8 May

In Switzerland, scientists found an interesting side effect to yeast infection!

According to the report Yeast Candida Albicans can apparently produce life-threatening infections in immune deficient individuals.

It seems that Candida albicans (the yeast infection bacteria) in mice produced a impact on a certain immuno-modulatory protein.

"The team discovered Candida albicans stimulates the development of T lymphocytes specialized in producing interleukin 17, an immuno-modulatory protein associated with both harmful autoimmunity and helpful immune responses to certain bacteria. The research provides the first characterization of human interleukin 17-producing T lymphocytes."

The finding broadens the understand of the T lymphocytes in humans and how it can respond to pathogens. This provides another piece to the puzzles about T lymphocytes. 

The study appears in the current issue of the journal Nature Immunology.