When viruses or bacteria enter the body, immune cells divide their roles to protect the body.For those who say, "I've memorized the names of the cells, but I don't know who tells what to whom." We ...

He began searching for novel parasite-fighting immune cells. McKenzie knew that IL-25 triggers a class of T cells called type-2 helper T cells (Th2s) to proliferate and produce IL-13, and he wondered ...

December 4, 2024 – Jérémie Le Pen wants to understand the workings of the “innate immune system”—the part of the human immune system that puts up an immediate defense when it encounters a pathogen.

The innate response's job is to assess the threat and determine how best to handle it. When it has a firm grasp on the situation, and if it can't deal with the threat itself, the innate response ...

The immune-boosting power of a fever is surprisingly ancient. Cold-blooded creatures like fish typically move to warmer environments to help fight infections. In one fish species, Nile tilapia, that ...

Researchers have shown that innate immune training, also known as trained immunity (TRIM), leads to aggravated bone loss in experimental models of periodontitis and inflammatory arthritis. Clinical ...