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High salt intake may trigger mechanism that contributes to multiple sclerosis

September 4, 2024

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Scientists have identified a novel molecular pathway that may link salt intake to MS risk. Ina Peters/Stocksy

Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a chronic autoimmune disease caused by the interaction between environmental factors, such as high dietary salt intake, and genetic risk factors.
When regulatory T cells, which are a type of white blood cell that suppress an immune response against the body’s own tissue, malfunction, they can lead to the development of MS and other autoimmune diseases.
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