Monocytes may be a stable reservoir of HIV

A recent study which is led by Johns Hopkins Medicine scientists and a team of researchers reports the evidence that HIV genome can be found in circulating white blood cells called Monocytes. For this study, the blood samples were taken…

How Regulatory T cells impact on self-reactive T cells

There are 3 main types of T cells: Cytotoxic, helper, and regulatory T cells. Cytotoxic T cells have CD8 as a co-receptor on their cell surface whereas, CD4+ T cells are divided into Regulatory T cells (Treg) and Helper T…