UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH IMAGE: THESE IMAGES SHOW HOW REGULATORY T CELLS (TREG CELLS) BOOST THE ABILITY OF MICROGLIA CELLS TO PROMOTE THE REGENERATION OF THE BRAIN’S WHITE MATTER (RIGHT), COMPARED TO A SAMPLE NOT TREATED WITH TREG CELLS (LEFT). CREDIT: XIAOMING HU/UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH PITTSBURGH, May 19, 2021 – Specialized immune cells that accumulate in...
LUXEMBOURG INSTITUTE OF HEALTH IMAGE: BLACK AND ORANGE CATS CREDIT: COPYRIGHT: LIH Researchers from the Department of Infection and Immunity of the Luxembourg Institute of Health (LIH) brought forward the potential of high doses of a specific adjuvant molecule, namely CpG oligonucleotide, in successfully modulating the immune system’s allergic response to the main cat allergen Fel...
by Thomas Jefferson University The purified oligodendrocyte extracellular vesicles under an electron microscope. Multiple sclerosis (MS) is an autoimmune disorder that develops as the body’s immune system attacks the central nervous system. Specifically, it attacks the protective layer surrounding nerve cells, called the myelin sheath. Current MS therapies aim to counter this inflammatory response by suppressing...
Researchers may be one step closer to developing new treatments for multiple sclerosis, after discovering a way to tame the erratic immune response that triggers the disease and reverse paralysis in mouse models of the disease. The picture on the left shows a paralyzed mouse model of MS prior to treatment. The picture on the...
