Trained immunity, a modification of cells in the innate immune system, may represent a new way of protecting poultry from infectious diseases. In a recent review article, researchers from Japan ...

The human immune system has evolved throughout history to effectively recognize and adapt to invading pathogens. To combat disease, the human body employs | Immunology ...

Megakaryocytes (MKs), known for their role in platelet production, have emerged as critical players in immune responses, ...

The three-signal paradigm tries to capture how the innate immune system instructs adaptive immune responses in three well-defined actions: (1) presentation of antigenic peptides in the context of MHC ...

A research team has investigated a new combination therapy against cancer. This therapy employs systemic administration of the tissue hormone interferon-I combined with local application of Imiquimod.

Antibodies are produced by the adaptive immune system but they work alongside the innate immune system to assist it. An analogy for antigens is that they are biological signposts or QR codes. They ...

A study led by David Sancho at the Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Cardiovasculares (CNIC) in Madrid reveals how an increase in intestinal permeability allows the natural gut bacteria to cross the ...

A healthy immune system can ward off disease-causing pathogens ... Zinc deficiency disrupts these processes, weakening both innate and adaptive immunity. Acute deficiency reduces immunity, while ...

Your immune system protects you from germs ... “Vitamin D plays an essential role in both innate and adaptive immunity in humans,” explains Puttuck. Meanwhile, low levels of vitamin D make ...

Loss of immune function – that is, immunosenescence – is considered an important determinant of health. Both adaptive and innate immunity are affected with age. Thymic involution and ...