During infections, the immune system needs to distinguish foreign antigens that are expressed by invading bacteria and ...

Gene expression is regulated by transcription factors in concert with epigenetic modifications (such as DNA methylation, post-translational histone modifications, the position and compaction of ...

Lupus is an autoimmune disease where the body’s immune system attacks its own tissues and organs, causing inflammation and damaging organs. A new study co-led by the University of Zurich has now shown ...

A research team from the Medical University of Vienna has made further progress in the treatment of intestinal inflammation.

A research team has made further progress in the treatment of intestinal inflammation. A study shows that the semi-synthetic bile acid NorUDCA inhibits in the intestine the formation of ...

The data from the Phase 1/1b clinical trial of soquelitinib in patients with T cell lymphoma continues to demonstrate strong indications of anti-tumor activity in a significant number of patients,” ...

CD4+ conventional T (Tconv) cells, or helper T cells, inspect the peptides presented by dendritic cells. If the peptides are foreign antigens, the T cells expand in numbers and transform into an ...