Abstract Background. Influenza A/H9N2 viruses can infect humans and are considered to be
a pandemic threat. Effective vaccines are needed for these and other avian influenza …

Polymers as an adjuvant are capable of enhancing the vaccine potential against various
infectious diseases and also are being used to study the actual autoimmune responses …

In many countries there is no clear recommendation regarding the preferred route of
administration of inactivated influenza vaccines. In a randomised, observer blind study of …

The immune system has the ability to recognize and kill pre-cancer and cancer cells.
However, with the immune system's surveillance, the survival tumor cells learn how to …

Background: Vaccines are very effective medical tools for disease prevention and life span
increase. Controversies have raised concern about their safety, from autism to polio vaccine …

In spite of ongoing annual vaccination programs, the seasonal influenza epidemics remain a
major cause of high morbidity and mortality. The currently used “inactivated” vaccines …

MF59 is already known to enhance the breadth of antibody response to mismatched
influenza seasonal and avian strains. However, little is known on the effect of MF59 on …

To test whether inactivated influenza vaccines distributed during the 2003–2004 influenza
season in the northern hemisphere were able to confer protection against the mismatched …

Exposure to the hydrocarbon oil pristane induces lupus specific autoantibodies in non-
autoimmune mice. We investigated whether the capacity to induce lupus-like autoimmunity …

Inflammasomes are an essential part of the innate immune system. They are necessary for
the development of a healthy immune response against infectious diseases. Inflammasome …