April 2018

27th April 2018 Recent studies suggest the addition of “new” memory phenotype termed peripheral memory T cells (TPM) to the repertoire of memory T cells. TPMs express intermediate levels of…

20th April 2018 Shiga-toxin (Stx) producing enterohaemorrhagic E.coli (STECs) have been implicated in outbreaks of hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS). HUS is life threatening disease characterized ...

16th April 2018 Tetramers have become a useful tool in understanding T cell immunology. Tetramers enable detection of T cells directly ex-vivo without the need of in vitro T cell…

13th April 2018 The skin, one of the first lines of immunological defence, is colonised by diverse microbes which play a crucial role ...

5th April 2018 T cells via the T cell receptor (TCR) recognise peptides (antigens) presented by major histocompability complex ...