THYMIC INVOLUTION AND ALTERED NAIVE CD4 T CELL HOMEOSTASIS IN NEUROMYELITIS OPTICA SPECTRUM DISORDER


The Negative Effect of Protein Phosphatase Z1 Deletion on the Oxidative Stress Tolerance of Candida albicans Is Synergistic with Betamethasone Exposure

The glucocorticoid betamethasone (BM) has potent anti-inflammatory and immunosuppressive effects; however, it increases the susceptibility of patients to superficial Candida infections.Previously we found that this disadvantageous side effect can be counteracted by menadione sodium bisulfite (MSB) induced oxidative stress treatment.The fungus speci

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HOspital care versus TELemonitoring in high-risk pregnancy (HOTEL): study protocol for a multicentre non-inferiority randomised controlled trial

Introduction Pregnant women faced with complications of pregnancy often require long-term hospital admission for maternal and/or fetal monitoring.Antenatal admissions cause a burden to patients as well as hospital resources and costs.A telemonitoring platform connected to wireless cardiotocography (CTG) and automated blood pressure (BP) devices can

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Predicting the time to detect moderately virulent African swine fever virus in finisher swine herds using a stochastic disease transmission model

Abstract Background African swine fever (ASF) is a highly contagious and devastating pig disease that has caused extensive global economic losses.Understanding ASF virus (ASFV) transmission dynamics within a herd is necessary in order to prepare for and respond to an outbreak in the United States.Although the transmission parameters for the highly

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