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-BSI The Secret Life of Snot - British Society for Immunology

-BSI The Secret Life of Snot - British Society for Immunology | Mucosal Immunity | Scoop.it
You never know what you are going to stumble across on Twitter....
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March 2, 2013 2:52 PM
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Macrophages allow entry of HIV in the urethra - News-Medical.net

Macrophages allow entry of HIV in the urethra - News-Medical.net | Mucosal Immunity | Scoop.it
Macrophages allow entry of HIV in the urethra
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Clinical studies conducted in the 2000s showed that circumcision could reduce the risk of infection in men by 60% during sexual intercourse.
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March 1, 2013 8:55 AM
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Immunity - Intraepithelial Type 1 Innate Lymphoid Cells Are a Unique Subset of IL-12- and IL-15-Responsive IFN-γ-Producing Cells

Online Now: Intraepithelial Type 1 Innate Lymphoid Cells Are a Unique Subset of IL-12- and IL… http://t.co/Lg3ZJ2SK53
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February 27, 2013 11:16 PM
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Intestinal label-retaining cells are secretory precursors expressing Lgr5

Intestinal label-retaining cells are secretory precursors expressing Lgr5 | Mucosal Immunity | Scoop.it
From BioPortfolio: A new method to trace the lineage of slow cycling label-retaining cells (LRCs) in vivo identifies a population of LRCs that have features of committed Paneth ce...
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February 23, 2013 2:39 AM
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IL-25 Improves Luminal Innate Immunity and Barrier ... [Ann Surg. 2013] - PubMed - NCBI

PubMed comprises more than 22 million citations for biomedical literature from MEDLINE, life science journals, and online books. Citations may include links to full-text content from PubMed Central and publisher web sites.
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February 22, 2013 2:40 AM
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Role of interleukin-32 in chronic rhinosinusitis

Role of interleukin-32 in chronic rhinosinusitis | Mucosal Immunity | Scoop.it
Otolaryngology Medical Article: Role of interleukin-32 in chronic rhinosinusitis (RT @MDLinx: Role of interleukin-32 in chronic rhinosinusitis: Current Opinion in Allergy and Clinical Immunology http://t.co/EhyyiVubfk...
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February 21, 2013 10:35 AM
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Immune Initiates Bertilimumab Phase II Clinical Trial in Ulcerative Colitis - PharmaLive (press release) (subscription)

Immune Initiates Bertilimumab Phase II Clinical Trial in Ulcerative Colitis PharmaLive (press release) (subscription) Secondary and exploratory end points will include clinical remission defined as symptom free, fecal calprotectin, a recognized...
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The role of lymphoid tissue in the attenuation of the postoperative ileus

The aim of this study was to investigate the role of secondary lymphoid organs [mesenteric lymph nodes (MLN), gut-associated lymphoid tissue (GALT)] in IM-mediated FE by employing mice with deficient secondary lymphoid ...
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Epithelial Cell Culture from Human Adenoids: A Functional Study Model for Ciliated and Secretory Cells

Background. Mucociliary transport (MCT) is a defense mechanism of the airway. To study the underlying mechanisms of MCT, we have both developed an experimental model of cultures, from human adenoid...
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February 19, 2013 1:43 PM
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Clasado announces results of clinical study of Bimuno for metabolic syndrome - pharmabiz.com

Clasado announces results of clinical study of Bimuno for metabolic syndrome pharmabiz.com There was also a positive effect on immune responses by increasing faecal sIgA (marker of mucosal immunity), and decreasing calprotectin and CRP (markers of...
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February 17, 2013 8:40 AM
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Porphyromonas gingivalis galE Is Involved in Lipopolysaccharide O-Antigen Synthesis and Biofilm Formation

Porphyromonas gingivalis galE Is Involved in Lipopolysaccharide O-Antigen Synthesis and Biofilm Formation | Mucosal Immunity | Scoop.it
Perio: Porphyromonas gingivalis galE Is Involved in Lipopolysaccharide O-Antigen Synthesis and Biofilm Formation|
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February 15, 2013 2:22 PM
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Breast Milk Contains Over 700 Bacterial Species

Breast Milk Contains Over 700 Bacterial Species | Mucosal Immunity | Scoop.it
Researchers created a map of the bacterial microbiota in new mothers' breast milk. (Breast Milk Contains Over 700 Bacterial Species: Researchers created a map of the bacterial microbiota in new mo...

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February 14, 2013 3:13 PM
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Frontiers | Manifestations of immune tolerance in the human female reproductive tract | Frontiers in Immunological Tolerance

Frontiers | Manifestations of immune tolerance in the human female reproductive tract | Frontiers in Immunological Tolerance | Mucosal Immunity | Scoop.it
Frontiers | Manifestations of immune tolerance in the human female reproductive tract | Frontiers in Immunological Tolerance publishes articles on the most outstanding discoveries across the research spectrum of Frontiers | Manifestations of...

