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Inflammation projects
Reports and Findings
Assessing neutrophil subsets in autoimmune disease: Moving away from relying on density?
Neutrophils are the most abundant immune cell in circulation. However, due to a number of technical challenges for researchers, including the neutrophil's short lifespan and difficulties with preservation, they are often discarded during blood processing and thus ignored in cohort studies. As such, the contribution of neutrophils to disease and their involvement in disease mechanisms is less explored compared with other immune cell types.
Published research Early Childhood Development Pregnancy and Early Life Immunology Inflammation Immune systemGenome Sequence of a Lytic Staphylococcus aureus Bacteriophage Isolated from Breast Milk
We identified a double-stranded DNA (dsDNA) bacteriophage appearing to belong to Herelleviridae, genus Kayvirus. The bacteriophage, Biyabeda-mokiny 1, was isolated from breast milk using a clinical isolate of Staphylococcus aureus.
Published research Inflammation Airway Epithelial Research P4 Respiratory Health for Kids Respiratory Environmental Health Subsite: WalyanEpstein–Barr virus infection, B-cell dysfunction and other risk factors converge in gut-associated lymphoid tissue to drive the immunopathogenesis of multiple sclerosis: a hypothesis
Multiple sclerosis is associated with Epstein–Barr virus (EBV) infection, B-cell dysfunction, gut dysbiosis, and environmental and genetic risk factors, including female sex.
Published research Infectious Diseases Pregnancy and Early Life Immunology InflammationDeveloping an Online Tool to Promote Safe Sun Behaviors With Young Teenagers as Co-researchers
Despite education about the risks of excessive sun exposure, teenagers in Australia are sun-seeking, with sunburn common in summer. Conversely, some regular (time-limited) exposure to sunlight (that avoids sunburn) is necessary for vitamin D and healthy bones and other molecules important for immune and metabolic health. New interventions are thus required to better support teenagers to make healthy and balanced decisions about their sun behaviors.
Published research Vitamin D and Sunlight Human Development and Community Wellbeing Inflammation Cardiometabolic Sunhealth Subsite: CliniKids