Bacterial meningitis hits an immunosuppressive nerve.
basic_science · Level V
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Abstract
Bacteria that cause meningitis have been found to stimulate nerve fibres in the brain’s meninges to release a neuropeptide molecule that dampens the response of immune cells and aids bacterial invasion of the central nervous system.