TGF-β is a potent immunosuppressive cytokine that severely affects the function of NK cells.
Tumor cells can take advantage of this ability, enriching their surrounding microenvironment …

Cirrhosis is end-stage liver disease resulting from various etiologies and is a common cause
of death worldwide. The progression from compensated to decompensated cirrhosis to …

Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a demyelinating disease of the CNS. Epstein-Barr virus (EBV)
contributes to the MS pathogenesis because high levels of EBV EBNA 386–405-specific …

Immune cells are essential for defending the body's balance and have increasingly been
implicated in controlling tumor growth. In cervical cancer (CC), the immune landscape is …

Human papillomavirus (HPV) infections underlie a wide spectrum of both benign and
malignant epithelial diseases. In this report, we describe the case of a young man who had …

Natural Killer (NK) cells are natural cytotoxic, effector cells of the innate immune system.
They can recognize transformed or infected cells. NK cells are armed with a set of activating …

Takayasu arteritis (TAK) is a chronic vasculitis that mainly affects the aorta, its major
branches, and the pulmonary arteries. Since the description of the first case by Mikito …

MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are small non-coding RNAs that typically inhibit the translation and
stability of messenger RNAs (mRNAs). They are~ 22 nucleotides long and control both …

Preclinical studies have shown that resveratrol exerts immunomodulatory effects with
potential clinical value in the amelioration of autoimmune disorders and cancer prevention; …

Every year nearly half a million new cases of cervix cancer are diagnosed worldwide,
making this malignancy the fourth commonest cancer in women. In 2018, more than 270,000 …