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innateimmunity, etc ; Branchiostoma belcheri; RNA; phylogeny; protein content; vertebrates; Show all 6 Subjects
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... Cephalochordate (Amphioxus), situated at a key phylogenetic position in the phylum Chordata, serves as a model organism for studying the origin and evolution of the vertebrate innate immune. In this study, five members of precursor miR-92 family (miR-92a-1, miR-92a-2, miR-92b, miR-92c and miR-92d) are identified in Branchiostoma belcheri, and their evolutionary conservation and potential molecular ...
innateimmunity, etc ; bioavailability; biomedical research; cosmetics; dietary supplements; food science; health services; human nutrition; humans; industry; markets; mushrooms; polyphenols; secondary metabolites; Show all 14 Subjects
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... Mushrooms are experiencing a kind of renaissance as a part of the contemporary human diet. These valuable organisms are more than food, they fit in perfectly as a novel market group known as nutra-mycoceuticals. Immune-balancing mushroom dietary fibers and secondary metabolites such as polyphenols are the main focus of the healthcare industry. Wellness and cosmetic companies are increasingly using ...
... Intestinal tissue functions in innate immunity to prevent the entry of harmful substances, and to maintain homeostasis through the constant proliferation of intestinal stem cells (ISC). To understand the mechanisms which regulate ISC in response to gut damage, we identified 81 differentially expressed genes (DEGs) through RNA-seq analysis after oral administration of three intestinal-damaging subs ...
innateimmunity, etc ; Carp sprivivirus; Ctenopharyngodon idella; Mylopharyngodon piceus; Reoviridae; antiviral properties; aquaculture; chloroquine; fish; interferons; lysosomes; mammals; precipitin tests; protein content; type I protein arginine methyltransferase; ubiquitination; Show all 16 Subjects
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... Protein arginine methyltransferases (PRMT6) has been shown to negatively regulate interferon (IFN) production in mammals, however, the role of teleost PRMT6 in IFN signaling remains largely unknown. In our previous study, black carp (Mylopharyngodon piceus) PRMT6 (bcPRMT6) has been identified to inhibit bcTBK1/bcIRF3 cascade. In this study, bcIRF3-induced transcription of bcIFNa, bcIFNb, bcp50 and ...
... This study evaluated the epidermis mucosal capacity of goldfish (Carassius auratus) during different stages of reproductive development in both females and males. In this regard, the activity of mucolytic immune enzymes, i.e., lysozyme, complement and peroxidase, as well as the activity of alkaline phosphatase (ALP) were evaluated. There were five stages for females i.e., immature (f1), cortical a ...
... Pomegranate peel extract (PPE) has been widely identified as a rich source of therapeutically active phyto-compounds, known for their beneficial effects in aquaculturable species. In this context, a 60-day feeding trial was carried out to evaluate the effect of supplementation of pomegranate peel extract (PPE) on growth performance, haemato-immunological responses and cytokine gene expression in L ...
... A feeding experiment was carried out to compare the effects of dietary synthetic astaxanthin and Haematococcus pluvialis on growth, antioxidant capacity, immune response and hepato-morphology of Oncorhynchus mykiss under cage culture with flowing freshwater. Three isonitrogenous and isolipidic diets were formulated with or without synthetic astaxanthin and H. pluvialis and were administered to O. ...
... Natural immunity against HIV has been observed in many individuals in the world. Among them, a group of female sex workers enrolled in the Pumwani sex worker cohort remained HIV uninfected for more than 30 years despite high-risk sex work. Many studies have been carried out to understand this natural immunity to HIV in the hope to develop effective vaccines and preventions. This review focuses on ...
innateimmunity, etc ; food intake; humans; immunomodulation; Show all 4 Subjects
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... Aquafoods are diverse and rich in containing various health functional compounds which boost natural immunity. In this manuscript, the contents of biofunctional compounds such as vitamins, minerals, protein and amino acids, ω-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids, and pigments, etc. in various aquafoods like fishes, molluscs, crustaceans, seaweeds etc. are reported. The functional roles of those compounds ...
innateimmunity, etc ; biosensors; inflammasomes; inflammation; luciferase; Show all 5 Subjects
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... The NLRP3 inflammasome is a key macromolecular complex of the innate immune system that activates the inflammatory signalling cascade in response to a wide range of stimuli. Structural studies have shown that the intracellular cytosolic receptor NLRP3 oligomerizes upon stimulation and serves as a scaffold to form the ASC filaments necessary for procaspase-1 activation. Despite the abundant structu ...
