Reversing radiation-activated immune suppression in cancer

Researchers at the University of Chicago have identified a mechanism to make immune cells reprogrammed by radiation therapy attack tumors rather than protect them. The study, published in Cancer Cell, shows that radiation activates a protein called TET2 on immune cells in bone marrow, where it removes chemical tags from RNA and locks these cells into an immune-suppressing state.

Neutrophil RAGE drives early cerebrovascular injury after subarachnoid hemorrhage

An international research team from Japan and the United States, led by Assistant Professor Hiroshi Ishii and Professor Osamu Hori, together with Professors Yasuhiko Yamamoto and Mitsutoshi Nakada of Kanazawa University, has identified neutrophil RAGE (receptor for advanced glycation end products) as a key driver of early cerebrovascular injury after subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH).