To resolve inflammation, location matters

(University of Pennsylvania) A single protein can both restrain the initiation of inflammation and help to actively resolve it, according to new research led by George Hajishengallis of the University of Pennsylvania and Triantafyllos Chavakis of Technical University of Dresden. They found that the type of cell that secretes the protein determines which activity the protein promotes.
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news