How pollution and the microbiome interact with Tregs, the immune system regulators whose discovery was honored with the Nobel Prize
- Written by Prakash Nagarkatti, Professor of Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology, University of South Carolina
Treg cells have been thrust into the limelight thanks to the Nobel Prize-winning work of a team of researchers from the U.S. and Japan.jarun011/iStock via Getty Images PlusA special group of immune cells known as regulatory T cells, or Tregs for short, became an overnight sensation when a trio of U.S. and Japanese scientists won the Nobel Prize in...