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A small jab – a big effect: nonspecific immunomodulation by vaccines

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New research suggests that the nonspecific effects of vaccines are related to cross-reactivity of the adaptive immune system with unrelated pathogens, and to training of the innate immune system through epigenetic reprogramming.
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This article is published in Trends in Immunology.The article was published on 2013-09-01. It has received 406 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Acquired immune system & Immune system.

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Trained immunity: A program of innate immune memory in health and disease

TL;DR: Proof-of-principle experimental studies support the hypothesis that trained immunity is one of the main immunological processes that mediate the nonspecific protective effects against infections induced by vaccines, such as bacillus Calmette-Guérin or measles vaccination.
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Mitochondria are the powerhouses of immunity.

TL;DR: This work has shown that Krebs cycle intermediates such as succinate, fumarate and citrate engage in processes related to immunity and inflammation, in both innate and adaptive immune cells.
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Virus-Specific CD4+ Memory-Phenotype T Cells Are Abundant in Unexposed Adults

TL;DR: The presence of memory-phenotype T cells in adults who had never been infected with HIV or influenza has significant implications for immunity to novel pathogens, child and adult health, and the influence of pathogen-rich versus hygienic environments.
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Routine vaccinations and child survival: follow up study in Guinea-Bissau, West Africa

TL;DR: Measles and BCG vaccines may have beneficial effects in addition to protection against measles and tuberculosis, and are unlikely to be explained exclusively by selection biases since different vaccines were associated with opposite tendencies.
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Protection of Penaeus monodon against White Spot Syndrome Virus by Oral Vaccination

TL;DR: Contrary to current assumptions that invertebrates do not have a true adaptive immune system, a specific immune response and protection can be induced in P. monodon, and these experiments open up new ways to benefit the WSSV-hampered shrimp farming industry.
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Maternal Transfer of Strain-Specific Immunity in an Invertebrate

TL;DR: Evidence is provided for acquired strain-specific immunity in the crustacean Daphnia magna infected with the pathogenic bacteria Pasteuria ramosa and the fitness of hosts was enhanced when challenged with a bacterial strain their mother had experienced relative to cases when mother and offspring were challenged with different strains.
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Tolerance to bacterial pyrogens : i. factors influencing its development

TL;DR: In this article, a study of the responses of rabbits to repeated intravenous injections of pyrogenic substances from Eberthella typhosa, Serratia marcescens, and Pseudomonas aeruginosa was conducted.
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The paper discusses the nonspecific effects of vaccines on the immune system, suggesting that vaccines can improve the general resistance to unrelated pathogens. However, the exact mechanisms and reasons for these effects are still not fully understood.