ScienceDaily (2010-06-01) -- Researchers for the first time have determined that bone marrow cells play a critical role in fighting respiratory viruses, making the bone marrow a potential therapeutic target, especially in people with compromised immune systems. They have found that during infections of the respiratory tract, cells produced by the bone marrow are instructed by proteins to migrate to the lungs to help fight infection.
科學家首次發現髓細胞扮演人體抵抗病體的主要功能.
Bone marrow is the soft fatty substance inside human or animal bones.
Journal Reference:
Tamar Hermesh, Bruno Moltedo, Thomas M. Moran, Carolina B. López. Antiviral Instruction of Bone Marrow Leukocytes during Respiratory Viral Infections. Cell Host & Microbe, 2010; 7 (5): 343-353 DOI: 10.1016/j.chom.2010.04.006
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