Tag: NK cells

  • Bridging the “gap” between CAR and solid tumors

    Bridging the “gap” between CAR and solid tumors

    Picture credit: flickr.com Since first approved by the FDA in 2017, T cells with chimeric antigen receptors (CAR T) have revolutionized the treatment of blood cancers like leukemia and lymphoma. Since then, research has been focused on improving the CARs to treat a wide range of cancers including solid tumors – that have proved to…

  • Can our adipose tissue handle an infection?

    Can our adipose tissue handle an infection?

    A little fat won’t kill you – well, this may be a lie, but could I interest you in a story where a little fat could ‘save’ you after infection? This discovery definitely got my motor running. Could the adipocyte (a fat cell) act as an immune cell and clear the infection? Unfortunately, Caputa et…

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