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Scientists from Trinity College Dublin have made an important breakthrough in understanding how inflammation is regulated. They have just discovered that a key immune alarm protein previously believed to calm down the immune response actually does the opposite.
Scientists have discovered that Interleukin-37 has an unexpected function as an immune-activating molecule, rather than an "off-switch" as once believed.
Get latest articles and stories on Health at LatestLY. The regulation of inflammation has been better understood thanks to research from Trinity College Dublin scientists. Recent research has revealed that a crucial immunological alarm protein that was previously thought to slow down the immune response really has the opposite effect. Health News | Researchers Reveal How Inflammation is Regulated.