Functional and structural similarity of Vgamma9Vdelta2 T cells in humans and Aotus monkeys, a primate infection model for <em>Plasmodium falciparum... (Publications)
gammadelta T cells are implicated to play crucial roles during early immune responses to pathogens. A subset of human gammadelta T cells carrying the Vgamma9Vdelta2 TCR recognize small, phosphorylated
Does <em>M. tuberculosis</em> genomic diversity explain disease diversity? (Publications)
The outcome of tuberculosis infection and disease is highly variable. This variation has been attributed primarily to host and environmental factors, but better understanding of the global genomic div
Association of FEV1 in asthmatic children with personal and microenvironmental exposure to airborne particulate matter (Publications)
Exposure to particulate matter (PM) air pollution has been shown to exacerbate children's asthma, but the exposure sources and temporal characteristics are still under study. Children's exposure to PM
Long-term outcomes in mild/moderate chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in the European community respiratory health survey (Publications)
RATIONALE: Little is known about the long-term outcomes of individuals with mild/moderate chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) according to spirometric criteria. OBJECTIVES: To test whether no
Flow cytometric analysis on cross-reactivity of human-specific CD monoclonal antibodies with splenocytes of <em>Aotus nancymaae</em>, a non-human... (Publications)
The reactivity of 204 monoclonal antibodies (mAb) out of 377 commercially available antibodies collected by the animal homologue group of the HLAD8 was analyzed by single colour flow cytometry. Most o