B cells play a more sinister role than believed in progression of type 1 diabetes

A recent study by Vanderbilt Health researchers has revealed a greater, detrimental role for B lymphocytes (B cells) in the ...
Targeted Oncology

Walking Through the TIL Therapy Process in Advanced Melanoma

During a live event, Omid Hamid, MD, discussed the logistics and multidisciplinary process of using tumor-infiltrating ...

Study Reveals Method to Restore 'Exhausted' Blood Stem Cells

In a groundbreaking proof-of-concept study, researchers at Cincinnati Children's report success at restoring healthy function ...

Mechanism behind persistent autoimmune joint destruction revealed in new study

Nearly 1.5 million Americans and nearly 5% of women over the age of 55 have rheumatoid arthritis (RA), an incurable ...
Scientific Research Publishing

Cretenet, G., Clerc, I., Matias, M., Loisel, S., Craveiro, M., Oburoglu, L., et al. (2016) Cell Surface Glut1 Levels Distinguish Human CD4 and CD8 T Lymphocyte Subsets with ...

ABSTRACT: Objective and Method: Objective and Methods: To analyze the correlation between serum high-density lipoprotein (HDL-c) levels and CD4+ T lymphocyte counts in HIV patients who have not yet ...
Frontiers

Chromatin remodeling in lymphocytic function and fate: the multifaceted roles of SWI/SNF complex

The Switch/Sucrose Non-Fermentable (SWI/SNF) chromatin remodeling complex comprises 10-15 subunits, which modulate the arrangement, location, or conformation of nucleosomes to upregulate chromatin ...
Frontiers

Altered mitochondrial mass and low mitochondrial membrane potential of immune cells in patients with HBV infection and correlation with liver inflammation

Introduction: Mitochondrial membrane potential (MMP) and mitochondrial mass (MM) affect mitochondrial function and lymphocyte activation, but few studies on HBV infection exist. This study aimed to ...