Monday, June 17, 2019

Immune system can slow degenerative eye disease

A new study shows that the complement system, part of the innate immune system, plays a protective role to slow retinal degeneration in a mouse model of retinitis pigmentosa, an inherited eye disease. This surprising discovery contradicts previous studies of other eye diseases suggesting that the complement system worsens retinal degeneration.

from Top Health News -- ScienceDaily http://bit.ly/2Inq59N

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