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TLR-4 agonism induces CD25+ MHCIIhigh dendritic cells in association with tolerogenic antigen recognition
(East Carolina University, 2022-12-06)
Autoimmune disease is a result of the breakdown in immunological self-tolerance leading to destruction of self-tissues mediated by the aberrant immune attack. In Multiple Sclerosis (MS), CD4+ T cells mediate destruction ...
Retrospective Risk Assessment of Forestry Workers in the United States: Injuries, Fatalities, and Hazards Impacting Occupational Health
(East Carolina University, 2022-12-02)
Forestry (including logging) is one of the most hazardous occupations due to environmental, ergonomic, chemical, mechanical, mental, and physical components of the job. In the United States (US), workplace injuries account ...
NARROWING THE EDUCATIONAL INEQUITY GAP FOR PREGNANT AND PARENTING COLLEGE STUDENTS THROUGH FACULTY ENGAGEMENT
(East Carolina University, 2022-10-21)
Pregnant and parenting college students often face additional barriers when completing their studies. One specific barrier is the lack of support from their educational institutions. This study focused on how college faculty ...
HUMAN RNA METHYLTRANSFERASE METTL16 AFFECTS MULTIPLE CELL PROCESSES THROUGH DIFFERENTIAL FUNCTION OF ITS DOMAINS
(East Carolina University, 2022-11-10)
ABSTRACT
In recent years, disease therapies have been developed to target specific RNA and protein expression changes in the affected cells/tissue. The RNA post-transcriptional modification, methyl-6-adenosine (m6A), has ...
The Differential Roles of pH sensing G-Protein Coupled Receptors in Inflammation and Cancer
(East Carolina University, 2022-12-13)
Intestinal inflammation is a burdening disease that may occur due to an aberrative immune response to certain drugs, infections, genetics, or unknown environmental factors. Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is of special ...