Technische Universität MünchenFeb 22, 2024

Researchers discovered that #Bcells play an active role in teaching #Tcells not to attack the body itself. If the "training" fails, #autoimmunediseases such as #neuromyelitis optica can develop: http://go.tum.de/562972

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📷J. Böttcher, T. Korn

Possible trigger for autoimmune diseases discovered

Other immune cells, the B cells, contribute to the "training" of the T cells. Errors in this newly discovered process lead to autoimmune diseases.