Dendrites—the branch-like projections extending from neurons—serve a critical role in how information is processed, receiving incoming information and passing it to the neuronal cell body. But ...

Researchers are exploring the theory that RORγt+ dendritic cells could help the immune system from wrongfully identifying ...

Melanoma cells, the most aggressive form of skin cancer, produce a protein that blocks the recognition and removal of the ...

An experimental breast cancer vaccine at Moffitt Cancer Center in Tampa created a unique bond between a patient and a cell ...

Zika virus and dengue virus are very close relatives. Both are mosquito-borne flaviviruses, and both specialize in infecting a host's dendritic cells. But a new Nature Communications study, led by ...

Researchers at WashU Medicine found that a small population of immune cells in the mouse intestine prevents allergic ...

Get Instant Summarized Text (Gist) A dendritic cell vaccine strategy targeting HER2-positive, ER-negative breast cancer shows promise when combined with chemotherapy. In a pilot study with 30 ...

Researchers identified a monocyte/dendritic cell response to EBV reactivation in B cells as one of the earliest events in ...

Study in mice identifies essential immune cells in the intestine that help to prevent unwarranted reactions to harmless food allergens.

Both are mosquito-borne flaviviruses, and both specialize in infecting a host's dendritic cells. But a new Nature Communications study, led by scientists at La Jolla Institute for Immunology (LJI ...

More recently, a small population of cells -- the RORγt+ dendritic cells -- has been found among the gut's presenting immune cells in multiple species. Colonna's lab was the first to identify the ...