The innate immune system, which serves as the body's first line of defense, includes components such as physical barriers, immune cells like macrophages and dendritic cells, and pattern ...

The innate immune system serves as the body's first line of defence, rapidly detecting and responding to external pathogens and internal damage. Recent advances in the field have highlighted the ...

What made you want to study the innate immune system? There is plenty of research on the adaptive immune system, which is the system humans develop throughout their life. I was surprised by how little ...

The immune system has two modes. The innate immune system is the first line of defense, comprising physical barriers such as skin and mucosal surfaces that block viruses from entering.

Researchers at the Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Cardiovasculares (CNIC) have discovered a specialized population of neutrophils in the skin that produce extracellular matrix components ...

Newly discovered barrier prevents immunity from reaching smell-sensing cells The structure, dubbed 'the BOB,' fits with some of the mysteries of COVID ...