In hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection, the capacity to mount a functional virus-specific T-cell response has long been considered the principal, if not the sole, immunological determinant of viral ...

There are currently ~38 million people worldwide living with HIV. If left untreated, HIV infection progresses to acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) where patients become extremely vulnerable to ...

Scientists have discovered a way to turn the body's B cells into tiny surveillance machines and antibody factories that can pump out specially designed antibodies to destroy cancer cells or HIV, two ...

Kobe University neurologist CHIHARA Norio discovered how a known treatment against neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder, an autoimmune disease, works: The treatment, which blinds immune cells to ...

Monoclonal B-cell lymphocytosis (MBL) is a condition in which a person has an excessive amount of abnormal B cells, which are a type of white blood cell known as lymphocytes. The number of abnormal B ...

CAR T cells are genetically-altered cells that are designed to reset the immune system by targeting B cells, which are involved in the production of autoantibodies and lupus disease activity.

Monoclonal B-cell lymphocytosis is when your body produces an elevated number of identical B cells. In some cases, it can develop into chronic lymphocytic leukemia. Monoclonal B-cell lymphocytosis ...