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Deletion of lymphatic PD-L1 improves symptoms in mice with autoimmune encephalitis, suggesting a possible therapeutic target.
Lymphatic endothelial cells at the cribriform plate and in brain-draining cervical lymph nodes express PD-L1 during autoimmune encephalitis. Unexpectedly, deletion of lymphatic PD-L1 expression ameliorates disease symptoms and is associated with increased brain infiltration of regulatory CD8+ Foxp3+ T cells.
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