Immunity as a continuum of archetypes
AM Mujal, MF Krummel - Science, 2019 - science.org
The immune system has long been recognized for its importance in eliminating pathogens.
Recently, it has become appreciated for additional distinct roles in normal tissue biology …
Recently, it has become appreciated for additional distinct roles in normal tissue biology …
[HTML][HTML] Bridging innate and adaptive immunity
WE Paul - Cell, 2011 - cell.com
The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for 2011 to Jules Hoffmann, Bruce Beutler, and
the late Ralph Steinman recognizes accomplishments in understanding and unifying the two …
the late Ralph Steinman recognizes accomplishments in understanding and unifying the two …
Disease tolerance as a defense strategy
The immune system protects from infections primarily by detecting and eliminating the
invading pathogens; however, the host organism can also protect itself from infectious …
invading pathogens; however, the host organism can also protect itself from infectious …
What is missing in immunology to understand immunity?
RM Zinkernagel - Nature immunology, 2000 - nature.com
Immunology, as laid down in textbooks and reviews, reflects 150 years of intense research
about protection against infectious disease and responses to chemically defined antigens …
about protection against infectious disease and responses to chemically defined antigens …
The instructive role of innate immunity in the acquired immune response
DT Fearon, RM Locksley - Science, 1996 - science.org
Innate immunity has been considered only to provide rapid, incomplete antimicrobial host
defense until the slower, more definitive acquired immune response develops. However …
defense until the slower, more definitive acquired immune response develops. However …
Expanding immunology: Defensive versus ecological perspectives
AI Tauber - Perspectives in Biology and Medicine, 2008 - muse.jhu.edu
Background Our current understanding of immunity began in the 1890s with the recognition
that microbes caused infectious diseases. Those discoveries were coupled to dramatic …
that microbes caused infectious diseases. Those discoveries were coupled to dramatic …
Homeostasis and self-tolerance in the immune system: turning lymphocytes off
LV Parijs, AK Abbas - Science, 1998 - science.org
The immune system responds in a regulated fashion to microbes and eliminates them, but it
does not respond to self-antigens. Several regulatory mechanisms function to terminate …
does not respond to self-antigens. Several regulatory mechanisms function to terminate …
Identifying strategies for immune intervention
A Lanzavecchia - Science, 1993 - science.org
In recent years the molecular basis of antigen recognition by T cells has been unraveled and
the various pathways that control T cell activation and functional specialization have been …
the various pathways that control T cell activation and functional specialization have been …
Peacekeepers of the immune system
Z Fehervari, S Sakaguchi - Scientific American, 2006 - JSTOR
58 SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN OCTOBER 2006 tem cells can mount self-attacks on a wide
variety of tissues. The risk appears to hold true in humans, too, because autoreactive …
variety of tissues. The risk appears to hold true in humans, too, because autoreactive …