Author Archives: Taylor Mercado

PMID:  Isr Med Assoc J. 2008 Jan ;10(1):8-12. PMID: 18300563 Abstract Title:  The mosaic of autoimmunity: hormonal and environmental factors involved in autoimmune diseases–2008. Abstract:  [n/a] read more

PMID:  J Child Neurol. 2009 Jun ;24(6):758-62. Epub 2009 Mar 4. PMID: 19264734 Abstract Title:  Critical illness polyneuromyopathy in a child with severe demyelinating myelitis. Abstract:  We report a child presenting with severe demyelinating myelitis complicated with critical illness polyneuropathy. This previously healthy 8-month-old boy presented with acute superior limb weakness, absent tendon reflexes, and …

Continue reading “A case report of polyneuromyopathy with severe demyelinating myelitis 2 weeks after receiving the influenza vaccination.”

PMID:  Lupus. 2009 Nov ;18(13):1186-91. PMID: 19880566 Abstract Title:  Vaccination of healthy subjects and autoantibodies: from mice through dogs to humans. Abstract:  Vaccination against pathogenic microorganisms is one of the major achievements of modern medicine, but due to an increasing number of reports of adverse reactions the vaccination procedure has induced also considerable debate. It …

Continue reading “In genetically predisposed individuals, vaccination can trigger the production of autoantibodies.”

PMID:  An Pediatr (Barc). 2011 Sep ;75(3):199-202. Epub 2011 Jun 14. PMID: 21676664 Abstract Title:  [Infantile bullous pemphigoid developing after hexavalent, meningococcal and pneumococcal vaccinations]. Abstract:  Bullous pemphigoid is an acquired autoimmune blistering disorder extremely uncommon in children, characterized by circulating IgG antibodies to antigens of the epidermal basement membrane zone. In general, the clinical …

Continue reading “A case report of an infant who developed infantile bullous pemphigoid after hexavalent, meningococcocal, and pneumococcal vaccinations.”

PMID:  J Pediatr Neurosci. 2015 Jan-Mar;10(1):61-3. PMID: 25878749 Abstract Title:  Concurrent acute disseminated encephalomyelitis and Guillain-Barré syndrome in a child. Abstract:  Acute disseminated encephalomyelitis (ADEM) and Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS) are distinct demyelinating disorders that share an autoimmune pathogenesis and prior history of viral infection or vaccination. Our patient is a 10 years with acute flaccid …

Continue reading “Acute disseminated encephalomyelitis (ADEM) and Guillain–Barré syndrome (GBS) are distinct demyelinating disorders that share an autoimmune pathogenesis and prior history of viral infection or vaccination.”

PMID:  Lupus. 2016 Apr ;25(4):339-42. Epub 2016 Feb 3. PMID: 26846691 Abstract Title:  Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome (POTS)–A novel member of the autoimmune family. Abstract:  Postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome (POTS) is a heterogeneous disorder of the autonomic nervous system in which a change from the supine position to an upright position causes an abnormally large …

Continue reading “Pentamers from the HPV viral capsid protein are shared with human protein. Alterations of these proteins are linked to arrhythmias, cardiovascular diseases, and sudden death.”

PMID:  Clin Pediatr (Phila). 2018 05 ;57(5):603-606. Epub 2017 Sep 4. PMID: 28868890 Abstract Title:  Autoimmunity, Autonomic Neuropathy, and the HPV Vaccination: A Vulnerable Subpopulation. Abstract:  [n/a] read more

PMID:  Phytochemistry. 2020 Jan 3 ;171:112232. Epub 2020 Jan 3. PMID: 31911266 Abstract Title:  Undescribed morroniside-like secoiridoid diglycosides withα-glucosidase inhibitory activity from Corni Fructus. Abstract:  Corni Fructus, also known as the fruit of Cornus officinalis Sieb. et Zucc., has long been used as a traditional Chinese medicine and is widely consumed as a nutritional food …

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PMID:  Environ Int. 2019 11 ;132:105064. Epub 2019 Aug 13. PMID: 31419765 Abstract Title:  Inflammation and acute traffic-related air pollution exposures among a cohort of youth with type 1 diabetes. Abstract:  BACKGROUND: Evidence remains equivocal regarding the association of inflammation, a precursor to cardiovascular disease, and acute exposures to ambient air pollution from traffic-related particulate …

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PMID:  Viral Immunol. 2011 Aug ;24(4):311-9. PMID: 21830902 Abstract Title:  Baculovirus-produced influenza virus-like particles in mammalian cells protect mice from lethal influenza challenge. Abstract:  Influenza virus-like particles (VLPs) are effective vaccines against influenza infection, which can be produced either in insect cells by recombinant baculovirus (BV) infection or in mammalian cells by DNA plasmid transfection. …

Continue reading “Virus-like influenza particles can be produced by recombinant baculovirus in insent cells, however, virus-like particles produced in this manner are likely to be contaminated with baculovirus.”