Stem Cell Research
Researchers from National Cancer Institute Report Details of New Studies and Findings in the Area of Stem Cell Research
Published in Vaccine Weekly, April 18th, 2012
2012 APR 18 -- Current study results from the report, "A human memory T cell subset with stem cell-like properties," have been published. According to the authors of a study from Bethesda, Maryland, "Immunological memory is thought to depend on a stem cell-like, self-renewing population of lymphocytes capable of differentiating into effector cells in response to antigen re-exposure. Here we describe a long-lived human memory T cell population that has an enhanced capacity for self-renewal and a multipotent ability to derive central memory, effector memory and effector T cells."
"These cells, specific to multiple viral and self-tumor antigens, were found...
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Source: Vaccine Weekly (2012-04-18)
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