Evaluation of Type 1 Immune Response in Naïve and Vaccinated Animals following Challenge with Leptospira borgpetersenii Serovar Hardjo: Involvement of WC1 and CD4 T Cells Brian M. Naiman, Seth Blumerman, David Alt, Carole A. Bolin, Rachel Brown, Richard Zuerner, and Cynthia L. Baldwin* Department of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, Massachusetts 01003; Bacte...

More than 3 billion people worldwide are infected with parasitic worms called helminthes or suffer allergic disorders such as asthma, allergic rhinitis, food allergies and eczema. A common feature of these infectious or inflammatory conditions is the called allergic or “type 2” immune response. Type 2 immune responses are induced by and confer protection against helminthes, but can also play pa...

shown to decrease hyperglycemia and insulitis through attenuation of the Th1 immune response and expansion of T regulatory lymphocytes [3]. Up till now, such a response has not been described for human ASCs. Now, in a study in Stem Cells, Carmella Evans-Molina from Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, USA, have studied a role for hASC-derived factors in a mouse model of streptoz...

an experimental study is conducted on three ½ scales, single-story, single-bay, frame specimens. the first specimen was a reinforced concrete frame with solid-brick infill. the second specimen was a reinforced concrete frame with hollow clay perforated-brick infill. the last specimen was a reinforced concrete frame without any infill. these three specimens were tested by pseudostatic method. di...