Immune Cells Reveal Fancy Footwork
Nov 27th 2008Drug InformationImmune System / Vaccines
Scientists discover why immune cell loses its feet Our immune system plays an essential role in protecting us from diseases, but how does it do this exactly? Dutch biologist Suzanne van Helden discovered that before dendritic cells move to the lymph nodes they lose their sticky feet. This helps them to move much faster. Immature dendritic cells patrol the tissues in search of antigens. After exposure to such antigens they undergo a rigorous maturation process.
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