3rd May 2018 Antigen presenting cells (APC) are key players in shaping immunity. However, studies often focus on understanding the heterogeneity of adaptive immune response particularly ...
2018
Cyto2018 Highlight: Immune Clock of Pregnancy
2nd May 2018 Cyto is an annual conference organized by the International Society for Advancement of Cytometry. Cyto is one of the few conferences ...
Have you heard of TPMs?
27th April 2018 Recent studies suggest the addition of “new” memory phenotype termed peripheral memory T cells (TPM) to the repertoire of memory T cells. TPMs express intermediate levels of CX3CR1 ...
Metabolic reprogramming: Novel strategy to improve cancer immunotherapy
25th April 2018 Immunotherapy has emerged as a promising new cancer treatment modality over the last decade. The components of immune-system are the integral part of tumor microenvironment ..
Do monocytes contribute to heamolytic ureamic syndrome?
20th April 2018 Shiga-toxin (Stx) producing enterohaemorrhagic E.coli (STECs) have been implicated in outbreaks of hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS). HUS is life threatening disease characterized ...
How do mesenchymal stem cells alleviate severe asthma symptoms?
19th April 2018 Asthma is one of the most common respiratory diseases. In spite of improvements in treating asthma, treatment of severe asthma remain a challenge. One of the many avenues being explored ...
Improved tetramer staining protocol detects functional T cells with low affinity TCRs
16th April 2018 Tetramers have become a useful tool in understanding T cell immunology. Tetramers enable detection of T cells directly ex-vivo without the need of in vitro T cell stimulation ...
Harmless γδ T cells associated with Corynebacterium sp. can be harmful during immune dysregulation
13th April 2018 The skin, one of the first lines of immunological defence, is colonised by diverse microbes which play a crucial role ...
Cancer Immunotherapy is associated with changes in innate immunity
11th April 2018 In the 19th century, Doctor William Coley noticed that sarcoma patients went into remission after contracting streptococcus infections. He injected them with
Paratuberculosis in Cattle: Differences in WC1+ γδ T cells responses to stimulation with PPD-J
9th April 2018 Paratuberculosis or Johne’s disease (JD) is a debilitating chronic granulomatous enteritis affecting ruminants ...