Apagar la autoinmunidad

Jon D Laman1, Michael Molloy2, Randolph J Noelle2,3

  • 1Department of Pathology and Medical Biology, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands.

Science (New York, N.Y.)
|August 22, 2024
PubMed
Resumen

Los antagonistas de CD40L, descubiertos hace 30 años, están surgiendo como tratamientos efectivos para las enfermedades autoinmunes. Estos medicamentos se dirigen a la vía del ligando CD40, ofreciendo nuevas esperanzas para los pacientes.

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