Lupus

Cell feast streamed live: TBMs (green) swallow dying B cells (red) inside the lymph node “training camps”

How B-Cell Eaters Clean Their Plates

11.06.2023

Molecular and Cell Biology, Immunology, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics

Mysterious macrophages, found to rapidly digest dying B cells, may hold clues to future treatments of autoimmune disorders

Merbl_proteasomes

Cellular Trash Cans Reveal the Roles of Proteins in Disease

22.10.2018

Biochemistry, Systems Biology, Immunology, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics

A novel technology for profiling protein turnover and degradation offers new insight into diagnosis and understanding the molecular basis of...

Mounting An Attack On Lupus

Mounting An Attack On Lupus

01.06.1997

Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics

Treatment options for systemic lupus erythematosus, an autoimmune disorder in which the immune...

Monitoring the Course of Lupus

Monitoring the Course of Lupus

01.08.1996

Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics

Doctors may soon find it easier to evaluate the effectiveness of treatment for systemic lupus erythematosus, a potentially life-...

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