Functional Haplotypes That Produce Normal Ficolin‐2 Levels Protect against Clinical Leprosy

Human leukocyte antigen class II haplotypes that protect against or predispose to streptococcal toxic shock.

In the United States, 1.5-5.2/100,000 persons develop invasive Streptococcus pyogenes infections each year, and approximately 10%-20% of these patients go on to develop streptococcal toxic shock syndrome (STSS). Patients who develop STSS usually present with generalized erythema, conjunctivitis, and confusion. Fulminant cardiovascular shock develops over a period of a few hours, accompanied by ...

Rectal Microbicides that Protect Against HIV Infection

Tumor Suppressor p53 Can Protect Normal Cells Against Dendrosomal Curcumin-Induced Apoptosis

      Curcumin is a natural substance with anti-cancerous properties without many disadvantages of currently-used anticancer drugs. Its toxicity is significantly higher in tumor cells compared with normal cells. We hypothesized the difference of p53 function between normal and tumor cells as one of the presumable causes of this phenomenon. We knocked down the expression of p53 in normal fibrobl...

HSV-2 ΔgD elicits FcγR-effector antibodies that protect against clinical isolates.

A single-cycle herpes simplex virus (HSV) deleted in glycoprotein D (ΔgD-2) elicited high titer HSV-specific antibodies (Abs) that (i) were rapidly transported into the vaginal mucosa; (ii) elicited antibody-dependent cell-mediated cytotoxicity but little neutralization; (iii) provided complete protection against lethal intravaginal challenge; and (iv) prevented establishment of latency in mice...

Low Levels of Nitrous Oxide Aerobic Denitrifying Bacteria That Produce