Wistar researchers invigorate 'exhausted' immune cells
Monday, September 15, 2008 - 18:14
in Health & Medicine
In battles against chronic infections, the body's key immune cells often become exhausted and ineffective. Researchers at The Wistar Institute have found a way to restore vigor to these killer T cells by blocking a key receptor on their surface, findings that may advance the development of new therapies for diseases such as HIV, hepatitis B and C, and cancer.
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