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Researchers identify key role of immune cells in brain infection – Mirage News
A new study has detailed the damaging role played by the immune system in a severe brain condition most commonly caused by the cold sore…
A new study has detailed the damaging role played by the immune system in a severe brain condition most commonly caused by the cold sore virus.
Researchers have identified the specific type of immune cell that induces brain inflammation in herpes simplex virus (HSV) encephalitis, a condition that causes inflammation and swelling of the brain. Crucially, they have also determined the signalling protein that calls this immune cell into the brain from the bloodstream.
The findings, which are publ…
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