Immune markers

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Immune markers are measurable characteristics of the immune system that can provide clues about immune responses or diseases.

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For example, immune markers can include certain antibodies, signaling molecules, or characteristics of immune cells. Testing for these markers can reveal whether and how the immune system responds to a pathogen or other stimuli.

Immune markers can be used to diagnose diseases, assess disease progression, and monitor treatment. Which immune markers are tested depends on the specific disease and area of investigation.

Medical Laboratory Scientists Working with Blood Samples and Equipment in a Lab Setting

Tuberculosis: An immune signature in the blood indicates whether treatment is working

Researchers at the Research Center Borstel, Leibniz Lung Center (FZB) and the German Center for Infection Research (DZIF) have identified a novel whole blood-based immune signature that could improve

University Hospital Tübingen

TIARA-IMPACT: Immunological and microbiome-based predictors of postoperative infections

Postoperative infections following major abdominal surgery remain common and difficult to predict. A key reason is the incomplete understanding of how individual differences in the gut microbiome, host immunity, and microbial metabolites shape infection susceptibility. Following completion of ...

Researcher wearing a cap, mask, and lab coat pipetting at a sterile bench

Blood-based immunological signatures for extrapulmonary tuberculosis decoded

Tuberculosis (TB) is one of the world's leading infectious diseases. Infection with the bacterium Mycobacterium tuberculosis primarily affects the lungs, but in up to 25 percent of all infected

LMU University Hospital Munich

ADOPT RaPaed-TB—A diagnostic signature for paediatric tuberculosis

Tuberculosis (TB) remains one of the leading causes of death among children, particularly among very young and immunocompromised boys and girls. Around 250,000 children die each year, mostly due to missed diagnosis. Microbiological confirmation is rare, while other available tests are neither child ...

Dec 2024

Tuberculosis (Edinb)

Blood levels of Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb)antigen-triggered immune markers in people exposed to tuberculosis with regard to Mtb infection status and receipt of tuberculosis preventive therapy

Autoren

Holmberg P et al.

Electron micrograph of a cluster of yellow-stained round bacteria

New agent inhibits Staphylococcus aureus toxin: hope for pneumonia patients

An international research group led by scientists of the German Center for Infection Research (DZIF) at the Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research (HZI) has discovered a promising new drug candidate

Heidelberg University Hospital

Mechanisms of host infection control in immunosuppressed and infection-prone individuals

Organ transplant patients usually have to take immunosuppressive drugs for the rest of their lives to prevent their bodies from rejecting the organs. This therapy suppresses the physiological immune response to tumors and infections. The therapeutic goal for this patient group is to achieve an ...

12 Jul 2024

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Helmholtz Munich (Auditorium)
Ingolstädter Landstraße 1
85764 Neuherberg
Germany

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