Recent Studies from Affiliated Hospital of Xuzhou Medical University Add New Data to Immunology (Thymus Degeneration and Regeneration)

摘要

2021 SEP 21 (NewsRx) - By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Disease Prevention Daily - New research on rheumatoid arthritis is the subject of a new report. According to news originating from Xuzhou, People's Republic of China, by NewsRx editors, the research stated, "The immune system's ability to resist the invasion of foreign pathogens and the tolerance to self-antigens are primarily centered on the efficient functions of the various subsets of T lymphocytes." Financial supporters for this research include National Natural Science Foundation of China - State Grid Corporation Joint Fund for Smart Grid; Major Basic Research Project of the Natural Science Foundation of the Jiangsu Higher Education Institutions. The news correspondents obtained a quote from the research from Affiliated Hospital of Xuzhou Medical University: "As the primary organ of thymopoiesis, the thymus performs a crucial role in generating a self-tolerant but diverse repertoire of T cell receptors and peripheral T cell pool, with the capacity to recognize a wide variety of antigens and for the surveillance of malignancies. However, cells in the thymus are fragile and sensitive to changes in the external environment and acute insults such as infections, chemo- and radiation-therapy, resulting in thymic injury and degeneration.