In cells, blocking an immune signal reduced MS-linked harm

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Blocking a signal on immune cells reduced their harmful activity in lab tests, while higher levels of that signal were linked to inflammation in MS.

What They Found

Blocking a signal on immune cells lowered the amounts of three substances that drive inflammation. It also stopped the cells from causing damage in lab tests. Blocking a second signal lowered two of those substances but also slowed cell growth. Blocking either signal reduced activity in another part of the cells' response. In people with MS, higher levels of the first signal were linked to signs of inflammation in blood and spinal fluid.

Who Should Care and Why

Researchers studied people with MS, people with other nervous system conditions, and immune cells in a dish. The lab tests looked at how immune cells respond when researchers block signals that affect inflammation. The tests found less harmful activity after one signal was blocked. The researchers also tested blood and spinal fluid from people with MS. Those tests linked higher levels of the same signal to signs of inflammation.

Important Considerations

You should know that the abstract reports blood and spinal fluid tests from 114 people with MS. It does not give the number of people in the comparison group. You cannot tell from these lab results whether blocking either signal would help people with MS.

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