Current treatments to prevent organ transplant rejection focus mainly on suppressing T cells, part of the adaptive immune ...

The BCG vaccine protects against tuberculosis, but by inducing trained immunity it also protects against many more ...

The innate immune system is characterized by a number of ... wound healing and chronic inflammatory lung diseases. How do Innate Defense Regulators (IDRs) work and how do they compare to other ...

Lactate, a product of scaled-up energy production, appears to play a key role in inducing trained immunity after vaccines.

A link between metabolism and epigenetics forms the basis for trained immunityThe BCG vaccine protects against tuberculosis, but by inducing trained ...

the innate immune system, consists of a variety of cell types, including natural killer (NK) cells, macrophages and dendritic cells, that serve as an initial line of defense against threats.

Innate immunity refers to host defense functions that are directly encoded in the genome and are capable of recognizing and inhibiting infectious agents or transformed host cells. Recent studies ...

When we’re sick, we want to feel better—immediately. Our bodies set out to accomplish this goal by activating the immune system to vanquish the invader as quickly as possible. Vaccines help prepare ...