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Nature Immunology 9, 348–350 (1 April 2008) | doi:10.1038/ni0408-348

TRIM-ing down Tolls

Andrew G Bowie

A successful immune reaction to pathogen is as much about a restrained response as it is about effective detection. This is because the very cytokines required for normal host defense and inflammation become a danger to the host they serve if allowed to increase unchecked, giving rise to autoimmune and inflammatory diseases.