Unconventional T cells include γδ T cells, invariant Natural Killer T cells (iNKT) cells and
Mucosal Associated Invariant T (MAIT) cells, which are distinguished from conventional T …

Pigs play an important role in influenza A virus (IAV) epidemiology because they support
replication of human, avian, and swine origin viruses and act as an IAV reservoir for pigs …

T cells are an essential component of the adaptive immune system. Over the last 15 years, a
constantly growing toolbox with which to study T cell biology in pigs has allowed detailed …

Many aspects of the porcine immune system remain poorly characterized, which poses a
barrier to improving swine health and utilizing pigs as preclinical models. Here, we employ …

Vaccination is the most effective medical strategy for disease prevention but there is a need
to improve livestock vaccine efficacy. Understanding the structure of the immune system of …

The genus Equus is the only extant genus of the Equidae family, which belongs to
Perissodactyla, an order of mammals characterized by an odd number of toes (odd-toes …

Pig industry is facing new challenges that make necessary to reorient breeding programs to
produce more robust and resilient pig populations. The aim of the present work was to study …

The inbred Babraham pig serves as a valuable biomedical model for research due to its
high level of homozygosity, including in the major histocompatibility complex (MHC) loci and …

Details on the origin and function of the immune system are beginning to emerge from
genomic studies tracing the origin of B and T cells and the major histocompatibility complex …

Pigs are important domestic livestock and a comprehensive understanding of their immune
system is critical to improve swine vaccine efficacy. Pig models represent an excellent …