Stanford study identifies cellular mechanism that causes lupuslike symptoms in mice
Sunday, October 18, 2009 - 12:49
in Health & Medicine
STANFORD, Calif. -- Macrophages, the scavenger cells of the body's immune system, are responsible for disposing of dying cells. Stanford University School of Medicine researchers have identified one pathway in this important process in mice that, if disrupted, causes a lupuslike autoimmune disease.