Dendritic cells are immune cells that capture and present antigens to T cells, activating an immune response. Researchers have discovered that short-chain fatty acids produced by intestinal bacteria ...
Closing such gaps is important because otherwise the immune defense no longer functions optimally. As the JMU team reports in the journal Immunity, it is due to a locally acting cytokine, the FLT3 ...
The responsibility of the immune system protects the human body from infections and diseases. This system is made of two separate responses that occur sequentially. The first or innate immune system ...
Importantly, the scientists discovered how high sugar levels in diabetic mice disrupt the normal function of lung dendritic cells during infection. Altered sugar metabolism in these cells led to the ...
A powerful approach to cancer therapy involves modifying the patient’s own immune cells in order to enhance the immune response against cancer cells. The most studied cell types for cancer ...
Immunotherapy uses a person's own immune system to fight cancer. Immune checkpoint inhibitors are one class of immunotherapy that block specific proteins from slowing the immune response. As a result, ...
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Development of therapeutic cancer vaccines based on cancer immunity cycle
Therapeutic cancer vaccines have experienced a remarkable resurgence over the past decade, representing a paradigm shift in ...
Immunotherapy uses a person's own immune system to fight cancer. Immune checkpoint inhibitors are one class of immunotherapy that block specific proteins from slowing the immune response. As a result, ...
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