The immune system comprises organs, tissues, cells and molecules, which protect the body against pathogens.
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The biological defense system can be separated into an innate and an adaptive part. The innate immune system developed early in the phylogeny of living things. The adaptive immune system adjusts to new or modified pathogens. Both parts collaborate closely. Moreover, the immune system can destroy abnormal or defective cells of the own body.
The development of potent antiretroviral treatment (ART) strategies has significantly changed the face of the HIV/AIDS pandemic from a lethal disease to a chronic livable condition for infected individuals with access to care. However, in spite of ground-breaking advances in anti-HIV treatment, cure ...
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Patients have a high risk of serious infections after organ or stem cell transplantation. The number of these complications is large, but too little is currently known about the links between
The human immune system can effectively prevent and control viral infections. While many viruses can be neutralized and eliminated from the human body, other viruses persist after infection. However, they are often controlled throughout the entire human lifespan (e.g. certain herpes viruses like CMV ...
The Munich DZIF team led by Prof. Ulrike Protzer is developing a novel therapeutic approach to cure chronic hepatitis B. Researchers at Helmholtz Munich and Technical University of Munich (TUM) found
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As part of the research activities within the German Center for Infection Research (DZIF), scientists of the Paul-Ehrlich-Institut studied specific vaccine candidates against COVID-19. They are based
Bonn, 6. August 2020. Contrary to what has been generally assumed so far, a severe course of COVID-19 does not solely result in a strong immune reaction – rather, the immune response is caught in a
Who has overcome an infection with the virus without noticing, and how many people have already produced protective antibodies against the new coronavirus? Various antibody studies are now under way
A research team from the University of Tübingen and the German Center for Infection Research (DZIF) is investigating how pathogens influence the immune response of their host with genetic variation
