Immunologic Research

The goal of this essay is to take the reader through the logic that would predict universal graft acceptance. The story begins with what we learned from an experiment performed 65 years ago and develops that information in greater depth. The …

Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a systemic autoimmune disease, characterized by the irreversible joint destruction resulted from the attack of inflammatory cells to the joints. Recent studies demonstrated that crocin is able to alleviate arthritis …

Simvastatin may be beneficial for treating sepsis due to its immune-regulating properties, although the mechanisms remain elusive. Herein, we hypothesized simvastatin may attenuate T cell dysfunction induced by sepsis. To test this hypothesis, we …

IL-35 is a relatively new cytokine that emerges as an important immunomodulator. IL-35 belongs to IL-12 cytokine family that includes IL-12, IL-23, IL-27, and IL-35. These cytokines are heterodimers that share subunits and their receptors also …

Primary immunodeficiencies (PI) are genetic defects of the immune system that result in chronic, serious, and often life-threatening infections, if not diagnosed and treated. Many patients with PI are undiagnosed, underdiagnosed, or misdiagnosed.