Immune cells from skull bone marrow guard brain, spinal cord: study – Xinhua | English.news.cn – Xinhua

CHICAGO, June 4 (Xinhua) — Two teams of researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis unexpectedly found that many of the immune cells in the meninges come from bone marrow in the skull and migrate to the brain through special channels without passing through the blood, and these skull-derived immune cells are peacekeepers, dedicated to maintaining a healthy status quo.
Earlier this year, the researchers showed that immune cells stationed in the meninges keep tabs on the…

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