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Ep. 24: “Autoimmune Disease” Featuring Dr. Jennifer Gommerman

The Immunology Podcast

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Iga Inflammatory Cells Are Being Mobilized Out of the Gut During Relapses

Anemus patient began to flare, when they began to experience a relapse, the amount of iga on the bacteria decreased. This could be a primordial defence mechanism that has some anti inflammatory properties as well. One possible interpretation is that this is what happens when you have ren inflammation. There's cells that get sent to the c an s to am to control any potential collateral damage. We've evolved to fight against pathagans that enter the s an s. So why would we send potentially anti inflammatory cells a out of the gut and you now intothethe s sosefin, presumably aIntote the brain itself? I can only speculate.

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