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January 17, 2014 2:37 PM
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Allergies put on notice Dallas doctors fight fire with fire using experimental desensitizing therapy

Allergies put on notice  Dallas doctors fight fire with fire using experimental desensitizing therapy | Mucosal Immunity | Scoop.it
Dallas doctors offer experimental treatment for children's food allergies. Oral immunotherapy shows promise, but has not been approved by the Food and Drug Administration.
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January 16, 2014 2:03 PM
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Lung toxicity assessment using bronchoalveolar... [J Toxicol Sci. 2014] - PubMed - NCBI

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January 15, 2014 9:52 AM
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Distinct cytokine patterns in semen influence local HIV shedding and HIV target cell activation

Distinct cytokine patterns in semen influence local HIV shedding and HIV target cell activation | Mucosal Immunity | Scoop.it
Infectious Disease Medical Article: Distinct cytokine patterns in semen influence local HIV shedding and HIV target cell activation (Distinct cytokine patterns in semen influence local HIV shedding and HIV target cell activation: The Journ...
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January 14, 2014 1:47 PM
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Little but lethal -- small RNAs coordinate bacterial attack on epithelial cells

Two small RNAs working in concert enable the deadly enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli 0157:H7 to attach to and initiate infection in epithelial cells that line the digestive tract, according to a study published in mBio, the online open-access...
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January 13, 2014 3:59 AM
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Top Equine Surgery Studies of 2013 - TheHorse.com

Top Equine Surgery Studies of 2013 - TheHorse.com | Mucosal Immunity | Scoop.it
Top Equine Surgery Studies of 2013
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... and post-exercise bronchoalveolar lavages (BAL), but ultimately found that post-exercise BAL isn't very informative when it comes to evaluating poor performance.
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January 11, 2014 2:04 PM
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STAT!Ref: New Edition: Oral Microbiology and Immunology

STAT!Ref: New Edition: Oral Microbiology and Immunology | Mucosal Immunity | Scoop.it
Oral Microbiology and Immunology from ASM Press is an in-depth presentation of the oral ecosystem and its role in human health and disease. And, now, it is in it's new 2nd edition. In the 2nd edition of this best-selling ...
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January 9, 2014 5:49 AM
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Scripps Florida scientists identify possible key to drug resistance in Crohn's ... - Science Codex

Scripps Florida scientists identify possible key to drug resistance in Crohn's ... - Science Codex | Mucosal Immunity | Scoop.it
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January 8, 2014 10:55 AM
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IJERPH | Free Full-Text | Analysis of the Toll-Like Receptor 2-2 ...

IJERPH | Free Full-Text | Analysis of the Toll-Like Receptor 2-2 ... | Mucosal Immunity | Scoop.it
Toll-like receptor (TLRs) are important innate immune receptors, and TLR2 and TLR4 play an important role in intestinal mucosal innate immunity. It has been found that nickel (Ni) can affect the immune system in broilers.
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January 7, 2014 2:26 PM
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Low diversity of bacteria may increase the risk for asthma - EurekAlert (press release)

Low diversity of bacteria may increase the risk for asthma EurekAlert (press release) "We are speculating that a deficient maturity of the immune system at an earlier age and a less efficient mucosa barrier function can open the way to certain...
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January 7, 2014 1:37 PM
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The Cellular Inhibitor of Apoptosis Protein-2 is a Possible Target of Novel Treatment for Endometriosis - Taniguchi - 2014 - American Journal of Reproductive Immunology - Wiley Online Library

The Cellular Inhibitor of Apoptosis Protein-2 is a Possible Target of Novel Treatment for Endometriosis - Taniguchi - 2014 - American Journal of Reproductive Immunology - Wiley Online Library | Mucosal Immunity | Scoop.it
The Cellular Inhibitor of Apoptosis Protein2 is a Possible Target for Endometriosis Am Jour of Repro Immunology http://t.co/5YETGHrBlp
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January 6, 2014 4:39 AM
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Odor receptors discovered in lungs - Bioengineer.org

Odor receptors discovered in lungs - Bioengineer.org | Mucosal Immunity | Scoop.it
Your nose is not the only organ in your body that can sense cigarette smoke wafting through the air. Scientists at Washington University in St. Louis and the University of Iowa have shown that your lungs have odor receptors as well.
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nice complementary analysis

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January 3, 2014 6:06 AM
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Scientists discover new class of cells expressing olfactory receptors in human ... - News-Medical.net

Scientists discover new class of cells expressing olfactory receptors in human ... - News-Medical.net | Mucosal Immunity | Scoop.it
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January 3, 2014 5:56 AM
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Odor receptors discovered in lungs - Washington University in St. Louis News

Odor receptors discovered in lungs - Washington University in St. Louis News | Mucosal Immunity | Scoop.it
Washington University in St. Louis News
Odor receptors discovered in lungs
Washington University in St. Louis News
The cells in the airways are secretory, not neuronal, cells, and they may carry more than one receptor, so they are broadly tuned.
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not directly immunologic... but lung specific and quite nice

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January 16, 2014 2:05 PM
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Odontología Virtual: Bone marrow transplantation: graft versus host disease and oral changes

