Staphylococcal trafficking and infection—from 'nose to gut'and back

EJM Raineri, D Altulea… - FEMS microbiology …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Staphylococcus aureus is an opportunistic human pathogen, which is a leading cause of
infections worldwide. The challenge in treating S. aureus infection is linked to the …

Flattening the COVID-19 curve with natural killer cell based immunotherapies

M Market, L Angka, AB Martel, D Bastin… - Frontiers in …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Natural Killer (NK) cells are innate immune responders critical for viral clearance and
immunomodulation. Despite their vital role in viral infection, the contribution of NK cells in …

Regulation of human NK-cell cytokine and chemokine production by target cell recognition

C Fauriat, EO Long, HG Ljunggren… - Blood, The Journal of …, 2010 - ashpublications.org
Natural killer (NK)–cell recognition of infected or neoplastic cells can induce cytotoxicity and
cytokine secretion. So far, it has been difficult to assess the relative contribution of multiple …

Procalcitonin in sepsis and systemic inflammation: a harmful biomarker and a therapeutic target

KL Becker, R Snider, ES Nylen - British journal of …, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
The worldwide yearly mortality from sepsis is substantial, greater than that of cancer of the
lung and breast combined. Moreover, its incidence is increasing, and its response to therapy …

Exhausted NK cells and cytokine storms in COVID-19: Whether NK cell therapy could be a therapeutic choice

M Ghasemzadeh, A Ghasemzadeh, E Hosseini - Human immunology, 2022 - Elsevier
The global outbreak of coronavirus-2019 (COVID-19) still claims more lives daily around the
world due to the lack of a definitive treatment and the rapid tendency of virus to mutate …

Clinical pharmacology of alemtuzumab, an anti-CD52 immunomodulator, in multiple sclerosis

Z Li, S Richards, HK Surks, A Jacobs… - Clinical & …, 2018 - academic.oup.com
Alemtuzumab, a humanized anti-CD52 monoclonal antibody, is approved for treatment of
relapsing multiple sclerosis (MS). In the Phase II/III trials, patients received 12 or 24 mg/day …

Human Natural Killer Cells Acting as Phagocytes Against Candida albicans and Mounting an Inflammatory Response That Modulates Neutrophil Antifungal Activity

J Voigt, K Hünniger, M Bouzani… - The Journal of …, 2014 - academic.oup.com
Background. Natural killer (NK) cells are innate lymphocytes with potent cytotoxic activity.
Whereas activity of NK cells has been demonstrated against the fungal pathogens …

Innate immune cell response upon Candida albicans infection

Y Qin, L Zhang, Z Xu, J Zhang, Y Jiang, Y Cao, T Yan - Virulence, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
abstract Candida albicans is a polymorphic fungus which is the predominant cause of
superficial and deep tissue fungal infections. This microorganism has developed efficient …

Phellinus baumii enhances the immune response in cyclophosphamide-induced immunosuppressed mice

JH Yoo, YS Lee, SK Ku, HJ Lee - Nutrition research, 2020 - Elsevier
Phellinus species is a mushroom used as traditional medicine in Eastern Asia. Research on
Phellinus baumii (PB) is relatively limited; however, it has been reported to have antioxidant …

Vitamin D and allergy susceptibility during gestation and early life

D Briceno Noriega, HFJ Savelkoul - Nutrients, 2021 - mdpi.com
Worldwide, the prevalence of allergies in young children, but also vitamin D deficiency
during pregnancy and in newborns is rising. Vitamin D modulates the development and …