2021-01-07 02:36:04 GMT2021-01-07 10:36:04(Beijing Time) Xinhua English
SYDNEY, Jan. 7 (Xinhua) -- Australian researchers have found if the immune system is mounting a systemic response throughout the entire body, its ability to deal with localized infections will be hampered.
Lead researcher, University of Melbourne Professor and laboratory head at the Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity Scott Mueller told Xinhua Wednesday the findings could also affect the effectiveness of vaccines in people experiencing a systemic infection like a chronic disease or an acute inflammation.
By using mice models, researchers from the institute uncovered how the immune system balances local and systemic immune responses and the relevant paper was published in Cell Reports recently.