This process, scientists explain, works as a phagocytosis mechanism, activates immunity genes in these cells, effectively eliminates bacteria and contributes to the correct embryonic development in ...

A research team has discovered a previously unknown mechanism by which the immune system fights bacterial infections. The scientists found that a specific protein, the chloride channel PACC1, is ...

Effective functioning of the immune system relies upon systems of checks and balances; too little activity results in overwhelming infection, too much activity results in excessive damage to the host.

Researchers from the KU Leuven Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine have now identified a rapid response mechanism against bacterial airway infections. The team led by Professor Karel ...

Researchers have revealed how a common bacterium, Enterococcus faecalis (E. faecalis), releases lactic acid to acidify its surroundings and suppress the immune-cell signal needed to start a proper ...

This work illuminates the essential role of epithelial ATG5 in defending against P. aeruginosa. Atg5 deficiency impairs bacterial clearance and aggravates inflammation via inflammasome activation, and ...

Scientists have uncovered an elegant biophysical trick that tuberculosis-causing bacteria use to survive inside human cells, a discovery that could lead to new strategies for fighting one of the world ...

Pathogens can create sticky situations. When microbes invade the body to cause an infection, often one of their first lines of attack is to cling tenaciously to the surfaces of targeted human cells.

This process, scientist explain, works as a phagocytosis mechanism, activates immunity genes in these cells, effectively eliminates bacteria and contributes to the correct embryonic development in ...