Posts Tagged ‘T-cells’
Tailored T-cell therapies neutralize viruses that threaten kids with immune deficiency
Tailored T-cells specially designed to combat a half dozen viruses are safe and may be effective in preventing and treating multiple viral infections …
Read Full ArticleGlutamine-blocking drug slows tumor growth and strengthens anti-tumor response
A compound that blocks glutamine metabolism can slow tumor growth, alter the tumor microenvironment and promote the production of durable and highly active anti-tumor T cells. …
Read Full ArticleResearchers identify a mechanism controlling tumor cell recognition by immune cells
Researchers describe a cellular mechanism that induces an inflammatory response and tumor cell recognition. …
Read Full ArticleImmune response against skin-dwelling viruses prevents cancer
Study shows that one class of viruses that commonly live on human skin – so-called “low-risk” human papillomaviruses — appear to play an unwitting role in protecting us against skin cancer. …
Read Full ArticleCreatine powers T cells’ fight against cancer
Creatine, the organic acid that is popularly taken as a supplement by athletes and bodybuilders, serves as a molecular battery for immune cells by storing and distributing energy to power their fight against cancer, …
Read Full ArticleWhy the flu is more deadly in those with diabetes
Researchers outlined immune dysfunction in mice that leads to more severe respiratory infections in those with diabetes. …
Read Full ArticleFirst evidence of immune response targeting brain cells in autism
Evidence of T-lymphocyte attack on specific brain cells could explain more than half of all cases of autism and provide potential therapeutic targets. …
Read Full ArticleUnique immune cell could help stop breast cancer
A unique type of immune cell has been discovered in human breast tissue, and breast cancer patients with more of these cells are more likely to survive, …
Read Full ArticleInnovative pancreatic cancer treatment may rev up immune system
Researchers report that combining a type of radiation therapy with immunotherapy not only cures pancreatic cancer in mice, but appears to reprogram the immune system …
Read Full ArticleTargeting certain rogue T cells prevents and reverses multiple sclerosis in mice
A new study pinpoints the specific subgroup of helper T cells that cause MS, as well as a protein on their surface, called CXCR6, that marks them. …
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