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Researchers from The Australian National University (ANU) have identified why certain cells in the body, known as Th17 cells, go rogue and promote the onset of autoimmune diseases such as multiple sclerosis (MS).
Increase in the levels of NETs neutrophil extracellular traps, web like structures made of DNA and histones that trap pathogens have been linked to autoimmune diseases. In a new study, scientists show NETs, through their histones, activate T cells and enhance Th17 cell differentiation. The innate stimulation of a specific adaptive immune cell subset provides a mechanistic link among neutrophils, T cells and autoimmunity which can be targeted to develop therapeutics against autoimmune diseases.