Subset of plasma cells display immune ‘historical record’
You may have read about recent research, published in Science, describing a technique for revealing which viruses have infected someone by scanning antiviral antibodies in the blood. Emory...
View ArticleFollowing lupus troublemaker cells, via DNA barcodes
People with systemic lupus erythematosus can experience a variety of symptoms, such as fatigue, joint pain, skin rashes and kidney problems. Often the symptoms come and go in episodes called flares. In...
View ArticleImmune cell activation in severe COVID-19 resembles lupus
In severe cases of COVID-19, Emory researchers have been observing an exuberant activation of B cells, resembling acute flares in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), an autoimmune disease. The findings...
View ArticleNeutrophils flood lungs in severe COVID-19
“First responder” cells called neutrophils are the dominant type of immune cells flooding the airways of people with severe COVID-19, according to a recent analysis of African-American patients in...
View ArticleCOVID-triggered autoimmunity may be mostly temporary
In people with severe COVID-19, the immune system goes temporarily berserk and generates a wide variety of autoantibodies: proteins that are tools for defense, but turned against the body’s own...
View ArticleTwo items relevant to long COVID
One of the tricky issues in studying in long COVID is: how widely do researchers cast their net? Initial reports acknowledged that people who were hospitalized and in intensive care may take a while to...
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