Some immune cells defend only one organ
School of Medicine scientists have uncovered a new way the immune system
may fight cancers and viral infections. The finding could aid efforts to
use immune cells to treat illness.
Key immune cell may play role in lung cancer susceptibility
New research suggests that a key immune cell may play a role in lung cancer susceptibility. Working in mice, Alexander Krupnick, MD, and colleagues found evidence that the genetic diversity in natural killer cells, which typically seek out and destroy tumor cells, contributes to whether or not the animals develop lung cancer.