Key Molecule in Autoimmune Disease

Scientists Find a Molecule That Puts the Brakes on Inflammation  Science Daily.  September 28, 2012.

Autoimmune disease are increasingly prevalent.  So, the findings of researchers at the University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine are significant.  Regulatory t cells function to check an immune system out of control, the definition of autoimmune disease.  The molecule call IL-27 has been identified by the researchers as the check needed to control the immune system.  This molecule may have potential for developing treatments for inflammatory bowel disease, multiple sclerosis, colitis, Crohn's disease, rheumatoid arthritis, and in lupus.