Immune Cell Sugars Play Key Role in Inflammatory Disease Regulation
TL;DR
New research reveals that immune cells shed their glycocalyx layer to facilitate movement into tissues during inflammation, challenging previous beliefs that only blood vessel walls modify their glycocalyx, which could influence future treatments for inflammatory diseases like psoriasis.
- Sugars on immune cells, not just blood vessel walls, may regulate the inflammatory disease process Medical Xpress
- Glycans Found to Regulate Leukocyte Recruitment in Psoriasis Inflammation Study geneonline.com
- Unraveling How Sugars Influence the Inflammatory Disease Process Bioengineer.org
- Study Reveals Glycans on Immune Cells Influence Migration in Psoriasis Inflammation geneonline.com
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