Immune responses depend on the ability of leukocytes to move from the circulation into tissues. Leukocyte extravasation is guided and controlled by endothelial cells that capture circulating ...

High levels of leukocytes, a type of white blood cell, in the urine may indicate a urinary tract infection, kidney stones, or another cause. Treatment depends on the cause. If your urinalysis shows a ...

How do mobile cell types like leukocytes or metastatic cancer cells reach their place of action during immune surveillance or cancer dissemination, respectively? The research group around Michael Sixt ...

Mobile cells move around obstacles in dense tissue by selecting for larger pore sizes, according to a recent study published in the journal Nature. How do mobile cell types like leukocytes or ...

The movement of leukocytes from the circulatory system to the site of inflammation and subsequent attachment forms an integral part of the innate immune system. The three steps of leukocyte rolling, ...

Malignant transformation requires the interaction of cancer cells with their microenvironment, including infiltrating leukocytes. However, somatic mutational studies have focused on alterations in ...

Isolation of viable mononuclear and polymorphonuclear cells from blood serves as the starting point for a wide spectrum of immunology and cell biology studies. Unlike red blood cells and platelets, ...

A Medical University of South Carolina team reports in Frontiers in Immunology that it has engineered a new type of genetically modified immune cell that can precisely target and neutralize ...

These three videos can be used together to demonstrate how germs and viruses are spread, and the importance of hygiene and hand washing.