New research suggests that decreased levels of innate lymphoid cells (ILCs) in age may contribute to the increased risk of developing severe Covid-19. Low ILC levels may also be behind the worse ...

We depleted innate and/or adaptive CD8 + lymphocytes in macaques and showed that loss of all CD8α + cells (using anti-CD8α antibody) significantly impaired early control of Mycobacterium ...

The researchers found that innate CD8+ lymphocytes – a subtype of white blood cells involved in rapid immune response – are essential for curbing the disease.