In the fight against cancer, immunotherapy—which aims to boost the body's natural defenses against cancer—is experiencing remarkable growth. Most of these treatments are based on CD8 T lymphocytes, ...

Immunologists at UNIGE have revealed a previously unknown anti-tumor role of CD4 T lymphocytes, marking a breakthrough that ...

Autoimmune diseases, like multiple sclerosis result when the body's immune system starts to attack its own cells. Regulatory T cells, a subtype of T cells play a critical role in suppressing these ...

CD4+ invariant natural killer T cells in the lungs of patients with asthma express an invariant T-cell receptor that recognizes glycolipid antigens that are now being defined. 30 These antigens ...

Antiretroviral-treated patients with sustained virological suppression, but a CD4 cell count below 200 cells/mm 3, may be able to safely discontinue prophylaxis for pneumocystiis jiroveci pneumonia ...

Low-level regeneration of CD4 cell counts in patients with prolonged undetectable viral loads may occur due to a combination of increased cell death and reduced production of new cells in the thymus, ...

A new study, published recently in Nature Communications, offers the first-ever map of which parts of Chikungunya virus ...

New research has identified the gene Egr-1 as a critical regulator of immune balance, offering hope for autoimmune disease therapies.

Mycobacterium avium complex (MAC) is a group of bacteria related to tuberculosis.These germs are very common in food, water, and soil. Almost everyone has them in their bodies.