innateimmunity, etc ; Geminiviridae; plant hormones; viruses; Show all 4 Subjects
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... Viruses belonging to the family Geminiviridae infect plants and are responsible for a number of diseases of crops in the tropical and sub-tropical regions of the World. The innate immune response of the plant assists in its defense against such viral pathogens by the recognition of pathogen/microbe-associated molecular patterns through pattern-recognition receptors. Phytohormone signalling pathway ...
innateimmunity, etc ; blindness; cornea; fungi; keratitis; Show all 5 Subjects
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... Fungal keratitis is one of the leading causes of blindness worldwide, which has become an increasingly serious threat to public ocular health, but no effective treatment strategies are available now. Pattern recognition receptors (PRRs) of the innate immune system are the first line of host defense against fungal infections. They could recognize pathogen-associated molecular patterns (PAMPs) or da ...
innateimmunity, etc ; autophagy; cell proliferation; fish; Show all 4 Subjects
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... MyD88 is a typical street protein of the TLRs signaling pathway and is a central player in innate immune signaling, which can regulate the NF-κB signaling pathway and promote downstream inflammatory factors. However, studies on the molecular mechanisms of the MyD88-mediated NF-κB signaling pathway in teleosts have been poorly reported. In this study, we report that Zw10 targets MyD88 to inhibit NF ...
innateimmunity, etc ; Branchiostoma belcheri; genes; phylogeny; Show all 4 Subjects
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... Phosphatidylinositol 4-phosphate 5-kinase (PIP5K) is a catalytic kinase that performs multiple functions in organisms. Recent studies have shown that PIP5Kα in mammals can directly participate in the TLR-mediated innate immune regulation by controlling the production of PIP2. However, the PIP5K homologous gene has not been identified in Cephalochordata to date. In this study, we firstly identify a ...
innateimmunity, etc ; antimicrobial properties; extracellular space; mammals; Show all 4 Subjects
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... During infection, the mammalian host initiates a metal-withholding response against invading microbial pathogens to inhibit their growth and survival, a process often termed ‘nutritional immunity’. The host-defense S100 proteins calprotectin (CP) (S100A8/S100A9 oligomer), S100A12, and S100A7 play key roles in the innate immune response by sequestrating essential transition metal nutrients from mic ...
innateimmunity, etc ; Gammaherpesvirinae; humans; molecular biology; therapeutics; Show all 5 Subjects
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... Gammaherpesviruses are ubiquitous pathogens that establish lifelong infections in the vast majority of adults worldwide. Importantly, these viruses are associated with numerous malignancies and are responsible for significant human cancer burden. These virus-associated cancers are due, in part, to the ability of gammaherpesviruses to successfully evade the innate immune response throughout the cou ...
Oliver Sampson; Nicholas Lim; Jemima White; Vinicius Vieira; Henrik Kløverpris; Emily Adland; Chris Conlon; Donal Skelly; Lucy Jones; Lizzie Stafford; Anni Jamsen; Ellie Barnes; Susie Dunachie; John Frater; Paul Klenerman; Marcus Altfeld; Philip Goulder
innateimmunity, etc ; blood; cryopreservation; cytokines; immune response; vaccination; Show all 6 Subjects
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... Central to sex differences observed in outcome from infection and vaccination is the innate immune response, and specifically production of type I interferons by plasmacytoid dendtiric cells (pDCs), the main producers of IFN-α. Evaluation of IFN-α production by pDCs is therefore critical for studies of innate immune function. However, reliable measurement of pDC IFN-α is hampered by reduced cell y ...
innateimmunity, etc ; biotechnology; humans; mice; research and development; Show all 5 Subjects
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... Trained immunity is a biological concept that has been demonstrated in different animal species, including human beings. Evidences indicate that innate immune cells can be trained and have a “memory”. Under this concept, studies have shown that a first stimulus can potentiate immune responses upon a second one or protect upon homologous or heterologous pathogenic challenges. Research progress on t ...
innateimmunity, etc ; homeostasis; immune system; inflammation; nucleotides; therapeutics; Show all 6 Subjects
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... The innate immune system is a primary protective line in our body. It confers its protection through different pattern recognition receptors (PRRs), especially toll like receptors (TLRs). Toll like receptor 9 (TLR9) is an intracellular TLR, expressed in different immunological and non-immunological cells. Release of cellular components, such as proteins, nucleotides, and DNA confers a beneficial i ...
innateimmunity, etc ; Arabidopsis; RNA; RNA interference; eukaryotic cells; viruses; Show all 6 Subjects
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... Multiple antiviral immunities were developed to defend against viral infection in hosts. RNA interference (RNAi)-based antiviral innate immunity is evolutionarily conserved in eukaryotes and plays a vital role against all types of viruses. During the arms race between the host and virus, many viruses evolve viral suppressors of RNA silencing (VSRs) to inhibit antiviral innate immunity. Here, we re ...