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Nature 404, 719-720 (13 April 2000) | doi:10.1038/35008191

Open Innovation Challenges

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  • Director

    • The National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM)
    • Bethesda, MD
  • Head, Protein Production Unit

    • The Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Protein Research
    • Copenhagen 2200 Denmark

Immunology: Commit ye helpers

Anne O'Garra

Different types of immune cell defend the body against different pathogens. For example, immune cells known as type 1 helper T cells (TH1 cells) are important for protection against intracellular pathogens such as bacteria, and are also implicated in organ-specific autoimmune diseases1, 2, 3, 4, 5.