Gut bacteria may hold key to treating autoimmune disease
Tuesday, December 20, 2016 - 10:31
in Health & Medicine
Defects in the body’s regulatory T cells cause inflammation and autoimmune disease by altering the type of bacteria living in the gut, researchers have discovered. The study suggests that replacing the missing gut bacteria, or restoring a key metabolite called inosine, could help treat children with a rare and often fatal autoimmune disease called IPEX syndrome.