Superantigens are unconventional antigens which recognise immune receptors outside
their usual recognition sites eg complementary determining regions (CDRs), to elicit a …

Chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS) is a persistent inflammation of the nasal cavity and paranasal
sinuses associated with tissue remodelling, dysfunction of the sinuses' natural defence …

Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is a leading cause of severe and often
fatal infections. MRSA epidemics have occurred in waves, whereby a previously successful …

While Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus) bacteria are part of the human commensal flora,
opportunistic invasion following breach of the epithelial layers can lead to a wide array of …

Primary Sjögren's syndrome (pSS) is an autoimmune disease with a clinical picture of not
only mainly exocrine gland involvement, with dryness symptoms, but also internal organ and …

B cell superantigens, also called immunoglobulin superantigens, bind to the variable
regions of either the heavy or light chain of immunoglobulins mirroring the lymphocyte …

Staphylococcal protein A (SpA) is a multifunctional, highly conserved virulence factor of
Staphylococcus aureus. By binding the Fc portion of all human IgG subclasses apart from …

The current work reviews the quantitative microbiological risk assessment of antibiotic-
resistant bacteria (ARB) in greywater and discusses the international strategies currently …

Restricted V (D) J recombination during fetal development was postulated to limit antibody
repertoire breadth and prevent autoimmunity. However, newborn serum contains abundant …

For more than a century, certain bacterial infections that can breach the skin and mucosal
barriers have been implicated as common triggers of autoimmune syndromes, especially …