Inflammation in brain tissue is a feature of neurodegenerative conditions, and chronic inflammation is a feature of aging in general. This unresolved inflammatory signaling is disruptive to normal tissue structure and function. Researchers here note a consequence of inflammation in the innate immune cells of the brain, microglia. They produce a signal that draws in active, inflammatory T cells from the body in large numbers, which no doubt makes the situation worse. Normally there is little traffic between the separate immune systems of the brain and body, but the blood-brain barr…
Inflammatory T Cells Found in Cerebrospinal Fluid of Cognitive Impairment Patients
Inflammation in brain tissue is a feature of neurodegenerative conditions, and chronic inflammation is a feature of aging in general. This unresolved inflammatory signaling is disruptive to normal tissue structure and function. Researchers here note a consequence of inflammation in the innate immune cells of the brain, microglia. They produce a signal that draws in active, inflammatory T cells from the body in large numbers, which no doubt makes the situation worse. Normally there is little traffic between the separate immune systems of the brain and body, but the blood-brain barr…