Influenza: does it matter how it looks?
Influenza: does it matter how it looks? When we think of a virus like influenza, what we picture in our mind is the classical text book representation of a rounded object uniformly covered by the surface antigens HA and NA. However, electron microscopy studies have...
Antiviral Tamarindo?
Antiviral tamarindo? Sugar-coated viruses Glycans are complex biomolecules characterized by extensive branching of carbohydrates, and a variety of glycosylation patterns have been identified on viral surface proteins. Glycosylation is carried out by the host cell...
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...Page 18 of 29