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New insights into a Potential Target for Autoimmune Disease

Researchers from Penn teamed with colleagues to decipher the mechanism by which the protein DEL-1 leads to the generation of T cells expression FOXP3, which rein in inflammatory responses, such as those responsible for autoimmune disease. (Image: Courtesy of the Hajishengallis laboratory)

With insights into a molecular pathway that regulates the activity of Tregs, a type of T cell involved in immunosuppression, new research opens up possibly new avenues for treating inflammatory and autoimmune diseases.

Immune response is a balancing act: Too much can lead to inflammatory or autoimmune disease; too little could lead to a serious infection...

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