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Stem cells used to enhance immune response to HIV in primates
In non-human primates, researchers have found that mesenchymal stem cells were effective at strengthening the immune response to HIV.
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Common antidepressant drugs fight cancer in mice, study shows
Monoamine oxidase inhibitors can block the function of a protein, helping T cells to effectively fight cancer, a study in mice has shown.
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Newly identified protein could become target for cancer immunotherapy
Researchers have found a protein that, when inhibited in mice with cancer, increased the response to immunotherapy.
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Monitoring the potency of cell therapies using bioelectronic assays
Chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T and natural killer (NK) therapies may become the future of cancer treatment. Dr Jim Ross explains how bioelectronic assays are a non-invasive, label-free approach built for real-time, dynamic assessment of cell therapy potency.
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Self-assembling nanofibres could prevent damage from inflammation
A team has demonstrated in mouse models that a self-assembling nanofibre material could limit the damage caused by cytokines in inflammatory diseases.
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Immunosurveillance and the importance of CD4 T cells in developing cancer vaccines
In this article, Dr Lien Lybaert describes how the innate and adaptive immune system work together to produce an effective and durable antitumour response. She explains why the best strategy for personalised cancer therapy is therefore to identify major histocompatibility (MHC) binding epitopes to cover the full antigenic repertoire of…
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Glycolytic-pathway inhibition and CTLA-4 blockade to improve immuno-oncology
In this Q&A, Dr Taha Merghoub discusses how a combination of glycolytic-pathway inhibition and immune checkpoint blockade using anti-CTLA-4 in patients with highly glycolytic tumours could present a personalised approach for immuno-oncology.
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The development of biomaterial-based vaccine platforms against viruses
Recent years have seen an increase in the development of biomaterial and nanoparticle-based vaccine formulations. Sushma Kumari, Sonal Asthana and Kaushik Chatterjee from the Department of Materials Engineering at the Indian Institute of Science discuss why these materials have such high potential in the fight against infectious diseases.
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CD8+ T cells recognise recent SARS-CoV-2 variants, scientists say
Researchers have revealed that T cells in blood samples from people who recovered from COVID-19 responded to SARS-CoV-2 variants.
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Possible method to apply CAR T-cell therapy to solid tumours developed
Researchers have developed a CAR T-cell engineering technique to ensure that only cancer cells are targeted, leaving healthy cells alone in solid tumours.
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SARS-CoV-2 mutations complicate killer T cell immune response, study shows
Researchers have found that mutations in SARS-CoV-2 T cell epitopes enable the virus to evade the immune response of killer T cells.
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Researchers use viruses as vectors to deliver cancer vaccines
A team has used two viruses to administer specific tumour components in mice with cancer to stimulate their immune system.
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Balanced T-cell response key to asymptomatic COVID-19, study suggests
A new study has suggested that asymptomatic individuals with COVID-19 mount an efficient T-cell response that protects the host.
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Blocking Treg pathway sensitises mice to immunotherapy
Researchers have shown that inhibiting Treg activation in tumours can provide effective immune responses without autoimmune toxicity.
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New COVID-19 vaccine elicits strong protective immunity in mice and monkeys
A new MVA-based vaccine has shown success at inducing COVID-19 antibody and T-cell responses in pre-clinical studies.