While red blood cells were first observed under a microscope in 1658, it was until the 1800s that white blood cells were discovered. Since then, both red and white blood cells have been of interest to ...

Investigators found that the ratio of lymphocytes to high-density lipoprotein (HDL) performed better in predicting pulmonary function than the neutrophil-lymphocyte ratio and the platelet-lymphocyte ...

Lymphoproliferative disorders are a group of diseases that cause an uncontrolled production of lymphocytes, a type of white blood cell. Examples include non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma and certain leukemias.

An essential component of the lymphatic system, the thymus, a pyramid-shaped organ located in the thoracic cavity, is responsible for producing T-cells. For centuries, the thymus was believed to be an ...

The effects of chemotherapeutic drugs on VEGF secretion of solid tumors. Background: Adoptive infusion of T cells genetically modified to express chimeric antigen receptors (CARs) targeted to tumor- ...

Virus reservoirs can persist in human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-l)-infected subjects despite effective plasma virus suppression. To compare viral dynamics in the absence and presence of ...

Akihiko Kawana, Sumie Shioya, Hirokazu Katoh, Chizuko Tsuji, Masayuki Tsuda and Yasuyo Ohta We investigated the expression of intercellular adhesion molecule-1 (ICAM-1) and lymphocyte ...