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Autoimmune Disease Cell Biology

New autoimmune disease cell biology research from Hallym University, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery described

Published in Telemedicine Business Week, December 12th, 2007

Researchers detail in 'The association of the activation-inducible tumor necrosis factor receptor and ligand with lumbar disc herniation,' new data in autoimmune disease. According to recent research published in the Yonsei Medical Journal, "Herniated nucleus pulposus fragments are recognized by the immune system as a foreign-body, which results in an autoimmune reaction. Human activation-inducible tumor necrosis factor receptor (AITR) and its ligand, AITRL, are important costimulatory molecules in the pathogenesis of autoimmune diseases."

"Despite the importance of these costimulatory molecules in autoimmune disease, their role in the autoimmune reaction to...

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