For infection-fighting cells, a guideline for expanding the troops

(Princeton University) A new study from Princeton researchers uses mathematical modeling to explain how T cells, part of the body's key defenses against pathogens, expand to fight a new infection. The team found that the amount of T-cell expansion is related to the quantity of infectious material, or antigen, as well as the stickiness with which the T cell binds the antigen.
Source: EurekAlert! - Infectious and Emerging Diseases - Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news