Researchers from the University of California, Los Angeles, have discovered that immune cells known as macrophages remain ...

A UCLA study found that macrophages rely on interferon gamma signaling from past infections to preserve innate defenses.

A unique quality of the immune system is that it can generate a ‘memory’ response. This is generally referred to as ‘immune ...

Tiny amounts of signaling molecules hang around on macrophages to pump up responses to repeated threats, offering a target to treat autoimmune conditions.

The so-called guards are tumor macrophages. Under normal conditions, macrophages serve as first responders, helping fight infections and repair tissue damage. Inside tumors, however, these cells are ...

Visceral fat is the fat stored deep in the abdomen around internal organs. It is strongly linked to inflammation and to higher risk of insulin resistance and type 2 diabetes. Inflammation in fat ...

NETs promote macrophage expression of T-cell chemokines and subsequently facilitate cytotoxic CD8+ T cell infiltration and granzyme B production, which drives kidney fibrosis in obstructive ...

In a new study published in Cell Reports, Finnish researchers show that pituitary macrophages, the immune cells located in the pituitary gland, help regulate hormonal balance. It is possible that in ...

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Lung macrophages play a pivotal role in diseases like idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis. Two types of macrophages — the white blood cells that defend the body by killing microbes, ...

Scientists at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine discovered a surprising new way the body can fight insulin ...