Luring Autoimmune T Cells (IMAGE)

La Jolla Institute for Immunology

Luring Autoimmune T Cells

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Myeloid cells (shown in green) exacerbate the severity of multiple sclerosis by sending out chemical signals that boost inflammation and attract autoimmune T cells (shown in red) to the central nervous system.

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Dr. Iftach Shaked, La Jolla Institute for Allergy and Immunology

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