Complement Factor H (CFH) is a pivotal regulator of the complement system, integral to maintaining immune homeostasis and protecting host tissues from undue complement‐mediated damage. By inhibiting ...

Mannose-binding lectin (MBL) is a critical serum protein of the innate immune system that recognises distinct carbohydrate signatures on pathogens, initiating the lectin pathway of the complement ...

A team has identified a previously unknown phase of the immune response. The results challenge long-standing assumptions about the process called 'T-cell priming'. These new insights have significant ...

Our immune systems function by employing two separate responses when in contact with disease. The first is the innate immune system, which aids in monitoring for infection throughout the body. Innate ...

Harvard Medical School scientists have identified a key protein in the human immune system that drives inflammatory and autoimmune conditions when it turns against the body. The protein, Granzyme K, ...

Diets and healthy eating habits hold promise for preventing and treating diseases, but far less is known about acute effects ...

Twenty-five years ago, the question ''What do we know about nutrition and immunity?'' could have been answered in a few minutes and written up on a few pages. The mutually aggravating interaction of ...

Hormonal regulation plays a fundamental role in maintaining physiological homeostasis, modulating processes such as metabolism, stress response, ...