BackgroundNeutrophil acts as a double-edged sword in the immune system. We hypothesized that an elevated neutrophil granule protein level is associated with sepsis-associated lymphopenia (SAL).MethodsWe enrolled 61 patients with sepsis admitted to the …
IntroductionExosomes (EXOs) as a targeted cell-free therapy could offer a new therapeutic strategy for immune-mediated inflammatory diseases, due to their stability and ease of storage and handling. This study focused on exosomes derived from stem cell…
ObjectiveTo identify biomarkers that distinguish psoriatic arthritis (PsA) from cutaneous psoriasis without arthritis (PsC) and healthy controls (HC) using single cell RNA sequencing (scRNA-seq).MethodPeripheral blood mononuclear cell samples from thre…
Systemic sclerosis (SSc) is a perplexing autoimmune disorder, characterized by mysterious causes, high mortality rates, and a lack of effective treatments. The role of abnormal glycosylation in the onset of autoimmune diseases has been recognized for s…
Exhaustion of the immune system’s ability to adapt to novelty suggests that the changes it undergoes might be a consequence of an evolutionary unpredictable antigenic exposure over a lifetime. Thus, we raise the question of whether a naive immune syste…
IntroductionThe complement and kallikrein-kinin systems (KKS) are both activated during vascular inflammation, and there are many known interactions between the two systems. This study investigated if KKS activation induced complement activation on end…
BackgroundIdiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is a degenerative respiratory condition characterized by significant mortality rates and a scarcity of available treatment alternatives. Cuproptosis, a novel form of copper-induced cell death, has garnered …
BackgroundTo construct a prediction model consisting of metabolites and proteins in peripheral blood plasma to predict whether patients with unresectable stage III and IV non-small cell lung cancer can benefit from immunotherapy before it is administer…
IntroductionMost COVID-19 vaccine trials have focused on recipient protection, not protection of their contacts, a critical need. As a subunit intranasal COVID-19 vaccine reduced nasopharyngeal virus more than did an intramuscular (IM) vaccine, we hypo…
BackgroundEnhancing an organism’s survival hinges on the development of balanced and adaptable stress response systems. While the initial stress-response set-points in the hypothalamus may be genetically determined, they are further influenced by epige…
