White blood cells are put on high alert when exposed to modest amounts of a pungent ginger component, according to a recent study...
2023
T-cell protection against pneumococcal disease
In a recent study, scientists demonstrated how a distinct subgroup of lung T regulatory cells provides resistance to bacteraemic pneumonia...
Is salt bad for you? Starving immune regulators of energy
Researchers have recently demonstrated that Regulatory T cells make sure that immunological responses take place in a regulated manner. However, consuming too much salt impairs the energy supply of these cells, making them temporarily dysfunctional. This could influence autoimmunity...
Blocking SARS-CoV-2 infection – new insights
In a recent study, scientists examined the impact of mucociliary active molecules on the in vitro infection of the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)...
T cell exhaustion- new insights
Researchers have just discovered a gene that exhausts T cells, which might provide new avenues for developing more potent immunotherapies...
Do your genetics make you more susceptible to infections?
A novel genetic condition that causes immunodeficiency and a severe sensitivity to opportunistic infections, including a fatal fungal pneumonia, has been identified by researchers in a recent study...
New TB drug regimen may not work against TB meningitis
Researchers demonstrated in a recent paper that the FDA-approved regimen of three antibiotics, bedaquiline, pretomanid, and linezolid (BPaL), used to treat TB of the lungs caused by MDR strains, is ineffective in treating TB meningitis...
Epstein-Barr virus – novel insights into the immune response to the virus
In a recent paper, a group of researchers have discovered a particular immunological response to the Epstein-Barr virus which may be a potential target for vaccine development...
Novel insights into the treatment of lupus
In a mouse model of SLE, researchers have now learned that inhibiting an iron absorption receptor lowers disease pathology and boosts the activity of regulatory T cells that fight inflammation...
COVID-19 and the innate immune system – long term effects
According to a new study, immune cells like dendritic cells, which are essential for the immune system's activation, recover more slowly the more serious the COVID-19 infection is...