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Compartmentalized Control of Skin Immunity by Resident Commensals - Science Careers Blog

Compartmentalized Control of Skin Immunity by Resident CommensalsScience Careers Blog1Mucosal Immunology Section, Laboratory of Parasitic Diseases, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA.
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これおもろい. Human α-Defensin 6 Promotes Mucosal Innate Immunity Through Self-Assembled Peptide Nanonets http://t.co/RrTvLusd...
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July 26, 2012 11:32 AM
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Fecal microbiota transplantation and emerging applications : Abstract : Nature Reviews Gastroenterology and Hepatology

AKA - New poo for you!RT @NatRevGastroHep: Review on fecal #microbiota transplantation and emerging applications http://t.co/rEpqpDbc...
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Recent Scientific Studies Highlight the Uses of Salivary Cytokines - DigitalJournal.com (press release)

Recent Scientific Studies Highlight the Uses of Salivary CytokinesDigitalJournal.com (press release)In addition, Salimetrics assay kits are available for salivary C-reactive protein (CRP), a widely-used marker of inflammation, and salivary...
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July 24, 2012 4:24 AM
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Genetically Engineered Food-Borne Vaccines May Permanently ...

Genetically Engineered Food-Borne Vaccines May Permanently ... | Mucosal Immunity | Scoop.it
Injected vaccines initially bypass mucous membranes and typically do a poor job of stimulating mucosal immune responses. But edible ... In theory, then, they would activate both mucosal and systemic immunity.
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July 24, 2012 4:23 AM
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Trial Data: ALV003 Reduces Gluten Damage in Celiac Disease Patients - Celiac.com

Trial Data: ALV003 Reduces Gluten Damage in Celiac Disease Patients - Celiac.com | Mucosal Immunity | Scoop.it
Celiac.comTrial Data: ALV003 Reduces Gluten Damage in Celiac Disease PatientsCeliac.comThe results showed that the study met its primary endpoint of a clinically and statistically meaningful reduction in intestinal mucosal damage in celiac patients...
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At Aids 2012, Fauci Delivers Opening Plenary On Ending the HIV/Aids Pandemic - AllAfrica.com

At Aids 2012, Fauci Delivers Opening Plenary On Ending the HIV/Aids Pandemic - AllAfrica.com | Mucosal Immunity | Scoop.it
AllAfrica.comAt Aids 2012, Fauci Delivers Opening Plenary On Ending the HIV/Aids PandemicAllAfrica.comAntiretrovirals formulated as microbicides for use at the genital mucosa also have shown promise as PrEP.
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Short-Term Intestinal Parasite Infection Triggers Specific Cytokines That Can ... - Science Daily (press release)

Short-Term Intestinal Parasite Infection Triggers Specific Cytokines That Can ...Science Daily (press release)...
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Janssen Submits Applications Requesting Approval Of SIMPONI® In US And ... - MarketWatch (press release)

Janssen Submits Applications Requesting Approval Of SIMPONI® In US And ...MarketWatch (press release)Approximately 700000 people in the United States[1] and 1.1 million people in the European Union (EU)[2] are affected by UC, a chronic inflammatory...
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Science Network / HVEM signalling at mucosal barriers provides ...

HVEM was recently reported as a colitis risk locus in patients, and in a mouse model of colitis we demonstrated an anti-inflammatory role for HVEM, but its mechanism of action in the mucosal immune system was unknown.
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DNAvaccine.com » Attenuated Salmonella typhimurium delivering ...

DNAvaccine.com » Attenuated Salmonella typhimurium delivering ... | Mucosal Immunity | Scoop.it
Attenuated Salmonella typhimurium delivering DNA vaccine encoding duck enteritis virus UL24 induced systemic and mucosal immune responses and conferred good protection against challenge ...
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New Vaccine Candidate Discovered For Pseudomonas Aeruginosa - RedOrbit

New Vaccine Candidate Discovered For Pseudomonas Aeruginosa - RedOrbit | Mucosal Immunity | Scoop.it
New Vaccine Candidate Discovered For Pseudomonas AeruginosaRedOrbitResearchers at Brigham and Women's Hospital (BWH) have discovered a new vaccine candidate for the bacterium Pseudomonas aeruginosa taking advantage of a new mechanism of immunity.
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Massive monoclonal expansion of CD4 T-cells specific for a ...

