A parasite that may already be hiding in your brain has a shocking survival trick: it can infect the very immune cells sent ...
Brain parasite study reveals crucial immune “emergency switch”.
Tajie Harris, PhD, is the director of the Center for Brain Immunology and Glia (BIG Center) at the University of Virginia School of Medicine. The parasite that may already live in your brain can ...
Most cases of autoimmune lymphoproliferative syndrome (ALPS) are associated with heterozygous mutations in the genes encoding CD95 (Fas receptor), CD95 ligand and the apoptotic enzyme caspase-10.
Background. Paracoccidioides brasiliensis is equipped with an arsenal of virulence factors that are crucial for causing infection. Our group previously defined the NLRP3 inflammasome as a mediator of ...