A specific group of white blood cells, termed "regulatory T cells", keeps the immune system in balance and suppresses its activity to protect the body against autoimmune diseases. Scientists at the German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases (DZNE) and the University of Bonn have now discovered a new mechanism by which regulatory T cells inhibit inflammation specifically in adipose tissue. This mechanism plays an important role in protecting against type 2 diabetes, as an overactive immune system in adipose tissue can promote insulin resistance and thus contribute to this metabolic disease. The study is now published in the journal “Immunity”.
Unit 1
Unit 1: Genetics, Developmental Biology & Molecular Physiology
- Margret Bülow lab: Neuronal Cell Metabolism
- Michael Hoch/Reinhard Bauer lab: Molecular Developmental Biology
- Elvira Mass lab: Developmental Biology of the Immune System
- Michael Pankratz lab: Molecular Brain Physiology and Behavior
- Dietmar Schmucker lab: Neuronal Wiring
- Peter Soba lab: Neuronal Patterning and Connectivity
Unit 2
Unit 2: Molecular Immune & Cell Biology
- Sven Burgdorf lab: Cellular Immunology
- Irmgard Förster lab: Immunology and Environment
- Jan Hasenauer lab: Computational Life Sciences
- Eva Kiermaier lab: Immune and Tumor Biology
- Waldemar Kolanus lab: Molecular Immunology and Cell Biology
- Mihai Netea lab: Immunology and Metabolism
- Joachim Schultze lab: Genomics and Immunoregulation
- Ivonne Vazquez Armendariz lab: Organoid Biology
- Andreas Schlitzer lab: Quantitative Systems Biology
Unit 3
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