Recently, researchers have described the patterns of immune system disruptions which can lead to long-term or severe COVID-19. They were able to predict that consistent reduction of dendritic cells increasing their chance of developing long COVID...
2022
Novel treatment approach for asthma without negative immune system effects
In a recent paper, researchers have described how inhibiting or blocking calcium signals in immune cells can lead to a reduction in common asthma symptoms without effecting the immune response to flu viruses...
Development and use of cellular behavioural landscapes to describe inflammatory states
In a recent paper, Crainiciuc and colleagues made use of 4D imaging technology to visualise several hundreds of cells in an attempt to characterize each leukocyte at the site of inflammation...
The interplay between LRRC15+ myofibroblasts and anti-tumour immunity
In a recent paper, researchers were able to show that the development of LRRC15+ myofibroblasts during the process of tumorigenesis is supported by TGFβ signalling in dermatopontin positive (DPT+) universal fibroblasts...
The opportunity to boost antiretroviral therapy interventions through maternal vaccination
In a recent paper, researchers proposed the concept of maternal vaccination to help boost the effectiveness of ART to reduce mother-to-child transmission of HIV...
Rebound to COVID-19 – not from impaired immunity
In a recent paper, researchers have found that rebounding to COVID-19 is not likely to be caused by an inefficient or impaired immune response, Looking at 8 patients who have taken nirmatrelvir/ritonavir...
The humoral response as a marker in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
In a new study, researchers aimed to determine the markers of inflammation within different categories of patients with COPD, that is, those with rapid, slow or no lung functional decline...
How to boost immunotherapies against B-cell leukemia
In a new study, Witkowski, et al., have identified novel regulators by using a surface CD19-guided whole-genome CRISPR-Cas9 screening platform to ensure the complete elimination of malignant cells by certain immunotherapies...
SARS-CoV-2 can infect adipose tissue
A recent study had researchers show that SARS-CoV-2 is capable of infecting human fat tissue. In this study they looked at fat tissue biopsied from patients undergoing bariatric and cardiac surgeries...
Lack of sleep and your immune system
In a recent paper, researchers have described how a consistent lack of sleep can have significant negative effects on your immune system, with harmful affects observed in immune cells, leading to inflammatory disorders and cardiovascular disease...