Feeling stressed? It might be your T cells
Nature Immunology 18, 1281 (2017).
doi:10.1038/ni.3872
Authors: Laura Strauss, Nikolaos Patsoukis & Vassiliki A Boussiotis
Abolishing signals mediated by the inhibitory receptor PD-1 results in a systemic decrease in tryptophan and tyrosine, which leads to a striking deficiency in the neurotransmitters serotonin and dopamine in the brain and anxiety-like behavior and exacerbated fear.
Source: Nature Immunology - Category: Allergy & Immunology Authors: Laura Strauss Nikolaos Patsoukis Vassiliki A Boussiotis Tags: News and Views Source Type: research