C. Skevaki

The bidirectional double burden of non-communicable diseases and infections

15 years of hemoglobinopathies and thalassemias: from a textbook example in biochemistry to an everyday diagnostic challenge

Molecular hemoglobinopathy/thalassemia diagnostics should always be performed alongside functional tests such as a complete blood count, testing for iron deficiency, and hemoglobin analysis, to ensure high sensitivity and specificity of the testing strategy even in complex syndromes.

The Effects of Microplastics and Nanoplastics (MNPs) on Chronic Airway Inflammation

A concise translational review aims to integrate molecular and cellular evidence from recent up-to-date in vitro and animal studies, together with emerging human data, to explore potential mechanisms through which MNP exposure may contribute to chronic airway inflammation.

Immunogenicity and safety of seasonal influenza vaccine co-administered with other vaccines: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Overall, co-administration preserves influenza immunogenicity but modestly reduces COVID-19 vaccine GMFR and the low absolute risk difference supports its feasibility as a strategy to streamline vaccination schedules and improve uptake.

A human-specific long noncoding RNA regulator of antigen-presenting cell viability and antimicrobial defense.

SAILR is identified as a central regulator in linking macrophage survival to host-pathogen interaction and disease pathophysiology, and interacts with the antiapoptotic adaptor protein 14-3-3β to support macrophage survival.

Increased high sensitivity C-reactive protein in more severe wheeze/asthma phenotypes in child- and adulthood in ALLIANCE

HsCRP was increased in adult asthmatics compared to HCs and was associated with several severity-related clinical characteristics, whereas ICS use in preschool wheezers was associated with lower hsCRP levels.