Fructose consumption has been found to increase immune cell sensitivity to bacterial toxins, resulting in more pronounced ...

Introduction: Crohn’s disease (CD) is a relapsing inflammatory disease that is currently not curable. Despite the availability of anti-inflammatory treatments, 30–60% of patients develop resistance, ...

Researchers have uncovered new evidence that challenges long-standing beliefs about asymptomatic malaria infections. The study, led by Monash University's Professor Diana Hansen and published in ...

Not revised: This Reviewed Preprint includes the authors’ original preprint (without revision), an eLife assessment, public reviews, and a provisional response from the authors. This study presents an ...

Adrenomedullin is increased in acute liver failure syndromes (ALF and ACLF), and AMBP1 is, on the contrary, reduced, mirroring the severity of the disease expressed by the SOFA score. ADM affects ...

Liver failure syndromes are characterized by a dysregulated immune response leading to immune paralysis. Adrenomedullin (ADM) is a potent vasodilator and immunoregulator. This study aimed to explore ...

Enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli (ETEC) is a common cause of diarrhea in humans and animals, including pigs. Enterotoxins are important virulence factors for ETEC. Although much is known about the ...

Researchers at the University of Bonn and University Hospital Bonn have discovered that platelets enhance the inflammatory response of monocytes, a type of white blood cell crucial for immune ...

(from left) Dr. Ibrahim Hawwari, Prof. Bernardo Franklin and Lukas Roßnagel discover new intercellular communication mechanism in which blood platelets, so-called thrombocytes, regulate the function ...