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RARα receptor plays unexpected role in T cell activation
Tag: Immune System

RARα receptor plays unexpected role in T cell activation

According to new research in the journal Immunity, T cells have a nuclear receptor doing something very odd-;but very important-;to help them fight pathogens and destroy cancer cells. This receptor, called retinoic acid receptor alpha (RARα), is known to control gene expression programs in the nucleus, but it also now appears to operate outside the […]

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Aug , 2023
Severe COVID-19 may cause long-term changes to innate immune system
Tag: Immune System

Severe COVID-19 may cause long-term changes to innate immune system

Severe COVID-19 may cause long-lasting alterations to the innate immune system, the first line of defense against pathogens, according to a small study funded by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, part of the National Institutes of Health. These changes may help explain why the disease can damage so many different organs and […]

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Aug , 2023
Salk scientists find new immunotherapy treatment for glioblastoma
Tag: Immune System

Salk scientists find new immunotherapy treatment for glioblastoma

Glioblastoma, the most common and deadly form of brain cancer, grows rapidly to invade and destroy healthy brain tissue. The tumor sends out cancerous tendrils into the brain that make surgical tumor removal extremely difficult or impossible. Now, Salk scientists have found the immunotherapy treatment anti-CTLA-4 leads to considerably greater survival of mice with glioblastoma. […]

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Aug , 2023
Study offers deeper understanding of regulatory T cells yielding therapeutic benefits
Tag: Immune System

Study offers deeper understanding of regulatory T cells yielding therapeutic benefits

Decades of research have left knowledge gaps about cells that regulate the immune system: Purdue and NIH Four decades of research have produced a vast pool of knowledge about regulatory T cells, a subset of our immune cells. Even so, scientists at Purdue University and the National Institutes of Health have identified 14 understudied T-reg […]
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