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Researchers reveal how ammonia dysregulates T cell function
Updated : 3 months ago IST
According to new research, mice with colorectal cancer who have tumours with high levels of ammonia have fewer T cells and are less responsive to immunotherapy. Ammonia, which is crucial for anti-tumor immunity, has been demonstrated to impede the proliferation and operation of T cells.
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Study explores how common immune cells might prevent intestinal healing
Updated : 3 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Karolinska Institutet researchers have demonstrated that B lymphocytes, on which the efficient operation of the immune system depends, can occasionally cause more harm than good since their numbers sharply increase following intestinal trauma, impeding the healing process.
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Intestinal immune cells use sugar as energy source, finds research
Updated : 7 months, 1 week ago IST
Lisbon [Portugal], August 20 (ANI): A recent study found that white blood cells that reside in the intestines, known as tissue-resident lymphocytes, use sugar as an energy source and have a faster metabolism than lymphocytes that circulate in the blood.
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Study finds intestinal immune cells have sweet tooth
Updated : 7 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Lisbon [Portugal], August 16 (ANI): White blood cells that reside in the intestines, a particular class of immune cells known as tissue-resident lymphocytes, use sugar as an energy source and have a faster metabolism than lymphocytes that circulate in the blood, according to a recent study.
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Researchers find genetic variations linked to COVID-19 severity
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
Boston (Massachusetts) [US], November 29 (ANI): A new study led by researchers from Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC) sheds light on the genetic risk factors that make individuals more or less susceptible to severe COVID-19.
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Cancer, its treatment may accelerate the aging process in young patients
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Aug 24 (ANI): A new study examines the effects of cancer and its treatment on the aging process and finds that the expression of a gene associated with aging is higher in young patients with cancer after treatment with chemotherapy and in young cancer survivors who are
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HIV vaccine comes closer to reality
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington D.C [USA], Jun 11 (ANI): HIV vaccine could soon be a reality.
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