News tagged with b lymphocyte
Immune response to spinal cord injury may worsen damage
Sep 21, 2009 |
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After spinal cord injury, certain immune cells collect in the spinal fluid and release high levels of antibodies. What, if anything, those antibodies do there is unknown.
Gene shut-down may offer early warning of chronic leukemia
Aug 05, 2009 |
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A new study shows that certain genes are turned off early, before clinical signs of the disease appear, in the development of chronic leukemia.
Protein complex key in avoiding DNA repair mistakes, cancer
Aug 05, 2009 |
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As the body creates antibodies to fight invaders, a three-protein DNA repair complex called MRN is crucial for a normal gene-shuffling process to proceed properly, University of Michigan research shows.
Cell division find prompts overhaul of immune response modeling
Jul 21, 2009 |
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Research at the Walter and Eliza Hall Institute into the mechanics of how two types of white blood cells grow and die is fundamentally changing the development of computer models that are used to predict how ...
Study validates means to measure possible leukemia marker
Apr 30, 2009 |
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A study led by cancer researchers at The Ohio State University has validated a method for reliably measuring variations in certain proteins that may make good biomarkers in chronic leukemia patients.
Busy Bs: Lymphocyte uses multiple mechanisms to shape immune response
Feb 26, 2009 |
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New research expands our understanding of how a type of immune cell called a B lymphocyte enables the immune system to mount a successful defense against an intestinal parasite. The study, published by Cell Press online in ...
