Chronic exposure to environmental pollutants is a major contributor to the development and
progression of obstructive airway diseases, including asthma and COPD. Understanding the …

… 08 ] d − 1 are in the same range of the estimate (6.59 d − 1 ) in [83]. Moreover the range
of viral clearance rate c v E [1; 5 . 27 ] d − 1 is consistent to previous estimates [ 2 . 6 ; 15] …

… d–h, Immunophenotyping and quantification of liver-infiltrating immune cells by flow cytometry:
neutrophils/monocytes (d)… We thank D. Largaespada and M. Kay for providing transposon …

We provide a comprehensive update on the cellular components and their functional implications
in sarcoid granuloma formation, with special emphasis on the specific characteristics …

… Extending our analysis to activated polyclonal CD4 + CD25 – T cells revealed that Nrp1
expression is down-regulated 16 h or 4 d after anti-CD3 + anti-CD28 stimulation (Fig. 2A), and …

Background Probiotics are proposed to positively modulate the intestinal epithelial barrier
formed by intestinal epithelial cells (IECs) and intercellular junctions. Disruption of this border …

… Infarct volumes were also determined 7 days after MCAO in (D) 30 min (n = 10 per group,
two individual experiments) and (E) 60 min (n = 11 per group, three individual experiments) …

… Daniel Bruder received the BS degree in engineering sciences from Harvard University,
Cambridge, MA, USA, in 2013, and the MS and Ph.D. degrees in mechanical engineering from …

The genetic make-up of the host has a major influence on its response to combat pathogens.
For influenza A virus, several single gene mutations have been described which contribute …

… D, Kinetics of luciferase activity in the lung of mice infected with either wt or NS1-deficient
(ΔNS1) influenza A virus strain SC35M. IFN-βΔβ-luc/Δβ-luc mice were infected with 5 × 104 pfu …