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Enrichment Of Variations In KIR3DL1/S1 And KIR2DL2/L3 Among H1n1/09 Icu Patients: An Exploratory Study
(University of Nairobi, 2011)
BACKGROUND:
Infection by the pandemic influenza A (H1N1/09) virus resulted in significant pathology among specific ethnic groups worldwide. Natural Killer (NK) cells are important in early innate immune responses to ...
Altered Dendritic Cell-natural Killer Interaction In Kenyan Sex Workers Resistant To Hiv-1 Infection.
(University of Nairobi, 2012-02)
BACKGROUND:
Natural killer (NK) cells are members of the innate immune system that play an important role in the defense against viral infection. They are also involved in the regulation of adaptive immune responses ...
Decreased Immune Activation In Resistance To Hiv-1 Infection Is Associated With An Elevated Frequency Of Cd4(+)cd25(+)foxp3(+) Regulatory T Cells.
(University of Nairobi, 2009-05)
Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-resistant commercial sex workers provide a unique opportunity to study correlates of protection associated with natural resistance to HIV infection. Emerging data from studies of these ...
The Shaping Of Modern Human Immune Systems By Multiregional Admixture With Archaic Humans
(University of Nairobi, 2011)
Whole genome comparisons identified introgression from archaic to modern humans. Our analysis of highly polymorphic human leukocyte antigen (HLA) class I, vital immune system components subject to strong balancing selection, ...
Human immunodeficiency virus, human papillomavirus, and cervical intraepithelial neoplasia in Nairobi prostitutes.
(1992)
To evaluate the impact of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) on human papillomavirus (HPV) and cervical intraepithelial neoplasia (CIN), a study was conducted of 147 HIV-seropositive and 51 HIV-seronegative prostitutes in ...
Resistance to HIV-1 infection among African sex workers is associated with global hypo responsiveness in interleukin 4 production.
(University of Nairobi, 2001)
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Reducing HIV Transmission in Developing Countries
(2011-04-13)
Although the global response to the HIV/AIDS epidemic in the developing world has, in general, been inadequate, there are key interventions which have been proven to be effective in reducing the incidence of HIV and relevant ...
Standardization of an enzyme immunoassay for human antibody to Haemophilus ducreyi.
(1992)
We standardized a serologic enzyme immunoassay (EIA) for human immunoglobulin G and M antibodies against Haemophilus ducreyi. We evaluated the performance of this test with respect to the time from acute chancroid and ...
Antibody to Rmp (outer membrane protein 3) increases susceptibility to gonococcal infection
(1993)
The severe adverse effects of gonococcal infection on human fertility suggests that Neisseria gonorrhoeae would exert powerful selection for the development of a protective immune response in humans. N. gonorrhoeae is an ...
Human immunodeficiency virus, genital ulcers and the male foreskin: synergism in HIV-1 transmission.
(1990)
Epidemiologic studies in Nairobi and elsewhere in Africa, have shown that men infected with HIV-1 more commonly have a history of genital ulcer disease compared to uninfected men. In one study, HIV infected men were three ...