Aqsa, Jamia Millia Islamia The peripheral nerves can regenerate following an injury. Schwann plays a vital role in the regeneration of these nerves. They release myelin, de-differentiate, and proliferate. But the rate at which they regenerate is about 1 mm/day in humans, which is extremely slow. It often leads to incomplete recovery or disability in […]
Sayak Banerjee, Amity University Kolkata The current Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic is caused by the beta coronavirus severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). Besides the most prevalent consequences of respiratory failure, cardiac involvement (heart diseases caused due to SARS-CoV-2 infection in the heart tissue) is a common outcome that is observed in hospitalized COVID-19 patients. […]
Aakancha Shaw, St. Xavier’s College, Kolkata Consuming salt or adding salt to a meal seems normal to everyone, right? But no, don’t add that extra pinch of salt! We already know that salt can raise blood pressure, but did you know that too much salt can severely disrupt the energy balance in immune cells which […]
Souradip Mallick, National Institute of Technology, Rourkela Nowadays abdominal surgery is very common and many patients undergo this operation to remove internal scar tissue. This scar is the accumulation of the macrophage which is a protective immune cell. But there are many postsurgical complications. Lysis of adhesions destroys the scar tissue resulting in abdominal and […]
Shrestha Dutta, Amity University Kolkata Tuberculosis (TB), is one of the main causes of death around the world especially in children, is brought about by the infection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB). MTB infects the cell, stimulates immune response and triggers inflammation. Recent studies show that host-pathogen interaction is vital for TB pathogenesis and progression. MTB […]
Chitra Roy, University of Calcutta High-Grade Serous Ovarian Carcinoma (HGSOC) is one of the most common and deadliest types of ovarian cancer. This gynaecological malignancy is a type of tumour which arises from the ovary, fallopian tube, or peritoneum. The tumour microenvironment is very complex and 40% of this tumour mass contains Macrophages. Macrophages originate […]
