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Jul 1, 2024
New cell therapy for the treatment of autoimmune inflammation in the brain
Researchers have developed a new cell type, the CAAR T cell, which could be used to treat autoimmune encephalitis, an inflammation of the brain. This disease often requires intensive care treatment and can be fatal.
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Reincke, S.M., Von Wardenburg, N., Homeyer, M.A., Kornau, H., Spagni, G., Li, L.Y., Kreye, J., Sánchez-Sendín, E., Blumenau, S., Stappert, D., Radbruch, H., Hauser, A.E., Edes, I., Schmitz, D. & Pruess, H. (2023). Chimeric autoantibody receptor T cells deplete NMDA receptor-specific B cells. Cell. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cell.2023.10.001
