Dual effect of immune cells within tumour microenvironment: pro-and anti-tumour effects and their triggers

AC Peña-Romero, E Orenes-Piñero - Cancers, 2022 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary The relationship between the immune system and tumours is currently one
of the most studied topics in the field of cancer. Previously, it was thought that a tumour could …

B lymphocytes and cancer: a love–hate relationship

GJ Yuen, E Demissie, S Pillai - Trends in cancer, 2016 - cell.com
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Human immunology of tuberculosis

TJ Scriba, AK Coussens, HA Fletcher - Microbiology spectrum, 2017 - Am Soc Microbiol
Immunology is a central theme when it comes to tuberculosis (TB). The outcome of human
infection with Mycobacterium tuberculosis is dependent on the ability of the immune …

Lipoarabinomannan in active and passive protection against tuberculosis

M Correia-Neves, C Sundling, A Cooper… - Frontiers in …, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Glycolipids of the cell wall of Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) are important
immunomodulators in tuberculosis. In particular, lipoarabinomannan (LAM) has a profound …

An atlas of genetic variation linking pathogen-induced cellular traits to human disease

L Wang, KJ Pittman, JR Barker, RE Salinas… - Cell host & …, 2018 - cell.com
Pathogens have been a strong driving force for natural selection. Therefore, understanding
how human genetic differences impact infection-related cellular traits can mechanistically …

Association Between Plasma Antibody Responses and Risk for Cryptococcus-Associated Immune Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome

HA Yoon, A Nakouzi, CC Chang… - The Journal of …, 2019 - academic.oup.com
Background Initiation of antiretroviral therapy (ART) in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-
infected individuals with cryptococcal meningitis places them at risk for Cryptococcus …

Mycobacterium tuberculosis mannose-capped lipoarabinomannan induces IL-10-producing B cells and hinders CD4+ Th1 immunity

C Yuan, ZL Qu, XL Tang, Q Liu, W Luo, C Huang… - Iscience, 2019 - cell.com
The importance of Th1/interferon (IFN)-γ-mediated responses in mycobacterial infection has
been well established. However, little is known about B cell-mediated immunity during …

B lymphocytes deficiency results in altered immune response and increased susceptibility to Mycobacterium leprae in a murine leprosy model

M de CS Azevedo, H Marques, LS Binelli… - Cytokine, 2023 - Elsevier
Leprosy is a chronic and infectious disease that primarily affects the skin and peripheral
nervous system, presenting a wide spectrum of clinical forms with different degrees of …

Adenylate kinase: a novel antigen for immunodiagnosis and subunit vaccine against tuberculosis

Y Xiao, W Sha, Z Tian, Y Chen, P Ji, Q Sun… - Journal of Molecular …, 2016 - Springer
Abstract Mycobacterium tuberculosis (M. tb)-derived antigens capable of inducing strong
cellular and/or humoral responses are potential targets for both immunodiagnosis and …

Cytokine gene expression assay as a diagnostic tool for detection of Mycobacterium bovis infection in warthogs (Phacochoerus africanus)

EO Roos, LA Scott, S Ndou, F Olea-Popelka… - Scientific Reports, 2019 - nature.com
Mycobacterium bovis infection has been described in many wildlife species across Africa.
However, diagnostic tests are lacking for many of these, including warthogs (Phacochoerus …