Liver cancer represents a major health problem worldwide with growing incidence and high
mortality, hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) being the most frequent. Hepatocytes are likely …

Leukocyte-like cells called hemocytes have key functions in Drosophila innate immunity.
Three hemocyte types occur: plasmatocytes, crystal cells, and lamellocytes. In the absence …

While the 2002–2003 outbreak of severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) resulted in 774
deaths, patients who were affected with mild pulmonary symptoms successfully recovered …

Glioblastoma multiforme is one of the deadliest human cancers and is characterized by a
high degree of microglia and macrophage infiltration. The role of these glioma infiltrating …

Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death in several countries. The underlying
process is atherosclerosis, a slowly progressing chronic disorder that can lead to …

Therapeutic irradiation is commonly used to treat primary or metastatic central nervous
system tumors. It is believed that activation of neuroinflammatory signaling pathways …

The article discusses the role of cytokines in the regulation of immune responses to
Porphyromonas gingivalis with emphasis on innate immunity. It says that the cytokine …

Phagocytosis is an early and fundamental step for the effective clearance of disease causing
agents. The ability to engulf and kill pathogens is considered as a major effector function of …

Monocytes and macrophages are targets of HIV-1 infection and play critical roles in multiple
aspects of viral pathogenesis. HIV-1 can replicate in blood monocytes, although only a …

Atherosclerosis is the most life-threatening pathology worldwide. Its major clinical
complications, stroke, myocardial infarction, and heart failure, are on the rise in many …