近日,一項(xiàng)刊登在雜志Nature Immunology上題為“Activated β-catenin in Foxp3+ regulatory T cells links inflammatory environments to autoimmunity”的研究報(bào)告中,來自耶魯大學(xué)的科學(xué)家們通過研究發(fā)現(xiàn),高鹽環(huán)境或許是誘發(fā)多發(fā)性硬化癥(MS,multiple sclerosis)的原因之一。
Tomokazu Sumida, Matthew R. Lincoln, Chinonso M. Ukeje, et al. Activated β-catenin in Foxp3+ regulatory T cells links inflammatory environments to autoimmunity. Nature Immunology (2018) doi:10.1038/s41590-018-0236-6