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Cytokine biology
Cytokines are chemical messengers secreted by immune cells. Cytokine biology encompasses the processes and functions these proteins perform. Some cytokines activate the immune response while others inhibit immune function. When released by immune cells, cytokines interact with other cells in the body to elicit their unique effects.
SEP 21, 2022 | 6:00 AM
The gastrointestinal (GI) epithelium is the body’s first line of defense to luminal contents such as food, microbiota, pharmaceuticals, and toxins. A small pool of proliferative stem a...
SEP 06, 2022 | 12:00 PM
Human intestinal epithelial cells (hIECs) are arranged as a monolayer of cells and provide the first line of defense against invading pathogens. Upon viral infection hIECs upregulate type I...
JUN 09, 2022 | 8:00 AM
Date: June 09, 2022 Time: 8:00am (PDT), 11:00am (EDT), 5:00pm (CEST) It is known that immune responses of pregnant women undergo recognized changes that ensure the mother does not reject the...
APR 21, 2022 | 8:00 AM
Date: April 21, 2022 Time: 8:00am (PDT), 11:00am (EDT), 6:00pm (CEST) Due to the low frequency of B cells in human peripheral blood, it can be difficult to obtain sufficient numbers of B cel...
FEB 24, 2022 | 9:00 AM
Date: February 24, 2021 Time: 9:00am (PST), 12:00pm (EST) Cytokine profiling is a valuable tool used in preclinical research for monitoring an immune response and cell signaling pathways dur...
JUN 02, 2021 | 8:00 AM
Date: June 2, 2021 Time: 8:00am (PDT), 11:00am (EDT) In this introduction Kelly Hunter will address the first Learning Objective. He will cover i) a range of digital pathology and tissue mul...
JUN 02, 2021 | 12:00 AM
Rhabdomyosarcoma (RMS) is a soft tissue cancer commonly arising in muscle and is the most common soft tissue cancer in children. Patients with metastatic RMS have a poor prognosis that has n...
MAY 27, 2021 | 9:00 AM
Date: May 27, 2021 Time: 9:00am PDT Since the current SARS-CoV-2 outbreak, there has been an urgent need to define the immune response and understand the relevant immunological mechanisms un...
FEB 10, 2021 | 8:00 AM
Date: February 10, 2021 Time: 8:00am (PST), 11:00am (EST) Uncovering the interactions between the immune system and cancer cells or pathogens is key for understanding and controlling both ca...
DEC 03, 2020 | 10:30 AM
The severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) emerged in December 2019 and has spread globally, causing a pandemic of respiratory illness designated coronavirus disease 20...
OCT 08, 2020 | 6:00 PM
Soluble cytokine biomarkers are the master regulators of cell-to-cell communication-- the means by which one cell tells another what to do or where to go. Determining the biomarker signature...
SEP 09, 2020 | 10:00 AM
Asthma is an increasing health concern affecting more than 25 million individuals in the United States and more than 300 million individuals worldwide. In some cases, sensitization or exposu...
SEP 09, 2020 | 12:00 AM
Over the last several decades, antibodies (Abs) have become a valuable weapon in the fight against viral infections, with several studies demonstrating the importance of both neutralizing an...
