B cells
- Weizmann Institute
A study from the Weizmann Institute of Science reveals that memory cells of the immune system do not only work against viruses and bacteria. In women with ovarian cancer, memory B cells were found that are able to reach the tumor and produce antibodies.
- The Voice of Science website - the Israel National Science Foundation
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A study from Tel Aviv University identified two families of human antibodies that bind to the PSTS1 protein of the tuberculosis bacterium, and in a mouse experiment, the antibody treatment led to a 50% reduction in the bacterial load in the lungs.
- Avi Blizovsky
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Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania analyzed nearly a million immune cells from organ donors, identified a unique subpopulation of CD4 cells in the lymph nodes of the pancreas and changes in B cells in the spleen, and offer a direction for the development of a simple blood test.
- Weizmann Institute
The scientists of the Weizmann Institute of Science have discovered antibody-producing cells in the bone tissue of the nasal concha and thereby plant hope for the development of more effective nasal vaccines and new treatments for allergies and neurological and autoimmune diseases
- Weizmann Institute
The origin of the mysterious macrophages, known in scientific language as Tingible Body Macrophages (TBM), originates from progenitor cells of the blood system that emerge from the bone marrow and settle in the lymph nodes, where they quickly and efficiently digest cell remnants
- The Technion
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Researchers at the Rappaport Faculty of Medicine at the Technion deciphered new aspects of the aging of the immune system - and discovered that it is possible to restore its youth
- Weizmann Institute
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