Aspergillus fumigatus is the most important airborne fungal pathogen causing life-threatening
infections in immunocompromised patients. Macrophages and neutrophils are known to …

Transgenic mouse models provided a powerful tool to evaluate the physiological significance
of altered quantities or characteristics of specific gene products, such as cardiac ion …

The present work is a report on recent progress made in our understanding of electron–atom
collisions in a laser field. To some extent it is a continuation of a previous review covering a …

Background Naturally occurring CD4 + CD25 + regulatory T cells (T Reg ) are involved in the
control of autoimmune diseases, transplantation tolerance, and anti-tumor immunity. Thus …

Aims To assess the impact of the lockdown due to coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) on
key quality indicators for the treatment of ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI…

Cerebral infection with the parasite Toxoplasma gondii is followed by activation of resident
cells and recruitment of immune cells from the periphery to the CNS. In this study, we show …

In a survey conducted by a UK urban general practice, 98·1 per cent (1083) of the children
registered aged three to 11 years took part in an interview. Possible migraine subjects took …

Recent evidence suggests that regulatory pathways might control sustained high levels of
FOXP3 in regulatory CD4 + CD25 hi T (T reg ) cells. Based on transcriptional profiling of ex …

Background: Atopic eczema has become more common during recent decades, but few
studies have looked at its prevalence in the general community. Objective: Our purpose was to …

Respiratory acidosis can become a serious problem during protective ventilation of severe
lung failure. A pumpless arteriovenous interventional lung assist (iLA) for extracorporeal …