Interactions between the immune system and the nervous system have been described mostly in the context of diseases. More recent studies have begun to reveal how certain immune cell-derived soluble effectors, th
Immune System Function:The purpose of the immune system to defend the human body from organisms that cause disease. It is composed of different organs and processes that assist in this process.Answer and Explanation: The two types of the human immune system are innate and adaptive....
Cell surfaces in the immune system are richly equipped with a complex mixture of glycans, which can be recognized by diverse glycan-binding proteins. The Siglecs are a family of sialic-acid-binding immunoglobulin-like lectins that are thought to promote cell–cell interactions and regulate the func...
Regulatory T cells (Tregs) are also a key part of the adaptive immune system that act as a critical off switch. They keep the immune response in check by suppressing the activity of T Cells to ensure that the immune system doesn’t overreact and attack self-antigens or other non-threateni...
An additional issue regarding cell lines include cases where different cell lines may have the same or very similar names. While these and other issues provide notable challenges to the curation team, the InnateDB curation system, its detailed guide on the curation process, and regular meetings to...
High-power magnets are used to localize magnetic beads to the side of the incubation tube and out of the way to enable cell lysate aspiration without the risk of also aspirating immune complexes bound to the beads. Magnetic separation...
One hypothesis is that the innate immune system rapidly controls viral replication to very low levels that cause no clinical consequences to bats, but still results in viral shedding and subsequent spillover to other species. However, as little information currently exists on any aspect of bat ...
Immunity against ranavirus infections has been studied by Robert and co-workers and involves both the innate and adaptive (i.e., humoral and cell-mediated) arms of the immune system (Grayfer et al., 2015b, Grayfer and Robert, 2016). Amphibians (Xenopus laevis) mount both type I and typ...
(p < 2.17E–05), and yellow node colour: regulation of immune system process (p < 3.78E–05). Colours of the edges: seehttps://string-db.orgfor details. The figure displays the gene names and Table1specifies the names and functions of the proteins. NFKB1 nuclear factor (NF...
The oral microbiota also interfaces with the immune system of the human host and has an important role in not only the health of the oral cavity but also systemic health. In this Review, we highlight recent advances including novel insights into the biogeography of several oral niches at the...