Immunology of Infectious Disease News. The Immune Regulation Research Community. A Dominant Role for Regulatory T Cells in Protecting Females against Pulmonary Hypertension. Investigators evaluated whether and how Treg-deficiency differentially affects male and female rats in experimental pulmonary arterial hypertension.

What is the immune system? The immune system defends people against germs, harmful bacteria, and microoragisms. It attacks these organisms that invad. E our bodies and cause disease. It is made of tissues, organs, and cells. These cells are called leukocytes, also called white blood cells, which search for and destroy harmful substances. They travel through the blood vessels and the lymphatic vessels.

Ahhoz, hogy testünk kellő hatékonysággal felvegye a harcot az idegen betolakodók - baktériumok, vírusok - ellen, harcra kész hadsereggel kell rendelkeznie. Ezt a védekező feladatot az immunrendszer látja el. Így lép be a természetes immunrendszer mellé az adaptív vagy más néven tanult immunrendszer.