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Protection against allergic asthma: When innate lymphoid cells educate alveolar macrophages
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Protection against allergic asthma: When innate lymphoid cells educate alveolar macrophages

by University de Liege Immunostaining AM ILC2. Credit: P.Loos and A.Hego-ULiège A study conducted by researchers at the University of Liège on group 2 innate lymphoid cells (or ILC2s) shows that the functional reprogramming of these cells following their exposure to viruses allows our body to react differently to exposure to certain respiratory allergens. This study is...

Alveolar macrophages help CD8+ T cells go (anti-)viral
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Alveolar macrophages help CD8+ T cells go (anti-)viral

NARA INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY IMAGE: INFLUENZA VIRUS-SPECIFIC CD8+ T CELLS INDUCED IN LYMPH NODES AS A RESULT OF INFLUENZA VIRUS INFECTION OR VACCINATION CIRCULATE THROUGHOUT THE BODY. DURING SECOND INFLUENZA VIRUS INFECTION, VIRAL FRAGMENTS TAKEN UP BY ALVEOLAR MACROPHAGES (AMS) ARE PRESENTED AS ANTIGENS TO PROMOTE VIRUS-SPECIFIC CD8+ T CELLS PROLIFERATION. THE PROLIFERATED...