Lipoarabinomannan as a point-of-care assay for diagnosis of tuberculosis: how far are we to use it?

J Flores, JC Cancino, L Chavez-Galan - Frontiers in microbiology, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Tuberculosis (TB) is still a severe public health problem; the current diagnostic tests have
limitations that delay treatment onset. Lipoarabinomannan (LAM) is a glycolipid that is a …

Pediatric tuberculosis: the impact of “omics” on diagnostics development

S Jakhar, AA Bitzer, LR Stromberg… - International journal of …, 2020 - mdpi.com
Tuberculosis (TB) is a major public health concern for all ages. However, the disease
presents a larger challenge in pediatric populations, partially owing to the lack of reliable …

Protective role of the novel cytokine Metrnl/interleukin-41 in host immunity defense during sepsis by promoting macrophage recruitment and modulating Treg/Th17 …

X Chen, X Chen, Y Yang, N Luo, J Yang, L Zhong… - Clinical …, 2023 - Elsevier
Background Metrnl play an immunocytokine-like role in several diseases, which is also
known as meteorin-like because it is homologous to the neurotrophic factor meteorin …

Total internal reflection of two lasers in a single planar optical waveguide

PA Kocheril, KD Lenz, H Mukundan - ECS Sensors Plus, 2022 - iopscience.iop.org
Multiplex biomarker quantitation is ideal for tracking the progression of a disease, but
sensitive, specific, and quantitative multiplex biosensing remains challenging. We achieved …

Portable waveguide-based optical biosensor

PA Kocheril, KD Lenz, DDL Mascareñas… - Biosensors, 2022 - mdpi.com
Rapid, on-site diagnostics allow for timely intervention and response for warfighter support,
environmental monitoring, and global health needs. Portable optical biosensors are being …

A centrifugal microfluidic cross-flow filtration platform to separate serum from whole blood for the detection of amphiphilic biomarkers

KD Lenz, S Jakhar, JW Chen, AS Anderson… - Scientific reports, 2021 - nature.com
The separation of biomarkers from blood is straightforward in most molecular biology
laboratories. However, separation in resource-limited settings, allowing for the successful …

Environmental protection based on the nanobiosensing of bacterial lipopolysaccharides (LPSs): material and method overview

A Mobed, M Hasanzadeh - RSC advances, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
Lipopolysaccharide (LPS) or endotoxin control is critical for environmental and healthcare
issues. LPSs are responsible for several infections, including septic and shock sepsis, and …

Hacking the immune response to solid tumors: harnessing the anti-cancer capacities of oncolytic bacteria

JM Roe, K Seely, CJ Bussard, E Eischen Martin… - Pharmaceutics, 2023 - mdpi.com
Oncolytic bacteria are a classification of bacteria with a natural ability to specifically target
solid tumors and, in the process, stimulate a potent immune response. Currently, these …

[HTML][HTML] Biosensors for Monitoring, Detecting, and Tracking Dissemination of Poultry-Borne Bacterial Pathogens Along the Poultry Value Chain: A Review

N Boodhoo, J Shoja Doost, S Sharif - Animals, 2024 - mdpi.com
The poultry industry plays a crucial role in global food production, with chickens being the
most widely consumed as a rich protein source. However, infectious diseases pose …

Sodium Butyrate More Effectively Mitigates the Negative Effects of High-Concentrate Diet in Dairy Cows than Sodium β-Hydroxybutyrate via Reducing Free Bacterial …

Y Wu, Y Sun, R Zhang, T He, G Huang, K Tian, J Liu… - Toxins, 2021 - mdpi.com
The present study was aimed at investigating the effects of sodium butyrate and sodium β-
hydroxybutyrate on lactation and health of dairy cows fed a high-concentrate (HC) diet …