SAN DIEGO—At the 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting this past November, an expert said researchers are making progress in identifying drugs that can correct problems with transcriptional programming, which, if perfected, could go a long way toward harnessing more fully the power of genetics knowledge and directing it toward patient care. The session also delved into…
The results of this study identify natural lipids present in the skin that augment and inhibit human T cell response, supporting the idea that lipids are T cell antigens.
A study recently submitted for publication has demonstrated that manipulating T-cell receptor complex–mediated signaling can prevent the development of autoimmune arthritis in mice and may lead to new human therapies without the drawbacks associated with existing treatments.