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Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam
Tickling nerves prevents inflammation
August 10th, 2005
Stimulation of nicotinic acetylcholine receptors (nAChRs), which are found on both nerves and immune cells, can initiate a program that shuts down the inflammatory machinery of immune cells, according to new research from Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam. Such a trigger can be exploited to prevent inflammation. This new work adds to accumulating evidence that suggests the nervous system is intimately linked to the immune system. Macrophages are immune cells that produce large amounts of proteins and chemicals to produce inflammatory effects. Wouter de Jonge and colleagues writing in the August 2005 issue of Nature Immunology find that...
Source: Biotech Week (2005-08-10)
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