Triggering receptors expressed on myeloid cells (TREMs) are a cell surface receptor family found on granulocytes, monocytes, macrophages, and dendritic cells—as well as other myeloid cells in general.

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Lung macrophages play a pivotal role in diseases like idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis. Two types of macrophages — the white blood cells that defend the body by killing microbes, ...

Taste, pain, or response to stress -- nearly all essential functions in the human body are regulated by molecular switches called G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs). Researchers have uncovered the ...

Veronica Paulus is a former STAT intern supported by the Harvard University Institute of Politics. One in five individuals who receive a kidney transplant experience a rejection episode within a year.

The cells of all animals—including humans—are characterized by their ability to adhere particularly well to surfaces in their ...

Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Stanford University have reported a novel immunotherapy strategy ...

Researchers at the Kanazawa University Graduate School of Medical Sciences report in PLOS Pathogens a novel role for the ...

Recently these monocyte-derived alveolar macrophages, or Mo-AMs, were identified as key drivers of lung fibrosis disease progression. However, the mechanisms of their pro-fibrotic behavior and ...