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Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Brain cells called astrocytes undergo reorganization and may engulf attacking T cells
September 1st, 2008
When virally infected cells in the brain called astrocytes come in contact with anti-viral T cells of the immune system, they undergo a unique series of changes that dramatically reorganize their shape and function, according to researchers at the Board of Governors Gene Therapeutics Research Institute at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center. Intriguingly, the new data indicate that astrocytes may defend themselves from attacking T cells by engulfing (gobbling up) the aggressors. "Further studies into the cellular and molecular processes leading to these changes could have implications for understanding and treating brain infections, brain tumors and neurodegenerative...
Source: Pain & Central Nervous System Week (2008-09-01)
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