Inflammation is the body's response to various danger signals such as external pathogens, physical and chemical stimulation, and trauma. It plays a positive role in wound healing, tissue repair, maintaining tissue homeostasis, and preventing tissue function loss. This process involves the activation of innate and adaptive immune cells. When the physical barriers inside and outside the body...

The human immune system responds in excess to substances typically harmless to people which are known as allergens when an allergic reaction occurs. Common allergens that trigger immune responses consist of food products along with airborne pollen and dust mites while animal dander insect bites and certain drugs also play a role. Allergic responses can present in forms that range from mild to...

Lateral flow assays (LFAs) are a type of diagnostic test commonly used in the field of clinical diagnostics, as well as in food safety testing, environmental monitoring, and veterinary medicine. LFAs are simple, easy-to-use tests that provide rapid results in a matter of minutes, making them a popular choice for point-of-care testing. Common names for the tests include LFAs, lateral flow...

The skin is the body's largest organ. It serves as a habitat for microbial communities and as the body's first line of defence against harmful environmental factors and pathogenic microorganisms. It is not only a physical barrier, but also a dynamic system composed of the skin's resident immune system, which is essential for controlling infections, repairing damage and maintaining tissue...

Metabolomics has become a key tool for understanding the effects of external or pathological stressors on biological systems. Over the past decade, both targeted and untargeted metabolomics have demonstrated tremendous potential. They enable the analysis of phenotypic changes in metabolites, and provide comprehensive information on the outcomes of normal physiological functions and the effects...

Ebola haemorrhagic fever is a syndrome that can lead to death within a few days of the onset of symptoms. It directly affects the immune system and the vascular bed, resulting in an extremely high mortality rate. The Ebola virus (EBOV) belongs to the Filoviridae family within the order Mononegavirales. The Filoviridae family comprises three genera: Ebola virus, Marburg virus and Cueva virus....