Kidney damage is a serious complication affecting individuals with lupus, an autoimmune disease where immune B cells ...

Yale researchers have identified CD8+ T cells as a key driver of kidney damage in lupus, challenging the long-standing focus on B cells. The discovery may explain why some patients do not respond to ...

T-cell profiles derived from blood and renal biopsy may be novel biomarkers of lupus nephritis treatment response, study findings suggest.

Rutgers University researchers find that certain aging immune T cells can blunt cell expansion and may help explain why many ...

These immune CD8 T cells may provide a target for treating the buildup of fatty lesions in the arteries called atherosclerosis. Atherosclerosis is the underlying pathology of heart attacks and strokes ...

Ikoma, Japan – The human immune system is a highly complex network of cells, signals, and responses that is tightly regulated to ensure that the body can fight off infection without damaging its own ...

Researchers at the Dallas-based UT Southwestern Simmons Cancer Center report that lactate, a metabolic byproduct produced by cells during strenuous exercise, may rejuvenate immune cells that fight ...

Researchers from the University of Pittsburgh Center for Vaccine Research report that innate CD8+ lymphocytes are essential for curbing tuberculosis (TB) the disease. They also discovered that ...

A review found that CD4/CD8 ratio could be used as a prognostic marker for mortality in patients with HIV, though future studies need to be done to confirm these findings. Clinical practices can ...