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...
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...Page 22 of 33