Cytokines are secreted or membrane-presented molecules that mediate broad cellular
functions, including development, differentiation, growth and survival. Accordingly, the …

In recent years, there has been a tremendous development of biotechnological,
pharmacological, and medical techniques which can be implemented in the functional …

Cytokines are a class of potent immunoregulatory proteins that are secreted in response to
various stimuli and act locally to regulate many aspects of human physiology and disease …

Background COVID-19 is associated with several risk factors such as distinct ethnicities
(genetic ancestry), races, sexes, age, pre-existing comorbidities, smoking, and genetics. The …

Type III interferons (IFNs) or the lambda IFNs (IFNLs or IFN-λs) are antimicrobial cytokines
that play key roles in immune host defense at endothelial and epithelial barriers. IFNLs …

Human leukocyte immunoglobulin (Ig)-like receptors (LILR) are a family of 11 innate
immunomodulatory receptors, primarily expressed on lymphoid and myeloid cells. LILRs are …

Male sex is a major risk factor for SARS-CoV-2 infection severity. To understand the basis for
this sex difference, we studied SARS-CoV-2 infection in a young adult cohort of United …

B cells in systemic lupus erythematosus : Current Opinion in Rheumatology B cells in systemic
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Background: Patients with rheumatic diseases (RDs) like DM are known to be vulnerable
towards various types of infections due to aggressive disease activity mandating high dose …

Autoantibodies (AABs) neutralizing type I interferons (IFN) underlie about 15% of cases of
critical coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pneumonia. The impact of autoimmunity …