A major regulator of neutrophil production and survival is the cytokine granulocyte colony-stimulating factor (G-CSF). Treatment with G-CSF can exacerbate underlying inflammatory diseases in ...

Natural killer (NK) cells are the predominant innate lymphocyte subsets that mediate anti-tumor and anti-viral responses, and therefore possess promising clinical utilization. NK cells do not express ...

Bioartificial liver support systems, granulocyte-colony stimulating factors or stem-cell transplant are in the horizon of medical care of this patient population; however, data are too premature to ...

Figure 2 ROS Signaling in Response to Virus Infection. Following infection, production of ROS through the respiratory burst response function to recruit phagocytes (neutrophils and macrophages) to the ...

Jan. 23, 2025 — There's a downside to being a powerful alpha male -- at least if you're a baboon. Studies show that despite their high rank, the No. 1 males in baboon society are also some of ...

The dominant rationale to generate new (and to assess old) anticancer chemotherapeutic agents is to determine their cell-autonomous effects — that is, their capacity to reduce the growth ...

Feb. 4, 2025 — Research has shown that a potential new targeted therapy for childhood brain cancer is effective in infiltrating and killing tumor cells in preclinical models tested in mice. The ...

This important work advances our understanding of the contribution of tissue-resident immune cells to trained immunity phenotypes. The evidence supporting the claims is convincing, with results that ...

Eating foods high in key nutrients, including iron, folic acid, and vitamin B12, and limiting alcohol may help increase your red blood cell count. Red blood cells are the most common cells in ...

Neurons are cells in the body that are responsible for transmitting electrical signals through the nervous system. Different types of neurons affect the ability to move, which begins as an impulse, or ...