Targeting certain rogue T cells prevents and reverses multiple sclerosis in mice

ScienceDaily
Oct 4, 2019, 10:56 am117 pts
Multiple sclerosis, an autoimmune disorder, is known to be driven by 'helper' T cells, white blood cells that mount an inflammatory attack on the brain and spinal cord. A new study pinpoints the specific subgroup of helper T cells that cause MS, as well as a protein on their surface, called CXCR6, that marks…

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