Posts Tagged ‘T-cells’
Interleukin-33 involved in SARS-CoV-2 immunity
New study links the production of cytokine interleukin 33 to SARS-CoV-2 immunity, which could have implications for future COVID-19 therapies. …
Read Full ArticleStem cell transplants prevent relapses of childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia
Children and young adults who receive CAR T-cell therapy for acute lymphoblastic leukemia suffer remarkably fewer relapses when the treatment is paired with a subsequent stem cell transplant. …
Read Full ArticleFatty liver hepatitis is caused by auto-aggressive immune cells
Non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH), also known as fatty liver hepatitis, is caused by immune cells that attack healthy liver tissue. …
Read Full ArticleRole of glucose metabolism in lung cancer resistance
Glucose metabolism in tumor-associated neutrophils plays a key role in lung cancer development. …
Read Full ArticleCellular benefits of gene therapy seen decades after treatment
Researchers have shown that the beneficial effects of gene therapy can be seen decades after the transplanted blood stem cells have been cleared by the body. …
Read Full ArticleHow mutations in SARS-CoV-2 allow the virus to dodge immune defenses
A mutated SARS-CoV-2 from a chronically infected immunocompromised patient is capable of evading both naturally occurring antibodies from COVID-19 survivors as well as lab-made therapeutic antibodies. …
Read Full ArticleMutant proteins from SARS-CoV-2 block T cells’ ability to recognize and kill infected cells
Study highlights the capacity of SARS-CoV-2 to subvert immune surveillance through mutations that hamper T cell responses. …
Read Full ArticleImmunotherapy drug delays onset of type 1 diabetes in at-risk group
Follow-up study further supports the use of immunotherapy drug, teplizumab, for the prevention of type 1 diabetes. …
Read Full ArticleCAR T-cell therapy generates lasting remissions in patients with multiple myeloma
CAR T-cell therapy produces remissions in almost 75% of patients with relapsed treatment-resistant multiple myeloma. …
Read Full ArticleTurbocharging the killing power of immune cells against cancer
A DNA modifying epigenetic therapy can transform killer T-cells into “super soldiers” by boosting their ability to kill cancer cells. …
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