December 2017

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Whole M.tb inherently induce highly differentiated T cells compared to H56 vaccination

29th December, 2017 CD4 T cells, particularly those capable of producing IFN-γ have been shown to play an essential role in immunity...

ChelekaDecember 29, 2017

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Kai 1 and Kai 2, new Dog Erythrocyte Antigens: implications for clinical practice

27th December, 2017 Sensitising dogs with canine allogenic blood has enabled the identification of Dog Erythrocyte Antigens (DEA), which are clinically important regarding blood transfusion....

ChelekaDecember 27, 2017

Adaptation of T-cell dependent CD40L activation

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Expression of CD40L by CD8 T cells promotes autologous activation and differentiation

22nd December, 2017 CD40L plays an essential role during DC licensing – T cell mediated activation of Dendritic Cells (DC) and monocytes -, a process required for DCs to...

ChelekaDecember 22, 2017

Localisation of Pet-ESAT6 in RASV strains adapted from Sevastsyanovich et al. 2017 Fig 1C

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Vaccine induced T cell immunity, antigen localisation in bacterial vector matters

20th December, 2017 Attenuated bacterial vaccines are able to induce protective immunity against diseases. There has been interest in using Recombinant attenuated..

ChelekaDecember 20, 2017

Ebola virus budding from Monkey Cell line

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Functional antibody immunity 40 years post Ebolavirus exposure

15th December, 2017 Ebola virus diseases is caused by Ebolavirus spp, of which the Ebolavirus Zaire (EBOV-Zaire) is the most virulent and responsible for numerous Ebola outbreaks....

ChelekaDecember 15, 2017

Bacteria adhering to vaginal epithelial cells known as “clue cells”.

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Immunomodulatory effect of lactic acid on the female reproductive tract

13th December, 2017 The female reproductive tract (FRT) has numerous physiological and immunological barriers against HIV infection. In addition to being a physical barrier..

ChelekaDecember 13, 2017

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Elevated Th17 cells in “healthy” overweight children

11th December, 2017 Schindler et al. demonstrated an elevated Th17 cell function in overweight children in the absence of chronic inflammatory disease or infection....

ChelekaDecember 11, 2017

Confocal Microscopy Image of naive CD8+ and LIST-OVA-specific CD4 T cells

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Transphagocytic CD4+ T cells are true APC capable of inducing functional CD8 memory cells

8th December, 2017 Cruz-Adalia et al. demonstrated that tpCD4 T cells are capable of priming naïve CD8 T cells, that have a predominantly...

ChelekaDecember 8, 2017

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Potential serological test capable of distinguishing Zika from Dengue infections

6th December, 2017 Antibodies play an integral role in immunity against flavivirus infection and disease, making them ideal targets for serological diagnosis of flavivirus infections.

ChelekaDecember 6, 2017

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RTS,S/AS01E induces robust central memory responses to HBsAg but not to CSP

4th December, 2017 Moncunill et al. demonstrated that RST,S/AS01E is capable of inducing CD4+ CSP- and HBsAg-specific memory cells in vaccinated children.

ChelekaDecember 4, 2017

Whole M.tb inherently induce highly differentiated T cells compared to H56 vaccination

Kai 1 and Kai 2, new Dog Erythrocyte Antigens: implications for clinical practice

Expression of CD40L by CD8 T cells promotes autologous activation and differentiation

Vaccine induced T cell immunity, antigen localisation in bacterial vector matters

Functional antibody immunity 40 years post Ebolavirus exposure

Immunomodulatory effect of lactic acid on the female reproductive tract

Elevated Th17 cells in “healthy” overweight children

Transphagocytic CD4+ T cells are true APC capable of inducing functional CD8 memory cells

Potential serological test capable of distinguishing Zika from Dengue infections

RTS,S/AS01E induces robust central memory responses to HBsAg but not to CSP

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