The child needs time to develop his own immune system and to have specific immune responds. Thus the child needs his mother's support to have immediate protection against bacteria from mother's gastrointestinal tract that infected the baby and have longer protection during his development of immune system. This immune supporting of mother for her baby was conducted thru placenta and breast milk. The immune supporting thru breast milk was directly and indirectly by indirect transmitting of resistance for baby thru breast milk, direct stimulating of baby immune system, and preventing some immune diseases
immune system

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Immune System*

As far as we are aware of, we report the fi rst documented case of a 51-year-old Filipino female with multifocal motor neuropathy who presented with asymmetric weakness, unusually in the lower extremity, and confi rmed with anti-GM1 antibody. The treatment of intravenous immunoglobulin with a total dose of 2 g/kg was initiated and repeated every two months with noticeable improvement based on electromyography and nerve conduction studies. Apart from the unreported Filipino case of multifocal motor neuropathy substantiated by features in clinical, electrophysiologic, antibody testing and response to immunotherapy, the unique occurrence in a female and involving the lower extremity in this rare disorder deserve this present documentation. Multifocal motor neuropathy is seen more in males with a ratio of 2.7:1. It is described as a pure motor disease without sensory defi cits and predominantly affects the upper extremities. The diagnosis for the disorder is supported by determination of ganglioside GM1 antibodies.
Immune System Diseases ; Polyneuropathies

Cerebral Cortex ; Immune System

As a nanotechnology has been actively applied to the overall areas of scientific fields, it is necessary to understand the characteristic features, physical behaviors and the potential effects of exposure to nanomaterials and their toxicity. In this article we review the immunological influences induced by several nanomaterials and emphasize establishment of the animal models to estimate the impact of these nanomaterials on development of immunological diseases.
Cytokines ; Immune System ; Immune System Diseases ; Models, Animal ; Nanostructures ; Nanotechnology

I'tikaaf is a worship maintained by very deep hunger in fasting month of Ramadan. Hunger causes different results on the immune system. This is a prospective study. In this study, the changes in the immune system were investigated during the period of the i’tikaf, which is deep hunger worship. In the last 10 days of Ramadan, before and at the end of i’tikaf blood was taken from 46 male volunteers who performed i’tikaf worship and various biochemical and immunological parameters were examined. Comparison of the measures taken before and after i’tikaf indicated a statistically significant decrease in weight, BMI, waist circumference and hip circumference (p<0.001). Of the hematologic parameters, the lymphocyte count increased significantly (p=0.009). Also, a significant increase was observed in the values of IgA, IgM ve Ig G within the hematological parameters (p<0.001). During the period of i’tikaf, feeding with very low calories (1000 calories) caused an increase in the levels of lymphocyte and immunoglobulins and got the immune system stronger.
Immune system ; Ramadan I&rsquo ; tikaf ; weight ; BM ; immune system.

Having an understanding of the properties of cytokines is essential for the immunologist, the researcher and the medical practitioner who need to understand immunologic diseases and immunological therapeutic approaches. Cytokines are redundant in their actions on target cells and promiscuous in their receptor reactions. (ED note: That is some cool use of English!) Moreover, many cells concomitantly produce several cytokines that have overlapping actions. Here this review provides conceptual framework to understand the intriguing aspects of the cytokine system.
Cytokines ; Immune System Diseases ; Interleukins

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Depression* ; Immune System* ; Psychoneuroimmunology* ; Schizophrenia*

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Immune System* ; Neuropeptides* ; Substance P*

Preliminary survey on some parameters of immune system (humoral & cellular immunity) of 74 persons who were HIV (-) addicts in HCM city was carried out on the concentrations of immunoglobuline (Ig)/serum, Mantoux test, count of lymphocytes, T-CD4, T CD8, the result indicated that there were reduction of T-CD4 number in HIV(-) addicts, dysfunction of humoral and cellular immune in the HIV infected addicts during disease progressing. The time of progression of HIV/AIDS - IDU is rather short in this stage and the mortality rate after the first year of AIDS in HCM city was high. Further studies are necessary.
HIV ; HIV Infections ; Immune System