Cell of the Month – Kupffer Cells
Welcome back to our Cell of the Month series! This time, we are talking about Kupffer cells - what they are, what they do, and why we should want to learn more about them! Kupffer cells - the gatekeepers of the liver First described by German anatomist Karl Wilhelm...
The Forgotten Process – Trogocytosis!
Trogocytosis, from trogo meaning ‘to gnaw’ or ‘to nibble’ in Ancient Greek, is an active process during which one cell receives cell surface molecules and membrane fragments from another cell in a unidirectional and cell-contact dependent manner. Within immune cells,...
Tempo-iOligo™: Major study identifies TMEFF1 as a critical factor for HSV-1 replication in the central nervous system
Tempo-iOligo™was cited in Nature in a major infectious disease study that offers the first explanation as to why herpes simplex virus 1 (HSV-1) infection in the brain is very rare, despite the fact that most of us have been infected with the virus. The study used...
Blood Brain Barrier and Inflammatory Cell Types in the Human CNS
In our last article, we introduced mast cells, their origins and morphology, and summarized how they are activated during IgE-mediated allergic responses. Here, we shift gears and explore how mast cells, together with microglia and the blood brain barrier, contribute...
Cell of the Month: Mast Cells
Mast cells are tissue-resident immune cells derived from the myeloid lineage, and along with basophils, eosinophils and neutrophils, they belong to the granulocyte family of white blood cells. First discovered and named almost 200 years ago by German pathologist...
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