Bacterial meningitis hits an immunosuppressive nerve

Nagela G. Zanluqui and Dorian B. McGavern ()

Nature, 2023, vol. 615, issue 7952, 396-397

Abstract: Bacteria that cause meningitis have been found to stimulate nerve fibres in the brain’s meninges to release a neuropeptide molecule that dampens the response of immune cells and aids bacterial invasion of the central nervous system.

Keywords: Medical research; Microbiology; Neuroscience (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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DOI: 10.1038/d41586-023-00540-0

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