Researchers have now determined the activation status of human neutrophils from patients with acute and chronic infections of T. gondii using flow cytometry.
October 2021
Neutrophils as potential early indicators of tuberculosis severity
Researchers have made use of flow cytometry to monitor frequencies, phenotype and function of stimulated neutrophils from HIV-negative TB patients...
Microbial fitness and IgA – a balancing act for the intestinal flora
Researchers have recently shown in a murine model that IgA antibodies regulate and modulate, at several levels, the activity of non-pathogenic bacteria...
Malaria Vaccine Breakthrough: Shaking or Stirring the Field?
Being the first and the only approved vaccine of a deadly parasitic disease makes RTS, S a potential part of malaria-control tool kit. This vaccine will help in lowering the tide of the disease-malaria...
A novel immunogene CD47-targeting therapy inhibiting tumour growth
Researchers have now developed a novel therapy concept for programming the tumour cells to produce a CD47-blocking and immune-activation fusion protein in the hope that this will halt tumour growth...
A novel inhibitor of dengue virus
In a recent study conducted by researchers at the Rega Institute for Medical Research, KU Leuven, have identified and developed an ultrapotent inhibitor of the dengue virus (DENV), which causes the tropical disease known as dengue.
Variations in leukocytes – three months following mild COVID-19 infection
Researchers have investigated and described the rate of changes in peripheral blood white cells (WBCs) in individuals who have recovered from SARS-CoV-2 infection...
Insights into the development of the blood and immune systems in prenatal bone marrow
Researchers from the Wellcome Sanger Institute, Newcastle University and their collaborators have performed a comprehensive analysis of how the blood and immune systems develop in prenatal bone marrow...