KAIST Uncovers the Mechanism Behind Overactive Immune Cells​ (IMAGE)

The Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST)

KAIST Uncovers the Mechanism Behind Overactive Immune Cells​

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<In a normal immune response, killer T cells are activated by antigen stimulation and selectively eliminate only virus-infected cells, thereby controlling viral replication and promoting the patient’s rapid recovery. However, when killer T cells are nonspecifically overactivated by interleukin-15, they may randomly attack normal cells as well, causing excessive tissue damage and leading to severe disease. Future research may identify diseases in which such nonspecific hyperimmune responses occur, making it possible to develop new drugs to control them>

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