Sunday 13 January 2013

How Killer T Cells Learn to Recognize Nerve Fiber Insulators in MS

Researchers at University of Washington said that misguided killer T cells may be influencing the sustained tissue damage in the brains and spines of patients with multiple sclerosis. Cytoxic T cells, also known as CD8+ T cells, are white blood cells that normally are in the body's arsenal to fight disease. Multiple sclerosis is characterized by inflamed lesions that damage the insulation surrounding nerve fibers and destroy the axons, electrical impulse ...

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