The immune cell repertoire is composed of many different cell types that are orchestrated in response to infection and other pathogens that enter the body. As a result, the body can defend itself ...

Researchers at Oregon Health & Science University have uncovered how specialized cells surrounding small blood vessels, known as perivascular cells, contribute to blood vessel dysfunction in chronic ...

An international group of researchers has identified an important mechanism that enables stem cells to evade immune rejection ...

Cigarette smoke impairs mesenchymal stem cell function, limiting proliferation, migration, differentiation, and ...

For immune cells, the actin cytoskeleton is more than a structural scaffold. Immune cells can migrate to sites of infection or form precise, short-lived contacts with other cells, by constantly ...

When the body encounters an infection, an army of immune cells is mobilised, each with a unique function. This includes the first responders that mount a generalised defence (innate immune cells like ...

A single one-time gene therapy could free patients with α-thalassemia, a rare and debilitating blood disorder, from the ...

LC3-associated phagocytosis (LAP) is a specialized process for degrading dead cells, microbes or other particles. It plays a ...