IMMUNE CELLS TO LIMIT SECONDARY DAMAGE FROM STROKE

Immune cells to limit secondary damage from stroke..Immune cells to limit the secondary damage after a cerebral vascular accident (stroke) have been discovered by a research team which includes Dr. Serge Rivest, University Laval.Experiments on mice show that three days after a stroke, the damaged area is larger than 20% when the regulatory T cells (Treg) were blocked.In fact, after a stroke,