Publications by authors named "Nicholas Jc King"
Natural killer (NK) cells are cytotoxic lymphocytes important for viral defense. West Nile virus (WNV) infection of the central nervous system (CNS) causes marked recruitment of bone marrow (BM)-derived monocytes, T cells and NK cells, resulting in severe neuroinflammation and brain damage. Despite substantial numbers of NK cells in the CNS, their function and phenotype remain largely unexplored.
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- The gut microbiota, which are tiny bacteria living in our stomachs, can help shape our immune system and how it works.
- Recently, scientists discovered that these bacteria release tiny packages called bacterial extracellular vesicles (BEVs), which can influence our immune responses.
- What we eat and the medicines we take can change how these BEVs are made, and understanding this could help in treating immune-related diseases in the future.