How gut bacteria might trigger autoimmune diseases like lupus
Bacteria in the gut have been implicated in autoimmune diseases, like lupus, that don't primarily affect the gastrointestinal ...
Long COVID: women at greater risk compared to men – could immune system differences be the cause?
While researchers don’t currently know why women are at greater risk of long COVID, differences in the way men’s and women’s ...
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How does the immune system self-regulate?
When the immune system recognizes an external pathogen two key T cells arrive at the scene – CD4+ T cells known as helper cells and CD8+ T cells known as killer cells. The first group of Treg cells ...
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From the Meninges, Regulatory T Cells Keep Brain Inflammation in Check
Stationed within the meninges, squads of immune cells lie in wait, ready to unleash an inflammatory assault within the brain if needed. Holding these trigger-happy troops back during peacetime falls ...
CAR-T cells can arm bystander T cells with CAR molecules in tumor microenvironment
Engineered immune cells called CAR-T cells are used in the treatment of cancer. Researchers from Uppsala University have now ...
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T cells articles from across Nature Portfolio
T cells are white blood cells that are important for adaptive immunity. They have unique cell surface receptors that are generated by randomly assorting genes. These receptors allow T cells to ...
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Joshua Veatch, MD, PhD
He studies how tumor-recognizing T cells — a type of immune cell — respond to these solid tumors, and how to improve those responses to help patients. One research focus is on CD4, or "helper" T cells ...
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Salt Could Play a Role in Allergies
The authors found in lab experiments that high concentrations of sodium chloride can influence the differentiation of T helper 2 (Th2) cells, the immune cells responsible for allergies, and that high ...