Bowel Diseases
Studies from Tongji University School of Medicine in the Area of Bowel Diseases Published
Published in Blood Weekly, September 29th, 2011
2011 SEP 29 -- Research findings, "Potential role of NK cells in the pathogenesis of inflammatory bowel disease," are discussed in a new report. "NK cells are a major component of the innate immune system and play an important role in the tissue inflammation associated with autoimmune diseases such as inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). NK cells are unique in bearing both stimulatory and inhibitory receptors specific for MHC class I molecules, and their function is regulated by a series of inhibiting or activating signals," researchers in Shanghai, People's Republic of China report.
"The delicate balance between activation and inhibition that decides NK cell...
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