Posts Tagged ‘T-cells’
Immune stimulant molecule shown to prevent cancer
A research team at the University of Louisville has discovered that an immune checkpoint molecule they developed for cancer immunotherapy, also protects against future development of multiple types of cancer when administered by itself. …
Read Full ArticleImmunological scarring from celiac disease
Immune cells in the bowel of people who suffer from celiac disease are permanently replaced by a new subset of cells that promote inflammation, …
Read Full ArticleA bioengineered factory for T-cells
Bone marrow transplants, also known as hematopoietic stem cell transplants, are life-saving treatments for aggressive diseases, such as leukemia and multiple myeloma, and infections such as HIV. …
Read Full ArticleImproving the body’s ability to fight cancer and intruders
The human body’s immune system is like a vast team of special agents. Certain cells called T cells each individually specialize in recognizing a particular intruder, such as the influenza virus or salmonella. …
Read Full ArticleFGL2 protein may be an effective target for glioblastoma
Researchers at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center have discovered an immune regulator that appears to dictate glioblastoma (GBM) progression …
Read Full ArticleScientists create a renewable source of cancer-fighting T cells
A study by UCLA researchers is the first to demonstrate a technique for coaxing pluripotent stem cells — which can give rise to every cell type in the body and which can be grown indefinitely in the lab …
Read Full ArticleFever alters immune cells so they can better reach infections
Fever is known to help power up our immune cells, and scientists in Shanghai have new evidence explaining how. They found in mice that fever alters surface proteins on immune cells like lymphocytes …
Read Full ArticleEngineered T cells promote long-term organ transplant acceptance
Organ transplant rejection is a major problem in transplantation medicine. Suppressing the immune system to prevent organ rejection, however, opens the door to life-threatening infections. …
Read Full ArticleUnconventional immune cells trigger disturbed cytokine production in human spondyloarthritis
Spondyloarthritis is one of the most common types of chronic joint inflammation affecting nearly 1-2% of the Western population. Cytokine blockade of Tumor necrosis factor (TNF) …
Read Full ArticleMechanism for impaired allergic inflammation in infants may explain hygiene hypothesis
The hygiene hypothesis may explain why asthma and other allergic airway diseases have dramatically increased over the past decades in industrialized countries. The hypothesis suggests that decreased exposure to microbial …
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