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Immuno, Volume 5, Issue 4

2025 December - 19 articles

Cover Story: This study investigates the role of programmed cell death protein 1 (PD-1) in the development and progression of endometriosis, a chronic disease with suspected immunological roots. Sixty-two patients undergoing laparoscopic surgery were analyzed, 47 with endometriosis and 15 controls. Peritoneal fluid and blood samples were examined by flow cytometry to assess PD-1 expression on immune cells. The results showed a significant increase in PD-1-expressing CD56+ CD16+ NK cells in endometriosis patients’ peritoneal fluid (p = 0.021). PD-1 levels also varied with body mass index and smoking status and were higher in patients with symptomatic or extensive disease. These findings suggest immune escape mechanisms similar to those observed in cancer, highlighting PD-1 as a potential target for future immunomodulatory therapies in endometriosis. View this paper
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Articles (19)

  • Review
  • Open Access
1 Citations
3,074 Views
14 Pages

B and T Cell Interplay, Germinal Center Dynamics and Role of Regulatory T Cells (Tregs) in B Cell Modulation and Immune Tolerance: A Narrative Review

  • Mohammad Shahid Iqbal,
  • Ahmad F. Arbaeen,
  • M. A. Bendary,
  • Hasan H. Qadi,
  • Aisha Tabassum,
  • Othman M. Fallatah,
  • Sami Melebari,
  • Nadeem Ikram,
  • Mohammed Parvez and
  • Kamal H. Alzabeedi

18 December 2025

T cells and B cells are central components of the adaptive immune system, orchestrating immune responses through a complex network of interactions. This review explores the dynamic interplay between T and B cells, focusing on their development, activ...

  • Review
  • Open Access
3 Citations
3,059 Views
13 Pages

Oro-Facial Angioedema: An Overview

  • Domenico De Falco,
  • Diego Misceo,
  • Giuseppe Carretta,
  • Gioele Gioco,
  • Carlo Lajolo and
  • Massimo Petruzzi

16 December 2025

Angioedema (AE) is a heterogeneous condition characterized by acute, localized, non-pitting edema of the skin, mucosa, and submucosal tissues, with potentially life-threatening airway involvement. This comprehensive review aims to provide an updated...

  • Review
  • Open Access
6,788 Views
18 Pages

5 December 2025

Autoimmune disease (AD) is a breakdown of self-tolerance by the immune system and has a variety of clinical manifestations and complications across all organ systems. One of the targets for treatment of AD aims at reducing inflammation and upregulati...

(This article belongs to the Section Autoimmunity and Immunoregulation)
  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
1,730 Views
17 Pages

1 December 2025

The exact role of nitric oxide (NO) in the complex interplay between the host and Trichinella spiralis (T. spiralis) parasite remains uncovered. While much has been revealed about the role of the inducible isoenzyme (iNOS) in different parasitic infe...

  • Review
  • Open Access
1 Citations
3,327 Views
27 Pages

Immune Responses to Filarial Nematodes: A Mechanistic Evaluation of Evasion and Modulation Strategies

  • Tripti Singh,
  • Shivani Sharma,
  • Animesh Tripathi,
  • Sunil Kumar and
  • Anchal Singh

26 November 2025

Filarial parasites are long-lived organisms that cause extreme morbidity due to pathological manifestations, including lymphedema, hydrocele, and elephantiasis. Understanding the hosts’ immune responses to filarial parasites is crucial to devel...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2,106 Views
14 Pages

Analysis of Acute Leukemia-Associated Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis in Adults: A Single-Center Experience

  • Wen-Jing Yu,
  • Ying Wu,
  • Wen-Bing Duan,
  • Qi Chen,
  • Xu-Ying Pei,
  • Jin-Song Jia,
  • Jing Wang,
  • Xiao-Lu Zhu,
  • Xiao-Su Zhao and
  • Hao Jiang
  • + 1 author

26 November 2025

The clinical features and outcomes of adult acute leukemia (AL)-associated hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (AL-HLH) remain insufficiently characterized. We retrospectively analyzed 45 adult patients diagnosed with AL-HLH between December 2019 and...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2,020 Views
17 Pages

Immunophenotypic Characterization of LAMP-1 on Cytotoxic T Cells in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Patients and Its Correlation with Disease Activity

  • Asmaa K. K. AbdelMaogood,
  • Marwa G. Tawfik,
  • Sally Khattab,
  • Heba A. Attea,
  • Hidi A. A. Abdellatif,
  • Nora Hosny and
  • Aya Mohamed Askar

14 November 2025

Background: Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a multifactorial autoimmune disease in which cytotoxic T cells contribute to tissue damage through dysregulated effector pathways. CD107a (LAMP-1) serves as a functional marker of CD8+ T-cell degranul...

(This article belongs to the Section Autoimmunity and Immunoregulation)
  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
1,838 Views
14 Pages

13 November 2025

Killer-cell immunoglobulin-like receptors (KIRs) play a crucial role in the cytotoxic activity of natural killer (NK) cells, encompassing both inhibitory and activating types. A higher ratio of cytotoxic to inhibitory receptors may harm successful pr...

(This article belongs to the Section Reproductive Immunology)
  • Article
  • Open Access
2,412 Views
18 Pages

Intrauterine Autologous PBMC Therapy: Effects on Endometrial Immunity and IVF Success in Repeated Implantation Failure

  • Rumiana Ganeva,
  • Dimitar Parvanov,
  • Margarita Ruseva,
  • Maria Handzhiyska,
  • Jinahn Safir,
  • Lachezar Jelezarsky,
  • Teodora Tihomirova,
  • Dimitar Metodiev,
  • Georgi Stamenov and
  • Savina Hadjidekova

13 November 2025

Nearly 10% of IVF patients experience repeated implantation failure (RIF). Although several meta-analyses report improved outcomes following peripheral blood mononuclear cell (PBMC) administration, the uterine mechanisms remain poorly understood. We...

