Images of the colons of conventional (left) and germ free (right) mice showing how bacterial colonization affects the distribution of immune cells along the mouse intestine. CD45 immune cells are show ...

Barrier immunity is the first stage of the innate immune response and refers to the physical and chemical barriers that we produce to ward off persistent threats. Think of our eyes and their tears, ...

Seattle, WASH.—January 22, 2025—The human immune system is like an army of specialized soldiers (immune cells) each with a unique role to play in fighting disease. In a new study published in Nature, ...

Narveen Jandu does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond ...

How does the same infection, say the flu or a cold, give some people mild symptoms and leave others suffering? Why do people develop autoimmune diseases? And will we ever be able to predict when—and ...

Researchers have found that microbial communities in the mouse GI tract are unevenly distributed, which influences immune cell populations. Researchers at the Experimental and Clinical Research Center ...