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.

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