Coming of Age: CD96 Emerges as Modulator of Immune Responses

Malnutrition: Modulator of Immune Responses in Tuberculosis

Nutrition plays a major role in the management of both acute and chronic diseases, in terms of body's response to the pathogenic organism. An array of nutrients like macro- and micro-nutrients, vitamins, etc., are associated with boosting the host's immune responses against intracellular pathogens including mycobacterium tuberculosis (M.tb). These nutrients have an immunomodulatory effects in c...

CCR4 is a key modulator of innate immune responses.

CCR4 is recognized as a key receptor in Th2-associated immune processes, although very little is known about its role in innate immunity. Previous studies reported increased resistance to LPS-induced lethality in CCR4(-/-) mice compared with wild-type mice. This study demonstrates that CCR4(-/-) mice are similarly resistant to challenge with other TLR agonists, as well as bacterial peritonitis....

Coming of Age

Emotion Coming of Age

A s the articles in this special issue attest to, emotion is finally coming of age. Affect, as many of the authors suggest, serves a function—it aids survival, and affect regulation is a key human motive. People seek emotions because what emotion makes them feel—the conscious feelings of such things as pain and pleasure—aids survival by promoting approach and avoidance and other action tendenci...

Coming of Age

a guide to ageing well with HIV new version 2013 JUSTRI is a UK-based not-for-profit organisation, dedicated to providing resources and education for those with and working with HIV and viral hepatitis. JUSTRI Slide is a free, online, searchable, downloadable slide library with many presentations about HIV and ageing. Access them at www.justrislide.com " I thought that I would be grown up when ...