IntroductionThe discovery of immune checkpoints and the development of their specific inhibitors was acclaimed as a major breakthrough in cancer therapy. However, only a limited patient cohort shows s
Background The striking association of HLA-B27 with spondyloarthritis (SpA) has been known for 50 years. However, its pathophysiological significance remains incompletely understood. In the HLA-B27/h
Macrophages undergo extensive metabolic rewiring upon activation and this serves many roles beyond the production of energy and anabolic building blocks. So-called immunometabolites that accumulate up
Intracellular bacterial pathogens exhibit heterogeneous replication rates within host macrophages, but the mechanisms by which they manipulate host factors for survival remain incompletely understood.