-induced apoptosis and the ratio of Bax/Bcl-2 proteins in peripheral blood lymphocytes in patients undergoing cardiac proc...
Yang, Meng-Ge Tian, Suyan Zhang, Qingxiang Han, Jinming Liu, Caiyun Zhou, Yang Zhu, Jie Jin, Tao
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Multiple sclerosis and related disorders
Neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorders (NMOSD) is an inflammatory demyelinating autoimmune disorder in the central nervous system (CNS), which is mainly mediated by aquaporin 4 antibodies (AQP4-Ab). Interleukin (IL)-39 is a new pro-inflammatory cytokine which belongs to the IL-12 cytokine family. However, the role of IL-39 in patients with NMOSD i...
Kontos, Christos K Scorilas, Andreas
Review on KLK12, with data on DNA, on the protein encoded, and where the gene is implicated.
Dewitte, Antoine Villeneuve, Julien Lepreux, Sébastien Bouchecareilh, Marion Gauthereau, Xavier Rigothier, Claire Combe, Christian Ouattara, Alexandre Ripoche, Jean
Machani, Maxwell G Ochomo, Eric Amimo, Fred Kosgei, Jackline Munga, Stephen Zhou, Guofa Githeko, Andrew K Yan, Guiyun Afrane, Yaw A
BackgroundUnderstanding the interactions between increased insecticide resistance and resting behaviour patterns of malaria mosquitoes is important for planning of adequate vector control. This study was designed to investigate the resting behavior, host preference and rates of Plasmodium falciparum infection in relation to insecticide resistance o...
Beyene, Achenef Melaku Du, Xiangwei E Schrunk, Dwayne Ensley, Steve Rumbeiha, Wilson K
ObjectiveComparison was done between high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) and a competitive enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) for detection and quantification of aflatoxin B1 (AFB1) in feed samples. The two procedures were standardized and validated before the actual experiment. Five concentrations (0, 5, 10, 20 and 30 ppb) of feed...