Research Articles
The Stealth Strategy of a Cancer-Causing Virus: How a Common Gas Hacks Our Immune Defenses
Discover how Kaposi's sarcoma-associated herpesvirus (KSHV) hijacks carbon monoxide to disable our immune defenses and facilitate infection.
The Stressful Battle: How a Baby's Body Fights Pneumonia
Explore the complex relationship between stress hormones and immune response in infants fighting pneumonia. Learn how glucocorticoids affect infection protection.
The Sugar That Supercharges Your Immune System
Discover how PGG-glucan, a natural sugar molecule from baker's yeast, is emerging as a powerful ally against drug-resistant bacteria by enhancing the body's immune response.
The Body's Double Agents: How "Decoy" Antibodies Supercharge Our Defenses
Discover how co-precipitating antibodies work as strategic support units in our immune system to enhance defense against tetanus toxin.
The Double Burden: How Type 2 Diabetes Disrupts Immune Defense in Obesity
Explore how Type 2 Diabetes and obesity create a perfect storm that compromises immune function through chronic inflammation and metabolic dysregulation.
The Silent Invader: How Your Immune System Fights Mycobacterium Avium
Explore the complex battle between Mycobacterium avium and the human immune system, focusing on the critical role of type I cytokines in host defense mechanisms.
The Unsung Heroes of Every Breath: A Deep Dive into Alveolar Macrophages
Explore the fascinating world of alveolar macrophages - the silent guardians in your lungs that protect you with every breath you take.
The Saboteur Within: How HIV Silences a Key Messenger of the Immune System
Discover how HIV's gp120 protein sabotages the immune system by inhibiting CD40 Ligand transcription, crippling immune communication and defense mechanisms.
The Double Agent: How a Trusty Immune Cell Secretly Helps a Stealthy Invader
Discover how Brucella bacteria manipulate neutrophils to suppress adaptive immunity and establish chronic infections in brucellosis.
Lenalidomide: Awakening the Immune System Against Early-Stage Blood Cancer
Exploring how lenalidomide repairs immune dysfunction in high-risk CLL/SLL patients through innovative clinical trials and immune system modulation.