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Reverse vaccination technique in mice suggests new way to teach the immune system not to attack lifesaving treatments

  • Written by Sathy Balu-Iyer, Professor of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University at Buffalo
Reverse vaccination technique in mice suggests new way to teach the immune system not to attack lifesaving treatmentsReverse vaccination teaches the immune system to ignore rather than attack self-proteins.Christoph Burgstedt/Science Photo Library via Getty Images

Autoimmune conditions like Type 1 diabetes, multiple sclerosis and rheumatoid arthritis arise when an immune system mistakenly attacks its own body’s proteins, cells and organs. Not only do these...

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