SARS-COV-2 INFECTION OF SALIVARY GLANDS COMPROMISES THE PRODUCTION OF A SECRETED ANTIFUNGAL PEPTIDE WITH POTENTIAL IMPLICATIONS FOR DEVELOPMENT OF ORAL CANDIDIASIS.

Saliva contains antimicrobial peptides considered integral components of host innate immunity, and crucial for protection against colonizing microbial species.Most notable is histatin-5 which is exclusively produced in salivary glands with uniquely potent antifungal activity against the opportunistic pathogen Candida albicans.Recently, SARS-CoV-2 w

Chemical fertilizers, which contain a nitrogen (N) element, has been intensively used to increase the peanut productivity.However, the unstable and high cost of N fertilizer, and the great demand for N fertilizer sources have strongly increased the strategical plan of nitrogen fixation (NF).Therefore, the field research was carried out to appraise

The sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) region has experienced substantial population growth over the past decades, accompanied by severe hunger and environmental degradation.Underperforming governance is a major driver of unsustainable agricultural production and land use in SSA.The Inline - Protective - Shirts impacts of governance performance on food secur

This paper intends to study the original Portland Vase, urethral-inserts on display in the British Museum since 1810, and the copies made by Josiah Wedgwood at the end of the 18th century.The story of the original vase will be evoked, along with a few theories that try to explain the meaning of its bas-reliefs.Then I shall discuss the different rea

The clinical-epidemiological study was carried on patients of urban populationwith neuroses who were traced to the prospective follow-up for 15 years.497 patients with neurotic disorders (116 men and 381 women) have been surveyed.The clinical, epidemiological and statistical methods of study have been used.The results of the study are statistically