Virus diagnostics: the sandwich fingerprint
The importance of diagnostic for deadly infectious diseases, particularly in resource-deprived settings, cannot be understated. Diagnostic is most important to determine the type and level of medical intervention required, particularly for diseases where onset...
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...Page 22 of 33