Have you ever wondered who discovered the immune system cell components that create inflammation? Then you will enjoy reading this article from the Albany NY Fox affiliate which describes the three scientists who are sharing the Albany Medical Center Prize for Medicine and BioMedical Research.
Immune system researchers share $500,000 prize for medicine and biomedical research
What makes this important in terms of Crohn's disease is that each of these three made important discoveries that have lead to some of the most power treatments (biologics, etc) that we now have for this disease.
Some of their accomplishments as copied directly from the Fox17 article:
"It's very important to understand how your body resists infection," Steinman said.
Dinarello worked on therapies to block the immune system's inflammatory reaction when it's harmful.
Beutler defined what another type of protein the dendritic cells produce does for immune systems. It's called Tumor Necrosis Factor, or TNF. He isolated TNF and explained that it also played a role in responding to inflammation.