Regulatory T (T Reg) cells are essential for maintaining peripheral tolerance, preventing autoimmunity and limiting chronic inflammatory diseases. However, they also limit beneficial responses by ...

FTO’s influence on adipogenesis, for example, may intensify lipid storage and impair insulin sensitivity in peripheral tissues, laying the groundwork for β-cell dysfunction and chronic hyperglycemia.

Maybe so, if they have the right diet. KPBS sci-tech reporter Thomas Fudge tells us that T-cells that consume acetate can kill more cancer cells. Imagine your immune system could fight off cancer ...

CD4 T helper cells are a type of white blood cell called a lymphocyte that serves an important role in your immune system. These cells help defend the body against infection by directing other "killer ...

A recent Science study explored how intranuclear metabolic enzymes establish the link between locus-specific epigenetic reprogramming of T cells and nutrient availability. Persistent antigen ...

To discover how brain cells respond to microgravity ... but it's really important to know these were not adult neurons, so this doesn't tell us anything about aging." The team also noted that ...

Chimeric antigen receptor (CAR)-T cells and T-cell therapies have been used in the treatment of various cancers for several years. In a review published in JAMA, a research team led by Christian ...

The decision between scrambled eggs or an apple for breakfast probably won't make or break your day. However, for your cells, a decision between similar microscopic nutrients could determine their ...

Your immune cells are what they eat Scientists establish novel link between cell nutrition and identity, say targeting nutrient-dependent activity could improve immunotherapies Date: December 12 ...

Introduction: T cell Antigen Coupler (TAC) T cells harness all signaling subunits of endogenous T cell receptor (TCR) to trigger T-cell activation and tumor cell lysis, with minimal release of ...