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How depressed T cells contribute to chronic immune diseases
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How depressed T cells contribute to chronic immune diseases

by  Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich Credit: CC0 Public Domain In chronic infections, the immune system can become exhausted. Ludwig-Maximilians-Universitaet (LMU) in Munich researchers have looked into how this works. T lymphocytes, or T cells, are an important component of our immune system. They can recognize foreign proteins, so-called antigens, as peptide fragments—for instance, those derived from...