From HIV to cancer, IL-37 regulates immune system

Tuesday, November 4, 2014 - 04:00 in Health & Medicine

Medical researchers have described the activity of a recently discovered communication molecule of the body's immune system, Interleukin 37 or IL-37. It has been known to limit inflammation and the current study reports its activity in the adaptive immune system: IL-37 inhibits the ability of the immune system to recognize and target new antigens.

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