Emory University-Woodruff Health Sciences Center: Immunologists Identify T Cell Homing Beacons for Lungs
September 27, 2019
September 27, 2019
ATLANTA, Georgia, Sept. 27 [TNSmedicalresearch] -- Emory University's Woodruff Health Sciences Center issued the following news release:
Scientists have identified a pair of molecules critical for T cells, part of the immune system, to travel to and populate the lungs. A potential application could be strengthening vaccines against respiratory pathogens such as influenza.
The findings were published online Thursday, September 26 in Journal of Experimental Medicine.
Scientists have identified a pair of molecules critical for T cells, part of the immune system, to travel to and populate the lungs. A potential application could be strengthening vaccines against respiratory pathogens such as influenza.
The findings were published online Thursday, September 26 in Journal of Experimental Medicine.