Scientists discovered how a gene mutation affects T cell function to promote immune disorders and then tested a treatment based
Category: T cell
Blocking inflammation to improve the effect of vaccines
UCL-led research team has found that an anti-inflammatory pill could make vaccines more effective for elderly people. An excessive inflammation
Gene therapy can destroy HIV infected cells
Through gene therapy, researchers engineered blood-forming stem cells (hematopoietic stem/progenitor cells, or HSPCs) to carry chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) genes
Yescarta for cancer treatment
Yescarta is a chimeric antigen receptor T cell CAR T therapy for the treatment of adult patients with relapsed or
Poliovirus therapy activates immune response against cancer
An investigational therapy using modified poliovirus to attack cancer tumors appears to unleash the body’s own capacity to fight malignancies
Targeted cell metabolism can improve immune system
Immune system can become so over-activated when fighting infections that the resulting inflammatory response can lead to death. Excessive response
How HIV affects the immune system
Human Immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is a lentivirus that causes HIV and later AIDS. Early signs of HIV are: fever, joint
