New finding about regulatory T cells could help treat diseases such as multiple sclerosis
Scientists have discovered that regulatory T cells, a type of white blood cell, constantly move throughout the body looking for and repairing damaged tissue. It was believed that regulatory T cells exist as multiple populations restricted to specific parts of the body. Now, researchers have found that they roam around the body as a single large population of cells and target areas of inflammation, which destroys nerves and leads to a loss of movement. Researchers at the University of Cambridge say this discovery of “new rules of the immune system” could improve the treatment of inflammatory di...