# An inside look at a molecular switch that triggers inflammation

Source: [Medical Xpress - latest medical and health news stories](https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-11-molecular-triggers-inflammation.html) · 2026-11-09 · Medicine
Page: https://themorning.science/story/an-inside-look-at-a-molecular-switch-that-triggers-inflammation-8ced01f39cc4990f
Kind: research · Impact: medium

## In brief

- Researchers at VIB and Ghent University identified how an important driver of inflammation is activated at the molecular level.
- The findings were published in Science Immunology.
- The study also explains how a medicine used to treat a severe form of psoriasis blocks this inflammatory process.

## Why it matters

The work clarifies a molecular mechanism behind inflammation and how an existing psoriasis treatment acts on it, which can inform understanding of inflammatory disease and drug action.

## Coverage

- [An inside look at a molecular switch that triggers inflammation](https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-11-molecular-triggers-inflammation.html) — Medical Xpress - latest medical and health news stories, 2026-11-09

Tags: inflammation, immunology, psoriasis, molecular biology, drug mechanism

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