Japanese encephalitis virus (JEV), a mosquito-borne flavivirus, is a major cause of viral encephalitis in Asia. Even though the principle target cells for JEV in the central nervous system are neurons, the microglia is ...

Psoriasis is T-cell-mediated skin autoimmunity, required environmental triggers and genetic susceptibility factors to become manifested. Psoriasis is a chronic skin disease characterized by the abnormal hyperproliferation ...

Systemic lupus erthematosus (SLE) is a prototype of autoimmune disease characterized by tissue deposition of autoantibody immune complex formation. However, etiology of disease remains unclarified. Defects of T lymphocytes ...

A genetic test by PCR-reverse line blot hybridization was developed for rapid detection of mycobacterium tuberculosis and rifampin resistance simultaneously. Duplex PCR targeting IS 6110 and rpoB gene was employed to detect ...

Clostridium difficile is a major cause antibiotic-associated diarrhea and colitis in patients with broad-spectrum antibiotic therapy. A disruption of the gut microbiota by using antibiotics results in colonization with C. ...

The defect on Fc gamma receptor IIb (FcyRIIb), the only inhibitory FcyR, has been identified as one of the genetic factors increasing susceptibility to lupus. The prevalence of Helicobacter pylori (HP) and FcyRIIb ...

In order to identify probiotic Lactobacillus for potential use as immunoprobiotics for the amelioration or treatment of inflammatory diseases in the gastrointestinal tract such as Helicobacter pylori-induced gastro-duodenal ...

Methods: This was an open-label, cross-over study of 24 HIV-infected children with HIV RNA < 50 copies/ml comparing PK parameter of standard dose LPV/r and low dose of LPV/r for 4 weeks. LPV dosage was prescribed by body ...