Medicine by Alexandros G. Sfakianakis,Αλέξανδρος Γ. Σφακιανάκης

Plasma cytokine profiles associated with rhodesiense sleeping sickness and falciparum malaria co-infection in North Eastern Uganda

Immunological Human African Trypanosomiasis (HAT) studies often exclude malaria, although both infections overlap in specific endemic areas. During this co-infection, it is not known whether this parasitic int...

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Wed Oct 30, 2019 02:00

The TNF-like weak inducer of the apoptosis/fibroblast growth factor–inducible molecule 14 axis mediates histamine and platelet-activating factor–induced subcutaneous vascular leakage and anaphylactic shock

Anaphylaxis includes mast cell (MC) activation, but less is known about downstream mechanisms (ie, vascular permeability controlled by endothelial cells [ECs]). The TNF-like weak inducer of apoptosis (TWEAK) and its sole receptor, fibroblast growth factor–inducible molecule 14 (Fn14), belong to the TNF superfamily and are involved in proinflammatory responses.

JACI (AOP)

Thu Oct 31, 2019 02:00

Helsinki by nature: The Nature Step to Respiratory Health

The Nature Step to Respiratory Health was the overarching theme of the 12th General Meeting of the Global Alliance against Chronic Respiratory Diseases (GARD) in Helsinki, August 2018. New approaches are needed t...