During infections, the immune system needs to distinguish foreign antigens that are expressed by invading bacteria and viruses from self-antigens that are expressed by cells of the body.
"It's much like doing a medical CT scan where you can see inside of the cell non-destructively, so you don't have to cut the cell open," says Carolyn Larabell, a cell biologist at UC San Francisco.
You can increase white blood cells (WBCs) by taking certain medications and eating immune-boosting foods, like yogurt, lean protein foods, antioxidant-rich vegetables, and more. Maintaining a normal ...
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Scientists have supercharged CAR-T therapy, making it more powerful against elusive cancer cells that usually escape detection. This innovation, called ALA-CART, helps the immune system better ...
Amgen and CytomX Therapeutics have kicked a phase 1 T-cell engager to the curb, axing the asset after assessing the clinical data and their pipeline priorities. CytomX signaled the EGFRxCD3 ...
It develops from the abnormal multiplication of T cells, or T-lymphocytes, a type of white blood cell essential for immune system function. The specific treatment course and prognosis for T-cell ...
The team’s study results, published today in the journal Immunity, outline their discovery of a specific type of regulatory T cell that can home back into the thymus and repair the organ when it's ...
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