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A novel mechanism that triggers a cellular immune response

June 11, 2020June 11, 2020 Ana Rodríguez 0 Comments Cancer, cell-mediated immune response, dendritic cells, MHC Class I, MHC Class II, Research, Vaccines, viral infection

Viruses and other disease-causing microbes influence the type of immune response their hosts will develop against them. In some cases, the predominant response involves antibodies,

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Discovery of CTLA-4 in dendritic cells opens new possibilities to fight cancer

April 15, 2016 Ana Rodríguez 0 Comments Cancer, cancer immunity, CTLA-4, dendritic cells, Immunology, ipilimumab, tumor vaccine

By Ana María Rodríguez, Ph.D. In the battle against cancer, T cells are the ‘foot soldiers’ and dendritic cells are ‘the generals.’ Cancer cells are

From the Labs features a cross-section of a uterus from a 3-week-old mouse. Image courtesy of Dr. Diana Monsivais.