Macrophages and other immune cells are the natural frontline immune warriors of our body, defending the body against invading pathogens and cancer cells. Yet despite their innate "combat" capabilities ...

Acute kidney injury (AKI) is associated with a poor prognosis, and no effective treatment has been established to date. Understanding the mechanisms that prevent the progression of AKI is crucial. In ...

Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a chronic neurological disease characterized by nerve damage and consequent impairments in vision, ...

The research was led by Prof. Fuping Zhang from the Institute of Microbiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, in collaboration with Prof. Jian Song from the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region People's ...

An innovative combination of methods to identify and study how macrophages function could potentially revolutionize the diagnosis and treatment of various diseases. Macrophages play a critical role in ...

Researchers at the University of Virginia (UVA) School of Medicine have uncovered a potential path to treatment for persistent COVID-19 symptoms impacting the lungs. The work, published in Science in ...

Two complementary studies reveal how an insufficient supply of energy in macrophages, key immune cells in artery walls, drives the progression of atherosclerosis—and how this knowledge could lead to ...

Immune cells (macrophages) capable of combating cancer exist within tumors in the human body, but they are unable to fulfill their functions adequately due to tumor suppression.