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Mehran Shokri, Oreinab Ghaffari Khonakdar, Mousa Mohammadnia-Afrouzi, Mahmoud Sadeghi-Haddad-Zavareh, Amirhossein Hasanpour, Mohammad Barary, Soheil Ebrahimpour
Summary: The study found that IL-29 and IL-28A levels were significantly higher in acute brucellosis patients before treatment compared to after treatment. The levels of IL-29 and IL-28A may serve as valuable biomarkers for follow-up in brucellosis patients.
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Chai-Ling Ho
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Qifei Liang, Haiyan Yang, Zhifei Zhang, Jialin C. Zheng, Zhao Qin
Summary: The decline in sperm function is a major cause of human male infertility. Glutaminase, an enzyme involved in various biological processes, including neurotransmission and metabolism, plays a significant role in regulating sperm function. This study suggests that glutaminase promotes sperm function by maintaining cellular redox homeostasis.
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Debpali Sur, Katerina Leonova, Bar Levi, Shany Ivon Markowitz, Raichel Cohen-Harazi, Ilya Gitlin, Katerina Gurova, Andrei Gudkov, Albert Pinhasov, Igor Koman, Elimelech Nesher
Summary: Interferon signaling in inflammation releases cytokines and chemokines to combat viral, bacterial, and cancerous invasions. However, prolonged exposure to interferons leads to immune exhaustion, enhancing inflammation and disease promotion. A peptide called ALOS4 has shown anti-inflammatory properties by upregulating interferon-response genes, supporting antiviral response without inhibiting interferon signaling.
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Ara Jo, Jina Won, Chan Hee Gil, Su Keun Kim, Kang-Mu Lee, Sang Sun Yoon, Hyun Jik Kim
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NPJ BIOFILMS AND MICROBIOMES
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Evgeny M. Zdobnov, Dmitry Kuznetsov, Fredrik Tegenfeldt, Mose Manni, Matthew Berkeley, Evgenia Kriventseva
Summary: OrthoDB provides evolutionary and functional annotations of orthologs for a vast number of organisms, with a wide coverage of species and rich data content. The user interface has been enhanced, and features three views on the data, as well as online tools for interactive exploration and data download.
NUCLEIC ACIDS RESEARCH
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Summary: Human IFN-lambda 4 is expressed by individuals with the Delta G variant allele at rs368234815 and may influence immune responses through immunomodulation. Studies indicate that IFN-lambda 4 has lower specific activity compared to IFN-lambda 3 in certain environments, potentially playing a role in promoting Th2-biased immune responses.
JOURNAL OF LEUKOCYTE BIOLOGY
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Lishuang Deng, Yue Yin, Zhiwen Xu, Fengqin Li, Jun Zhao, Huidan Deng, Zhijie Jian, Siyuan Lai, Xiangang Sun, Ling Zhu
Summary: IFN-lambda 3 exhibits antiviral activity against porcine rotavirus and may serve as a useful antiviral candidate.
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Cell Biology
Sanghyun Lee, Gowri Kalugotla, Harshad Ingle, Rachel Rodgers, Chunyan Wu, Yating Wang, Yuhao Li, Xia Yang, Jin Zhang, Nicolette R. Borella, Hongju Deng, Lindsay Droit, Ryan Hill, Stefan T. Peterson, Chandni Desai, Dylan Lawrence, Qun Lu, Megan T. Baldridge
Summary: Mutations in the autophagy gene EPG5 lead to protection against multiple enteric viruses in mice, primarily through modulation of intestinal IFNλ responses, independent of microbiota influence.
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Jason C. Hyun, Jonathan M. Monk, Bernhard O. Palsson
Summary: With the growth of publicly available genome sequences, comparative pangenomics methods have provided valuable insights into genetic diversity across multiple species. The study found that pangenome openness is associated with species' phylogenetic placement, gene function and frequency relationships are conserved across species, core genomes have high sequence diversity and functional diversity, and certain protein domains are consistently mutation enriched across multiple species.
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Liujun Zhang, Xing Feng, Huandi Wang, Shaojun He, Hongjie Fan, Deyi Liu
Summary: Fc gamma receptor-mediated antibody-dependent enhancement (ADE) can promote virus invasion of target cells, sometimes exacerbating the severity of the disease. ADE of PRRSV infection has been demonstrated, but its effect on the host cell's natural antiviral immunity is unclear.
FRONTIERS IN VETERINARY SCIENCE
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Veterinary Sciences
Hao An, Yumei Liu, Ming Shu, Junhao Chen
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VETERINARY RESEARCH
(2023)
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Multidisciplinary Sciences
Yinghui Liu, Gaowei Hu, Yuyan Wang, Wenlin Ren, Xiaomin Zhao, Fansen Ji, Yunkai Zhu, Fei Feng, Mingli Gong, Xiaohui Ju, Yuanfei Zhu, Xia Cai, Jun Lan, Jianying Guo, Min Xie, Lin Dong, Zihui Zhu, Jie Na, Jianping Wu, Xun Lan, Youhua Xie, Xinquan Wang, Zhenghong Yuan, Rong Zhang, Qiang Ding
Summary: Epidemiological studies have shown that bats are the natural reservoir of SARS-CoV-2, but the host range and intermediate hosts for transmission are unknown. This study characterized the ability of ACE2 from various species to support viral entry, suggesting a potentially broad host tropism of SARS-CoV-2. Analysis of ACE2 orthologs revealed that New World monkey ACE2 could not support viral entry, with genetic determinants restricting this interaction.
PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
(2021)
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Urology & Nephrology
Ming-Jun Shi, Xiang-Yu Meng, Chun-Long Chen, Lars Dyrskjot, Francois Radvanyi, Ludmila Prokunina-Olsson, Isabelle Bernard-Pierrot
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Immunology
Benjamin Emmanuel, Samer S. El-Kamary, Laurence S. Magder, Kristen A. Stafford, Man E. Charurat, Cheryl Chairez, Mary McLaughlin, Colleen Hadigan, Ludmila Prokunina-Olsson, Thomas R. O'Brien, Henry Masur, Shyam Kottilil
JOURNAL OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES
(2020)
Editorial Material
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Thomas R. O'Brien, Rune Hartmann, Ludmila Prokunina-Olsson
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Oncology
Anna E. Coghill, Carla Proietti, Zhiwei Liu, Lutz Krause, Jeff Bethony, Ludmila Prokunina-Olsson, Adeola Obajemu, Francis Nkrumah, Robert J. Biggar, Kishor Bhatia, Allan Hildesheim, Denise L. Doolan, Sam M. Mbulaiteye
CANCER EPIDEMIOLOGY BIOMARKERS & PREVENTION
(2020)
Editorial Material
Oncology
Sam M. Mbulaiteye, Ludmila Prokunina-Olsson
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Oncology
Krizia-Ivana Udquim, Clara Zettelmeyer, A. Rouf Banday, Seraph Han-Yin Lin, Ludmila Prokunina-Olsson
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Immunology
Thomas R. O'Brien, David L. Thomas, Sarah S. Jackson, Ludmila Prokunina-Olsson, Raymond P. Donnelly, Rune Hartmann
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Ludmila Prokunina-Olsson, Noemie Alphonse, Ruth E. Dickenson, Joan E. Durbin, Jeffrey S. Glenn, Rune Hartmann, Sergei Kotenko, Helen M. Lazear, Thomas R. O'Brien, Charlotte Odendall, Olusegun O. Onabajo, Helen Piontkivska, Deanna M. Santer, Nancy C. Reich, Andreas Wack, Ivan Zanoni
JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE
(2020)
Editorial Material
Oncology
A. Rouf Banday, Brenen W. Papenberg, Ludmila Prokunina-Olsson
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Olusegun O. Onabajo, A. Rouf Banday, Megan L. Stanifer, Wusheng Yan, Adeola Obajemu, Deanna M. Santer, Oscar Florez-Vargas, Helen Piontkivska, Joselin M. Vargas, Timothy J. Ring, Carmon Kee, Patricio Doldan, D. Lorne Tyrrell, Juan L. Mendoza, Steeve Boulant, Ludmila Prokunina-Olsson
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Ludmila Prokunina-Olsson, Robert D. Morrison, Adeola Obajemu, Almahamoudou Mahamar, Sungduk Kim, Oumar Attaher, Oscar Florez-Vargas, Youssoufa Sidibe, Olusegun O. Onabajo, Amy A. Hutchinson, Michelle Manning, Jennifer Kwan, Nathan Brand, Alassane Dicko, Michal Fried, Paul S. Albert, Sam M. Mbulaiteye, Patrick E. Duffy
Summary: Genetic polymorphisms in the IFNL3/IFNL4 genomic region have been associated with hepatitis C virus clearance, and may also play a role in immune response to other pathogens. In a cohort of 914 Malian children, specific variants were found to be associated with earlier onset of gastrointestinal infections, with IFN-lambda 4 identified as the primary functional cause of increased overall risk and younger age at first clinical episodes of common pediatric infections.
GENES AND IMMUNITY
(2021)
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Environmental Sciences
Laura E. Beane Freeman, Manolis Kogevinas, Kenneth P. Cantor, Cristina M. Villanueva, Ludmila Prokunina-Olsson, Oscar Florez-Vargas, Jonine D. Figueroa, Mary H. Ward, Stella Koutros, Dalsu Baris, Montserrat Garcia-Closas, Molly Schwenn, Allison Johnson, Consol Serra, Adonina Tardon, Reina Garcia-Closas, Alfredo Carrato, Nuria Malats, Margaret R. Karagas, Nathaniel Rothman, Debra T. Silverman
Summary: This study investigated the combined effect on bladder cancer risk contributed by TTHMs, bladder cancer susceptibility variants identified through genome-wide association studies, and variants in several candidate genes. The results showed that rs907611 at 11p15.5 exhibited the strongest associations in the highest exposure category in both studies, with evidence of interaction.
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(2022)
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Oncology
Nicole Gonzalez, Nina Rao, Michael Dean, Donghyuk Lee, Amber N. Hurson, Dalsu Baris, Molly Schwenn, Alison Johnson, Ludmila Prokunina-Olsson, Melissa C. Friesen, Bin Zhu, Nathaniel Rothman, Debra T. Silverman, Stella Koutros
Summary: This study found a positive association between exposure to diesel exhaust and bladder cancer, particularly in cases with high-grade, nonmuscle invasive TP53-mutated tumors. In muscle-invasive tumors, there was also a positive association between diesel exposure and nitro-PAH signatures.
CANCER EPIDEMIOLOGY BIOMARKERS & PREVENTION
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Raymond P. Donnelly, Ludmila Prokunina-Olsson
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JOURNAL OF INTERFERON AND CYTOKINE RESEARCH
(2023)
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Hematology
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LANCET HAEMATOLOGY
(2020)