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HSS research uncovers how UV light triggers immune activation and disease flares in lupus

HOSPITAL FOR SPECIAL SURGERY After sun exposure, people with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) frequently develop skin rashes, which often are accompanied by a flare of their overall disease. This connection between ultraviolet (UV) light and disease flares in lupus is well known, but the way in which UV exposure actually triggers the disease has been...

Immune activation in the liver illuminated with new glycan-tagging strategy
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Immune activation in the liver illuminated with new glycan-tagging strategy

by  The Scripps Research Institute Scripps Research biochemist Mia Huang, PhD, works in her lab in Jupiter, Florida. Human cells are encased by a membrane coated with diverse sugar molecules known as glycans. These glycans play many roles in health and disease, making them important to understand. Due to their unique properties, however, scientists have had limited tools...