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Mucosal Immunity 

Mucosal immunity is a crucial component of the immune system that provides protection at mucosal surfaces, which are the primary…

Dendritic Cells (DCs)

Dendritic cells (DCs) are professional antigen-presenting cells that serve as a crucial bridge between innate and adaptive immunity. Named for…

Mast Cells

Mast cells are long-lived tissue-resident immune cells that play crucial roles in both innate and adaptive immunity.  Originally discovered by…

Alveolar Macrophages

Alveolar macrophages are specialized tissue-resident macrophages that patrol the air spaces of the lungs, serving as the first line of…

Microglia

Microglia are the resident immune cells of the central nervous system (CNS), comprising approximately 10-15% of all brain cells.  As…

Clindamycin

Clindamycin is a lincosamide antibiotic with a molecular formula of C18H33ClN2O5S and a molecular mass of 424.98 g/mol.  Its structure…

Doxycycline

Doxycycline is a second-generation tetracycline antibiotic with a molecular formula of C22H24N2O8 and a molecular mass of 444.44 g/mol.  Its…

Erythromycin

Erythromycin is a macrolide antibiotic with a molecular formula of C37H67NO13 and a molecular mass of 733.93 g/mol. Its structure…

Kupffer Cells

Kupffer cells are specialized tissue-resident macrophages that reside in the liver, representing the largest population of fixed macrophages in the…

Macrophages

Macrophages are highly versatile immune cells that form a crucial component of the innate immune system. These large phagocytic cells…

Basophils

Basophils are the least abundant granulocytes in circulation, comprising less than 1% of peripheral blood leukocytes. Despite their rarity, these…

Eosinophils

Eosinophils are specialized granulocytes that comprise approximately 1-3% of circulating white blood cells in healthy individuals.  These distinctive cells, characterized…

Fusidic Acid

Fusidic acid is a steroidal antibiotic with a molecular formula of C31H48O6 and a molecular mass of 516.72 g/mol. Its…

Lomefloxacin

Lomefloxacin is a third-generation fluoroquinolone antibiotic with a molecular formula of C17H19F2N3O3 and a molecular mass of 351.35 g/mol. Its…

Monocytes

Monocytes are large, mononuclear leukocytes that constitute a crucial component of the innate immune system.  These versatile cells circulate in…