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The immune system is a complex network of cells, tissues and organs that work together to protect the body from harmful substances and organisms and defend against disease. The immune system can be classified into distinct responses, such as innate immunity and adaptive immunity, or humoral immunity and cell-mediated immunity.
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Bundle structures inside the deep cervical lymphatic vessels of mice
- Joonyoung Shin
- Sungchul Kim
Advanced three-dimensional X-ray imaging unravels structural development of the human thymus compartments
Savvidis et al. present x-ray 3D imaging visualizing the internal anatomy of the human thymus across developmental stages. Quantification and evolution of Hassall’s bodies and medulla-to-cortex ratio, indicate they should be considered a third compartment of the thymic anatomy.
- Savvas Savvidis
- Roberta Ragazzini
- Alessandro Olivo
Inhaled particulate accumulation with age impairs immune function and architecture in human lung lymph nodes
Carbon-containing particulates accumulate with age in a subset of macrophages in human lung-associated lymph nodes, decrease macrophage phagocytic capacity and turnover and disrupt lymphoid tissue structure, potentially compromising adaptive immune responses.
- Basak B. Ural
- Daniel P. Caron
- Donna L. Farber
Asplenia and spleen hypofunction
Asplenia and hyposplenism can have multiple and complex causes and lead to morbidity and mortality, especially owing to overwhelming post-splenectomy infections. In this Primer, Lenti and colleagues review epidemiology, pathophysiology, diagnosis and management of these conditions, and discuss patient quality of life and future strategies.
- Marco Vincenzo Lenti
- Antonio Di Sabatino
The human splenic microcirculation is entirely open as shown by 3D models in virtual reality
- Birte S. Steiniger
- Henriette Pfeffer
- Oleg Lobachev
Ascorbate maintains a low plasma oxygen level
- Louise Injarabian
- Marc Scherlinger
- Benoit S. Marteyn
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Immune aging impairs tumor control
- Hannah Walters
Sex differences are skin deep
- Stephanie Houston
Rebalancing the aged immune system
A t reg cell duo for vat control.
- Maria Papatriantafyllou
Eosinophils regulate bone remodelling
Results of a new study indicate that eosinophils have a role in maintaining bone homeostasis through their inhibitory effects on bone-resorbing osteoclasts.
- Sarah Onuora
Remembering T reg cells
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