The Claim
Patients with Graves' disease have significantly lower absolute numbers of circulating regulatory T cells (mean 11.61 ± 2.75 cells/μL) than healthy individuals, and this reduction is associated with disease state.
What the research says
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People with Graves' disease have fewer regulatory T cells in their blood than people without the disease, and the level of these cells is linked to the presence of the disease.
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Patients with Graves' disease have significantly lower absolute numbers of circulating regulatory T cells (mean 11.61 ± 2.75 cells/μL) compared to healthy individuals, and this reduction is associated with disease state, suggesting a link between diminished immune regulation and autoimmune thyroid dysfunction.
Fewer regulatory T cells in the blood allow immune cells that attack the thyroid to become active and produce antibodies that force the thyroid to make too much hormone. This causes the thyroid to overwork and swell, leading to the symptoms of Graves' disease.
What the research says
1 studyPeople with Graves' disease have fewer of a special type of immune cell called Tregs that help calm down the immune system, and this study proves it. Fewer of these cells means the body’s immune system is more likely to attack the thyroid by mistake.
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