pneumoniae is one of the principle human pneumopathogen. Such pathogenicity features in man can be delineated by severity, capsule nature and yield of pure growth onto primary plate cultures. While in laboratory animal models, it accounts for; the nature of capsule serotype, shor...
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Research Article10.9734/aji/2024/v7i1151
Celso Eduardo Olivier, Daiana Guedes Pinto, Ana Paula Monezzi Teixeira, Cibele Silva Miguel, Raquel Acácia Pereira Gonçalves Santos, Jhéssica Letícia Santos Santana & Regiane Patussi Santos Lima·Asian Journal of Immunology·2024
Background: Hypersensitivity to chicken eggs is the second most common food allergy, presenting IgE-mediated and non-IgE-mediated hypersensitivity mechanisms. While IgE-mediated hypersensitivity is easily detected, non-IgE-mediated endotypes present challenging obstacles to diagn...
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Research Article10.9734/aji/2024/v7i1150
Mfon I Akpaso, Elton N Takim, Michael E Oku, Anani, S.E., Lydia B Edim & Gabriel U Udo-Affah·Asian Journal of Immunology·2024
Diabetes mellitus is a disorder in which the body fails to produce enough or respond normally to insulin, leading to abnormally high blood sugar levels. The study was aimed at investigating the effects of ethanolic extract of Curcuma longa (Tumeric) on fertility profile and gonad...
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Research Article10.9734/aji/2024/v7i1149
Chemoimmunotherapy was a challenge issue in an early clinical study. Cytotoxic chemotherapy was immunosuppressive while, in the clinic, chemoimmunotherapy demonstrated supporting immunotherapy. To increase ACT (adoptive cell transfer) immunotherapy and decrease the effects of che...
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Research Article10.9734/aji/2024/v7i1148
The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic underscores the urgent need for effective vaccination strategies to mitigate disease burden. The development of neutralizing antibodies is a critical indicator of host defence mechanisms against life-threatening infectious diseases, such as those cau...
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Research Article10.9734/aji/2024/v7i1147
Celso Eduardo Olivier, Daiana Guedes Pinto, Ana Paula Monezzi Teixeira, Cibele Silva Miguel, Raquel Acácia Pereira Gonçalves Santos, Jhéssica Letícia Santos Santana & Regiane Patussi Santos Lima·Asian Journal of Immunology·2024
Background: Several publications report that tartrazine is responsible for IgE-mediated and non–IgE-mediated hypersensitivity reactions. There is no standardized lab exam to endotype non–IgE-mediated immunoreactivity against tartrazine besides in vivo provocation tests. Aim: To e...
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Research Article10.9734/aji/2024/v7i1146
Introduction: Viral hepatitis which includes five the main strains of hepatotropic viruses, hepatitis A (HAV), hepatitis B (HBV), (HBA), hepatitis C (HCV), hepatitis D(HDV), and hepatitis E (HEV), are leading causes of morbidity and mortality globally. Much public health attentio...
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Research Article10.9734/aji/2024/v7i1145
The goal of this review is to fill in the gaps by offering a thorough analysis of antigens, including their characteristics, classes, types, and mode of action, as well as the variables influencing antigenicity and its uses. The idea of antigens originated from the body's ability...
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Research Article10.9734/aji/2024/v7i1144
Celso Eduardo Olivier, Daiana Guedes Pinto, Ana Paula Monezzi Teixeira, Cibele Silva Miguel, Raquel Acácia Pereira Gonçalves Santos, Jhéssica Letícia Santos Santana & Regiane Patussi Santos Lima·Asian Journal of Immunology·2024
Background: Spices from the Allium genus season food worldwide, and their widespread use may produce allergic reactions by contact or ingestion. However, the Non–IgE-mediated immunoreactivity against these allergens has not yet been adequately investigated. Aim: To evaluate the p...
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Research Article10.9734/aji/2024/v7i1143
Bacterial Protoplasmic Sonicate Proteins BPSP were recovered from skin burn Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Klebsiella oxytoca infections. These proteins were considerd as immunogens in rabbits. Mucosal and systemic, humoral and cellular immune immune responses were matched. The P....
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Research Article10.9734/aji/2024/v7i1141