How does gluten become an enemy? (Ask the virus)
How does gluten become an enemy? (Ask the virus) Celiac disease is an immune-mediated disorder in which a pathologic immune response is mounted against otherwise harmless antigens present in gluten. This causes an abnormal TH1 inflammatory response, which severely...
Don’t give Zika a helping hand: Post-entry immunity to Zika virus
Don’t give Zika a helping hand: Post-entry immunity to Zika virus Zika virus (ZIKV) is a re-emerged mosquito-transmitted flavivirus that can cause a wide spectrum of long-term severe congenital manifestations, including microcephaly in new-born infants and...
How will the llamas save us?
How will the llamas save us? One hundred years ago, the relief that followed the end of a most gruesome war was met with the grief of going back to normal life without many loved ones. Not everybody died in the trenches or under the bombs: between 50 and 100 millions...
Dengue virus: are we forgetting the genotypes?
Dengue virus: are we forgetting the genotypes? With almost 400 million infections every year, the impact of dengue virus (DENV) on global health is of substantial concern. The presence of four co-circulating serotypes, and the development of non-neutralizing enhancing...Page 18 of 29