The cytotoxic (killing) function of T cells is central to their activity in immune defence — for example in eliminating infected or cancerous cells — but it was not until 1970 that cytotoxic activity ...

Lymphocytes are types of white blood cells important for fighting off infection and destroying cancer cells inside your body. There are three types of lymphocytes: Do you know the best thing about ...

In a recent study published in Scientific Reports, researchers examined the relationship between cell-mediated or T lymphocyte-mediated immunity and severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 ...

In a recent review published in Nature Reviews Immunology, researchers elucidated the mechanisms of long-term T lymphocyte lodgement in tissues other than lymphoid tissues and the reasons for the ...