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Open Journal of Immunology (OJI) is an international journal dedicated to the latest advancements in immunology. The goal of this journal is to provide a platform for scientists and academicians all over the world to promote, share, and discuss various new issues and developments in different areas of immunology. All…
Tunc Akkoc, Cevdet Ozdemir, Didem Yazi, Ozlem Yesil, Nerin Nadir Bahceciler, Isil Barlan
Context: One of the treatment strategies for atopic diseases is to skew immune response away from Th2 dominance by using Mycobacterial strains. Objective: We wanted to find out whether M. vaccae administration to pregnant mice had any preventive effect on the…
Ilaria Tresoldi, Calogero Foti, Laura Masuelli, Giovanni Vanni Frajese, Piero Rossi, Andrea Modesti, Roberto Bei, Maria Gabriella Giganti
Regular exercise improves physical function and quality of life and reduces fatigue in cancer survivors; these health benefits could be due to the anti-inflammatory effects of exercise. In this study we examined the effects of a whole-body exercise programme…
Sergey N. Rumyantsev, Vil K. Gerasimov, Jergy Grzezczuk, Roman A. Aron, Nataly F. Avrova, Irina V. Belyakova, Ludmila V. Bobrakova, Kirill F. Dubrov, Ludmila V. Perkus, Vladimir F. Pospelov, Nina M. Rogacheva, Nikolay P. Shabalov
This paper tries to present new confirmation for the opinion about the infectious origin of atherosclerosis from the viewpoint of the current knowledge of hereditary immunity. The performed integrative investigation included the reinterpretation of known clin…
Isolde Riede
Fluidity of cellular membranes is essential for life. Two possibilities are known to keep human membranes fluid: unsaturated fatty acids and cholesterol. Whereas liver cells can synthesize cholesterol, unsaturated fatty acids are essential. Life style in West…
Ganiyu O. Arinola, Oluwafemi Oluwole, Regina Oladokun, Babatunde O. Adedokun, Olufunmilayo I. Olopade, Christopher O. Olopade
Background: Asthma is less common in countries outside the organization for economic cooperation and development (OECD). One suggested mechanism for this disparity is the early life exposure to helminthic infection in non-OECD countries due to predominant Th1…
Sante Basso Ricci, Francesco Garbagnati
The presence of cancer cells in circulating blood and the possibility of colonization in the tissues of the body worsen in a determinant way the prognosis of the disease. Nevertheless, there are factors in the body that can lead to a prognostic improvement, e…
Nadezda Snegireva, Marina Gavrilova, Ekaterina Sidorova
Gamma/delta T cells ( γδ Т cells) are among the first lymphoid cells appearing in the ontogenesis. Many of γδ Т cells are located in the small intestine/lamina propria of mice and human, where they cooperate with different cells (B-1 cells, in particular) and…
Ilaria Grazia Zizzari, Chiara Napoletano, Aurelia Rughetti, Hassan Rahimi, Marianna Nuti
The C-type lectin MGL is a pathogen recognition receptor, expressed by dendritic cells (DCs) and macrophages (M f s) , able to bind GalNAc (Tn) carrying structures. This receptor also recognized Tn-TAAs that were internalized, processed and presented by DCs t…
Vivake Umadat, Olivia Ihedioha, Robert Shiu, Jude Uzonna, Yvonne Myal
The Prolactin-inducible-protein (PIP)/Gross Cystic Disease Fluid Protein-15 (GCDFP-15) gene is highly expressed in salivary, lacrimal and sweat glands and the protein abundantly found in the secretions that originate from these glands; saliva, tears and sweat…
Nobuo Yamaguchi, Wenhan Wan, Daisuke Sakamoto, Amat Nurmuhammad, Kengo Matsumoto, Takafumi Takei, Katsuko Okuzumi, Tsugiya Murayama, Takashi Takahashi
Along with maintaining immune competent cells, one of the purposes of cancer patient is regulating the first line of defense for survival. Moreover, the factors that influence the acquired immune activity are systemic metabolic disorder in diabetes, malnutrit…
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Open Journal of Immunology (OJI) is an international journal dedicated to the latest advancements in immunology. The goal of this journal is to provide a platform for scientists and academicians all over the world to promote, share, and discuss various new issues and developments in different areas of immunology. All… All articles are open access under a CC BY 4.0 licence, with authors retaining copyright.
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