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Diet and Immune Function by Childs, Caroline E, Calder, Philip C, Miles, Elizabeth A

“…A well-functioning immune system is critical for survival. The immune system must be constantly alert, monitoring for signs of invasion or danger. Cells of the…”
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Long-Chain Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids (LCPUFAs) and the Developing Immune System: A Narrative Review by Miles, Elizabeth A, Childs, Caroline E, Calder, Philip C

“…The immune system is complex: it involves many cell types and numerous chemical mediators. An immature immune response increases susceptibility to infection,…”
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Strategies for containing Ebola in West Africa by Pandey, Abhishek, Atkins, Katherine E., Medlock, Jan, Wenzel, Natasha, Townsend, Jeffrey P., Childs, James E., Nyenswah, Tolbert G., Ndeffo-Mbah, Martial L., Galvani, Alison P.

“…The ongoing Ebola outbreak poses an alarming risk to the countries of West Africa and beyond. To assess the effectiveness of containment strategies, we…”
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Transovarial transmission of Borrelia spirochetes by Ixodes scapularis: A summary of the literature and recent observations by Rollend, Lindsay, Fish, Durland, Childs, James E

“…Transovarial transmission (TOT) of Borrelia burgdorferi (sensu lato), the agent of Lyme disease, by the Ixodes persulcatus group of hard ticks (Ixodidae) has…”
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Bats: Important Reservoir Hosts of Emerging Viruses by CALISHER, Charles H, CHILDS, James E, FIELD, Hume E, HOLMES, Kathryn V, SCHOUNTZ, Tony

“…Classifications Services CMR Citing Articles Google Scholar PubMed Related Content Social Bookmarking CiteULike Delicious Digg Facebook Google+ Mendeley Reddit…”
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Perspectives on HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) utilization and related intervention needs among people who inject drugs by Biello, K B, Bazzi, A R, Mimiaga, M J, Biancarelli, D L, Edeza, A, Salhaney, P, Childs, E, Drainoni, M L

“…Antiretroviral pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) is clinically efficacious and recommended for HIV prevention among people who inject drugs (PWID), but uptake…”
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MCPIP1/Regnase-1 Restricts IL-17A- and IL-17C-Dependent Skin Inflammation by Monin, Leticia, Gudjonsson, Johann E, Childs, Erin E, Amatya, Nilesh, Xing, Xianying, Verma, Akash H, Coleman, Bianca M, Garg, Abhishek V, Killeen, Meaghan, Mathers, Alicia, Ward, Nicole L, Gaffen, Sarah L

“…The IL-17 family cytokines IL-17A and IL-17C drive the pathogenesis of psoriatic skin inflammation, and anti-IL-17A Abs were recently approved to treat human…”
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New perspectives on placental fatty acid transfer by Lewis, Rohan M., Childs, Caroline E., Calder, Philip C.

“…•Placental uptake of LC-PUFA are important to meet both foetal and placental demand.•Placental metabolism plays an important role in determining transfer of…”
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The role of nucleus accumbens CREB attenuation in rescuing low voluntary running behavior in female rats by Grigsby, Kolter B., Childs, Thomas E., Booth, Frank W.

“…Given the integral role of nucleus accumbens (NAc) cAMP response element binding protein (CREB) activity in motivational processes, the goal of the current…”
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Quantification of pathogenic Leptospira in the soils of a Brazilian urban slum by Schneider, Andrew G, Casanovas-Massana, Arnau, Hacker, Kathryn P, Wunder, Jr, Elsio A, Begon, Mike, Reis, Mitermayer G, Childs, James E, Costa, Federico, Lindow, Janet C, Ko, Albert I

“…Leptospirosis is an important zoonotic disease that causes considerable morbidity and mortality globally, primarily in residents of urban slums. While contact…”
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Omega-3 Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids and the Intestinal Epithelium-A Review by Durkin, Luke A, Childs, Caroline E, Calder, Philip C

“…Epithelial cells (enterocytes) form part of the intestinal barrier, the largest human interface between the internal and external environments, and responsible…”
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No Effect of Omega-3 Fatty Acid Supplementation on Cognition and Mood in Individuals with Cognitive Impairment and Probable Alzheimer's Disease: A Randomised Controlled Trial by Phillips, Michelle A, Childs, Caroline E, Calder, Philip C, Rogers, Peter J

