May 2018

breaking news

Does CXCL17 contribute to protection against herpes ?

30th May 2018 Srivastava et al., aimed to determine if CXCL17 is essential for recruiting antiviral CXCR8+ CD8+ T cells, and whether these cells contribute to protective immunity against genital…

ChelekaMay 30, 2018

breaking news

Vaccine induced monocyte activation contributes to decreased risk of SIV acquisition

28th May 2018 Vaccari et al, hypothesized that changing vaccine type and/or vector may improve efficacy of the ALVAC-SIV+ gp120 alum vaccine. They tested a DNA-SIV...

ChelekaMay 28, 2018

breaking news

Tuft cell tropism may aid norovirus pathogenesis

24th May 2018 Norovirus is a highly infectious virus responsible for approximately 700 million cases and 200,000 deaths due to acute viral gastroenteritis annually. Norovirus tropism in humans ...

ChelekaMay 24, 2018

breaking news

First Animal Model of Rasmussen’s encephalitis

22nd May 2018 Rasmussen’s encephalitis (RE), first described in the late 1950s, is a rare inflammatory neurological disease characterised by frequent seizures. The only successful treatment available for Rasmussen's...

ChelekaMay 22, 2018

breaking news

Engineering IL-2 cytokine-receptor complexes to improve cancer immunotherapy

18th May 2018 Recombinant human interleukin-2 (rhIL-2) is a US Food and Drug Administration approved adjunct therapeutic for treatment of selective types of cancer.

ChelekaMay 18, 2018

breaking news

Reduced Flu severity due to high fibre diet

17th May 2018 Dietary fibre, particularly products of bacterial fermentation of dietary fibre such as short chain fatty acids (SCFAs) acetate, butyrate and propionate have been shown to have anti-inflammatory…

ChelekaMay 17, 2018

breaking news

CD4 T cell positioning in TB granulomas matters

15th May 2018 Murine models of Mycobacterium tuberculosis (M.tb) have been instrumental in demonstrating the importance of CD4 T cells in the control of M.tb infection.

ChelekaMay 15, 2018

breaking news

Have you heard of trained immunity?

11th May 2018 According to classical immunology, only the adaptive arm of immunity i.e. T and B cells have the ability to confer immunological memory. However, understanding of immunology memory…

ChelekaMay 11, 2018

breaking news

Human mAbs protects against Zika Neuropathology in Mice

10th May 2018 The emergent strain of Zika virus (ZIKV) that caused the 2015-16 outbreak in the Americas, is more virulent than the ZIKV first identified in Uganda. One of…

ChelekaMay 10, 2018

breaking news

Commensal bacteria leverage IgA during colonisation

7th May 2018 Immunoglobulin A (IgA) is the main antibody found in the gut. Studies about effects of IgA are largely in the context of infection or inflammatory disorders. These…

ChelekaMay 7, 2018

breaking news

Cyto2018 Highlight: Phenotyping DCs using 30 markers.

3rd May 2018 Antigen presenting cells (APC) are key players in shaping immunity. However, studies often focus on understanding the heterogeneity of adaptive immune response particularly ...

ChelekaMay 3, 2018

breaking news

Cyto2018 Highlight: Immune Clock of Pregnancy

2nd May 2018 Cyto is an annual conference organized by the International Society for Advancement of Cytometry. Cyto is one of the few conferences ...

ChelekaMay 2, 2018

Does CXCL17 contribute to protection against herpes ?

Vaccine induced monocyte activation contributes to decreased risk of SIV acquisition

Tuft cell tropism may aid norovirus pathogenesis

First Animal Model of Rasmussen’s encephalitis

Engineering IL-2 cytokine-receptor complexes to improve cancer immunotherapy

Reduced Flu severity due to high fibre diet

CD4 T cell positioning in TB granulomas matters

Have you heard of trained immunity?

Human mAbs protects against Zika Neuropathology in Mice

Commensal bacteria leverage IgA during colonisation

Cyto2018 Highlight: Phenotyping DCs using 30 markers.

Cyto2018 Highlight: Immune Clock of Pregnancy

Advancing Global Online Immunology Education for 20 years

Join our Newsletter

Advancing Global Immunology Education