Multiple sclerosis occurs when T cells attack myelin in the central nervous system. Experiments in a mouse model of the disease suggest that neurons fight back by inducing regulatory T cells that dampen the immune response (pages 518–525).
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Fujinami, R. Neurons tame T cells. Nat Med 12, 503–504 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1038/nm0506-503
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