In a recent study posted to the bioRxiv* server, researchers examined the functionality of cluster of differentiation 14-positive (CD14 +) monocytes in patients with mild or moderate coronavirus ...

Brain macrophages serve diversified niches in the brain to maintain the organ’s homeostasis, and can play pathogenic roles in age-related brain disease. Hoping to one day replace dysfunctional ...

A study conducted by researchers from the Department of Infectious Diseases at the University of Liège (ULiège / Belgium) has just highlighted the important role of Ly6C hi monocytes in the regulation ...

Many studies show that monocytes are probably partly, at least, responsible for the overactive immune response with suppressed T cell activation that is behind the severe lung damage and multi-organ ...

In a new study using blood samples from men and women with HIV on long-term suppressive therapy, a team of researchers led by Johns Hopkins Medicine scientists reports new evidence that HIV genomes ...

Aftermath (part of the “Fires of War” collection) by Susan Crile. Inflammation is a key feature of SARS-CoV-2 infection, both during the acute phase of Covid-19 and also as a contributor to post-acute ...

Imagine a forest fire. Flames jump from tree to tree, leaving destruction in their wake. Only the trees burn, but the fire wreaks havoc on the entire ecosystem. Birds have nowhere to build nests; the ...

MLR may be a useful marker for assessing activity and progression in chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL). Patients with CLL had significantly lower MLR values compared to healthy individuals, with ...