Evolution of the human immune system in the post-omicron era
Neutralizing antibodies and memory T cells are two components of adaptive immunity conferred by viral infection or vaccination. Neutralizing antibodies ...
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How previous exposure to bacteria changes the lungs’ innate immune response and what this could mean for vaccines
Infection of alveolar macrophages is the first stage of tuberculosis. What if we could change that? Credit: Alissa Rothchild Tuberculosis, ...
A new regulator of immune evasion in cancer identified
Representative images of immunohistochemical staining of PD-L1, ATXN3, IRF1, and HIF-2α in patients with human lung adenocarcinoma (LUAD) and melanoma. ...
Team explores role of ‘interferon gene enhancer’ in body’s innate immune system
A graphical illustration of cholesterol-dependent STING clustering and palmitoylation at the TGN. Credit: Glyco-core Research Institute When pathogens attack the ...
In long COVID patients, immune cells don’t follow the rules
CD4 specific to SARS-CoV-2+ T lymphocytes from individuals with CL preferentially express homing receptors associated with migration to inflamed tissues. ...
New compound targeting the immune system shows promise in treating lupus
Chemoproteomic discovery of SLC15A4 inhibitors. Credit: Nature Chemical Biology (2024). DOI: 10.1038/s41589-023-01527-8 Scientists at Scripps Research have developed a small ...
Research finds mice without immune cells show no symptoms of SARS-CoV-2
SARS-CoV-2 MA10 causes less severe illness in tcrα−/− mice compared to wild type (WT). (A) WT and tcrα−/− mice were ...
Small changes in specific immune cell populations linked to autoimmune diseases
Credit: Cellular genomics (2024). DOI: 10.1016/j.xgen.2023.100473 Just as ripples on the water can betray powerful currents beneath the surface, small ...
“Exhausted” immune cells could cause Alzheimer’s disease
Graphical summary. Credit: Immunity (2023). DOI: 10.1016/j.immuni.2023.12.001 Mice reach the twilight of their lives around the age of two, the ...
Certain combinations of gut bacteria protect stem cell transplant patients from immune reactions, study finds
Intestinal tissue during graft-versus-host disease: donor cells (red) attack the patient's body. Credits: Sebastian Jarosch, Dirk Busch / TUM After ...
