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Scientists discover Promising Off-Switch for Inflammation

Researchers at Trinity College Dublin may have discovered a way to switch off inflammation

Researchers at Trinity College Dublin may have discovered a way to switch off inflammation(Credit: Ugreen/Depositphotos)

Scientists have discovered a new metabolic process in the body that can switch off inflammation. They have discovered that ‘itaconate’ – a molecule derived from glucose – acts as a powerful off-switch for macrophages, which are the cells in the immune system that lie at the heart of many inflammatory diseases including arthritis, inflammatory bowel disease and heart disease...

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