Gut's 'taste buds' help school the immune system in the thymus
Wednesday, July 18, 2018 - 13:33
in Health & Medicine
Researchers were recently surprised to discover fully formed gut and skin cells in the thymus, a lemon-sized organ that sits in front of the heart and is responsible for training the T cells of the immune system not to attack the body's own tissues. The finding, based on studies conducted in mice, could lead to better understanding of the drivers of autoimmune problems in humans, the authors say.