Immune discusses two stories of immune cells eating other cells: microglia engulfing brain neurons to shape cortical development and behavior, and mast cells trapping neutrophils to increase their functional and metabolic fitness. Hosts: <a title="" href= "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vincent_Racaniello">Vincent Racaniello</a>, <a title="" href= "https://www.vet.cornell.edu/research/cynthia-leifer-phd">Cindy Leifer</a>, and <a title="" href= "http://twitter.com/bioprofbarker">Brianne Barker</a> Subscribe (free): <a title="" href= "https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/immune/id1305309644" target= "_blank" rel="noopener">Apple Podcasts</a>, <a href= "http://immune.libsyn.com/rss" target="_blank" rel= "noreferrer noopener">RSS</a>, <a href= "http://eepurl.com/Gcw59" target="_blank" rel= "noreferrer noopener">email</a> Become a <a href="https://www.microbe.tv/contribute" target= "_blank" rel= "noreferrer noopener">patron</a> of Immune! Links for this episode <ul> <li><a href="https://discord.gg/xA4JX7AeeU">MicrobeTV Discord Server</a></li> <li>Microglia shape <a title="" href= "https://www.cell.com/cell/pdf/S0092-8674(24)00186-7.pdf">cortical development and behavior</a> (Cell)</li> <li><a title="" href= "https://www.cell.com/cell/fulltext/S0092-8674(24)00774-8">Neutrophil trapping</a> by mast cells (Cell)</li> <li>Time stamps by <a title="" href= "https://ramseylab.vercel.app/" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">Jolene</a>. Thanks!</li> </ul> Music by Steve Neal. Immune logo image by <a href= "https://en.wikiversity.org/wiki/File:Blausen_0077_Basophil.png" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Blausen Medical</a> Send your immunology questions and comments to immune@microbe.tv

Immune Booster #8: Immunology, metabolism, and exercise physiology with Heather Caslin

A podcast about the body's defenders against disease.