A connective tissue protein known to support the framework of organs also encourages immune responses that fight bacterial infections, while restraining responses that can be deadly in the condition ...

In studies performed on mouse tissues and employing microscopy, the scientists were able to show that dendritic cells can also migrate directly into those lymphatic vessels into which the capillaries ...

Annie Heremans, Bernadette Van Der Schueren, Benny De Cock, Mats Paulsson, Jean-Jacques Cassiman, Herman Van Den Berghe and Guido David Cultured human lung fibroblasts produce a large, nonhydrophobic ...

During an inflammatory response, things need to happen quickly: ETH Zurich researchers have recently discovered that certain immune cells that function as security guards can use a shortcut to get ...