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Isolation, Characterization and Functional Examination of the Gingival Immune Cell Network
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2016
We have established a technique for the isolation, phenotypic characterization and functional analysis of immune cells from murine gingiva.
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What is the Immune System?
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2019
Overview The immune system comprises diverse biological structures and processes that protect the body from disease. These processes can be classified into innate and adaptive immunity. To work effectively, the immune system needs to detect pathogens by distinguishing the body’s own structures from foreign elements. If this determination fails, autoimmune diseases occur in which the immune system reacts against the body’s own tissue. The Innate Immune System Acts Fast and Non-specifically
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A Data-Driven Approach to Quantifying Immune States in Sepsis
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2025
This study investigates the immune condition in sepsis by analyzing the quantitative relationships among white blood cells, lymphocytes, and neutrophils in sepsis patients and healthy controls using data visualization analysis and three-dimensional numerical fitting to establish a mathematical model.
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Isolation of Adipose Tissue Immune Cells
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2013
Adipose tissue (AT) is a site of intense immune cell activation and interaction. Almost all cells of the immune system are present in AT and their ratios are altered by obesity. Proper isolation, quantification, and characterization of AT immune cell populations are critical for understanding their role in immunometabolic disease.
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New Variations for Strategy Set-shifting in the Rat
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2017
Set-shifting, a form of behavioral flexibility, requires an attentional shift from one stimulus dimension to another. We extended an established rodent set-shifting task1 by requiring attention to different stimuli according to context. The task was combined with specific lesions to identify neuron subtypes underlying a successful shift.
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Controlled antigen exposure activates adaptive immune cells and establishes immunological memory, allowing a later response to the targeted infection to be more effective than an initial encounter. This memory is central to strategy design because protection is not judged only by the first immune response; planners also consider how well protection persists and whether additional doses are needed.
Booster doses can strengthen or extend protection when the initial response or its durability is insufficient. Their value depends on the immune response being targeted, the timing of earlier doses, and the characteristics of the pathogen. In practice, schedules use boosters to maintain protection over time rather than treating every dose as an independent intervention.
Population protection depends on more than individual vaccination. Community coverage influences how readily an infection can move through a population, so strategy design must connect immune responses with transmission patterns and pathogen characteristics. This population-level perspective helps explain why a program may prioritize broad uptake, even when its immediate objective is to reduce disease in particular individuals.
Planning begins by matching the intervention and schedule to the intended population. Relevant considerations include age, risk factors, pathogen characteristics, the desired protection against infection or disease, and the need for boosters. Organizing these variables produces a schedule that can be adapted to routine prevention or to changing conditions during an infectious-disease response.
During an outbreak, an immunization strategy can shift from routine scheduling toward broader population protection. Decisions must account for the pathogen, the affected population, existing coverage, and groups at elevated risk. Outcomes are assessed in terms of reduced infection, disease, transmission, or public health burden, rather than by dose delivery alone.
Protecting vulnerable populations requires combining individual risk assessment with population-level planning. Age and other risk factors can influence who needs particular attention, while community coverage affects the broader transmission context. In immunology and infection research, this framework supports comparisons of routine programs and targeted approaches, with emphasis on reducing disease and transmission across the population.