Scientists Discover a Type of Immune Cell That Produces Defensive “Shields” in the Skin
Scientists at CNIC have identified a specialized group of neutrophils in the skin that produce extracellular matrix. This ...
Study Finds on MSN12d
Fat and the First Responders: How Poor Diet Cripples Infection-Fighting Cells
According to new findings from University of Michigan scientists, eating too much fat could seriously hobble your immune ...
Frontiers8d
Neutrophils in Allergic Disease
Airway inflammation plays a key role in allergic respiratory disease but is heterogeneous in nature. Most patients have type ...
Medical Xpress on MSN13d
High-fat diet linked to weakened infection response in mice
The link between chronic inflammation and increased infections emphasizes the need to uncover the impact of obesity on immune ...
Breakthrough of DPP-1 Inhibitor in decreasing the exacerbation frequency of bronchiectasis (Lancet Respir Med)
The Lancet Respiratory Medicine (JCR Q1, IF: 38.7), the leading journal in the fields of respiratory and critical care medicine, published a phase 2 clinical study article on China's first DPP-1 ...
Neutrophils' mitochondrial sensing disrupted in lupus patients, study finds
Assistant Professor Andrew Monteith's lab in the Department of Microbiology is documenting how key immune cells detect ...
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Specialized Neutrophils Produce Extracellular Matrix to Strengthen Mouse Skin Barrier
Researchers suggest discoveries may lead to new strategies for treating skin diseases, inflammation, diabetes, and ...
The Lancet9d
Targeting neutrophil serine proteases in bronchiectasis—where are we now?
Over the past decades, bronchiectasis has been neglected, despite the global burden.1,2 To date, better diagnosis due to easy ...