Based on examination of holotypes or interpretation of original descriptions, four taxonomic changes are proposed for South American species erroneously placed in the tribe Smiliini: Flynnia, gen. n. (Thuridini) and F. fascipennis (Funkhouser), comb. n. from Bolivia; Antianthe atromarginata (Goding), comb. n. from Ecuador; Amastris pilosa (Funkhouser), comb. n. from Peru; and Thelia planeflava ...

Recurrent aphthous stomatitis (RAS) is known as the most common chronic disease of the oral cavity, which affects a range of 5-25% of the population. RAS appears to be associated with some human leukocyte antigen (HLA) class II alleles and haplotypes. This study attempts to survey the distribution of HLA-DRB and -DQB alleles among Iranian RAS patients and healthy controls. In order to evaluate ...

AIM Autologous as well as allogeneic CD8+ T cells transduced with tumor antigen specific T cell receptors (TCR) may cause significant tumor lysis upon adoptive transfer. Besides unpredictable life-threatening off-target effects, these TCRs may unexpectedly commit fratricide. We hypothesized lysosome-associated membrane glycoprotein 1 (LAMP1, CD107a) to be a marker for fratricide in TCR transgen...

OBJECTIVES This study investigated the importance of environmental influences in explaining weight gain and related behaviors among freshman college students. METHODS We exploited a natural experiment that takes place on most college campuses in the United States--randomized dormitory assignments. We estimated the effects of living in dormitories with varying physical environment characterist...

O-01-01 Nutrition survey on Brazilian school children in Japan YUKA KATO O-01-02 Expected ability for globalization in the field of food and nutrition in Japan YUKA SAITO O-01-03 The carrier formation of faculty members who teach international nursing at university Haruka Yokota O-01-04 The prospect of educational program in International Health and Nursing at national nursing colleges in Japan...

HLA antibodies usually recognize epitopes rather than antigens. This case report reveals that acute antibody-mediated rejection (AMR) that occurred in a kidney transplant recipient with low-level donor-specific antibodies (DSAs) could be explained by shared epitope. A 39-year-old woman received a first kidney transplant from a deceased donor (HLA-DRB1 11:06, 12:02, DRB3 02:02, 03:01). She devel...

BACKGROUND The CD1 family is less variable transmembrane antigen presenting molecules related to the MHC molecules. CD1a and CD1e genes are the most polymorphic ones associated with autoimmune diseases. The aim was to better clarify the map of CD1 genes in Southwest Iranian normal population for implications in vaccine design. METHODS In this study we investigated the polymorphism of CD1a, CD...

Result Anti-tuberculosis drugs can bind within the peptide binding grooves of HLA-B*57:01, HLA-A*02:06 and HLA-A*02:03 alleles and thereby alter its specificity. In the docking simulations, the interactions were found between HLA-A*02:01 and sulfasalazine , streptomycin , oflaxacin at Asp54, Ile237, Glu236, Lys267, Glu256, Thr238 And Val255 with -6.43 kcal/mol, -5.86 kcal/mol and -5.83 kcal/mol...

OBJECTIVES Childhood obesity contributes to a wide array of medical conditions, including asthma. There is also increasing evidence in adult patients admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU) that obesity contributes to increased morbidity and to a prolonged length of stay. We hypothesized that obesity is associated with the need for increased duration of therapy in children admitted to the ICU...