Penn study details 'rotten egg' gas' role in autoimmune disease

(University of Pennsylvania) A new study led by Songtao Shi of the University of Pennsylvania has demonstrated how regulatory T cells can themselves be regulated, by an unexpected source: hydrogen sulfide, a gas produced by the body's muscle cells and one often associated with the smell of rotten eggs.
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news