One in three people carry this brain parasite but the body has a kill switch
UVA Health scientists report that caspase-8 expression causes infected CD8+ T cells to self-destruct, killing Toxoplasma gondii in the brain and explaining why most carriers remain asymptomatic.
Why it mattersCaspase-8 activation in CD8+ T cells suggests assessing Toxoplasma gondii status when evaluating elderly neuroimmune risk.