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New Publication – Allon Weiner’s team
Trans-cellular tunnels induced by the fungal pathogen Candida albicans facilitate invasion through successive epithelial cells without host damage. Lachat J., Pascault A., Thibaut D., Le Borgne R., Verbavatz J.M., Weiner A. Nat Commun 13, 3781 (2022). Free PMC Article.
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The effectiveness of a vaccine against #HIV
Dr Behazine Combadière, a lead investigator at the Centre for Immunology and Infectious Diseases @INSERM is working on predicting the effectiveness of a vaccine against #HIV which is concurrently advancing the #CovidVaccine development research.
Know moreVaccine responses against SARS-CoV-2 variants examined in people with lupus
The majority of people with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) who respond to messenger (m)RNA COVID-19 vaccines also generate an antibody response against emerging SARS-CoV-2 variants, albeit with reduced neutralizing activity against variants bearing the E484K mutation, researchers report.
Know moreA personalized precision medicine approach is needed to treat Covid-19 as more than one type of “Cytokine storm” is induced by SARS-CoV-2
The severe form of Covid-19 is known to be associated with the excessive elevation of many cytokines, a condition termed “cytokine storm”. Therapy with biological agents intended to block these cytokines, for example anti-interleukin-6 or anti-interleukin-1 antibodies, was already tried, albeit with a limited success.
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