In a recent study, researchers investigated the role of abnormal B cell activation and differentiation to memory or plasma effector cells in the pathogenesis of Lupus nephritis (LN)...
2022
Improved cancer treatment response in those with COVID vaccination
In an interesting finding, researchers found that when patients received the Chinese vaccine SinoVac instead of being unvaccinated, the cancer medications performed better...
Tumor associated macrophages: the future targets for anti-melanoma immunotherapy ?
In a review by Rebecca Adams et al., researchers described the involvement of tumor-associated macrophages (TAM) in failure of CI therapy and potential strategies to target those cells thereby improving CI efficacy...
Novel insights – regulating skin inflammation
Researchers looked at mechanisms in the skin that might lessen damage from UV radiation or infections, which can also produce uncomfortable symptoms like sunburn, in a new report that looked at inflammatory reactions in the skin...
Vimentin and its role in COVID-19 infection
According to a new study, the cell-surface protein vimentin serves as a co-receptor for the infection-promoting entrance of SARS-CoV-2 into host cells...
How the brain slows us down when we are sick
In a recent paper, researchers have described a cluster of neurons slow the activity of mice in order to prioritise fighting bacterial infections...
Improving vaccine immunity against fungal pneumonia
Using a murine model, researchers have identified and described a type of T cell, that promotes the production of certain cytokines that play a key role in immunity against fungal pathogens...
Time of day for COVID-19 vaccination does not matter
In a recent paper, researchers have found that immunisation with the Moderna COVID-19 mRNA vaccine at different times of the day has no effect on the efficacy of the vaccine...
Non-invasive tumour immune cell monitoring
In a recent study, researchers have developed a new technique that is safer and non-invasive in order to track within brain and breast tumors in living mice...
Infection in the brain – defenses and consequences
In a new study, researchers have described and created a detailed map of the immune system in the brain and how reacts to infection. They showed how the brain is initially protected by brain-resident macrophages...