Regulatory T-cells
Nobel prize in medicine awarded to trio for immune tolerance work
7 Mwezi wa kumi, 2025 Imeripotiwa na AI
The 2025 Nobel prize in physiology or medicine has been awarded to Mary Brunkow, Fred Ramsdell, and Shimon Sakaguchi for discovering a key immune cell that prevents the body from attacking itself. Their work revealed regulatory T-cells and the FOXP3 gene's role in controlling autoimmune responses. This breakthrough has opened new avenues for treating autoimmune diseases and cancers.