Can tiny bubbles stop the body from attacking its own joints?

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Suppression of Autoimmune Rheumatoid Arthritis with Hybrid Nanoparticles That Induce B and T Cell Tolerance to Self-Antigen.

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Summary

Scientists made tiny bubbles that teach the immune system to ignore a protein that causes joint swelling in arthritis.

Proposed Mechanism
Hybrid nanoparticle-induced B and T cell tolerance to self-antigen
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Authors

Brzezicka KA, Arlian BM, Wang S, Olmer M, Lotz M, Paulson JC