Glutamate and aspartate alleviate testicular/epididymal oxidative stress by supporting antioxidant enzymes and immune defense systems in boars
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DOI: 10.1007/s11427-018-9492-8
Abstract: Several potential oxidative agents have damaging effects on mammalian reproductive systems. This study was conducted to investigate the effects of glutamate (Glu) and aspartate (Asp) supplementation on antioxidant enzymes and immune defense systems in the… read more here.
Keywords: immune defense; antioxidant enzymes; enzymes immune; asp supplementation ... See more keywords
Virus-like Immune Defense Protein in Mushrooms.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.str.2018.02.013
Abstract: Fungi and plants do not have an adaptive immune system. Innate immunity serves as their sole defense, often based on carbohydrate recognition by lectins. In a twist of nature, as revealed by Sommer et al. (2018)… read more here.
Keywords: like immune; protein mushrooms; immune defense; virus like ... See more keywords
Arginine-mediated gut microbiome remodeling promotes host pulmonary immune defense against nontuberculous mycobacterial infection
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DOI: 10.1080/19490976.2022.2073132
Abstract: ABSTRACT Nontuberculous mycobacterial pulmonary diseases (NTM-PDs) are emerging as global health threats with issues of antibiotic resistance. Accumulating evidence suggests that the gut–lung axis may provide novel candidates for host-directed therapeutics against various infectious diseases.… read more here.
Keywords: gut; immune defense; arginine; defense ... See more keywords
The distinct function of Tep2 and Tep6 in the immune defense of Drosophila melanogaster against the pathogen Photorhabdus
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DOI: 10.1080/21505594.2017.1330240
Abstract: ABSTRACT Previous and recent investigations on the innate immune response of Drosophila have identified certain mechanisms that promote pathogen elimination. However, the function of Thioester-containing proteins (TEPs) in the fly still remains elusive. Recently we… read more here.
Keywords: drosophila; immune defense; tep2 tep6; photorhabdus ... See more keywords
Methodological considerations for assessing immune defense in reproductive females.
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DOI: 10.1093/icb/icaa098
Abstract: One of the key foci of ecoimmunology is understanding the physiological interactions between reproduction and immune defense. To assess an immune challenge, investigators typically measure an immune response at a predetermined time point that was… read more here.
Keywords: response; immune defense; reproductive females; methodological considerations ... See more keywords
Immune defense in Drosophila melanogaster depends on diet, sex, and mating status
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DOI: 10.1101/2022.05.01.490225
Abstract: Post-mating immunosuppression has been widely accepted as a female trait in Drosophila melanogaster. Our results challenge this notion by presenting a mating-immunity trade-off in males as well as in females. When inoculated with the fungal… read more here.
Keywords: immune defense; drosophila; mating status; mating ... See more keywords
Immune defense of wild-caught Norway rats is characterized by increased levels of basal activity but reduced capability to respond to further immune stimulation.
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DOI: 10.1111/1749-4877.12296
Abstract: Studies of wild animals' immunity often use comparison with laboratory-raised individuals. Using such an approach, various data were obtained concerning wild Norway rat's immunity. Lower or higher potential of immune system cells to respond to… read more here.
Keywords: immune; immune defense; basal; wild rats ... See more keywords
Lymph nodes as barriers to T‐cell rejuvenation in aging mice and nonhuman primates
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DOI: 10.1111/acel.12865
Abstract: In youth, thymic involution curtails production of new naïve T cells, placing the onus of T‐cell maintenance upon secondary lymphoid organs (SLO). This peripheral maintenance preserves the size of the T‐cell pool for much of… read more here.
Keywords: lymph nodes; immune defense; mice nonhuman; nonhuman primates ... See more keywords
The BRCA1 Pseudogene Negatively Regulates Antitumor Responses through Inhibition of Innate Immune Defense Mechanisms
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DOI: 10.1158/0008-5472.can-20-1959
Abstract: This study identifies a novel mechanism of innate immunity driven by a host pseudogene RNA that inhibits innate immune defense mechanisms and antitumor responses through regulation of antiviral gene expression. Innate immune defense mechanisms play… read more here.
Keywords: expression; defense mechanisms; cancer; innate immune ... See more keywords
Adaptive immune defense prevents Bartonella persistence upon trans-placental transmission
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DOI: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1010489
Abstract: Vertical transmission of Bartonella infection has been reported for several mammalian species including mice and humans. Accordingly, it is commonly held that acquired immunological tolerance contributes critically to the high prevalence of Bartonellae in wild-ranging… read more here.
Keywords: bartonella; bartonella infection; immune defense; transmission ... See more keywords
Immune defense mechanisms against a systemic bacterial infection in the cat flea (Ctenocephalides felis).
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DOI: 10.2139/ssrn.4220743
Abstract: A significant amount of work has been devoted towards understanding the cellular and humoral immune responses in arthropod vectors. Although fleas (Siphonaptera) are vectors of numerous bacterial pathogens, few studies have examined how these insects… read more here.
Keywords: flea; defense mechanisms; infection; immune defense ... See more keywords