A macrophage is a type of white blood cell that surrounds and kills microorganisms, removes dead cells, and stimulates the action of other immune system cells.
It is highly regulated what goes into the brain and what does not. The phagocytes that encapsulate the blood arteries in the brain and maintain the blood-brain barrier have been examined by researchers at the University of Freiburg’s Faculty of Medicine.
Cancer researchers at the Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine say they have successfully suppressed the growth of some solid tumors in research models by manipulating immune cells known as a macrophages.
Two strains of the bacterium causing tuberculosis have only minor genetic differences but attack the lungs in completely different fashion, according to Rutgers researchers.
Macrophages travel through our arteries, gobbling fat the way Pac-man gobbled ghosts. But fat-filled macrophages can narrow blood vessels and cause heart disease.
Dr Jun Qin, a proteomics expert from the State Key Laboratory of Proteomics, Beijing Proteome Research Center, National Center for Protein Sciences (Beijing), Beijing Institute of Lifeomics, and Dr Zhongde Zhang from The Second Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, worked in the front line of compacting COVID-19 disease.
Cutaneous T-cell lymphoma (CTCL) is an incurable, rare cancer of skin-homing T cells that is highly disfiguring and lethal at advanced stages.
New research shows that some immune cells could reinstate their regular functions when they are introduced back into the body.
In Finland, about 700 people are identified with diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL) every year.
Nanomaterials have transformed cancer therapy, and plant-derived nanoparticles have the added benefit of being cost-effective and simple to produce in mass.
According to research, the brain’s capacity to clear a protein closely associated with Alzheimer’s disease is tied to the circadian cycle.
A signaling mechanism that enables bacteria like Salmonella to escape destruction by the immune system of the host was discovered by scientists.
A heart attack or stroke can blindside people who thought they were at low risk. Now, research led by UConn Health has found a new model that could improve how we assess heart disease.
Researchers at Baylor College of Medicine, Yale University and other institutions have identified previously unrecognized changes in gene expression and cellular interactions in distinct cell populations in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).
An artery is not like a nose. Or is it? Scientists at La Jolla Institute for Immunology (LJI) have discovered that immune cells in arteries can "sniff" out their surroundings and cause inflammation.
The lungs are exposed to microorganisms like viruses and bacteria from the moment of the first breath.
To fight infections and heal injuries, immune cells need to enter tissue. They also need to invade tumors to fight them from within.
New research from The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center found that treatment with antihistamines, a commonly used allergy medication, was associated with improved responses to immune checkpoint inhibitors.
Scientists recently identified the therapeutic benefits to patients receiving mesenchymal stromal cell (MSC) therapy.
Macrophages are important cells of the immune system with numerous beneficial functions. However, macrophages also aggravate common diseases.
Researchers from the Institute of Process Engineering (IPE) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences have developed macrophage–tumor chimeric exosomes that co-activate the immune response and tumor microenvironment to support cancer immunotherapy.