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    Bacterial Superantigens turn our Immune Cells to the Dark Side

    June 20, 2017, Categories  Biology/Biotechnology, Health/Medical

    Staphylococcus aureus bacteria (colored green) interacting with a human immune cell. This study shows that in conditions like toxic shock syndrome, toxins from such bacteria can trigger one type of immune cells (MAIT cells) to turn against the host. Credit: NIAID; CC-BY

    Staphylococcus aureus bacteria (colored green) interacting with a human immune cell. This study shows that in conditions like toxic shock syndrome, toxins from such bacteria can trigger one type of immune cells (MAIT cells) to turn against the host. Credit: NIAID; CC-BY

    A subpopulation of immune cells that normally fend off pathogens can turn against the host during certain infections, a new study publishing on June 20 in the open access journal PLOS Biology reveals. The researchers led by Dr...

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