Response To Immune Protein Determines Pathology Of Multiple Sclerosis

Monday, October 13, 2008 - 10:07 in Health & Medicine

New research may help reveal why different parts of the brain can come under attack in patients with multiple sclerosis. According to a new study in mice with an MS-like disease, the brain's response to a protein produced by invading T cells dictates whether it's the spinal cord or cerebellum that comes under fire.

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