T cells provide critical immune surveillance to the central nervous system (CNS), and the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) is thought to be a main route for their entry. Further characterization of the state of T cells in the CSF in healthy individuals is important for understanding how T cells provide protective immune surveillance without damaging the… Continue reading Transcriptomic and clonal characterization of #T cells in the human central #nervous system
Category: Hematology
Relationship between the ABO #Blood Group and the #COVID-19 Susceptibility
Detection of ABO blood groups, infection occurrence of SARS-CoV-2, and patient death RESULTS The ABO group in 3694 normal people in Wuhan showed a distribution of 32.16%, 24.90%, 9.10% and 33.84% for A, B, AB and O, respectively, versus the distribution of 37.75%, 26.42%, 10.03% and 25.80% for A, B, AB and O, respectively, in… Continue reading Relationship between the ABO #Blood Group and the #COVID-19 Susceptibility
Red #blood cell dysfunction: a new player in #cardiovascular disease
The primary role of red blood cells (RBCs) is to transport oxygen to the tissues and carbon dioxide to the lungs. However, emerging evidence suggests an important role of the RBC beyond being just a passive carrier of the respiratory gases. The RBCs are of importance for redox balance and are actively involved in the… Continue reading Red #blood cell dysfunction: a new player in #cardiovascular disease
Vitamin #B6 Addiction in Acute Myeloid #Leukemia
Cancer cells rely on altered metabolism to support abnormal proliferation. We performed a CRISPR/Cas9 functional genomic screen targeting metabolic enzymes and identified PDXK—an enzyme that produces pyridoxal phosphate (PLP) from vitamin B6—as an acute myeloid leukemia (AML)-selective dependency.. PDXK kinase activity is required for PLP production and AML cell proliferation, and pharmacological blockade of the… Continue reading Vitamin #B6 Addiction in Acute Myeloid #Leukemia
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