Antibodies are best known for their ability to latch onto and neutralize bacteria, viruses and other pathogens. But these immune proteins can do more than that: They also activate other components of ...
Cancer has a talent for hiding in plain sight, cloaking itself in sugary molecules that convince the immune system to stand ...
Among people with sickle cell disease—an inherited blood disorder—acute chest syndrome (ACS) is the leading cause of death. The condition is the result of red blood cells becoming stiff, sticky, and ...
Antibodies are best known for their ability to latch onto and neutralize bacteria, viruses and other pathogens. But these immune proteins can do more than that: They also activate other components of ...
Evaluation of the hedgehog signaling pathway as a therapeutic target for dendritic cell-based immunotherapy against patients with cancer. Background: Activated fibroblasts in the stroma of epithelial ...
An antibody (teal) bound to its target, the HIV protein Env (white and gray), also attaches to an immune cell via a receptor (red) on the immune cell’s surface. This interaction can activate the ...