Gut microbes linked to major autoimmune eye disease

One major cause of human blindness is autoimmune uveitis, which is triggered by the activation of T cells, but exactly how and where the T cells become activated in the first place has been a long-standing mystery. A study reveals that gut microbes produce a molecule that mimics a retinal protein, which most likely activates the T cells responsible for the disease.

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