Induces potent and long-lasting immune responses to defined antigens or whole pathogens (particles), mainly through the ...

Signaling by type I cytokines involves ... both the IL-7 and TSLP receptors, which helps to explain why deletion of the gene that encodes IL-7Rα affects the lymphoid system more severely than ...

Immune cells are naturally gifted in recognizing antigens and fighting off infection and disease. But, just like talented people, they need nurturing and the right training to fulfil their true ...

Diseases such as covid-19 and influenza can be fatal due to an overreaction of the body’s immune system called a cytokine storm. Cytokines are small proteins released by many different cells in ...

They examined how this can influence the release of more than 90 kinds of cytokines, a type of signalling molecule crucial for immune response. The researchers targeted freshly isolated human ...

Elsewhere in the body, the cytokine – called Interleukin-8 (IL8) – usually plays a role in the immune system by recruiting neutrophils to a site of inflammation ... communication with mum in a new way ...