New finding about regulatory T cells could help treat diseases such as multiple sclerosis

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Researchers at the University of Cambridge say their discovery of “new rules of the immune system” could improve the treatment of inflammatory diseases such as multiple sclerosis (MS).

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00:00It is the cell that is dedicated to shut down inflammation, they actually block any immune

00:22response and instead they initiate a healing response.

00:26This makes them a really powerful cell type to combat any inflammatory condition or any

00:34autoimmune disease.

00:43So by injecting this vector into the bloodstream, that vector can then go into the brain.

00:48It can give its DNA cargo over to cells that are inside the brain so they can start making

00:54this protein that helps the regulatory T-cells get into the brain and grow up in number.

01:01And this creates an environment where you've got more regulatory T-cells, a more anti-inflammatory

01:06and pro-healing environment.

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