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March 3, 2013 12:33 PM
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Activation of Invariant NK T Cells in Periodontitis Lesions

Activation of Invariant NK T Cells in Periodontitis Lesions | Mucosal Immunity | Scoop.it
Published online before print January 30, 2013, doi: 10.4049/jimmunol.1201215 The Journal of Immunology March 1, 2013 vol. 190 no. 5 2282-2291. » Abstract; Full Text · Full Text (PDF) · PDF + Data Supplement · Data Supplement ...
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March 1, 2013 9:07 AM
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The role of transcription-independent damage signals in the initiation of epithelial wound healing : Abstract : Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology

Our review on damage signals just out: healing a wound from the onset http://t.co/FqFnxFCvjc
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February 27, 2013 11:16 PM
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Microbiomics: its growing significance in the world of medicines ...

Microbiomics: its growing significance in the world of medicines ... | Mucosal Immunity | Scoop.it
Maynard and colleagues4 summarised the reciprocal relationship between our gut microbiota and immune system, where both systems engage in continual dialogue. Beyond mucosal immunity, current opinion suggests that ...
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February 25, 2013 7:54 PM
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Immune Pharma begins phase II study of bertilimumab in ulcerative colitis patients - pharmabiz.com

Immune Pharma begins phase II study of bertilimumab in ulcerative colitis patients pharmabiz.com Secondary and exploratory end points will include clinical remission defined as symptom free, fecal calprotectin, a recognized marker of...
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February 23, 2013 2:02 AM
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(IUCr) Structure of a human IgA1 Fab fragment at 1.55 Ĺ resolution ...

Mucosal immunity prevents pathogen adherence by secretory IgA-mediated exclusion and systemic immune effector functions through the action of serum Abs. IgA is also the most heterogeneous human Ab class, occurring in several ...
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February 22, 2013 2:35 AM
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Current Guidelines for Tonsillectomy in Children - MD News (press release)

Current Guidelines for Tonsillectomy in Children - MD News (press release) | Mucosal Immunity | Scoop.it
MD News (press release) Current Guidelines for Tonsillectomy in Children MD News (press release) The lingual tonsils anteriorly, the palatine tonsils laterally and the pharyngeal tonsils (adenoids) posterosuperiorly form a ring of lymphoid tissue...
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February 20, 2013 10:55 AM
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Cancer Videos and News ExclusiveRegulation of Intestinal Inflammation by Microbiota following Allogeneic Bone Marrow Transplantation

Cancer Videos and News ExclusiveRegulation of Intestinal Inflammation by Microbiota following Allogeneic Bone Marrow Transplantation | Mucosal Immunity | Scoop.it
Cancer Videos and News ExclusiveRegulation of Intestinal Inflammation by Microbiota following Allogeneic Bone Marrow Transplantation (RT @oncologytube: #Oncology Video: Regulation of Intestinal Inflammation by Microbiota following Allogeneic Bone...
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February 20, 2013 3:00 AM
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Rhinosinusitis and asthma-microbiome and new perspectives

Rhinosinusitis and asthma-microbiome and new perspectives | Mucosal Immunity | Scoop.it
Otolaryngology Medical Article: Rhinosinusitis and asthma-microbiome and new perspectives (Rhinosinusitis and asthma-microbiome and new perspectives: Current Opinion in Allergy and Clinical Immunology http://t.co/d3Yafcoh...
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February 19, 2013 1:43 PM
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Experimental vaccine offers improved protection for poultry - HealthCanal.com

Experimental vaccine offers improved protection for poultry - HealthCanal.com | Mucosal Immunity | Scoop.it
Experimental vaccine offers improved protection for poultry HealthCanal.com Live vaccines using weakened or attenuated Salmonella strains provide greater levels of protection than killed injectable vaccines by engaging all three branches of the...
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February 17, 2013 1:24 PM
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Super-Gonorrhea? CDC Says Infection has Become Resistant to Antibiotics - Patch.com

Super-Gonorrhea? CDC Says Infection has Become Resistant to Antibiotics - Patch.com | Mucosal Immunity | Scoop.it
Super-Gonorrhea? CDC Says Infection has Become Resistant to Antibiotics Patch.com Gonorrhea is the second most commonly reported infectious disease in the United States — and the CDC says Neisseria gonorrhoeae, the bacteria that causes the sexually...
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ScienceDirect.com - Current Opinion in Immunology - MAIT cells, surveyors of a new class of antigen: development and functions

ScienceDirect.com - Current Opinion in Immunology - MAIT cells, surveyors of a new class of antigen: development and functions | Mucosal Immunity | Scoop.it
RT @CurrentOpinion1: MAIT cells, surveyors of a new class of antigen: development and functions http://t.co/6P00GA1X
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February 15, 2013 5:52 AM
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Nasal Spray Cancer Vaccine Shrinks Head and Neck Tumors - Voice of America

Nasal Spray Cancer Vaccine Shrinks Head and Neck Tumors - Voice of America | Mucosal Immunity | Scoop.it
Nasal Spray Cancer Vaccine Shrinks Head and Neck Tumors
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Another vaccine in the pipeline is designed to treat solid tumors that form in the mucosal tissues that line passages in the head, neck, lungs and genitals.
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