Trained immunity in alveolar macrophages can lead to damaging lung inflammation, confirming the importance of context in this phenomenon.

Insects possess a remarkable ability to develop innate immune memory, and the mechanisms underlying this process are becoming a central topic in innate immunity research.

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The interplay between viruses and tumor progression represents a critical area of study, as certain oncogenic viruses, such as HPV, EBV, and HBV, are known ...

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Influenza viral infections provide a prime example of the importance of innate immunity because this virus is able to undergo continuous genetic variation, allowing it to evade prior adaptive ...

Reference: Rhamadianti AF, Abe T, Tanaka T, et al. SARS-CoV-2 papain-like protease inhibits ISGylation of the viral nucleocapsid protein to evade host anti-viral immunity. J Virol. 2024;98 ...

We hope our work will help the effort to develop better strategies to fight viruses because interferons are major players in how our innate immune system eliminates viruses—including COVID-19." ...

Bacteriophages, viruses that infect bacterial cells, are natural predators and enemies of bacteria. When a phage infects a cell, it lyses, and dozens or even hundreds of new viral particles ...