CHICAGO, Sept. 14 (Xinhua) -- A study at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis indicates that elements of the immune system affect both mind and body, and that the immune molecule IL-17 may be a key link between the two.
IL-17 is a cytokine, a signaling molecule that orchestrates the immune response to infection by activating and directing immune cells. IL-17 also has been linked to autism in animal studies and depression in people.
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