Immunology
Impaired neutrophils in autoimmunity
Patients with autoimmune diseases such as systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) have higher blood levels of the protein S100A9, but the source of this protein has not been identified.
Jan 28, 2022
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Journal of Immunology
Immunology
Researchers target gene to treat inflammatory bowel disease
Researchers at the Biocomplexity Institute of Virginia Tech have discovered a new therapeutic target for inflammatory bowel disease—and it's right inside our immune cells.
Jun 21, 2017
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Immunology
Novel infection fighter
Hospital-acquired infections are a serious threat to patient lives, especially with the rise of antibiotic-resistant bacteria. One drug that may prove helpful in the fight against these infections is monophosphoryl Lipid ...
Jun 15, 2018
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Immunology
A novel animal model for analysing human natural killer cell functions in vivo
Natural killer (NK) cells which belong in innate immunity, play an important role for defense against invading pathogens and microbes. NK cells make up around 5-20% of the white blood cells circulating in the bloodstream ...
Mar 27, 2017
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Oncology & Cancer
Immune system can use melanoma's own proteins to kill off cancer cells
Though a small group of proteins, the family called Ras controls a large number of cellular functions, including cell growth, differentiation, and survival. And because the protein has a hand in cellular division, mutated ...
Feb 4, 2013
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Immunology
Researchers find novel predictor for MDS progression risk
Researchers at Moffitt Cancer Center and colleagues have discovered that changes in the physical characteristics of the effector memory regulatory T cell can predict the progression risk of myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS) ...
Sep 13, 2012
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Diabetes
Type 1 diabetes: B cell-derived natural antibodies suppress autoimmune pathogenesis
Researchers have discovered the novel mechanism that underlies a previously reported observation that infection by group A Streptococcus bacteria reduces the risk of later developing type 1 diabetes.
Dec 5, 2023
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Immunology
Changed established truth about the immune system
Protein in the blood did not have the function researchers believed in the interaction between two of the body's defense systems. Professor Tom Eirik Mollnes and colleagues thereby changed an established truth.
Sep 7, 2021
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Medical research
Research sheds light on important role of autophagy, or self-eating cells, in developing new anti-inflammatory therapies
Research just carried out in the Immunology Research Centre, led by Dr James Harris, based in the School of Biochemistry and Immunology, Trinity College Dublin, shows that the process of autophagy regulates the production ...
Oct 24, 2012
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Immunology
Pneumonia discovery may offer way to boost body's defenses
A molecule being targeted in cancer is also critical for the immune system's ability to battle pneumonia, researchers at the University of Virginia School of Medicine have determined. The finding may offer a new way for doctors ...
Jul 28, 2016
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