Immune response
Extinguishing the flames of inflammation
12 May 2023Researchers unravel a complex inflammatory pathway involved in severe COVID-19 infection and identify a therapeutic mechanism to reverse it.
How variants have loosened their grip
2 Dec 2022A deletion in the genome of SARS-CoV-2 variants makes resulting infections milder and could also be a target for future COVID-19 treatments.
Finding the ‘fingerprints’ of the Zika virus
19 Aug 2019A*STAR researchers have identified four peptide sequences that distinguish the Zika virus from other flaviviruses, with implications for diagnostics and vaccine development.
Revisiting the antiviral role of Viperin
19 Aug 2019The antiviral protein Viperin keeps immune cells in check to prevent joint swelling during chikungunya virus infection.
More than a gut feeling about mosquito-borne viruses
14 Jun 2019Deciphering the immune response in mosquitoes to the O’nyong nyong virus may lead to new broad-spectrum antiviral targets.
Battling bacteria that get under the skin
23 May 2019A subset of skin-resident immune cells secrete the protein VEGFα to help mount a robust response to bacterial invasion.
On the trail of two types of white blood cells
23 May 2019Nerve bundles and blood vessels each have their own specific subtypes of macrophages.
Keeping immune cells alive
30 May 2017New
role discovered for a well-known gene in the survival of white blood
cells
Children shrug off disease symptoms while still infectious
13 Dec 2016Mild symptoms could mean that children are bringing the mosquito-borne disease to the playground
