Many vaccines work by introducing a protein to the body that resembles part of a virus. Ideally, the immune system will produce long-lasting antibodies recognizing that specific virus, thereby ...

Innate Immunity is a nonspecific host defense mechanism against foreign antigens. It is the first line of defense in a host and occurs immediately or within hours after exposure. This type of immunity ...

C3 glomerulopathy (C3G) and primary immune complex membranoproliferative glomerulonephritis (IC-MPGN) are two rare kidney diseases. They’re both driven by activity of the complement system, which is a ...

Scripps Research scientists found that HIV vaccination can lead to the production of anti-immune complex antibodies (blue) that recognize immune complexes composed of antibodies (green) rather than ...

Panelists discuss how immunoglobulin A (IgA) nephropathy develops through a complex 4-hit cascade involving aberrant IgA1 glycosylation, anti-glycan antibody formation, immune complex deposition, and ...

The Warburg effect describes how cancer cells switch from oxidative phosphorylation to glycolysis even in oxygen-rich ...

Researchers have used an experimental mRNA therapy to make old immune cells in mice behave as if they were young again, ...

Within hours of getting inked, pigments begin migrating through your body, building up in immune tissues and triggering ...

Dietitians Say , These Eating Habits Are Key, to a Strong Immune System. Our immune systems are intricate networks of organs, tissue and specialized cells. . As complex as our immune systems may be, ...