Neil McCarthy
@neilemccarthy.bsky.social
Senior Lecturer in Mucosal Immunology at The Blizard Institute QMUL. Studying human gut γδ T-cell function in health and IBD.
Do these filaments matter? Well they are pretty BIG so quite difficult for immune cells to eat. In fact, they can even make neutrophils EXPLODE(!) and punch their way out of hungry macrophages 👽. Quite likely bad news for gut inflammation... 7/10
September 21, 2025 at 6:58 PM
Do these filaments matter? Well they are pretty BIG so quite difficult for immune cells to eat. In fact, they can even make neutrophils EXPLODE(!) and punch their way out of hungry macrophages 👽. Quite likely bad news for gut inflammation... 7/10
By total chance, we noticed that activating Vd2+ cells in healthy gut tissue cultures kept them nice and clean, but when we didn't do this they would quickly get overrun by fungus!! 🍄😱 3/10
September 21, 2025 at 6:58 PM
By total chance, we noticed that activating Vd2+ cells in healthy gut tissue cultures kept them nice and clean, but when we didn't do this they would quickly get overrun by fungus!! 🍄😱 3/10
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November 11, 2024 at 5:22 PM
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