  • Review
  • Open Access
1 Citations
2,341 Views
9 Pages

Intersectionality of Autoimmunity and Social–Emotional Dysregulation Among Children: The Case of Celiac Disease

  • Sana Amreen,
  • Fakeha Masood,
  • Glenda Rosas Zuniga,
  • Saloni Parkar and
  • Yossef Alnasser

13 November 2025

Celiac disease (CD) is a chronic autoimmune condition traditionally recognized for its gastrointestinal symptoms. However, growing evidence indicates that CD can also affect social and emotional health, particularly among children. This narrative rev...

  • Review
  • Open Access
17 Citations
7,063 Views
26 Pages

28 October 2025

Micro- and nanoplastics (MNPs) are emerging environmental immunotoxins with widespread human exposure through ingestion, inhalation, and dermal contact. Detected in the placenta, lungs, blood, bone marrow, and brain, MNPs accumulate in immune organs...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
1,742 Views
13 Pages

IFN-τ Modulates PBMC Cytokine Profile and T Cell Phenotype to Improve Endometrial Immune Composition in the Implantation Window: A Combined In Vitro and In Vivo Study

  • Margarita Ruseva,
  • Dimitar Parvanov,
  • Rumiana Ganeva,
  • Maria Handzhiyska,
  • Jinahn Safir,
  • Dimitar Metodiev,
  • Georgi Stamenov and
  • Savina Hadjidekova

24 October 2025

Embryo implantation requires a finely tuned immune balance at the maternal–fetal interface. Interferon tau (IFN-τ), a key immunomodulator in ruminant implantation, may have therapeutic potential in human reproduction. This study investigate...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue The Role of Cytokines and Autoantibodies Against Cytokines in Health and Disease)
  • Article
  • Open Access
2,000 Views
18 Pages

Immunomodulatory Effects of Epilobium angustifolium Extract in DSS-Induced Colitis: Attenuation of Inflammatory and Metabolic Markers in Mice

  • Rositsa Mihaylova,
  • Viktoria Elincheva,
  • Reneta Gevrenova,
  • Dimitrina Zheleva-Dimitrova,
  • Georgi Momekov and
  • Rumyana Simeonova

19 October 2025

The inflammatory and metabolic complexity of colitis necessitates therapies that act on multiple immune pathways. Using serum proteomic profiling, the present study evaluated the systemic immunomodulatory profile of Epilobium angustifolium lyophilize...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2,521 Views
14 Pages

PD-1 Expression in Endometriosis

  • José Lourenço Reis,
  • Catarina Martins,
  • Miguel Ângelo-Dias,
  • Natacha Nurdine Rosa,
  • Luís Miguel Borrego and
  • Jorge Lima

17 October 2025

Background: Endometriosis, believed by many to be rooted in immunology, is a chronic disease. Upregulation of programmed cell death protein 1 (PD-1) in immune cells may compromise their defensive function, a mechanism demonstrated in the context of c...

(This article belongs to the Section Reproductive Immunology)
  • Review
  • Open Access
2,406 Views
21 Pages

From Incision to Immunity: Integrating Surgery and Immunotherapy in Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer

  • Michael J. Janes,
  • Aidan A. Schmidt,
  • Garret A. Krieg,
  • Amitoj S. Chouhan,
  • Mark R. Wakefield and
  • Yujiang Fang

14 October 2025

Lung cancer is the most common cause of death due to cancer in the world, and non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) is the most common form of lung cancer, representing approximately 84% of all cases. Due to its frequency and mortality, the amount of re...

  • Article
  • Open Access
3,113 Views
19 Pages

Hydrogen Peroxide and Neutrophil Chemotaxis in a Mouse Model of Bacterial Infection

  • Hassan O. J. Morad,
  • Larissa Garcia-Pinto,
  • Georgia Clayton,
  • Foad Davoodbeglou,
  • Arturo Monzon and
  • Peter A. McNaughton

8 October 2025

Neutrophils are an essential protective component of the innate immune system. However, in severe bacterial infections, neutrophils are known to mis-localise from the primary site of infection to other organs, where excessive release of cytokines, ch...

(This article belongs to the Section Innate Immunity and Inflammation)
  • Review
  • Open Access
2 Citations
5,325 Views
9 Pages

4 October 2025

Immune cells like neutrophils, monocytes/macrophages, and lymphocytes play key roles in the development, progression, and resolution of deep vein thrombosis (DVT) by contributing to inflammation, coagulation, and fibrinolysis. IFN-γ, a cytokine...

  • Feature Paper
  • Review
  • Open Access
5 Citations
3,777 Views
27 Pages

3 October 2025

Cardiomyopathies affect over 3 million individuals globally, with conventional treatments exhibiting up to 60% resistance and 25% 30-day readmission rates. This review synthesizes the current evidence on the role of neuro-immune interactions in the p...

  • Review
  • Open Access
9,619 Views
27 Pages

23 September 2025

Inducible forms of chronic urticaria are characterized by an early age of onset and a long duration of disease. In addition, cold and cholinergic urticaria have a risk of developing systemic, sometimes life-threatening, reactions. Determining the pat...

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