RSS 1.0Department of Pathology, Microbiology & Immunology
We are proud of the cutting-edge research carried out by our faculty and trainees. The work ranges from basic science investigations in microbial pathogenesis, immunobiology and cancer biology to clinical and translational research defining the current and future practice of pathology.
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(Allergy, 2020-02)Background The epithelial cell-derived danger signal mediators thymic stromal lymphopoietin (TSLP) and IL-33 are consistently associated with adaptive Th2 immune responses in asthma. In addition, TSLP and IL-33 synergistically ...
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(Antioxidants, 2020-01)Gastric cancer is the third main cause of cancerous tumors in humans in Chile. It is well-accepted that a diet rich in antioxidant plants could help in fighting cancer. Blueberry is a fruit crop with a high content of ...
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(Open Forum Infectious Diseases, 2019-11)Background. Loiasis is mostly considered a relatively benign infection when compared with other filarial and parasitic diseases, with Calabar swellings and eyeworm being the most common signs. Yet, there are numerous reports ...
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(Open Forum Infectiouis Diseases, 2019-12)Background. Community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) is the leading cause of death in children. Identification of reliable bio-markers offers the potential to develop a severity quantitative score to assist in clinical decision-making ...
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(Open Forum Infectious Diseases, 2019-07)Background. The US National Viral Hepatitis Action Plan depends on additional providers to expand hepatitis C virus (HCV) treatment capacity in order to achieve elimination goals. Clinical pharmacists manage treatment and ...
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(2019-07)Background. Rates of influenza hospitalizations differ by age, but few data are available regarding differences in laboratory-confirmed rates among adults aged >= 65 years. Methods. We evaluated age-related differences ...
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(Clinical Infectiouis Diseases, 2020-01-01)Background. Previous reports suggested that US methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) strain epidemiology has changed since the rise of USA300 MRSA. We describe invasive MRSA trends by strain type. Methods. ...
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(Journal of the International AIDS Society, 2019-12)Introduction Identification of persons living with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-associated tuberculosis (TB) at increased risk for unfavourable TB outcomes would inform efforts to improve such outcomes. We sought to ...
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Temporal changes in ART initiation in adults with high CD4 counts in Latin America: a cohort study (Journal of the International AIDS Society, 2019-12)Introduction In 2013, the World Health Organization (WHO) recommended initiating combination ART (cART) in all adults with HIV and CD4+ lymphocyte counts (CD4) <500 cells/mm(3). In 2015, this was updated to recommend cART ...
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(JAIDS- Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes, 2019-03-01)Background: An increasing number of HIV-positive individuals now start antiretroviral therapy (ART) with high CD4 cell counts. We investigated whether this makes restoration of CD4 and CD8 cell counts and the CD4: CD8 ratio ...
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(Journal for Immunotherapy of Cancer, 2019-08-14)Background Prostate cancer is poorly responsive to immune checkpoint inhibition, yet a combination with radiotherapy may enhance the immune response. In this study, we combined radiotherapy with immune checkpoint inhibition ...
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(Human Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics, 2019-08-03)Objective: The primary aim of this study is to assess and characterize correlates of human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine series completion among young adult women evaluated by gynecological (GYN) providers at a single ...
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(Metabolites, 2019-08)Renal cell carcinoma (RCC) is a heterogeneous malignancy which often develops and progresses asymptomatically. Benign oncocytomas are morphologically similar to malignant chromophobe RCC and distinguishing between these ...
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(MBIO, 2019-07)Phylosymbiosis is defined as microbial community relationships that recapitulate the phylogeny of hosts. As evidence for phylosymbiosis rapidly accumulates in different vertebrate and invertebrate holobionts, a central ...
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(Frontiers in Immunology, 2019-08-13)Multiple effector layers in the immune system ensure an optimal temporal and spatial distribution of immune defense. Cytotoxic innate lymphoid natural killers (NK) and adaptive CD8(+) T lymphocytes (CTL) interact to elicit ...
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(The Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2019-08-01)Metabolic complications relating to complex effects of viral and immune-mediated mechanisms are now a focus of clinical care among persons living with human immunodeficiency virus (PLHIV), and obesity is emerging as a ...
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(Scientific Reports, 2019-07-16)As a class, 'BET' inhibitors disrupt binding of bromodomain and extra-terminal motif (BET) proteins, BRD2, BRD3, BRD4 and BRDT, to acetylated histones preventing recruitment of RNA polymerase 2 to enhancers and promoters, ...
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(Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology, 2019-09-20)The extensive application of engineered nanomaterial (ENM) in various fields increases the possibilities of human exposure, thus imposing a huge risk of nanotoxicity. Hence, there is an urgent need for a detailed risk ...
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(Frontiers in Immunology, 2019-09-25)Our previous studies of protective immunity and pathology against blood stage malaria parasites have shown that not only CD4(+) T cells, but also CD8(+) T cells and macrophages, are important for host defense against blood ...
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(FRONTIERS IN MICROBIOLOGY, 2019-07-23)Acinetobacter baumannii A118, a strain isolated from the blood of an infected patient, is naturally competent and unlike most clinical strains, is susceptible to a variety of different antibiotics including those usually ...