Schematic of TH-GM Causing Neuroinflammation, Demyelination and Nerve System Damage (IMAGE)

National University of Singapore

Schematic of TH-GM Causing Neuroinflammation, Demyelination and Nerve System Damage

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A new type of T cell, TH-GM, produces a cytokine, GM-CSF, to recruit and activate other inflammatory cells, including macrophages, to cause neuroinflammation, demyelination and nerve system damage.

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