Massive monoclonal expansion of CD4 T-cells specific for a ... | Mucosal Immunity | Scoop.it
T-cell responses towards tuberculin (purified protein derivative; PPD) or the Mycobacterium tuberculosis-specific antigens early secretory antigenic target (ESAT)-6 and culture filtrate protein-10 are indicative of prior contact ...
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NIH team describes protective role of skin microbiota - EurekAlert (press release)

NIH team describes protective role of skin microbiotaEurekAlert (press release)Yasmine Belkaid, Ph.D., chief, Mucosal Immunology Section, Laboratory of Parasitic Diseases, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, and Julie Segre, Ph.D.,...
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July 26, 2012 11:34 AM
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ScienceDirect.com - Progress in Retinal and Eye Research - Ocular surface inflammation is regulated by innate immunity

ScienceDirect.com - Progress in Retinal and Eye Research - Ocular surface inflammation is regulated by innate immunity | Mucosal Immunity | Scoop.it
Ocular surface inflammation is regulated by innate immunity http://t.co/NKvAGfTN...
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July 25, 2012 11:14 AM
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Familial transmission rather than defective innate immunity shapes the distinct intestinal microbiota of TLR-deficient mice

This!: Familial transmission, not defective innate immunity, determines intestinal microbiota of TLR-deficient mice http://t.co/p1xKQBvE...
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Bacterial urinary tract infection after s... [Transpl Infect Dis. 2012] - PubMed - NCBI

PubMed comprises more than 21 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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BioDiem presents positive findings of their eye disease drug at international ... - News-Medical.net

BioDiem presents positive findings of their eye disease drug at international ...News-Medical.net... adults and the elderly. The LAIV is administered by nasal spray and induces a rapid immune response in the mucosal lining of the nose and pharynx.
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Penile foreskin is immunologically complete: raises new vaccine possibilities ... - Medical Xpress

Penile foreskin is immunologically complete: raises new vaccine possibilities ... - Medical Xpress | Mucosal Immunity | Scoop.it
Penile foreskin is immunologically complete: raises new vaccine possibilities ...Medical XpressAlthough HIV-specific antibodies and T cells are present in semen of HIV-infected humans, very little research has investigated mucosal immune responses...
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July 22, 2012 10:13 AM
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Salimetrics publish an Introduction to Salivary Bioscience

Salimetrics publish an Introduction to Salivary Bioscience | Mucosal Immunity | Scoop.it
Although the details of the control of secretion of SIgA into saliva are still not totally clear, it is believed that both the synthesis of IgA by the immune cells and its transportation into saliva are affected by ANS signals (Bishop, 2009).
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Polysaccharide–protein conjugate vaccination induces antibody production but not sustained B-cell memory in the human nasopharyngeal mucosa | BioPortfolio.com

Polysaccharide–protein conjugate vaccination induces antibody production but not sustained B-cell memory in the human nasopharyngeal mucosa | BioPortfolio.com | Mucosal Immunity | Scoop.it
From BioPortfolio: (Polysaccharideprotein conjugate vaccination induces antibody production but not sustained Bcell memory in the human ...)...
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July 17, 2012 9:51 AM
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Free light chains identified in chronic rhinosinusitis - Medical Xpress

Free light chains identified in chronic rhinosinusitis - Medical Xpress | Mucosal Immunity | Scoop.it
Free light chains identified in chronic rhinosinusitisMedical XpressThe researchers found that patients with CRS had increased FLC concentrations in nasal secretion and mucosal tissue homogenates, and the increase was most prominent in patients...
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TLR1 Protein Drives Immune Response to Certain Food-Borne Illness in Mice - Science Daily (press release)

TLR1 Protein Drives Immune Response to Certain Food-Borne Illness in MiceScience Daily (press release)"It's not clear what drives the body's immune response," DePaolo said.
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Malignant Melanoma Growth Inhibited By Interleukin 9 - Doctor Tipster

Malignant Melanoma Growth Inhibited By Interleukin 9 - Doctor Tipster | Mucosal Immunity | Scoop.it
Doctor TipsterMalignant Melanoma Growth Inhibited By Interleukin 9Doctor TipsterKüpper mentioned that: “Immunotherapy of cancer is coming of age, and there have been exciting recent results in patients with melanoma treated with drugs that stimulate...
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The intestinal role of NLRC4 « Memory Reactivation

The intestinal role of NLRC4 « Memory Reactivation | Mucosal Immunity | Scoop.it
Carvalho FA, Nalbantoglu I, Aitken JD, Uchiyama R, Su Y, Doho GH, Vijay-Kumar M, & Gewirtz AT (2012). Cytosolic flagellin receptor NLRC4 protects mice against mucosal and systemic challenges. Mucosal immunology, 5 ...
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