Inflammation breakthrough? UNC scientists find new cell type implicated in chronic pain
Story Date: 3/15/2021

 

Source: Mark Derewicz, WRAL TECHWIRE, 3/10/21

One of the hallmarks of chronic pain is inflammation, and scientists at the UNC School of Medicine have discovered that anti-inflammatory cells called MRC1+ macrophages are dysfunctional in an animal model of neuropathic pain. Returning these cells to their normal state could offer a route to treating debilitating pain caused by nerve damage or a malfunctioning nervous system.

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