Innate reaction of hematopoietic stem cells to severe infections
Thursday, July 20, 2017 - 13:32
in Biology & Nature
For the first time, researchers have shown that hematopoietic stem cells detect infectious agents themselves and begin to divide – that is, without signals from growth factors. This direct production of defensive cells damages hematopoiesis in the long term, however, which could lead to malignant hematopoietic stem cell diseases at advanced age.