Hemic and Immune Systems: News and Research on T-Lymphocytes, Regulatory

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A common metabolite may help treat autoimmune diseases

Researchers have revealed the modulatory effect of the anti-inflammatory metabolite itaconate on T helper and T regulatory cells, which may lead to new therapeutic approaches to treating some autoimmune diseases.

Why men are at higher risk from COVID-19

COVID-19 has had a huge global impact since the initial outbreak in 2019. Men and women show different responses to this disease, with men having a higher risk from infection. The underlying cellular basis for this difference ...

How regulatory T cells halt aberrant, self-reactive T cells

New research findings show in detail how self-reactive T cells—white blood cells that mistakenly attack healthy instead of infected cells, thereby causing an autoimmune or an inflammatory response—are held in check by regulatory ...

Study identifies new therapeutic target for tumor treatment

Northwestern Medicine scientists have identified a new therapeutic target for tumors and developed a compound which slowed tumor growth and bolsters immune responses in mice, according to research published in Science Advances.

New cancer drug candidate targets immune system 'brakes'

The human immune system has a powerful ability to ward off invaders, from viruses and bacteria to cancer cells. But it also has a series of checks and balances, molecular brakes to prevent unnecessary immune responses. In ...

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