Odontología Virtual: Bone marrow transplantation: graft versus host disease and oral changes | Mucosal Immunity | Scoop.it
RT @OdontoVirtual: PDF: Bone marrow transplantation: graft versus host disease and oral changes http://t.co/3icDK2tEEr #Odontology http://t…
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January 15, 2014 3:18 PM
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Nasal vaccine: towards an alternative to injection for infants - Youris.com

Nasal vaccine: towards an alternative to injection for infants - Youris.com | Mucosal Immunity | Scoop.it
Nasal vaccine: towards an alternative to injection for infants
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The project, which was completed in March 2012, involved a clinical trial in a group of selected adults. The results are due to be published in the online journal Plos One.
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January 15, 2014 9:47 AM
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Equine Multisystemic Eosinophilic Epitheliotrophic Disease - TheHorse.com

Equine Multisystemic Eosinophilic Epitheliotrophic Disease - TheHorse.com | Mucosal Immunity | Scoop.it
Equine Multisystemic Eosinophilic Epitheliotrophic Disease TheHorse.com Differential diagnoses include lymphoma with dermal and systemic involvement, systemic lupus erythematosus (a rare, chronic, multisystemic autoimmune disorder, characterized by...
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January 13, 2014 4:02 AM
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Human Microbiome Project - Home | NIH Common Fund

Human Microbiome Project - Home | NIH Common Fund | Mucosal Immunity | Scoop.it
The Human Microbiome (HMP) Strain Repository at BEI resources (managed by the ATCC) currently houses 100 top priority strains available for immediate delivery to researchers and over 400 archived strains.
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January 12, 2014 5:38 AM
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Probiotic antigens stimulate hepatic natural killer T cells - Liang - 2014 - Immunology - Wiley Online Library

Probiotic antigens stimulate hepatic natural killer T cells - Liang - 2014 - Immunology - Wiley Online Library | Mucosal Immunity | Scoop.it
Probiotic antigens stimulate hepatic natural killer T cells Liang 2014 Immunology http://t.co/8HQfN0Qhrt
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January 9, 2014 3:31 PM
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A good outcome for the CHILD-INNOVAC project: successful test in humans of a ... - Science Codex

A good outcome for the CHILD-INNOVAC project: successful test in humans of a ... - Science Codex | Mucosal Immunity | Scoop.it
A good outcome for the CHILD-INNOVAC project: successful test in humans of a ...
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January 8, 2014 2:35 PM
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Fertile research: Protein biomarkers of infertility in human sperm - spectroscopyNOW.com

Fertile research: Protein biomarkers of infertility in human sperm - spectroscopyNOW.com | Mucosal Immunity | Scoop.it
spectroscopyNOW.com Fertile research: Protein biomarkers of infertility in human sperm spectroscopyNOW.com Only one of these, cysteine-rich secretory protein 2 (CRISP2) is known to be involved in reproduction in some way, having been associated...
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January 8, 2014 10:49 AM
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Multisystemic eosinophilic epitheliotrophic disease in horses - Horsetalk

Multisystemic eosinophilic epitheliotrophic disease in horses - Horsetalk | Mucosal Immunity | Scoop.it
Horsetalk Multisystemic eosinophilic epitheliotrophic disease in horses Horsetalk Although the cause and pathogenesis are unknown, possibilities include: an exaggerated Type 2 hypersensitivity response involving helper T lymphocytes and a...
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January 7, 2014 1:54 PM
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Cis-Acting Pathways Selectively Enforce the Non-Imm... [PLoS One. 2013] - PubMed - NCBI

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January 6, 2014 4:52 AM
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Astellas To Form Strategic Partnership With ClearPath To Build Vaccine Portfolio - Wall Street Journal

Astellas To Form Strategic Partnership With ClearPath To Build Vaccine Portfolio - Wall Street Journal | Mucosal Immunity | Scoop.it
Astellas To Form Strategic Partnership With ClearPath To Build Vaccine Portfolio Wall Street Journal The company's vaccines are designed to induce protection against early transmission and infection, focusing on the mucosal immune response as a...
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January 3, 2014 10:56 AM
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Getting to Grips with Porcine Epidemic Diarrhoea - ThePigSite.com

Getting to Grips with Porcine Epidemic Diarrhoea - ThePigSite.com | Mucosal Immunity | Scoop.it
ThePigSite.com Getting to Grips with Porcine Epidemic Diarrhoea ThePigSite.com Because PEDv is a mucosal (gut surface) pathogen, Schwartz and co-authors stress that it is important to understand that effective active immunity occurs at the level of...
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taking care of the pigs

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January 3, 2014 5:59 AM
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Skin patch vaccine for traveler's diarrhea proves clinically unsuccessful - Family Practice News Digital Network

Skin patch vaccine for traveler's diarrhea proves clinically unsuccessful Family Practice News Digital Network "Future vaccines against traveler's diarrhea might need to include several antigens against various diarrheal pathogens, and might need...
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a negative test published in an international journal! but wondering what the rationale was and what kind of results of preliminary phase trial were supportive?

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