“…Findings from epidemiological and observational studies have indicated that diets high in omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs) such as docosahexaenoic…”
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IL-17 Receptor Signaling in Oral Epithelial Cells Is Critical for Protection against Oropharyngeal Candidiasis by Conti, Heather R., Bruno, Vincent M., Childs, Erin E., Daugherty, Sean, Hunter, Joseph P., Mengesha, Bemnet G., Saevig, Danielle L., Hendricks, Matthew R., Coleman, Bianca M., Brane, Lucas, Solis, Norma, Cruz, J. Agustin, Verma, Akash H., Garg, Abhishek V., Hise, Amy G., Richardson, Jonathan P., Naglik, Julian R., Filler, Scott G., Kolls, Jay K., Sinha, Satrajit, Gaffen, Sarah L.

“…Signaling through the IL-17 receptor (IL-17R) is required to prevent oropharyngeal candidiasis (OPC) in mice and humans. However, the IL-17-responsive cell…”
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Patterns in Leptospira Shedding in Norway Rats (Rattus norvegicus) from Brazilian Slum Communities at High Risk of Disease Transmission by Costa, Federico, Wunder, Jr, Elsio A, De Oliveira, Daiana, Bisht, Vimla, Rodrigues, Gorete, Reis, Mitermayer G, Ko, Albert I, Begon, Mike, Childs, James E

“…We address some critical but unknown parameters of individuals and populations of Norway rats (Rattus norvegicus) that influence leptospiral infection,…”
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IL-17 integrates multiple self-reinforcing, feed-forward mechanisms through the RNA binding protein Arid5a by Amatya, Nilesh, Childs, Erin E, Cruz, J Agustin, Aggor, Felix E Y, Garg, Abhishek V, Berman, Andrea J, Gudjonsson, Johann E, Atasoy, Ulus, Gaffen, Sarah L

“…Interleukin-17A (IL-17A) not only stimulates immunity to fungal pathogens but also contributes to autoimmune pathology. IL-17 is only a modest activator of…”
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A Two-Year Ecological Study of Norway Rats (Rattus norvegicus) in a Brazilian Urban Slum by Panti-May, Jesús A, Carvalho-Pereira, Ticiana S A, Serrano, Soledad, Pedra, Gabriel G, Taylor, Josh, Pertile, Arsinoê C, Minter, Amanda, Airam, Vladimir, Carvalho, Mayara, Júnior, Nivison N, Rodrigues, Gorete, Reis, Mitermayer G, Ko, Albert I, Childs, James E, Begon, Mike, Costa, Federico

“…The Norway or brown rat (Rattus norvegicus) is among the most ubiquitous of rodents. However, the lack of studies describing Norway rat populations from…”
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Impairment of lysophospholipid metabolism in obesity: altered plasma profile and desensitization to the modulatory properties of n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids in a randomized controlled trial by Del Bas, Josep M, Caimari, Antoni, Rodriguez-Naranjo, Maria Isabel, Childs, Caroline E, Paras Chavez, Carolina, West, Annette L, Miles, Elizabeth A, Arola, Lluis, Calder, Philip C

“…Plasma lysophospholipids have emerged as signaling molecules with important effects on inflammation, insulin resistance, and fatty liver disease, each of which…”
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Ciprofloxacin‐resistant ST198 Salmonella Kentucky in a hospitalized American black bear (Ursus americanus), with evidence of subsequent nosocomial transmission by Cummings, Kevin J., Siler, Julie D., Goodman, Laura B., Childs‐Sanford, Sara E.

“…Global emergence of ciprofloxacin‐resistant ST198 Salmonella Kentucky poses an important public health threat. While conducting Salmonella surveillance among…”
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Effects of acute psychosocial stress on cigarette craving and smoking by Childs, Emma, de Wit, Harriet

“…Stress is thought to influence use of drugs, including cigarette smoking, but the mechanisms by which it does so are not clear. In this study, we investigated…”
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Dental microwear texture analysis: technical considerations by Scott, Robert S., Ungar, Peter S., Bergstrom, Torbjorn S., Brown, Christopher A., Childs, Benjamin E., Teaford, Mark F., Walker, Alan

“…Dental microwear analysis is commonly used to infer aspects of diet in extinct primates. Conventional methods of microwear analysis have usually been limited…”
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