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Evaluación de la efectividad de las vacunas contra la COVID-19: orientación provisional

En este documento se presenta orientación provisional sobre las mejores prácticas para evaluar la efectividad de las vacunas contra la COVID-19 usando el diseño de estudio observacional. Se examinan las consideraciones esenciales del diseño, el análisis y la interpretación de las evaluaciones de la...

Síndromes mielodisplásicos y sistema inmunitario

Introducción: Los síndromes mielodisplásicos constituyen un grupo heterogéneo de desórdenes hematológicos clonales adquiridos, que afectan la célula madre. Se caracterizan morfológicamente por: hematopoyesis ineficaz, citopenias periféricas progresivas, displasia en uno o más linajes celulares ...

Innate and Th1/Th17 adaptive immunity in acute and convalescent Brazilian borreliosis disease

Braz. j. infect. dis; 25 (2), 2021
ABSTRACT Introduction: Brazilian borreliosis (BB) disease is an infectious disease transmitted by ticks that mimics Lyme disease (LD) from the Northern Hemisphere. The BB clinical picture is characterized by a pathognomonic skin lesion (migratory erythema) and joint, neurological, cardiac and psychiatri...

Comparative evaluation of memory T cells in COVID-19 patients and the predictive role of CD4+CD8+ double positive T lymphocytes as a new marker

SUMMARY BACKGROUND: The COVID-19 pandemic has affected the entire world, posing a serious threat to human health. T cells play a critical role in the cellular immune response against viral infections. We aimed to reveal the relationship between T cell subsets and disease severity. METHODS: 40 COVID-19 ...

COVID-19 ¿por qué los niños son menos susceptibles?
COVID-19: Why children are less sensitive to it?

Rev. cuba. pediatr; 92 (), 2020

Opioids in the immune system: from experimental studies to clinical practice

SUMMARY INTRODUCTION: Opioids interact with both innate and adaptive immune systems and have direct effects on opioid receptors located on immune cells. Research on this topic has provided evidence of the opioid influence on the immune response associated with surgical stress. The immunological effects ...

Bacterias: ¿Por qué me enferman?

Bacterias, ¿Por qué me enferman? Es un libro que pretende acercarnos al diminuto e invisible mundo de los microorganismos con los que convivimos día a día y con quienes interactuamos constantemente, muchas veces sin darnos cuenta. Este texto entrega material exploratorio y de divulgación científica...

Role of T. cruzi exposure in the pattern of T cell cytokines among chronically infected HIV and Chagas disease patients

Clinics; 72 (11), 2017
OBJECTIVES: The impact of Chagas disease (CD) in HIV-infected patients is relevant throughout the world. In fact, the characterization of the adaptive immune response in the context of co-infection is important for predicting the need for interventions in areas in which HIV and Chagas disease co-exist. ...

Exposición de la piel a dosis bajas y altas de radiación ultravioleta. Efectos comparativos sobre la respuesta inmune innata y adaptativa
Skin exposure to low and high doses of ultraviolet radiation. Comparative effects on the innate and adaptive immune responses