018-‘Killer’ cells show promise for autoimmune disease
These sources discuss recent breakthroughs and ongoing research in the treatment of autoimmune diseases, which are conditions where the immune system mistakenly attacks the body's own tissues. Several approaches are highlighted, including therapies that aim to restore immune tolerance by re-educating or eliminating rogue immune cells, with some promising clinical trial results for conditions like lupus and type 1 diabetes. One article specifically explores Chimeric Antigen Receptor (CAR)-T cell therapy, originally used for cancer, showing its potential to induce remission in autoimmune…
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