Within the immune system, interleukin-15 (IL-15) plays a relevant role by boosting the number of cytotoxic T cells and NK cells, the major drivers of anticancer immune response. Researchers from Sotio ...

The researchers concluded that the interplay between CD4 and CD8 T cells creates an anti-inflammatory environment that is hostile to Mtb and, as a result, limits bacterial growth and disease severity.

These immune CD8 T cells may provide a target for treating the buildup of fatty lesions in the arteries called atherosclerosis. Atherosclerosis is the underlying pathology of heart attacks and strokes ...

Immune cells in the blood may be intimately involved with Alzheimer’s pathogenesis in the brain. At least, according to their chromatin. A study published January 31 in Neuron reported that in people ...