Cell death protein could offer new anti-inflammatory drug target

Thursday, September 5, 2013 - 13:00 in Health & Medicine

Scientists have revealed the structure of a protein that is essential for triggering a form of programmed cell death called necroptosis, making possible the development of new drugs to treat chronic inflammatory diseases such as Crohn’s disease and rheumatoid arthritis.

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