Scientists Identify A New Molecular Brake That Can Curb Excessive Immune Activation

In new research published in the open access, peer-reviewed online journal PLoS ONE, a team of scientists from NYU School of Medicine report the identification of a molecule expressed on a special class of T cells called regulatory T cells that appears to play a role in allowing these cells to control immune responses.

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Filed under: Immune System / Vaccines on July 16th, 2008