Antigen-presenting cells work to present peptides derived from exogenous and endogenous antigens to circulating T cells, sparking off an immune response. Dendritic cells are unique amongst antigen ...

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

New research shows how a specially trained population of immune cells keeps the peace by preventing other immune cells from attacking their own. The study provides a better understanding of immune ...

If the dendritic cell is carrying a "self-peptide ... To prevent this from happening, another group of T cells called CD4 + regulatory T (Treg) cells, are supposed to intervene and prevent ...

Dendritic cells take up proteins from foreign pathogens, chop them up into peptides called antigens, and display them on their surface. CD4+ conventional T (Tconv) cells, or helper T cells ...

Subscribe for FREE Several groups of white blood cells help coordinate immune responses. Dendritic cells take up proteins from foreign pathogens, chop them up into peptides called antigens, and ...

Moffitt Cancer Center researchers have discovered a promising new vaccine strategy for treating a specific type of breast ...

The Group ("Menarini"), a leading international pharmaceutical and diagnostics company, and Stemline Therapeutics, Inc.

Two research teams led by Warner Greene at the Gladstone Institutes in San Francisco have demonstrated that the vast majority of CD4 T cells in lymphoid tissues, despite their ability to resist full ...