Immune System Influences the Skin Microbiome

From the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, researchers demonstrate for the first time that the immune system influences the skin microbiome. A new study found that the skin microbiome - a collection of microorganisms inhabiting the human body - is governed, at least in part, by an ancient branch of the immune system called complement. In turn, it appears microbes on the skin tweak the complement system, as well as immune surveillance ...

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