A group including the University of Tokyo has announced that patients with autoimmune diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis have an increase in the number of previously unknown special immune cells. Autoimmune diseases are diseases in which the immune system attacks one's own tissues, causing inflammation.
The group believes that this result will lead to the development of new treatments for autoimmune diseases. The research was published in an international journal by a group including. the Department of Allergy and Rheumatology at the University. of Tokyo Hospital.