Gale and Ira Drukier Institute for Children's Health

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Immunostaining of human airway epithelial cells grown at air-liquid interface to mimic the conditions in the airways of children with asthma. Two different types of epithelial cells are shown here: Ciliated cells are stained with b-tubulin (green) and club cells are stained with SCGB1A1 (red). The blue staining (DAPI) shows all nuclei. Image courtesy of Rika Gomi, Kazu Gomi and Stefan Worgall.

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Infiltration of inflammatory T lymphocytes in the peritubular areas from a lupus kidney section. Stain with the T lymphocyte marker CD3 (green) and with the inflammatory cytokines IFNg(red) and IL-10 (cyan). Image courtesy of Simone Caielli.

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Healthy monocytes express either interferon-sensitive proteins, such as the interferon-inducible protein MxA (red, I) or IL-1b (green, II). SLE blood monocytes (right) co-express both proteins (yellow, III). This abnormal co-expression may explain why treatments targeting only interferons may be inadequate in some patients with lupus. Credit: Dr. Simone Caielli

Unique Immune Response in Lupus Paves Way for New Treatment

Immune cells called monocytes produce a key inflammatory protein called interleukin-1 beta (IL-1β)...

Image illustrating four prognostic scenarios that may be found in liver biopsies when pancreatic cancer is diagnosed before metastasis. (Left to right) Orange: neutrophil extracellular traps (NETs), suggesting liver metastasis in less than 6 months. Red: NETs and T cells, suggesting liver metastasis in greater than 6 months. Green: T cells and fatty liver suggesting metastasis to a different organ. Blue: Normal liver with fatty liver indicating no-evidence of future metastasis. Credit: Vanessa Dudley

New Predictors of Metastasis in Patients with Early-Stage Pancreatic Cancer

Researchers at Weill Cornell Medicine with an international team have used liver biopsies to...

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