Celso Eduardo Olivier, Daiana Guedes Pinto, Ana Paula Monezzi Teixeira, Jhéssica Letícia Santos Santana, Raquel Acácia Pereira Gonçalves Santos, Regiane Patussi Santos Lima & Everton Salgado Monteiro·Asian Journal of Immunology·2023
Aims: Medical literature defines the diagnosis of “selective IgE deficiency” (sIgEd) as the individuals able to produce, at normal amounts, all antibodies’ classes, and subclasses, with exception of the IgE, which is not found by the laboratory detection method (usually below 2.0...
Nutritional value of chicken egg is widely accepted but because the egg cannot be consumed raw, various processing methods are utilized. The aim of this study is to determine the effect of processing methods (raw, cooking and frying) on the nutritional composition of chicken egg....
Artemis Socorro do N. Rodrigues, Ana Rita de Cássia B. Miranda, Carla Amorim & Yasmin Maria N. Cardoso·Asian Journal of Immunology·2023
This study was aimed at examining the association between GSTP1 Ile105Val polymorphism and gastric cancer in the city of Macapá, state of Amapá, Amazon, Brazil. Overall 160 DNA samples, 62 cases and 98 controls, were examined using polymerase chain reaction-restriction fragment l...
The present study reports the appearance of lichen lesions with genital and nail involvement 2 months after the onset of a Stevens-Johnson syndrome (SJS) associated with lamotrigine use. A chronic inflammatory disorder called lichen planus (LP) most frequently affects middle-aged...
When immunologic tolerance to auto-reactive immune cells is lost, autoimmune illness manifests as the immune system attacking self-molecules. Numerous autoimmune diseases are strongly predisposed by genetic, viral, and/or environmental factors. Autoimmune diseases include insulin...
Milk production has increase in most developing countries and Mycobacterium bovis has been in fresh raw and fermented nono in various parts of Nigeria. This study was carried out to detect M. bovis in fresh and fermented milk sold in Gombe Metropolis of Gombe state Nigeria. 180 s...
Human umbilical cord-derived mesenchymal stem cells (hUC-MSCs) are gaining increasing attention by the clinician and basic researchers, because of their specific advantages. But, the gender difference of hUC-MSCs is usually neglected, which is not beneficial to the delicate opera...
Background: The incidence of pulmonary non-tuberculous mycobacterial (NTM) disease is rapidly increasing in regions with high tuberculosis burden. The relative proportion of mycobacterial infections in HIV patients varies in different geographical areas, indicating the background...
Okechukwu Christian Ugwu, Christian Ejike Onah, George Onyemaechi Ugwu, James Ameh, Helen O. Ogefere & Isaiah Nnanna Ibeh·Asian Journal of Immunology·2022
Background and Objectives: Pro-inflammatory cytokines are key in the control of malaria. This study profiled the pro-inflammatory cytokines: tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α), Interleukine–2 (IL-2), Interleukine–6 (IL-6) and Interleukine–12 (IL-12) in symptomatic and asymptomatic P...
One of the most significant monocotyledon crops is the onion, which also contains antioxidants. This research aims to isolate microorganisms that cause spoilage in onion and to study the anti-microbial activities of lime peel extract on the isolates. Spoilt Onion samples were col...
A. Hemavathi, D. P. Shruthishree, P. Niranjana, Nagaraj Parisara, Bettadatunga T. Prabhakar & Siddanakoppalu N. Pramod·Asian Journal of Immunology·2022
A glycol-related Immunoglobulin E (IgE) reactivity has been demonstrated in most allergen sources, especially in the plant kingdom. Recent progress in glycobiology has allowed a clear classification of these glycan-epitopes. Unlike classical peptide chain-based epitopes, glycoep...
Background: Unexplained recurrent implantation failures are currently a public health problem especially in the Sub Saharan Africa. It is a medical condition that has been attributed to many factors including low-grade chronic inflammation. Differential leukocyte ratios are effic...
Aims: To investigate vaccine efficacy amongst the vaccinated population and also to investigate the willingness to be vaccinated among the unvaccinated population of Oke-Ogun region of Oyo State, Nigeria. Study Design: A snowball sampling approach was used. Place and Duration of...
Emmanuel O. Ogbuagu, Uloaku Ogbuagu, Augustine I. Airaodion, Chika L. Uche, Edmund O. Ezirim, Ifeoma N. Nweke & Prince C. Unekwe·Asian Journal of Immunology·2022
Background: The use of Xylopia aethiopica fruit in folklore medicine is on the increase without caution of its toxicity. Aim: This present study tends to assess its effect on the oxidative stress biomarkers of Wistar rats. Methodology: The fruits of Xylopia aethiopica were air-dr...
The term “integrative oncology” can mean particular things to different audiences. For the purposes of this article, I intend it to mean the simultaneous use of multiple anti-cancer strategies that can have a synergistic effect against the tumor, its microenvironment, and its p...