Trapping white blood cells proves novel strategy against chronic viral infections
Wednesday, August 13, 2008 - 12:49
in Health & Medicine
Seeing disease-fighting white blood cells vanish from the blood usually signals a weakened immune system. But preventing white blood cells' circulation by trapping them in the lymph nodes can help mice get rid of a chronic viral infection, researchers at Yerkes National Primate Research Center and the Emory Vaccine Center have found.