Doctors will measure a person’s lymphocyte levels as part of a complete blood count. In this article, we look at different types of lymphocytes, what healthy levels in the blood are, and what ...

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A new study published in JCI Insight suggests that interleukin-7 (IL-7), a key immune-boosting cytokine, may help critically ...

A new form of tumor infiltrating lymphocyte (TIL) therapy, a form of personalized cancer immunotherapy, dramatically improved ...

Video of a cytotoxic lymphocyte killing a cancer cell. When the cancer cell is 'hit' it uptakes red dye PI and then the cancer cell undergoes apoptosis. Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert!

Background The neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR) is a marker of systemic inflammation associated with adverse ...

Hu-Mikβ1 was evaluated in a Phase I clinical trial in patients with T-cell large granular lymphocyte leukemia. Hu-Mikβ1 was shown to be safe in Phase I trials; however, no therapeutic efficacy ...

Thus low concentrations of lymphocytes, suppressed natural immunity, suppressed lymphocyte proliferation, and suppressed levels of secretory IgA in saliva are found simultaneously with high levels of ...

Among other functions, the NK cells (natural killers, a type of lymphocyte forming part of the immune system) have the capacity to detect and eliminate cancer cells. But in some cases they cannot ...

Each lymphocyte produces its own specific receptor that corresponds to a specific antigen. When a lymphocyte encounters that antigen it multiplies, creating large numbers of identical lymphocytes ...