Beyond the Th1-Th2 paradigm for Immune System Balance

Introduction: Th1-Th2 theory: Allergies and autoimmune disease paradigm The reigning theory for T helper cells in the immune system has been differentiation into Th1 and Th2 cells. This change was thought to be permanent and irreversible. Cytokines signal naïve CD4 cells to form one specific type of T cell. Following differentiation, the T helper cells release specific […]