Immune Cells that Fight - Or Cause - Obesity
Monday, October 26, 2015 - 17:00
in Health & Medicine
The Weizmann Institute of Science's Prof. Yair Reisner and team have identified a subtype of immune cells - perforin - that appears to prevent metabolic syndrome. Mice that lack perforin become obese and develop the syndrome, no matter how healthy their diet is. The study may also shed light on autoimmunity.