Researchers uncover cellular mechanism responsible for chronic inflammation, type 2 diabetes
Tuesday, December 21, 2010 - 11:01
in Health & Medicine
Researchers from Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) have demonstrated that certain T cells require input from monocytes in order to maintain their pro-inflammatory response in people with type 2 diabetes (T2D). The study also showed, for the first time, how a loss in homeostasis in this group of T cells most likely promotes chronic inflammation associated with T2D.