How Vitamin D Deficiency Can Lead to Autoimmune Diseases
Reduced thymic cellularity and impaired T cell development in CypKO mice. Credit: Scientific advances (2024). DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.adm9582 As Canadians prepare ...
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Scientists discover genetic cause of rare autoimmune disease
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public domain A team of international scientists has discovered the genetic basis of a rare hereditary autoimmune disease, ...
Neoautoimmune antigens induce autoimmune response in lupus
Research Summary: This study found that T cells can distinguish between self and neo-self antigens, and that neo-self-reactive T cells ...
Autoimmune disease researchers find immune cells escape treatment due to ‘exhausted’ state
by Frederike Buhse, Exzellenzcluster Präzisionsmedizin für chronische Entzündungserkrankungen Graphic summary. Credit: Immunity (2024). DOI: 10.1016/j.immuni.2024.08.005 In autoimmune diseases, the immune ...
Study reveals molecular mechanism behind multiple sclerosis and other autoimmune diseases
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain More than two decades ago, a research team in the lab of David Hafler, a researcher ...
Researchers Discover More Effective Way to Deplete B Cells for Treating Autoimmune Diseases
UBXN3B is crucial for the survival of mature B cells. Immunofluorescence staining of apoptotic cells (TUNEL) and B cells (CD19) ...
Small changes in specific immune cell populations linked to autoimmune diseases
Credit: Cellular genomics (2024). DOI: 10.1016/j.xgen.2023.100473 Just as ripples on the water can betray powerful currents beneath the surface, small ...
Fungus-fighting protein could help beat serious autoimmune diseases and cancer
A 3D printed stencil of the structure of the DECTIN-1 protein. Credit: Tracey Nearmy/ANU An immune system protein programmed to ...
