Finding On Killer Cells Opens New Avenue For Combating AIDS, Cancer And Other Diseases

A research team led by the La Jolla Institute for Allergy & Immunology has discovered the mechanism that enables CD4 helper T cells to assume the more aggressive role of killer T cells in mounting an immune attack against viruses, cancerous tumors and other damaged or infected cells. The finding, made in collaboration with researchers from the RIKEN Institute in Japan, could enable the development of more potent drugs for AIDS, cancer and many other diseases based on using this mechanism to trigger larger armies of killer T cells against infected or damaged cells...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Immune System / Vaccines Source Type: news