Diabetes drug helps immune system recognize HIV reservoirs, study finds
Graphic summary. Credit: iScience (2024). DOI: 10.1016/j.isci.2024.110670 Metformin, a drug used to treat type 2 diabetes, may help deplete the ...
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‘Synthetic immune niche’ approach enhances T cell proliferation without compromising their ability to kill cancer
Comparison of significant differences in gene expression profiles between DC-activated cells (orange dots) and bead-activated cells (black dots) on their ...
New study reveals specialization of immune cells in different tissues
Johan Sandberg. Credit: Karolinska Institute A new study from Karolinska Institutet has shown how MAIT cells, which play an important ...
Cancer cells may use lipids to hide from the immune system
Glycosphingolipids (in pink, via cholera toxin B) are so essential to cancer immune evasion that some cancer cells cannot proliferate ...
Autoimmune disease researchers find immune cells escape treatment due to ‘exhausted’ state
by Frederike Buhse, Exzellenzcluster Präzisionsmedizin für chronische Entzündungserkrankungen Graphic summary. Credit: Immunity (2024). DOI: 10.1016/j.immuni.2024.08.005 In autoimmune diseases, the immune ...
New study reveals how aging immune system promotes cancer growth, potentially opening new avenues for prevention
Credit: Science (2024). DOI: 10.1126/science.adn0327 A new study by researchers at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai addresses ...
Immune protection against tuberculosis reinfection is provided by cells that dampen lung inflammation, study finds
Anti-CD4 antibody infusion depleted CD4+ T cells in anatomical compartments in cynomolgus macaques. Credit: Immunity (2024). DOI: 10.1016/j.immuni.2024.08.002 The body's ...
Use of metal ion-linked nanostructures to enhance immune response and boost breast tumor treatment
Schematic illustration of enhanced tumor immunotherapy using DC therapy mediated by L-phenylalanine nanocomplexes chelated by metal ions. Credit: Natural nanotechnology ...
Ancient microbes linked to evolution of human immune proteins
Comparison of immune proteins called viperins from Asgardian archaea (left) and a group of more complex life forms including humans, ...
To subvert the immune response, SARS-CoV-2 stimulates the production of proteins without protective function
According to Brazilian researchers, SARS-CoV-2 uses this strategy to manipulate the host's defense cell mechanism. This discovery paves the way ...
