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The Application of Dextran Sedimentation as an Initial Step in Neutrophil Purification Promotes Their Stimulation, due to the Presence of Monocytes by Quach, Alex, Ferrante, Antonio

“…The purification of human neutrophils for in vitro studies is challenging as they are easily activated through ex vivo manipulations. The technique of…”
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Small tumor necrosis factor receptor biologics inhibit the tumor necrosis factor-p38 signalling axis and inflammation by Mukaro, Violet R., Quach, Alex, Gahan, Michelle E., Boog, Bernadette, Huang, Zhi H., Gao, Xiuhui, Haddad, Carol, Mahalingam, Suresh, Hii, Charles S., Ferrante, Antonio

“…Despite anti-TNF therapy advancements for inflammatory diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis, the burden of diseases remains high. An 11-mer TNF peptide, TNF…”
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Characterization of the Transient Deficiency of PKC Isozyme Levels in Immature Cord Blood T Cells and Its Connection to Anti-Allergic Cytokine Profiles of the Matured Cells by Perveen, Khalida, Quach, Alex, Stark, Michael J, Prescott, Susan L, Barry, Simon C, Hii, Charles S, Ferrante, Antonio

“…Cord blood T cells (CBTC) from a proportion of newborns express low/deficient levels of some protein kinase C (PKC) isozymes, with low levels of PKCζ…”
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Cord Blood T Cells Expressing High and Low PKCζ Levels Develop into Cells with a Propensity to Display Th1 and Th9 Cytokine Profiles, Respectively by Perveen, Khalida, Quach, Alex, McPhee, Andrew, Prescott, Susan L., Barry, Simon C., Hii, Charles S., Ferrante, Antonio

“…Low Protein Kinase C zeta (PKCζ) levels in cord blood T cells (CBTC) have been shown to correlate with the development of allergic sensitization in childhood…”
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Cytokines regulate complement receptor immunoglobulin expression and phagocytosis of Candida albicans in human macrophages: A control point in anti-microbial immunity by Munawara, Usma, Small, Annabelle G., Quach, Alex, Gorgani, Nick N., Abbott, Catherine A., Ferrante, Antonio

“…Complement Receptor Immunoglobulin (CRIg), selectively expressed by macrophages, plays an important role in innate immunity by promoting phagocytosis of…”
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Neutrophils Require Activation to Express Functional Cell-Surface Complement Receptor Immunoglobulin by Small, Annabelle G, Perveen, Khalida, Putty, Trishni, Patel, Nikita, Quinn, Patrick, Wechalekar, Mihir D, Hii, Charles S, Quach, Alex, Ferrante, Antonio

“…The phagocytosis-promoting complement receptor, Complement Receptor Immunoglobulin (CRIg), is exclusively expressed on macrophages. It has been demonstrated…”
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Human Dendritic Cells Express the Complement Receptor Immunoglobulin Which Regulates T Cell Responses by Munawara, Usma, Perveen, Khalida, Small, Annabelle G, Putty, Trishni, Quach, Alex, Gorgani, Nick N, Hii, Charles S, Abbott, Catherine A, Ferrante, Antonio

“…The B7 family-related protein V-set and Ig containing 4 (VSIG4), also known as Z39Ig and Complement Immunoglobulin Receptor (CRIg), is the most recent of the…”
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Vitamin D upregulates the macrophage complement receptor immunoglobulin in innate immunity to microbial pathogens by Small, Annabelle G., Harvey, Sarah, Kaur, Jaspreet, Putty, Trishni, Quach, Alex, Munawara, Usma, Perveen, Khalida, McPhee, Andrew, Hii, Charles S., Ferrante, Antonio

“…Vitamin D deficiency remains a global concern. This ‘sunshine’ vitamin is converted through a multistep process to active 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D 3 (1,25D),…”
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Investigations on the mechanism of NLRP3 inflammasome gain-of-function through molecular dynamics simulation by Quach, Alex, Ferrante, Antonio

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Complement receptor immunoglobulin: a control point in infection and immunity, inflammation and cancer by Small, AG, Al-Baghdadi, M, Quach, A, Hii, C, Ferrante, A

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Effects of blood sample storage time, temperature, anti-coagulants and blood stabiliser on lymphocyte phenotyping by Lao, Yunyu, Quach, Alex, Perveen, Khalida, Hii, Charles, Ferrante, Antonio

“…Medical diagnostic laboratories have come under further scrutiny to ensure quality standards of their service and external quality assurance (EQA) programs…”
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Effects of blood sample storage time, temperature, anti-coagulants and blood stabiliser on lymphocyte phenotyping by Lao, Yunyu, Quach, Alex, Perveen, Khalida, Hii, Charles, Ferrante, Antonio

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Rapid functional assessment of a suspected pathogenic NLRP3 gene variant in a family with a CAPS phenotype by Quach, Alex, Lao, Yunyu, Rawlings, Lesley, Poplawski, Nicola, Ferrante, Antonio

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Current perspectives on serum cytokine testing in immunopathology by Ferrante, Antonio, Lao, Yunyu, Perveen, Khalida, Putty, Trishni, Fuller, Maria, Hii, Charles, Sharkey, David, Quach, Alex

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An immunodeficiency tale: same mutation, different phenotype by Quach, Alex, King, Jovanka, Putty, Trishni, Gold, Michael, Quinn, Patrick, Ferrante, Antonio

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PKCζ activation promotes maturation of cord blood T cells towards a Th1 IFN-γ propensity by Perveen, Khalida, Quach, Alex, Stark, Michael J, Prescott, Susan, Barry, Simon C, Hii, Charles S, Ferrante, Antonio

“…A significant number of babies present transiently with low protein kinase C zeta (PKCζ) levels in cord blood T cells (CBTC), associated with reduced ability…”
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Delayed Blood Processing Leads to Rapid Deterioration in the Measurement of the Neutrophil Respiratory Burst by the Dihydrorhodamine‐123 Reduction Assay by Quach, Alex, Glowik, Shannon, Putty, Trishni, Ferrante, Antonio

“…Background Neutrophils ex vivo in whole blood specimens are widely understood to decay rapidly when compared to other leukocytes, requiring assessment of…”
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Vitamin D promotes anti-microbial activity of macrophages via Complement Receptor Immunoglobulin by Small, Annabelle, Harvey, Sarah, Kaur, Jaspreet, Putty, Trishni, Quach, Alex, Munawara, Usma, Hii, Charles, Ferrante, Antonio

“…Abstract Vitamin D deficiency remains of major global concern, affecting up to half of the population at some stage of life. Although the use of vitamin D to…”
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Facilitating THP-1 macrophage studies by differentiating and investigating cell functions in polystyrene test tubes by Small, Annabelle, Lansdown, Nikki, Al-Baghdadi, Marwah, Quach, Alex, Ferrante, Antonio

“…Macrophage cell lines are a useful model to explore the properties of primary macrophages. However, a major limitation in the use of these cells is that when…”
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Socioeconomic Status, Ethnicity, Culture, and Immigration: Examining the Potential Mechanisms Underlying Mexican-Origin Adolescents' Organized Activity Participation by Simpkins, Sandra D, Delgado, Melissa Y, Price, Chara D, Quach, Alex, Starbuck, Elizabeth

“…The integrative model for child development and ecodevelopmental theory suggest that macro factors, such as socioeconomic status, ethnicity, culture, and…”
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